About me

Bruce Turner

Bruce Turner

  • Born and raised in the USA
  • Naturalized Swiss citizen since 1996
  • Mother language: English
  • Second language: German

Founder and Owner, BT Copy Editing & Translation, Basel, Switzerland

  • Nine years of experience working as a freelance copy editor of English texts and translator of German texts into English.
  • All copy editing and translation orders I carry out personally.

Experience

  • Copy editing and translation experience for companies and private clients, including German-to-English translation and English copy editing of Swiss patents for patent applications sent to the United States.
  • Business experience (in English and German) as a business planner, contract manager, program manager, and project manager with companies and organizations active in the fields of electrical and industrial engineering, information technology, manufacturing, and telecommunications.
  • Educational and teaching experience (in English and German) as a lecturer and guest lecturer in Switzerland and Germany with business schools, technical colleges, universities, and universities of applied sciences.
  • Training experience (in English and German) with several clients for many courses in both project management fundamentals, and for certification of the Project Management Professional (PMP) accreditation from PMI.

Education

  • High School Diploma, Mt. Clemens High School, Mt. Clemens, Michigan USA
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, including electronics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan USA
  • Master's degree in aerospace operations management, Graduate School, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California USA
  • Doctorate (Dr.rer.pol.) in business administration and economics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany

Continuing Education / Training

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate, Project Management Institute  (PMI), Newtown Square, Pennsylvania USA
  • Business Analysis Body of Knowledge Certificate of Achievement, International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), Geneva Chapter, Switzerland

Would you like more information? Please contact me.