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Bruce Turner

I am a native English speaker. I have also lived, studied, and worked in Germany and Switzerland for many years. German is my second language, which I have spoken, written, and used for many years. I speak a little bit of French. I am a Swiss citizen.

I received a

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, followed by a
• Master's degree in Operations Management.

After working in Germany as an

• Electronic engineer for high-frequency radio communication systems in Europe,

I decided to continue living, studying, and working in Europe. So I enrolled at the well-known University of Mainz, Germany, where I studied business administration, economics, and management, wrote a dissertation, passed the oral exam, and received a

• Doctorate in Political Science (Dr. rer. pol.) from Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.

After this, I moved to Switzerland after receiving a job offer.

In Switzerland, I have worked as a:

• Lecturer/Dozent (part-time) for business and management courses at a Swiss university of applied sciences, a Swiss business school, and a Swiss technical school;
• Translator of German texts into English, and Proofreader of English texts (including business and technical texts) for companies of business and technical texts, organizations, and individuals;
• Project management trainer for basic project management courses and to prepare individuals for the PMP examination; und Project manager for a Swiss technical components company;
• Business planner for a large Swiss engineering and technical company.