I'm a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) from the University of Pune, India, with a 'First Class with Distinction'.

Study of German: at the local Goethe Institute in Pune, India. The Grundstufe II (as it was then) that I attended was a special course in technical German for engineers, which I topped. After completing the Oberstufe, the Goethe Institute awarded me a merit scholarship to attend a course in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany.

Having taken English school examinations conducted under the aegis of the University of Cambridge, and having studied Shakespeare and Shaw in school, I can claim to be a near-native English speaker. In the last 30 years, in the combination German into English, I have translated scores of operating manuals, operating instructions and user manuals - for software, hardware, various plants, machines and devices.

In the non-engineering field, I have done press releases, travelogues (or travelogs if you prefer), legal text like T&Cs of Business, and even text on the painters Klimt and Kokoschka.

Of course, during this period, I have served several satisfied customers in many countries of the world. I am happy to provide references on request. I also offer translation of general German or English text into Hindi and Marathi.