| Translator's name: | Graham Spurrier |
| Language pair: | German to English translator |
| Country of residence: | Spain |
| Activity: | Active since 2025 |
| Membership status: | Basic member |
Send a message to this freelancer | |
Education/Apprenticeship/Training Sir William Romney's Grammar School, Tetbury, Gloucestershire – 1960-1965 Apprenticeship Aircraft Fitter Airframe – 1965-1969 Ministry of Defence (RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire) Mechanical Engineering Craft Practice (Stroud Technical College) City and Guilds Part 1 City and Guilds Part 2 Joined the Royal Air Force 1971 Left the RAF in 1976 in the rank of Junior Technician Grantham College of Further Education, Grantham, Lincolnshire – 1973-1974 "O" Level Mathematics and English Language Kingston College of Further Education, Surrey National Certificate in Mechanical and Production Engineering – 1983-1985 Correspondence Course Technical Communication Techniques, City and Guilds – 1989-1990 Career/Employment Aircraft Fitter/Technician – 1969-1984 Aircraft Servicing: Routine servicing (flight line, minor and major) of hydraulic, pneumatic, oxygen and environmental control systems. System and component fault diagnosis. Removal of faulty/lifed components and installation of serviced/new components. Component and system testing. Component repair and overhaul. Identifying failure procedures and cause and effect analysis. Assessment of maintenance tasks. A/C Types: Varsity, Pembroke, Hawker Hunter, Starfighter F-104, Phantom F4 Aircraft Production: Installation of hydraulic pipes. Manufacture and assembly of component parts for wing pylons, flaps and centre fuselage structure. Jig assembly of flaps and centre fuselage structure. A/C Types: Concorde, Alpha Jet, Airbus A310, Sea Harrier Planning Engineer – 1985-1989 – MBB, Munich, Germany Preparation of cost proposals for modifications to the structure and associated equipment. Ascertain the adequate and punctual financing for the projects. Monitoring of cost/progress and preparation of in-house and external reports, in English. Liaison with and co-ordination of the partner companies. A/C Type: TORNADO Translator (part-time from 1986): Technical translations, German-English (aerospace industry) Logistics Engineer – 1989-1990 – Industrie Hansa GmbH (for EADS, Augsburg, Germany) Checking drawings to make sure that the material and fittings required for the task were correct and preparation of worksheets for the production of pipes for the hydraulic, fuel and SPS systems. A/C Type: Eurofighter Technical Author – 1991 – Diamonite, Bristol Writing Component Maintenance Manuals to ATA 100 (Revision 23) to AMTOSS and in Simplified English (Desktop Publisher). Printing the CMM's: Internal furnishings (stowages and doghouse assemblies: Description and Operation, Disassembly and Assembly, Adjustment Procedures, Inspection and Check Procedures, Compiling T-Files and spare parts data). A/C Type: Airbus A310/320 Translator: Technical translations, German-English (automotive and aerospace industries) Technical Author – 1991-1992 – Graphic Engineering Design Ltd. (for BAE Systems, Filton, Bristol) Writing the Aircraft Maintenance Manuals to ATA 100 (Revisions 28, 29) to AMTOSS, using Gipsy Gidoca and in Simplified English. Landing gear: Description and Operation, Removal and Installation, Adjustment and Test Procedures, Inspection and Check Procedures. A/C Type: Airbus A330/340 Technical Author – 1992-1993 – Fircroft (for BAE Systems, Filton, Bristol) Writing the Aircraft Maintenance Manual to ATA 100 (Revisions 28, 29) to AMTOSS and in Simplified English. Internal furnishings (toilets, galleys, stowages, panels). Description and Operation, Removal and Installation, Adjustment and Test Procedures, Inspection and Check Procedures. A/C Type: Airbus A330/340 Consultant Project Engineer – 1993-1993 – Graphic Engineering Design Ltd. (for ABB Mannheim, Germany) Checking and advising on the quality of maintenance manuals for gas and steam turbines for power stations. Translator (automotive industry) – 1994-1995 – Industrie Hansa GmbH (for Mercedes Benz, Stuttgart) Planning, co-ordination and quality control of translations and documentation by the transfer of data from paper to electronic media (CD-ROM). Any necessary translation of training notes and general system information (Help information). Translator: Technical translations, German-English (automotive, aerospace, power generation industries). Technical Author – 1996-1998 – Rolls Royce, Filton, Bristol Incorporating changes into documentation (aero-engines). Translator: Technical translations, German-English (automotive and aerospace industries). Technical Author – 1998-2000 – Bowne Global Solutions (for BAE Systems, Warton, Lancashire) Writing data modules for the Fasteners, Consumable Materials and Structure. A/C Type: Eurofighter (FrameMaker, SGML) Translator: Technical translations, German-English (automotive and aerospace industries). Technical Author – 2000-2005 – Philotech GmbH, Munich (for EADS, Munich) Writing data modules, to AECMA 1000D, for the Description and Preparation, Removal and Installation Procedures, Test Procedures and Fault Isolation Procedures for the hydraulic system. Checking and nationalizing the data modules to the customer specifications (Luftwaffe). A/C Type: Eurofighter (Epic, SGML) Translator: Technical translations, German-English (automotive and aerospace industries). Technical Author – 2005-2009 – Pilatus, Stans, Switzerland Writing data modules, to AECMA 1000D, for the Description and Preparation, Removal and Installation Procedures, Test Procedures and Fault Isolation Procedures for aircraft systems. Updating, revising existing manuals. A/C Type: Pilatus PC9, PC7 Translator: Technical translations, German-English (automotive and aerospace industries). Technical Translator – 2009 to 2015 – Self-employed German-English (automotive and aerospace industries). | |
