1972 Born in France
1989 School leaving certificate with top grade, special subjects: language and literature
1993 Diploma (magna cum laude) in quadrilingual translation and interpretation (French – English – German – Portuguese) from the Institute of Living Foreign Languages (IPLV) at the Catholic University of the West (UCO) in Angers (France)
1993-1994 French Teaching Assistant at Indiana University Bloomington (United States)
1994 Master’s degree in English (summa cum laude with distinction) from the Institute of Living Foreign Languages (IPLV) at the Catholic University of the West (UCO) (followed in 1996 by a postgraduate diploma in American Studies (magna cum laude) at Paul Valéry University (Montpellier III, France)
1994-1995 National service as a translator at the military liaison mission under the command of the French forces stationed in Bonn (Germany)
Since 1995 Freelance translator and interpreter in Dortmund (Germany)
