We grew up in Bern (Switzerland), studied in Vienna (Austria), Heidelberg and Germersheim
(Germany) and now live in Mannheim.
We have spent the last 10 years commuting between the three centres of the German language and know that the people who live there think and speak differently from one another. The wealth of the local language variants is something that has become close to our heart. And it is our self-proclaimed mission to nurture these variants and use them to reach
out to people in a way they will understand.
Sandra Haldimann
Languages: Russian, English <> German
More than five years of active experience in Video Remote Interpreting (consecutive and simultaneous).
Certifications
- 2019 DIN 2347:2017 “Conference Interpreting”
- 2016 Court interpreter certified by the District Court of Mannheim
Qualifications
- 2019 Additional Qualification: Conference Interpreting, English B; Zurich University of Applied Science, Switzerland
- 2015 M.A. in Conference Interpreting in Germersheim, Germany
German A, Russian B, English C - 2011 B.A. in Transcultural Communication in Vienna, Austria
- 2008 Matur (school-leaving examination) in Bern, Switzerland
Association memberships
- since 2016 Member of the Association of Conference Interpreters (VKD) in the BDÜ e.V. as a VKD junior
- since 2015 Full member of the German Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators (BDÜ), Baden-Württemberg section, Germany
Matthias Haldimann
Languages: Englisch <> German, Japanese > German
More than 300 days of conference interpreting experience.
Certifications
- 2019 DIN 2347:2017 “Conference Interpreting”
- 2014 Court interpreter certified by the District Court of Mannheim.
Qualifications
- 2012 M.A. in Conference Interpreting in Heidelberg, Germany
German A, English B, Japanese C - 2008 B.A. in Translating and Interpreting in Vienna, Austria
- 2004 Matur (school-leaving examination) in Bern, Switzerland
Association memberships
- since 2023 Active member of the International Association of Conference Interpreters AIIC
- since 2017 Certified member (interpreting) in the ASTTI, the Association of Swiss Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters
- since 2012
- Full member of the Austrian Interpreters’ and Translators’ Association UNIVERSITAS Austria
- Full member of the German Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators
(BDÜ), Baden-Württemberg section - Member of the Association of Conference Interpreters (VKD) in the BDÜ e.V. as a VKD Senior
