Qualified Editor with Academic and Practical Expertise

Michael Senn

Coaching, Proofreading & Editing

"A versatile, multilingual editor with precision and an eye for detail"

Academic Title:

Completed Assignments:

> 2000

Professional Experience:

> +25 Years

Fields of Expertise:

Tourism/Hospitality
History, Art History
Business, Finance/Investments
IT/Computers
Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences

Empirical Strengths:

Text analysis
Intercultural competence (France, South Asia)
Verification of facts and figures
Text consistency

Tools & Software:

MS Word
Excel
Powerpoint
Adobe Acrobat
LibreOffice
SDL Trados Studio

Language:

Deutsch
English
French
Italian
Latin
Spanish
Portuguese

Thanks to Michael, I submitted my master’s thesis with precise language. His suggestions were clear and very helpful.

Samuel

University of Basel – Psychology – Master’s Thesis

Michael’s corrections significantly improved my bachelor’s thesis. He strengthened the overall structure without changing my original ideas.

Jessica

University of Zurich – Business Informatics – Bachelor Thesis

Through Michael’s editing, my doctoral thesis became much easier to understand. His comments were constructive and clearly formulated.

Benedikt

University of Bern – German Studies – Doctoral Thesis

My diploma thesis greatly benefited from Michael’s feedback. He brought structure and linguistic clarity to the text.

Ramon

University of Applied Sciences Graubünden – Sports Management – Diploma Thesis

Thanks to Michael, I submitted my master’s thesis on time and in high quality. His corrections were extremely helpful.

Nina

University of Lucerne – Criminology – Master’s Thesis

Background:

After graduating from a classical secondary school with a focus on English, French, and Latin, Michael Senn studied Translation Studies at Heidelberg University and earned a diploma in Business Administration. Following ten years at the administrative headquarters of an international trading company, he has worked as a full-time freelance editor and translator since 2005.
His areas of expertise include tourism and hospitality, information technology and e-learning, finance, history and art history, business, European affairs, and non-fiction publications. He edits German-language texts—including texts written in Swiss German conventions—for agencies, publishers, companies, tourism organizations, journalists, and book authors.
In addition to proofreading and editing, Michael Senn specializes in the revision of translations from English, French, and Italian into German, as well as text editing and stylistic optimization. His extensive professional experience enables him to produce texts that are linguistically precise, stylistically polished, and tailored to their intended audience.