Olav Rixen is a freelance translator for German-English/English-German. Although German is his native language, his English language skills are close to those of a native speaker as he has lived and worked in Vancouver, Canada, for over 27 years. In the last 7 years he has translated countless documents including: business letters, business presentations, Terms & Conditions, contracts, marketing texts, websites, legal briefs, press releases, references/applications, non-fiction books, personal letters. Olav Rixen is an associate member of proz.com, an Internet support network by and for professional translators.