Thomas Bosch

Warm and clear narration with instructional quality for presentations and narration. Soft, sensual emotional appeal for commercials. Native speaker of High German.

No regional German dialect. US English narration with slight "foreign" accent. Clear, warm and convincing.

German

US English with a slight

Young Adult·Middle Age·Senior

Non-Union

Years of experience: 1-2 years

Projects:
character voice for computer games
character voice for sales video
dialog voice for German textbooks

Clients:
Origin/Electronic Arts
Current Communications
University of Texas at Austin
Portland State University

Work Experience:
4/2005-present Freelance Technical Translator; English > German (native); Berea, KY and Eugene, OR
8/1999 – 8/2006 Assistant Professor of German; Department of Foreign Languages, Berea College, Berea, KY
Summers 2003/05 Summer Faculty; KIIS Bregenz, Murray State University, Bregenz, Austria
6/1996-8/1998 Freelance and Part-time In-house Translator; Origin, Austin, TX
8/1995 – 5/1999 Assistant Instructor; Department of Germanic Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Summers 1995/98 Lecturer/Residence Hall Director/Activities Coordinator/Graduate Teaching, Research and Planning Assistant; Die deutsche Sommerschule am Pazifik – Portland State University, Portland, OR
2/1993 - 6/1993 High School Teacher – English; South Salem High School, Salem, OR

Education
Ph.D. German Lit. of the 20th Century – The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX – August 2000
Dissertation: From Ruins to Rock’n’Roll: Images of Male Youths and Constructions of Masculinity in West German Cultural Production, 1945-1961
M.A. German – Portland State University, Portland, OR – December 1995
M.A. Thesis: Erich Kästners Der 35. Mai — Ein sozialkritisches Erwachsenenbuch für Kinder
M.A. English – Portland State University, Portland, OR – June 1995
M.A. Specialization: Contemporary Critical Theory; Medieval Literature; American Literature 1798-1890
B.A. Sec. Education and Language Arts – Western Oregon State College, Monmouth, OR – June 1993
Universität Duisburg Gesamthochschule, Duisburg, Germany – April 1990 - March 1991
Abitur – Städtisches Aufbaugymnasium Moers, Moers, Germany – 1989

Audio Books and Books on Tape·Business Presentations and Corporate Videos·Character Voices and Cartoon Voice Actors·Educational Videos and e-Learning·Language and Translation Services·Movie Trailers·Narration and Documentaries·Radio Commercials·Telephone System Recordings, Voicemail and On-Hold·Television Commercials·Video Game Voices, Computer Game Voices

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