ABOUT US
Producing the highest quality translations for over 40 years
Founded in 1979, GLS provides premium translations and interpreting services for clients throughout the United States and Europe from our offices in Seattle and Cologne. Having offices on two continents means that we can help clients on their time, while also being able to extend our working day nearly around the clock. Over the years, we have honed our translation expertise in a wide range of industries and areas, including life sciences and pharmaceuticals, corporate communications, manufacturing, and more.
We have built our reputation on our commitment to quality and on our accurate, well-written translations. Our boutique, specialized service sets us apart from other multilingual agencies, and allows us to offer the highest quality translations in almost any subject matter. With our in-house teams in Seattle and Cologne, we can personally guarantee the quality of each translation we handle. GLS is certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 17100:2015, ISO 18587:2017, and ISO 13485:2016.
Meet Our Team
U.S. TEAM
Senior LANGUAGE SPECIALIST | production lead DE>EN
mandy@germanlanguageservices.com
Mandy came to GLS in 2010 after completing her certificate in German to English translation from Bellevue College. Originally from Wyoming, Mandy attended Pacific Lutheran University and earned her bachelor’s degree in German, Anthropology and Publishing & Printing Arts. She spent her junior year abroad in Freiburg, Germany and taught English in Salzburg, Austria for two years as part of the Fulbright program. Mandy has been a certified member of the American Translators Association (ATA) since 2014 and served as a grader for the ATA German to English certification exam. She has over 10 years of experience translating texts for the life sciences industry and was the 2017 recipient of Gutekunst Prize of the Friends of Goethe New York.
LANGUAGE SPECIALIST
mary@germanlanguageservices.com
Mary was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest and attended the University of Washington in Seattle, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Spanish, with additional coursework in German. She participated in a semester-long independent study at the University of Tübingen, and went on to complete her master’s degree in translation studies at Heidelberg University in 2018. After returning to Seattle, Mary joined GLS in the spring of 2019 as an intern before starting as a full-time translator.
IT and Translation Tools Consultant
info@germanlanguageservices.com
Jamie is a translation tools expert who started out as a French to English translator. After receiving his master’s degree in translation from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey in 2001, he worked as an in-house translator and translation tools administrator in Quebec City, Canada. He has served as GLS’s IT and translation tool specialist since 2006.
Europe Team
Senior Language Specialist
richard@germanlanguageservices.com
Richard grew up in England and studied German, French, and Swedish at the University of Sheffield. After completing an MA in Interpreting and Translating at the University of Bradford and a six-month internship at the European Parliament in Luxembourg, he began his first job as an in-house translator at an agency in Cologne in 1995. With many years’ experience as an in-house translator and project manager in both the pharmaceutical (Boehringer Ingelheim) and legal sectors (Linklaters, Noerr), Richard is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. He joined GLS in 2015 and is based in the Cologne office.
Language Specialist
melanie@germanlanguageservices.com
Melanie grew up in Chicago and attended the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has been working as a German to English translator since 2003 and completed her professional certificate in German to English translation at Bellevue College. She spent several years living and working in Switzerland, including an internship as an in-house translator for Swiss Federal Railways in Bern. Melanie started at GLS in 2002 and moved to Cologne in 2009, where she worked as a full-time in-house translator with Deutsche Post DHL in Bonn, before returning to GLS in 2013.
Project Manager & Senior Language Specialist
simonem@germanlanguageservices.com
In 1998, Simone earned her degree as a certified translator for English and Spanish from the Cologne University of Applied Sciences. As part of her studies, she completed two semesters at the Universidad San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca in Sucre, Bolivia. She has since worked for 27 years as a technical translator and project manager and, in early 2024, was officially appointed as a sworn translator for English by the Higher Regional Court of Cologne. In early 2025, Simone transferred within the DEMAN Group to GLS to strengthen the project management team.