Writer and Forester
Angers Area, France
- Current
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- Writer and translator at Institute for Historical Scenario Design
- Forester at La Touche Belin (château) Sarl
- Past
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- Panzer Commander 2 Project Leader at Institute for Historical Scenario Design
- Writer and Translator to CDEB at Saumur EAABC Cavalry School /CDEB
- Translator at Ravensburger
- Education
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- University of Cambridge
- Faculté de Lettres d'Angers
- Faculté de Droit d'Angers
- HEC School of Management
- Connections
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connections
- Industry
- Writing and Editing
- Websites
Frederic Erk’s Summary
Frederic Erk was born in 1970 in Paris, France. He has worked as soldier, translator, photographer, tank diver, and forester. He was for six year researcher and writer for Panzer Commander 2 project, including three years as consultant to Saumur Cavalry School documentation centre. He lives with his family in the Mayenne Angevine. A project of his there is turning his twenty-five wooded acres into an ecological demonstration project to show how sustainable logging and a high quality of life can be maintained with a minimum drain on the total energy and water resource system.
Frederic Erk’s Specialties:
Literary translation, creative writing, data mining, technical writing, technology of armoured fighting vehicles, military history, game level design, ergonomics, digital darkroom, information technology, mechanical maintenance, forestry, timber harvesting, ecological restoration.
Frederic Erk’s Experience
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Writer and translator
Institute for Historical Scenario Design
(Writing and Editing industry)
September 1998 — Present (11 years 4 months)
Creative and technical writing in fields of scholarship regarding military history, armored warfare, darkroom technique and mythology. Research and level design for Panzer Commander 2 Project. Digital assets management. Computer assisted translation.
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Forester
La Touche Belin (château) Sarl
(Paper & Forest Products industry)
March 1989 — Present (20 years 10 months)
A project of mine there is turning twenty-five acres of pasture land into an ecological forest demonstration project to show how a high quality of life can be maintained with a minimum drain on the total energy and water system. Within the context of that project, 19.000 oaks have been planted, dozens of kilometers long hedges restaured and many local animal species preserved.
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Panzer Commander 2 Project Leader
Institute for Historical Scenario Design
(Computer Games industry)
1998 — 2004 (6 years )
Librarian research, scenario design, photographer, tank diver, audio records, visual database, project database architect, project leader.
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Writer and Translator to CDEB
Saumur EAABC Cavalry School /CDEB
(Military industry)
May 1999 — December 2001 (2 years 8 months)
Intranet administration, translation of documentation, photographer, tank diver, Museum exhibits curator, international relations adviser and consultant.
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Translator
Ravensburger
(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)
January 1999 — February 1999 (2 months)
Translation of the Fishtank Project Game for Ravensburger Multimedia division in München, Germany.
Frederic Erk’s Education
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University of Cambridge
English 1996 — 1997
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Faculté de Lettres d'Angers
BA , German Literature , 1991 — 1992
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Faculté de Droit d'Angers
Law and Political Science 1990 — 1991
Majored in Constitutional Law.
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HEC School of Management
1989 — 1990
Additional Information
Frederic Erk’s Websites:
Frederic Erk’s Interests:
Writing, military history, litterature, web 2.0, computer hardware, games, culture, photography, digital darkroom, apple macintosh.
Frederic Erk’s Groups:
Royal Geographical Society, Saumur AAMB, CRPF Pays de la Loire.
Frederic Erk’s Honors:
Who's Who in the World, 1992, Medal of Gold for French Forces in Germany.
Frederic Erk’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
