After studying sports sciences in Cologne at German University of Sports, he used his perfect French language skills to start working as a freelance translator for a company called MMC Sports in Munich. This company is specialized on localization of sports related websites, video content and radio content. He was part a a large project, consisting in translating subtitles from the BBC-show Top Gear, a project that was ongoing over two years. Besides he also got involved in translation projects related to football, Formula 1 and other sports.