Barbara Inge Karsch is the owner of BIK Terminology, a terminology consultancy and ECQA-accredited terminology training company.

As consultant and trainer, Barbara works with companies and organizations on terminology training, terminology development and implementations of terminology management system (TMS). She holds a lectureship at the Lessius Hogeschool in Antwerp and teaches regularly at the University of Washington. Barbara is a US delegate to ISO TC 37, a TermNet ExcellenceTerm consultant, and a frequent speaker at terminology conferences. She draws heavily on her 14-year experience as in-house terminologist (English and German) for J.D. Edwards and Microsoft. Barbara completed both a BA and MA in translation and interpretation and has done PhD-level research in terminology management.

Barbara has dual citizenship from Germany and the United States and has moved back and forth between her home countries several times. As a former heptathlete, she does Yoga regularly and runs the occasional 5k. She lives in Redmond, WA, with her husband, Greg, and her Dalmatian-Lab puppy, Luke.

Barbara Inge Karsch can be reached at bikterminology[at]gmail.com.