I speak, read and write above languages, Serbian, both alphabets, Cyrillic and Latin. My background: retired accountant/auditor. Gained my experience through working in different fields. In the last six years I have interpreted cases in the Superior Courts, Municipal Courts, US District Courts, Industrial Commission, Social Security Disability, Medical/Behavioral Clinics, Attorney\\'s Offices, Depositions, Child Protective Agencies, Hospitals, etc. I have worked in Australia as well as the US, total experience approximately 15 years.
My experience includes serving as Deputy Chief for the Language Services Department of the NATO mission in the Balkans, revising and editing the work of translators, and several years of freelance translating. I hold a BA degree from UCLA and a Master's degree from USC.
Having an education in Pharmacy, Business and Chemistry makes me a great candidate to interpret in hospitals, courts and schools. My work experience has been working in school, hospital and research companies, and therefore I have great communication skills with different subject knowledge which helps with interpreting and translating.
Being Slovene and having studied Slavic Studies and American Studies in Berlin, Germany (B.A., at Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin), I am fluent in written and spoken English, German, Slovene, and Bosnian/ Croatian/ Serbian (former "Serbocroatian"). In addition, I am able to translate and interpret from and into the above listed languages (with Slovene and English as best target languages), can proofread texts written in Slovene, teach English (as a foreign language), and am familiar with the histories and cultures of the USA, Germany, Middle Europe, and of the Balkans (I also lived in all of these areas for extended periods of time).
I was born in Croatia and I moved to the United States in 2001. I graduated from the University of Las Vegas, Nevada in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Engineering requires excellent communication skills, especially in writing reports. I've been working for the Environmental Engineering company since May 2007. The main aspect of my job is to prepare written reports for our clients and state and federal agencies. I believe I can use my skills to translate Croatian documents.
As a native Slovenian (with near-native command of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian languages) living in New York City, I have been translating, editing, interpreting, project managing for over 10 years, working with English, Slovene, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, French languages, and acquired substantial knowledge and experience in various fields. I earned my BA and MA degrees at The New School, a university in New York City. My resume is available upon request.
Interpreter for the UN mission in Kosovo for 2 years
Interpreter/Translator for the US.Army in Kosovo for 2 years for live TV and Radio stations, working with generals of US Army translating for local population and political leaders
Volunteer for UNICEF in Macedonia
