Near-bilingual specialist in the interpretation, simultaneous and consecutive, of both English and Italian languages for news media, professional organizations, hospitals and corporate individuals; escort translator service, voice-over, dubbing; expertise of strong communication and language translation; background in Italian art and literature, translating Italian opera; lived and studied several years in England: this combination lends itself particularly to the Italian/English and Italian/American interpreting and translation industry. 25 years experience in container industry, maritime and airline transportation.
As a former diplomat and consul at the American Embassy in Rome with subsequent time spent interpreting for myriad legal depositions, Italian & French film directors, and performing voiceovers in all three languages, I bring a wealth of knowledge and presence to all assignments.
I am a journalist by school and profession, but I have used foreign languages throughout my 15-year-long career. For five years, I have worked for the International News Desk of the state-run news agency in Albania, translating news reports from various news agencies (from English, Italian and French into Albanian) and then writing commentaries based on the above-mentioned sources. For other 11 years, I have worked at the media office of the OSCE Presence in Albania, an organization where the working language was English. I have a very strong command of grammar, especially of Albanian, but also English and Italian languages. Also, I have very strong proofreading skills. I also have some knowledge on French and Spanish languages. I am able to translate from these languages into Albanian, but not vice-versa.
I am a native English and Italian speaker providing Consecutive Interpretation, Translation services in English into Italian and vice versa. As a result of my degree in foreign languages, I can also provide services dealing with French. I have been providing Translation services in Business, Medical, Legal, Mechanical, Patents, fields for 5 years and I never received any complaint from my clients. I also just obtained my MA in Linguistics which helped me further my professional skills in translation and interpretation techniques.
I have a BA from Ankara University in Turkey majoring in Italian Language, History, and Literature. I now live in the United States and work as an interpreter and translator for a travel company. I have guided Italian, English, and Turkish speaking groups all over the world and am fluent in all three languages.
Currently your company is in need of a skilled translator, with business acumen. I have worked in the translation industry in a variety of capacities, including in relation to the media, and marketing departments of companies. I can solve the problems your company may be facing by making your translation process more efficient, and your translations more accurate. The following are some of the key ways that I have improved other organizations previously: Worked for Mattel Inc. in Los Angeles as a Translation Coordinator / Reviewer for Polish Language and ( and other European languages such as: Spanish, French and Italian). I practiced technical (package and instructions / legal translations ) as well as legal (immigration) translations as a freelance after work. At Mattel I implemented translations reviews in all of the following languages: * Polish, Spanish/ Latin American Spanish and English * Italian French Portuguese * Russian Hungarian Bulgarian Romanian * Slovak Czech * Dutch German * Arabic * Hebrew * Greek * Swedish and Norwegian. I can oversee a multiplicity of translations and improve them all in a highly effective way for your company as well. I am prepared to execute at a high level as a member of your company’s team. I can integrate quickly, and efficiently so that I begin to add value to your company immediately. I am free for interviews at any time.
