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Marla Sanchez
ATA Accredited Translator
AIIC Conference Interpreter

Cape Town and Pretoria, South Africa
  

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since 1999:      Free-lance Translator and Interpreter                                            
-- Simultaneous and consecutive interpreter at conferences, seminars, training workshops and meetings for corporations, United Nations agencies and international organizations.

1988 to 1999:       Seven Languages Translating Services Inc.
  Co-founder, Owner, Translator and Interpreter in Miami, Florida

-- Translated, proofread and coordinated translation projects for corporations (Amway, MCI, Crédit Lyonnais, Avis), law firms and government agencies (DEA, IRS, US Attorneys’ Office). Routinely translated the following types of documents:  

   COMMERCIAL                                              LEGAL

Annual Reports                                              Articles of Incorporation
Bank/Client Contracts                                     Wills and Codicils
Employee Benefits Manuals                            Criminal Indictments
Telecommunication Project Bids                      Injunction Orders
Multi-Level Marketing Newsletter                      Arbitration Settlements
Profit and Loss Statements                             Legal Decisions
Loan Contracts                                               Divorce Decrees

--  Simultaneous interpreter at more than 150 conferences and seminars (+600 days in the booth) at meetings for Microsoft, G7 Environmental Ministers, Avis, Bausch & Lomb, Ford Motors, Visa,  etc. (complete list and references available).

EXPERTISE

-- Member of AIIC (International Association of Conference Interpreters).

-- ATA accredited:  Spanish into English, 1988;  Italian into English, 1993.

-- Certified as U.S. Federal Court Interpreter for English and Spanish, 1989.

--EDUCATION

2002  
Graduate courses in Urban Planning                    University of Maryland

2000                                                                  Hebrew University
Graduate courses in international Relations

1980 – 1984                                                       New York University
B.A. in Romance Languages (Spanish, French and Italian Comparative Literature).    

1982 – 1983                                                      Jussieu – University of Paris VII
One year history curriculum as part of junior year abroad program.

1981 – 1982                                                       University of Florence
Diploma for advanced Italian language course from the Department of Italian Studies  for Foreigners (Centro di Cultura Italiana per Stranieri) during a one-year leave of absence from NYU.  

1979 – 1980                                                        Alliance Française, Paris  
Advanced French language courses.

EQUIPMENT
§         Hardware:  Pentium multimedia PC, HP LaserJet printer, 24 hour fax machine.

§         Software:  Word 2000, Excel 2000, Trados.

§         Terminology:  General, legal and business dictionaries in four languages.  Encyclopedias in English, French and Spanish.  Familiar with on-line dictionary sources.  Extensive personal glossary acquired at interpreting assignments in various fields and industries.  

 
CONTACT ME AT:  marlasanch@aol.com

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