Curriculum Vitae

 

Professional Experience

Freelance French to English Translator

October 2020 - present

ATA-certified French to English translator specializing in international development, nonfiction books, and certified translations of official documents. 

International development: Internal and external communications, reports, educational texts, community outreach materials, etc., for internationally funded development projects in West Africa, on topics including environmental sustainability and resource conservation, public health, food production, access to clean water, and human rights

Legal: Certified translation of official and personal documents such as vital records documents and academic records; discovery documents for legal cases

Nonfiction books: Travel guides, cookbooks

Research Consultant, ISM Interprétariat, Paris, France

September - December 2019

Independent research project funded by a French nonprofit on the regulation, organization and provision of community interpreter services in the US.

Project Manager, ISM Interprétariat, Paris, France

May - July 2019

Internship for Master 2: Coordinated all aspects translation requests from initial assessment to final delivery for private, commercial and government clients.

Subtitle Editor, IAE Pau-Bayonne, Pau, France

January 2018

Internship for Master 1: Proofread and revised English subtitles for postgraduate-level business management video lectures in French; created and maintained terminology databases.

 

Education

Master 2 LEA: Traduction, terminologie, documentation (Fr<>En, Fr<>Es)
Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, 2017 - 2019
Awarded a “mention” for my research on the Grand Canal of Nicaragua

B.A. French literature, language, linguistics
West Virginia University, 2004 - 2009
Study abroad program in Vendée, France (summer 2009)

B.S. Marketing
West Virginia University, 2004 - 2009

 

Areas of Specialization

International development

Gastronomy & wine

Travel & tourism

 

Professional Affiliations

American Translators Association

Colorado Translators Association

National Language Service Corps

Rocky Mountain French-American Chamber of Commerce

 

Extra-Professional Activities

  • Volunteer translator with Ashoka, TED, Translators Without Borders, PerMondo

  • Volunteer service trip chaperone with Children’s Global Alliance (Rivas, Nicaragua, 2016—present)

  • Volunteer English teacher/translator for Comunidad Connect (Nicaragua, summers 2013—2016)

  • Ski instructor (2007—present; certified by the Professional Ski Instructors of America; awarded a scholarship to the Logan Ski Academy; selected to teach Obama family)

  • Traveling: 14 countries and counting!

 

Interests

Traveling, skiing, hiking, cooking, French pastries, historical fiction, impressionist art