Giovanni Diamante
602 Deepdale Ct. U11 Union, NJ 07083 908.624.0023 Cell: 862.703.6361
Email:; Yahoo messenger: – Skype: gianni13132
Translator – Interpreter (ITEN) [On leave] – Technical Writer - Teacher
Languages
Mother tongue: Italian, (English, near)
Translation: English into Italian
French into Italian
Italian into English (technical only)
French into English (technical only)
Proofreading: Italian
Interpretation: Court, conference, escort; simultaneous and consecutive,
Italian into English; English into Italian
Approved Court interpreter in the State of New Jersey (2007)
Teaching: Theory of Interpretation of Spoken Language at UnionCountyCollege sinceSept. 2007
Fields of expertise:
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- User Manuals: Industry (some requiring AutoCad) and Military; Technical Documents
- Medical Devices
- Medical, HealthCare
- Patents
- Automotive
- Business, general
- Law, general
- Economy and finance, general
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ADJUNCT TEACHER AT UNION COUNTY COLLEGE
Teacher of Interpretation Courses and Introduction to Translation (2007 – Present)
FREELANCE TRANSLATOR / INTERPRETER IN USA (2003-Present)
Interpreted for:- Courts, Government, Agencies, and Private Businesses
Translated for: -Scribe Consulting (Global Vault): Translated a military User Manual.
- Laguatek, Cogen, Global-LT, Asiatis, Acta, etc.
- Private Clients, Various Agencies: Italian, Canadian, and especially American
- Translated a few web sites (In Word or Excel format)
Voice over for: - Cinema Sound Limited - 311 W. 75th Str. NY, NY10023 (January 2008)
BERLITZ INTERNATIONAL INC. – Summit and Ridgewood, NJ
TEACHER of Italian, 2004
AL TUO SERVIZIO – Conegliano, Italy
TECHNICAL WRITER/TRANSLATOR, 1998 – 2002
[Translated both Italian and English for local OEM’s (Original Equipment Manufacturers)]
SAUDI ARAMCO (Arabian American Oil Company) – Saudi Arabia
TECHNICAL TRAINER, 1993 – 1997
Taught analog and digital fundamentals, IBM PC compatible to Saudi nationals.
BCL X-Ray Service – Toronto, Canada
SENIOR SERVICE ENGINEER, 1989 – 1993
Installed, commissioned, and serviced X-Ray equipment manufactured by GE, Picker and others, including mammography generators, and Bennett high frequency 300 / 600 mA units. Serviced medical equipment.
SCECO (Saudi Consolidated Electrical Company) – Dammam, Saudi Arabia
SCADA ENGINEER, 1987 – 1989
HONEYWELL S.p.A. Milan, Italy; Middle East (M.E.); USA
FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (M.E., CND, USA)
For industrial computers & controls in Refineries, Power & Gas Plants
MANAGER of the Factory’s Training Center / TRAINER (Italy)
QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER (Italy)
For medium-size commercial computers factory
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
Bachelor Degree in Liberal Arts (2011) Thomas Edison State College
Associate Degree in Liberal Arts (2009) Union County College, Cranford, NJ
Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering(WES evaluation of the Electrical Engineering Diploma, 2009)
Bachelor of Science (1988) -PACIFICWESTERNUNIVERSITY – Los Angeles, CA
Approved Court Interpreter in the State of NJ -2007
Certificate in Interpreting of Spoken Languages (2006) - Union County College
Certificate, Professional Technical Writer (2003) - UNIVERSITY OF OHIO – Athens, Ohio
Diploma in Electrical Engineering - A. AVOGADRO STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE – 1973 – Turin, Italy
First Certificate in English – 1980 Cambridge University, U.K. via British Council, Kuwait
OTHERS
Advanced Radiographic System Maintenance Technician (1990) and Advanced Fluoroscopic
Systems
Maintenance Technician (1991) – Radiology Services Technical Institute – Solon, Ohio
Certified CET; Certified Industrial Electrician (1991, Canada)
Toastmasters International – Member from 1984 until 2004.
EQUIPMENT
Computer Hardware: HP Media Center with LightScribe (Windows 7)DVD
HP Pavilion 524c,(Windows XP) CD-Writer, CD-ROM
Apple MacBook Pro (Leopard)
Applications:MS Office, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, Acrobat Reader 8, FrontPage,
HTML, XML
CAT:Trados2007, Trados 2009, Trados 2011,Trados SDLX, MultiTerm 2011,Passolo 2011;
Other Tools: ABBYY 9 Pro converter, Adobe Reader 9, Adobe Acrobat Pro,Office Pro 2003,Office Pro 2007
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