Po Box 374, East Bentleigh, Victoria Australia
Mobile: 0425 72 4314 fax: 03 9015 6485
email:
skype:joekaplan
Summary of Skills
- Strong written and spoken communication skills in Hebrew and English as mother tongue level.
- Familiarity with a number of other languages and cultures
- Many years and varied experience in Translating and Interpreting from Hebrew into English and vice versa, in a wide range of fields e.g. legal, medical, technical, academic and literary.
- Experience in teaching Hebrew to primary and secondary students
- Radio Journalism, Media liaison, press releases, promotion, interviewing.
- Demonstrated capacity for effective networking and maintaining contacts.
- Management and leadership of staff
- Problem solving
- Thorough knowledge of marketing principles and their application.
- Familiarity with accounting principles and running a small business
- Hands on experience: electronics and computers: operation and repair, programming and web site development
- Knowledge and practice in First Aid
Professional Experience
2000-Ongoing / Translator and Interpreter (Hebrew and English)
NAATI Recognised Number 38271. Self Employed, workingwith Melbourne courts, Magistrate, County; Federal Magistrates, Family and the Federal. Centrelink, all Metropolitan Hospitals. With translation/ interpreting agencies such as VITS, On Call, All Graduates and others. Provision of translations services to the Israeli Embassy as well as to Australian Government agencies.
Services sought by agencies and individuals mainly through on line presence and referrals
1998- September 2008 / Executive Producer Hebrew Language Program,SBS Radio
(P/T)
Special Broadcasting Service,Federation SquareMelbourne
1995- 2006 / Telecommunication Service Dealer
Self Employed, Outgoing and incoming call centre. Connections and customer service. Wholesale Phone cards distribution.
1993-1995 / News Room and English Language Group Program, SBS Radio,
Special Broadcasting Service, Ballet Centre, Melbourne (F/T)
1992-1995 / Computer Sales and Repairs
Self Employed.
1989-1992 / Radio News Journalist,SBS, Hebrew Language Program, Special Broadcasting Service, Bank St, Melbourne (P/T)
1990-1992 / Purchasing officer Skillman Scaffolding, The Big S Group
1988-1989 / Telemarketer Outgoing Herald Sun Newspaper Melbourne Call Centre. Motor vehicle Advertising (P/T)
1984-1988 / Electronics officer, Bezeq, Israel Telecom, Haifa
Voluntary Work
1992-ongoing / Gift of Life Bone Marrow Registry Recruitment Victoria Coordinator
2000 ongoing / Translation of speeches for the visiting Israeli dignitaries and embassy officials
1995-1998 / Producer and Presenter Hebrew Program3ZZZ Community radio
EDUCATION
2005-2009 / MonashUniversity,
Master of Communications and Media Studies.
Department of Communications and Media Studies.
1988-1990 / RMIT,
Bachelor of Business (majoring in Marketing)
1982- 1984 / Technion,
Diploma In Electronic Engineering
Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
Informal Education- Radio Journalism, production and presentation, editing, technical sounds engineering and panel operation
Hobbies:
Reading-Hebrew and English books.
Quizzes with the family
The beach- swimming/ jogging in summer, walking along in winter
Referees
Aura Levin Lipski
Publisher jewishAustralia.com
Shula Endrey Walder Gift of Life Coordinator
*Referees contact details provided upon request
Yehuda Kaplan CV