NICOLETA DORINA GHISAS
9334 Pittsfield Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
443-621-6261
Objective: Eligible interpreter/translator, native fluency in Italian and Romanian, clear communication skills, ready for immediate work.
Languages:Italian-English/ English-Italian
Romanian-English/ English – Romanian
Moldovan-English/English-Moldovan
Italian-Romanian/ Romanian - Italian
Areas:Legal, medical, documents, linguistics, literature, history, advertising, business, accounting, technical, entertainment (film subtitles, music, television, games), travel and tourism.
Qualification Strong translation/interpreting background with graduate degree in language and
summary: related field. Ten years of experience in translating and interpreting for court cases, tour
groups, and business meetings with international clients and associates. Excellent
organization, communication and writing skills. Strong ability to work within tight
deadlines.
Education: Ph.D., Italian Literature and Culture, exp. Dec 2009
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Master of Arts, Italian Studies, 2002
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
BA (Licenta) English and Italian Philology, Reading, Writing, Translation, July 2000.
University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.
Work Interpreter,Maryland Courts System and MVA. Present.
experience: Interpret for the Maryland Courts and MVA. Lang: Romanian and Italian.
Interpreter, Advanced Language Systems International, LLC. Present
Interpret major hospitals in the Baltimore – DC area.
Interpreter/Translator,Law Office of David Ellin P.C. Present – March 2008.
Interpret for various clients; translate legal documents from Romanian/Italian into English.
Free-lance Translator, 2009 - 2001.
Responsible for translating materials from English into Romanian and Italian and overseeing correspondence with authors from Romania and Italy in the areas of literature, entertainment and sports; translated legal and medical documents from English into Italian and Italian into English; translated technical documents from English into Romanian and Romanian into English, tourist guide English/Italian.
Translator/Interpreter, Arrezzo Impex, Bucharest Romania, December 2000 - July 1998.
Performed specialized translations and interpretation (Romanian/Italian and Italian/Romanian) in legal, financial and technical areas, performed simultaneous interpretation at various meetings and conferences.
Editorial Assistant,Modern Languages Notes Fall 2007 - Fall 2004.
Duties: edited articles and book reviews in Italian and English, and proofread galleys prior to submission; liaison between editors and contributors; contacted authors to discuss editorial revisions; compiled bibliographies for Managing Editor.
TeachingItalian Instructor, US Department of State, Foreign Service Institute, Arlington, VA
Experience: present, Fast-paced Advanced Italian.
Italian Lecturer, Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Notre Dame C.,
Fall 2009, Intermediate / Advanced Italian.
Italian Lecturer, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, The Catholic University of America, Spring 2008. Intermediate Italian.
Italian Instructor, Department of Romance Languages, Johns Hopkins Univ., 2007 – 2002. Courses taught: Survey of Italian Literature, Introduction to Feminist and Queer Theory, Advanced Italian Conversation and Composition, Intermediate and Elementary Italian.
English Instructor for Crafting the Essay, Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins Univ., Summer 2006 – Summer 2003.
Italian Instructor, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics, Italian Division, Florida State University, Spring 2002 – Fall 2000. Courses taught: Elementary and Intermediate Italian.
English Instructor, Elementary School 20, Bucharest, Romania, Fall 1999 – Spring 1998. Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced English Composition and Conversation.
Affiliations:American Translators Association (ATA)
Maryland Courts System and MVA
References:Available upon request