Abdou Fall

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Bronx, NY 10453

E-mail: acg7ea@r.postjobfree.com Tel: 718-***-**** Mobile: 347-***-****

A French and Wolof translator and Interpreter with over 13 years of

industry experience:

o Excellent consecutive, simultaneous, and over the phone interpretation

and translation experience

o Deep background in performing a wide variety of French and Wolof

languages translation and interpretation assignments for the courts,

government and state agencies, UN organizations, law firms, financial

firms, hospitals, doctors, and private companies and individuals in New

York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

o Excellent note-taking technique for consecutive interpretation

o Extensive French and Wolof languages vocabularies and backgrounds

o Very good communication and presentation skills in English, French, and

Wolof

o Experienced with various translation applications and speech transcriber

technologies with foot pedal

o Excellent computer skills: proficient with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel,

Outlook, PowerPoint), WordPerfect, Acrobat, HTML, MS Project, Wordfast.

Professional Experience

12/2009 - Present Legal-World Interpreting, Ltd New York, NY

Interpreter/Translator

o Interpret consecutively from French/English or from Wolof/English and

vice versa during depositions, court hearings, arbitrations, and court

appearances

o Assist attorneys with filing and filling immigration paperwork for their

clients by translating applications and instructions from English into

French or Wolof

o Interpret over the phone for law enforcement agencies and private

investigators

04/2006 - Present International Interpreters Bronx, NY

Interpreter/Translator

o Interpret consecutively from English to French or Wolof and vice versa

during business meetings, depositions, court hearings, court appearances,

and medical examinations

o Assist attorneys with filing and filling immigration paperwork for their

clients by translating applications and instructions in French or Wolof

o Interpret for doctors, hospitals, and insurance companies with French and

Wolof speaking patients

05/2008 - 09/2008 Metropolitan Interpreters & Translators New York, NY

Interpreter/Translator

Worked on an temporary assignment for the DEA in Scranton, PA

o Translated live communication wires and phone messages from Wolof into

English

o Proofread, tagged, and filed all translated files at the end of shift

o Assisted agents with deciphering Wolof code words used in the

communication wires.

o Granted U.S. government security clearance for this project

2005 - 2008 Accredited Language Service New York, NY

Interpreter/Translator

o Interpreted consecutively during business meetings, depositions, court

hearings, and court appearances

o Interpreted consecutively during interviews and investigations for the

Child Protective Services agency (CPS)

o Assisted attorneys with filing and filling immigration paperwork for

their clients by translating applications and instructions in French or

Wolof

2003 - 2006 Geneva Worldwide, Inc. New York, NY

Interpreter/Translator

o Exclusively assigned to interpret in French and Wolof for these United

Nations organizations: UNDP, UNIFEM, and Equality Now during their

meetings, forums, symposiums, assemblies and conferences

o Translated speeches, newsletters articles, memos, and brochures for the

organizations members and conference attendees from French into English or

vice versa

o Interpreted consecutively and simultaneously in French during

conferences, forums, symposiums and interviews

o Interpreted for diplomats and UN conferences attendees during dinner

meetings and galas

2004 - 2005 DIMAR Translations New York, NY

Interpreter/Translator

o Interpreted consecutively in New York City hospitals for French and Wolof

speaking patients

o Assisted New York City health officials conduct workshops in Harlem (NYC)

with French and Wolof speaking immigrant communities

2001 - 2005 Universal Language Corp. New York, NY

Translator

Worked on an temporary assignment for the DEA in New York City

o Translated live communication wires, phone messages, and online chats

from Wolof into English and French into English

o Proofread, tagged, and filed all Wolof and French translated files at the

end of day

o Granted U.S. government security clearance for this project

Education and Professional Training

Berlitz Certification

French-English Translator/Interpreter (2002)

Wolof-English Interpreter (2002)

ALTA Language Services Certification

Wolof-English Translator/Interpreter (2009)

DeVry University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems (2003)

TESOL College

TESOL Foundation Certificate, Teaching ESL English (2005)

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