Service Project

NICOLE DARMON CHANDLER, CT U.S. CITIZEN

**** ***** ******* *. #* Country of origin : France

OCEANSIDE, CA 92057

Tel.: 760-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

Nicole Darmon Chandler

**** ***** ******* *o. #1

Oceanside CA 92057

Prior to residing in the United States, I lived in France, England and

Morocco. Fulll-time employment included working for the U.S. Information

Service, the U.S. Foreign Service, the American Joint Distribution

Committee and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.

Upon my arrival in this country, I worked as a free-lance

translator/interpreter (consecutive) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I moved to

California in 1999.

My main areas of expertise include light medical equipment ; restaurant

and office equipment, instruction manuals for engineering and agricultural

equipment ; bicycles ; food products, cooking implements/cooking ;

travel/tourism ; general business ; legal documents such as birth and

marriage certificates, divorce decrees ; diplomas. I translate internal

newsletters for several multinational companies. I receive assignments from

direct clients as well as from translation agencies/bureaus.

In recent years, I assisted Jeffrey B. Isaacs, Asst. U.S. Attorney,

Central District of California in Los Angeles, with a very important

project involving litigation between France and the State of California at

the highest level. This project included translation both of En. to Fr. and

Fr to En.

Other specialties : proof-reading, reviewing

I no longer accept interpreting jobs.

RELATED ACTIVITIES

At the request of the Director of Berlitz Language School in Milwaukee, I

developed materials for a cross-cultural intrduction program intended for

General Electric personnel sent to France for extended periods of time that

was used successfully on several occasions.

I participated in the creation of the 'Berlitz Junior' (French) manual.

MATC, Milwaukee

Substitute teacher of French, advanced level

I was listed in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Directory of Language

Resources.

EDUCATION

Lyc e de Jeunes Filles, Casablanca (Morocco) - under the auspices of the

University of Bordeaux (France)

Degree : French Baccalaur at (2 parts)

University of Cambridge, England

Degree : Lower Certificate in English

University of Michigan

Degree : Certificate of Proficiency in English

American Translators Association - Certified Translator #928

Double certification (En/Fr - Fr/En)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Translators Association (Life Member)

OMUG (Oceanside Mac Users Group)

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Former President, Alliance Fran aise de Milwaukee,WI

Former President, Les Causeries du Samedi, Milwaukee (2 terms)

Milwaukee YMCA - Volunteer Teacher of English as a second language

Oceanside, Ca - Leader of a French conversation group in my community

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