Project Manager Quality Control
Resume:
FREDDY A. MUNANA
* ****** ****, *******, ** *****
*******@***.***
EDUCATION
****-****: Graduate Student, American Public University (APU), Master of
Arts, International Relations and Conflict Resolution: International and
Transnational Security Issues.
2002 - 2006: National University of Rwanda (NUR), Faculty of Arts and
Humanities, Department of English, Option of Translation and
Interpreting, BA Degree.
CERTIFICATION
March 2010: Interpreting in Health and Community Settings, Northern VA Area
Health Education Center in partnership with RIS, Catholic
Diocese of Richmond, VA. (Certified in French,Kirundi).
LANGUAGES SPOKEN/WRITTEN
English French Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) Kirundi
(Burundi)
Kiswahili (various dialects spoken in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Congo-
DRC, Burundi, Rwanda)
ALTA LANGUAGE TEST:
English reading, ILR 3
French reading, ILR 3
Swahili reading, ILR 2+
English L/S, ILR 4
French L/S, ILR 4+
Swahili L/S, ILR 4+
English writing, ILR 3+
French writing, ILR 3+
Swahili writing, ILR 4+
WORK EXPERIENCE
Present: Telephonic Interpreter, Provide daily telephonic legal, medical,
insurance, transportation and education interpreting services in Swahili,
French, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi<>English to the following companies:
Certified Languages International, Portland, OR. (8/09 - Present)
Language Learning Enterprises, Washington, D.C. (10/09 - 4/10) sold to
CyraCom International
Telelanguage Inc., Portland, OR. (10/09 - Present)
Language Services Associates, Willow Grove, PA. (12/09 - Present)
CyraCom International, Tuscon, AZ. (4/10 - Present)
Pacific Interpreters, Portland, OR. (9/10 - Present)
Language Select, Los Angeles California (12/10-Present)
TheBigword, New York (US) & Leeds (UK) (04/11-Present)
December 18, 2013: Evaluator of the Year 2013 Award by the Office of
Language Services, U.S. Department of State. The event published in the US
Department of State Newsletter.
October-November, 2013: Swahili Rating Officer for the Department of State,
Office of Language Services (Grading Swahili linguists applying for
translation positions).
August 31-October 19, 2013: Administrative Escort Officer of the US
Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service, Office of Antiterrorism
Assistance at ACADEMI military training camp, Moyock, North Carolina. I
Managed French interpreters, hosted the foreign delegation and tackled
administrative and office duties coordinating instructors, delegates and
interpreters to facilitate the training.
April 10, 2013, Lionbridge Interpreter for Immigration court proceedings
(EOIR-DOJ) in Boston, MA.
February 4-20 2013, Government interpreter (US DOJ and Homeland Security)
in Concord, NH.
January 2013-Present, Virtual Swahili instructor for the US NAVY in
connection with USSOCOM.
September 2012-Present, English-French, French-English translator for
Schreiber Translations Inc.
December 2012, Swahili Rotation and Role Player, DAM NECK U.S. Naval Base
in Virginia Beach, VA.
Jan. 26-Feb. 10, 2011: Deposition Interpreter, Congo & Burundi, Africa.
Provided deposition interpretation services for the U.S Federal Court,
Department of Homeland Security/ICE and U.S Department of Justice in
connection with the U.S embassies in the Republic of Congo and Burundi.
May 2011-Present: Independent Contractor: U.S. Department of State,
Washington DC (Swahili certified interpreter).
September 2010-Present, French-English, English-French Translator and
Interpreter for TransPerfect Translations
October 2010 - Present: Transcriber/Translator, Gratis 7 Media Group,
Austin, TX.
Provided transcription and translation in Kinyarwanda<>English from
interviews on MP3 files to be used in filming of documentary movie "Rising
from the Ashes" narrated by Forest Whitaker.
June & July 2010: Onsite Legal Interpreter, Global Interpreting Network,
Los Angeles, CA. Trip to Tucson, AZ, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Provided
onsite Kirundi interpretation at law office depositions in Tucson, Arizona
on three separate occasions.
April 2010-Present: Language Course Developer, Mango Languages, Detroit,
MI.
Provided integral translation and linguistic services to the development of
online Swahili course to include phonetics, grammar, and morphology.
November 2009: Court Interpreter, ExactLingua, Williamsburg, VA.
Provided interpretation services in Swahili<>English for Newport News
Juvenile Court, Newport News, VA. (another interpreting assignment took
place in January 2011)
September 2009-Present: Freelance Translator
Provide intermittent translation and transcription services for various
contacts made through Translatorscafe.com. Also translate for various
other ongoing clients to include Bostico International - Bournemouth,
United Kingdom, The Big Word Interpreting - New York, New York, and
TransPerfect - New York, New York, Hoodablah Productions (Child soldier
documentary). Provide ongoing French and Swahili
translation/Proofreading/Quality Control/ for TransPerfect using Wordfast
as well as French On-site interpretation.
2002-2008: French Interpreter/Translator, Rwanda, Africa.
Extensive interpretation and translation services provided for conferences,
Gacaca trials, researchers, filmmakers, archaeologists, journalists,
doctors, Partners in Health, and European Union Observation Mission.
Subject areas were vast and included religious history, genocide,
archaeological findings, economics, Rwandan bicycling team, coffee,
HIV/Aids, and parliamentarian election process. (details can be provided
upon request)
TOOLS FOR TRANSLATION
WORDFAST PRO & EVERYWHERE.
AWARDS
Evaluator of the Year 2013, Office of Language Services, U.S. Department of
State.
CLEARANCES
DoD Top Secret (FBI-NVTC)
Minimum Risk Public Trust (DOS)
Minimum Risk Public Trust (DOJ)
CITIZENSHIP
United States of America
REFERENCES
Stephanie Peace, Resource Manager, Schreiber Translations 301-***-****
Ext. 104)
******@************.***
Robert G. Thomson, Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section, Criminal
Division, Department of Justice
******.*******@*****.***
Vanessa Abril-Gutierrez, Contractor Relations Coordinator, CyraCom
International, 520-***-**** x1825.
******-*********@*******.***
T.C. Johnstone, Gratis 7 Media Group, 805-***-****.
***********@*****.***
Kyle Ariano, Senior Project Manager, Interpretation, Transperfect
Translations, +1-212-***-**** x1419
*******@************.***
Frank E. Hunter, National Program Manager, Human Rights Violator and War
Crimes, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security
Investigations, 703-***-****
*****.*.******@***.***.***
I certify that the abovementioned information is true.
MUNANA, Freddy A.
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