RESUME
Samuel Sarpong (Linguistics)
Member: National Language Service Corp)
(Member: American Translators Association)
(Member: National Council on Interpreting in Health Care)
(Member: American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
English<>Twi Translator, Interpreter & Professional Educator
Phone: 703-***-****
Address: 1506 Grosbeak CT, Woodbridge, VA 22191
e-mail: acp1u3@r.postjobfree.com, acp1u3@r.postjobfree.com
Seeking a postion of an Intelligence Analyst Asc
Educational Qualification:
Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia 2015
Northern Virginia Community College, Springfield, Virginia 2009
Master of Philosophy: Applied Linguistics (Twi), 2006
Bachelors Major: Linguistics (Twi), Minor: Philosophy 1999
A freelance Interpreter and translator in English<>Twi specialized in social-cultural, legal, medical, commercial and religious field.
Summary:
Specialized in legal, medical, commercial and religious field.
Interpreter and translator for most Agencies in the USA and worldwide (Freelancer).
Skill necessary to Monitor, listen, record, translate, transcribe, OPI, and synopsis the content of real-time oral communications intercepts between Twi and English.
Skill necessary to transcribe from storage media such as audiocassettes, videocassettes or digital media, and typing in both Twi and English.
Skill necessary to validate the accuracy of completed translation and transcriptions.
Skill necessary to perform quality control and proofread completed assignment.
Skill necessary to listen and comprehend with native ability, and ability to follow accurately the basic elements of conversation.
Ability to comprehend slang and colloquial expressions in the Twi and translate them into their English equivalent.
Effective understanding of face-to-face speech with sufficiently broad vocabulary.
Ability to serve as coordinator to a diverse regional multilingual membership in person, via e-mail, social media, and phone.
Ability to develop plans and schedules, and ensures tasks meet project requirements for assigned program.
Knowledge and skills to create and maintain diverse database of resources for membership.
Ability to Plans and coordinates meeting space and arrangements with hotels, restaurants, and other event venues when needed.
Ability to work well under pressure to meet specific deadlines.
Ability and willingness to work with individuals from diverse language and cultural backgrounds.
Ability and willingness to network with private and public organizations.
Ability and willingness to work as part of a dynamic, fast-paced, results-oriented team.
Basic typing/word processing skills of at least 40 wpm.
Education:
Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia 2015
Northern Virginia Community College, Springfield, Virginia 2009
University of Education, Winneba, Ghana 2006
University of Ghana, Legon 2001
Courses Qualify to Teach.
Specialties: General Linguistics, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, and Oral Literature/culture
Professional Experience:
June 2001 – date, Freelance Translation and interpretation.
October 2011 – June 2014: Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Centre. Woodbridge, Virginia
Address: 2300 Opitz Blvd, Woodbridge, VA
September 2011- October 2000: Pharmacy Technician Kaiser Permanente Woodbridge, Virginia Address: 14139 Potomac Mills Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22192
May 2010-2011 Pharmacy Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia,
Address(Work location, physical address) 9300 DeWitt Loop, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 (agency address) 9200 Basil Ct, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
2001-2007: Teaching the General Linguistics and Twi language and related courses on culture and literature at University of Education, Winneba. Ghana.
Address: PO Box 25. City: Winneba.Ghana
2005-2007 Twi language facilitator- peace-corps, Ghana. (on-call)
Address: Peace Corps Ghana
P.O.Box 5796
Accra-North
2001-present: Language translation and interpretation. Twi<>English through the internet, courts and hospitals interpretation (self-employed) (home based, no office address)
Optimal Phone Interpreters, Inc. 755 Clay Street,Winter Park, FL 32789
ExactLingua Translation & Interpretation P.O. Box 5201, Williamsburg, VA 23188
Department of Judicial Services, Supreme Court of Viriginia, 520 King Street, 2nd. floor,Alexandria, VA 22314
WORKSHOP AND CONFERENCE:
ACTFL ILR OPI tester training, 2014, New York, USA
The inter-domain connection of body part terms, locative and temporal”
“Aspect of Akan Grammaticalisation” “Inter-University Conference on the existence of Languages in West Africa”, University of Cape Coast. 25th – 28th September 2006
“Some cases of Akan Grammaticalisation with particular reference to Akan preposition. 1st Applied Linguistics Conference, University of Education, Winneba, October 3rd – 5th, 2005
References:
1.Ana I. Romero
ExactLingua, LLC
Spanish Court Interpreter, Certified
Technical Translator
www.exactlingua.com
Tel: 757-***-****
Fax: 757-***-****
Cell: 757-***-****
2.Pablo R. Salas-Oroño
Spanish Language Interpreter-Alexandria
Foreign Languages Services Division
Department of Judicial Services
Supreme Court of Viriginia
520 King Street, 2nd. floor
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-***-**** Office
301-***-**** Cell
3.Elder Flora Ofori- Atta
1715 Shady River Ct. #904
Woodbridge,VA 22192
Cell: 703-***-****