Eric Goze
**** ******** ****; Lanham, MD *****
Phone: 240-***-****; Email : ****.****@*****.***
Interpreter, Translator, Instructor
A Language: French; B Language English
Specialization (Military, Law-enforcement, Legal)
Interpreting and Translating experience
Freelance Interpreter: Private business, Government entities, 2012 to present
Providing (consecutive, simultaneous) interpretation during lectures, discussions, meetings, field operations and speeches from English to French and French to English.
Providing translation of assessments, surveys and other documentation as needed.
Eligible Interpreter: Maryland Court System, 2012 to present
Providing (consecutive, simultaneous) interpretation during court proceedings, hearings and depositions.
Providing sight translation during court proceedings, hearings and depositions.
Accredited Translator, Interpreter : Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, 2012 to present
Providing translation of MVA related documentation (official letters, driver’s licenses, birth certificates…)
Providing interpretation during driving test
Freelance Immigration Interpreter and Translator, 2011 to present
Providing (consecutive) interpretation of immigration proceedings and interviews.
Performing translation of immigration documentation, instruction guides, newspaper articles for clients.
French Teaching Experience
Personal French Tutor, 2009 to present
Helping students of all level improve their French language skills (vocabulary, grammar, reading, conversation) through drills and exercises that improve their confidence.
Helping students learn through topics and subjects of interest to them to smooth out their transition to French
Additional Professional Experience
Loan originator, 2005 to 2009
Advising and qualifying prospective borrowers, gathering the necessary documentation, selecting the appropriate loan for a borrower, keeping the communication opened with other partners (real-estate agents, loan- processors, appraisers…) and finally supervising the process to its completion.
Education
Bachelor in information Systems, 1988: INSET, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
Masters in information Systems, 1992: Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Certification and Others
Active Public Trust Clearance, since 2011
DOD Language Proficiency Test: English, reading, listening ILR 3+, 2013
Native Speaker of French, West African French, African French
Member of the National Language Service Corps, since 2012
Member of the National Capital Area Translators Association, since 2014