Liam Fitzgerald

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Translator and Linguist, Portuguese, Spanish, and English

Skills: Native English proficiency, advanced Portuguese proficiency, intermediate Spanish proficiency; experience with computer-assisted translation tools, including SDL Trados; proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

Education and Training

University College Cork Cork, Ireland

MA Translation Studies Expected Graduation: January 2024

Brigham Young University Provo, UT, United States

BA Linguistics and Portuguese Studies, Minor in Translation and Localization

Cumulative GPA: 3.86 Graduated: December 2021

Experience

BYU Broadcasting Provo, UT, United States

February 2019 – December 2021

Worked as media production specialist, providing closed captioning for BYUtv.

Transcribed campus broadcasts live.

Brazilian Environmental Literature Provo, UT, United States

January 2020 – August 2020

Worked as research assistant in Portuguese Department.

Translated Brazilian literature into English for an English anthology.

Reviewed translations of other members of project.

English Around The World Provo, UT, United States

October 2017 – March 2020

Instructed individuals one on one from Brazil and Chile in the English language, both via Skype and in person, as part of community service group.

Served as executive director, completing monthly statistics reports and realizing training meetings for English tutors.

A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias São Paulo, Brazil

July 2015 – June 2017

Volunteered in missionary operation, served in secretarial function overseeing medical appointments and cellular phone plans.

Translated a variety of medical and instructional documents from English into Brazilian Portuguese.

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