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Ridvanieh Rikam A Tiati
English, French To Portuguese Translator
"Let deeds and not words, be your adorning."
Baha'u'llah
Summary
Detail-oriented and Focused Translator and Interpreter with high understanding of English, French, Portuguese and Cape Verdean languages and culture, offering 4 years of experience. Demonstrated success in both remote and on-site settings providing range of document and text translation services. Versed in translating documents for personal, business and government use, and taking part in conference interpretation,maintaining original voice and intent with optimal word choice. Great listening and communication skills with organized and systematic approach. Attentive to details in original documents and thorough in proofreading finished work.Skilled in quickly and accurately translating written documents and audio recordings.
Overview
4
years of professional experience
4
years of post-secondary education
4
Languages
3
Years of experience teaching languages
Work History
Language ExpertAccra
Portuguese Translator & Interpreter
08.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Interpreted conversations simultaneously online, on Zoom, during a 4 days virtual meeting organized by the African Continental Free Trade Area ( AFCFTA) a recently created agency of the African Union on the African Protocol of Intellectual Rights and Property to help both the Member and Non member state, and the secretariat have a fluent discussion
- Maintained message content, tone and emotion as closely as possible.
- Completed various precise translations of official documents of the AFCFTA with correct words and phrasing to meet legal standards.
- Proofread, edited and improved documents of different sizes.
English For AllPraia
Portuguese Translator & Interpreter
08.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Completed precise translations of official documents with correct words and phrasing to meet legal standards.
- Proofread, edited and improved documents of different sizes.
- Certified the translation of a legal document at the Notary.
PangeanicValencia
Machine Translation Post-editing (MTPE)
08.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Proofread and edited 5000 TU's in english into Brazilian Portuguese, in order to localize it and give it that cultural aspect.
- Worked using Pangeanic crowdin platform called PECAT.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
Bahai FaithPraia
Interpreter Volunteer
01.2018 - Current
Job overview
- Provided several online interpretations on Zoom and Google Meet during virtual special events, meetings and seminars, successfully maintaining pace with native speakers to deliver real-time comprehension.
- Consulted online dictionaries, thesauruses and reference books to identify closest equivalents for nuanced terminology, words and phrases.
- Maintained message content, tone and emotion as closely as possible.
- Provided cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
- Completed precise translations of documents with correct words and phrasing to meet religious standards and context.
One Time JobsPraia
Translation
01.2018 - Current
Job overview
- Translated and certified legal medical documents for a client from English to Portuguese to be submitted at the Order of Medical Doctors and reviewed final work to spot and correct errors in punctuation and grammar.
- Translated a Geography and Spatial Management related questionnaire of 7400 words from English to Mozambican Portuguese, applying cultural understanding to discern specific meanings beyond literal written words.
- Used translation software to verify unfamiliar and complex terms to translate 2 documents for a client related to academical works on Bitcoins and Cryptocurrency of each 2500 words to 5000 words from English to French.
- Translated business research related document from English to French of more than 10,000 words supporting data collection and reporting.
- Translated and replicated flow, style and overall meaning of original text from English to Portuguese to be read in a conference on Cape Verdean Women’s day.
- Translated an Educational Pamphlet of 3000 words from French to Portuguese to be presented at the International SOS children's village here in Cape Verde.
- Translated and Proofread parts of a storybook for children from English to Brazilian Portuguese, communicating effectively with the client to establish scope and requirements of translation, following up after submission of work to confirm satisfaction and understanding.
HS ServicesPraia
Translator and Interpreter
03.2022 - 05.2022
Job overview
- Did Cabin simultaneous and consecutive interpretation under HS services during a 4 days seminar on Covid19 vaccine organized by Africa Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) and sponsored by the African Union and MasterCard.
- Interpreted simultaneously from English to French and vice versa.
- Interpreted consecutively from French to Cape Verdean Creole and vice versa for both parties.
- Revised and Proofread the subtitles of an 8 minutes video from
Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole to French for a Cape Verdean institution called PROEMPRESA.
Education
University of Cape VerdePraia, Cape Verde
Bachelor of Science from Geography And Spatial Planning
10.2016 - 10.2020
Collège International " La Gaiete"Yaoundé, Cameroun
High School Diploma
09.2013 - 06.2014
Skills
Skilled interpreter and translator
Software
MS Office
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Timeline
Portuguese Translator & Interpreter
Language Expert
08.2022 - Current
Portuguese Translator & Interpreter
English For All
08.2022 - Current
Machine Translation Post-editing (MTPE)
Pangeanic
08.2022 - Current
Translator and Interpreter
HS Services
03.2022 - 05.2022
Interpreter Volunteer
Bahai Faith
01.2018 - Current
Translation
One Time Jobs
01.2018 - Current
University of Cape Verde
Bachelor of Science from Geography And Spatial Planning
10.2016 - 10.2020
Collège International " La Gaiete"
High School Diploma
09.2013 - 06.2014
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