Languages

Expertise

About me

Native Croatian speaker with over 8 years of translating/interpreting experience.  Reliable and accurate.

Qualifications

Education

Experience

May 06 - present

Google Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA - Linguist for Croatian language

• Editing and proofreading translated material, such as UI, online help, marketing material
• Assisting in developing terminology for new features and products.
• Maintaining product specific terminology and style guide.
• Performing linguistic QA.
• Assisting with some quick-turnaround translations.

Sept 1999 – Nov 2003

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Field Office Osijek, Croatia

• Translating legal documents (laws, governmental instructions) affecting refugee population and newspaper articles dealing with refugees and displaced persons issues
• Interpreting for UNHCR international staff and visitors, including highly ranked officials within the organization and governmental officials
• Translating during coordination meetings for individuals or groups of non-English speakers

April 1998 – Sep 1999 and Feb 1997 – Nov 1997

Norwegian Refugee Council Osijek, Croatia

• Translating reports/documents and interpreting for NRC visitors
• Translating documents and newspaper articles, interpreting for non-Croatian speaking staff members

Nov 1997 – Mar 1998

Organization for Security and Cooperation Europe, FO Osijek

Position:                                Interpreter/Field Assistant

• Interpreting for International staff members in the office – during meetings with local authorities, meetings with individual cases, members of the media
• Translating documents, monthly reports and newspaper articles, correspondence

 Jul 1996 – Feb 1997

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Osijek

• Interpreting for Water Sanitation Delegate and assisting him with daily duties
• Interpreting during a seminar organized for local Red Cross members (English to Croatian) – topics included water sanitation, well cleaning, water testing and mine awareness

May 96 - Jun 96 

UN Transitional Administration in Eastern Slavonia

Position:                                Interpreter

·       Simultaneous interpreting of a police training course to a class of 30 policemen