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         ALELUIA SULA SIMÕES GODFREY-JENSEN

CONTACT INFORMATION:

7081 NW 107 Court                                               Home Off.: (305) 437-9989

Miami, Florida 33178 – U.S.A.                              Fax: (305) 437-9808

E-mail: SulaandJohn@cs.com                             Cell: (786) 255-2016

BASIC INFORMATION:

Citizenship: Brazilian/American citizen (holds both passports)

Profession: TRANSLATOR AND INTERPRETER,

specializing in simultaneous conference interpretation

Professional memberships and accreditations (most recent to oldest):

* AIIC (Association Internationale des Interprètes de Conférence): Accredited Conference Interpreter - Portuguese A, English B, Spanish C);

* TAALS (The American Association of Language Specialists) - Accredited Conference Interpreter - Portuguese A, English B, Spanish C);

* ATA (American Translators Association: Certified Translator: English into Portuguese;

* SINTRA (Sindicato de Tradutores - Rio de Janeiro – Brazil): Founding Member;

* Certified Simultaneous Interpreter by the Pontifícia Universidade Católica - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

EDUCATION:

1) PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Two-year post-graduate course in Simultaneous Conference Interpreting - 1989.

2) UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE SALVADOR Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Certified Language Teacher - English and Portuguese - 1977.

3) UNIVERSIDAD BOLIVIANA GABRIEL RENÉ MORENO Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Formal Spanish Language Studies - College Graduate Level - 1979.

4) INSTITUTO ARGENTINO-BOLIVIANO - Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Technical Degree as a Bilingual Secretary (Spanish/English) - 1980.

5) AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BANKING - International Banking and

Principles of Banking (1993).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: TRANSLATOR/INTERPRETER - Independent Contractor

General

  • Federal Court Interpreter – on roster for over twelve years (Portuguese>English>Portuguese)
  • Has worked for the U.S. State Department at the Transportation Interministerial Steering Committee Meeting for the Hemisphere as an independent contractor, as well as for the Drug Enforcement Agency, Trade Development Agency, U.S. Southern Command, Organization of American States, The World Bank, African Union, Federal Court, Inter American Development Bank , World Bank, U.S. Attorneys’ Office, among other government agencies, as well as prestigious private companies and organizations, such as IBM, Hewlett & Packard, Unisys, Accenture, Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Monsanto, Texaco, Nortel, Wal-Mart, Arthur Andersen, Deloitte & Touche, Pirelli, Miami Herald, Ingersoll Rand, Caterpillar, Pfizer, Abbot, Briston-Meyers Squibb, Citicorp, Prudential, MONY, American Association of Audiologists, American Association of Endodontists, Odebrecht, Cable & Wireless, BellSouth, Rexair, and many others, as listed below
  • University of Miami - Intensive Language Institute - Portuguese Translator
  • Inter American Press Association - Portuguese/English Booth (interpreting presidents, government authorities, and Nobel prizes of Latin-American countries - minimum of two assignments per year in different countries of the region)
  • Former CBS Telenoticias – Interpreting/Voice-over talent (Spanish into Portuguese)
  • Discovery Channel – live simulcastMiss Universe Pageant – interpreting for the Port-speaking delegates (Portugal, Angola, and Brazil)
  • Audiocom – Voice-over talent – Portuguese (Voice of VARIG and TAM Brazilian Airlines in telephone messages in the United States, DHL, and others).
  • Hundreds of Hours of Independent Medical Examinations, Depositions, and other legal proceedings
  • (Note: consecutive interpreting, such as in depositions, independent medical examinations, and legal appearances in general, not listed in this curriculum for the sake of brevity).
  • Conferences: See below

Specific Conference Assignments:

Listed consecutively, with just client, name of conference, and venue, as they occurred in the course of the year, sparing length and further details for the sake of brevity:

2005: (Up to June, 2005)

Portuguese booth at conferences for numerous clients, within the United States and abroad, in chronological order: National Retail Federation Annual Meeting at the Javits Center in New York - from Jan 15 to 19, 2005; Amway/Quixtar Diamonds Club in Maui, Hawaii - Grand Wailea Hotel - from February 13 to 17, 2005; Spiritist Federation of Florida – Seminar given by Divaldo Pereira Franco, world renowned medium and Spiritism lecturer, on Depression and Obsession-related Phenomena – The Township Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, FL – Feb 20, 2005; Seventh Annual International Roundtable on Competition and Trade Policy by Steel, Hector & Davis, LLP – Biltmore Hotel, Miami, Feb 28; 2005; AstraZeneca Cardiovascular Conference on Crestor (rosuvastatin), Orlando, FL – Mar 5, 2005; IBM 100% Club – The Loews Hotel in Miami, Beach, FL – Mar 6 & 7, 2005; Focus 2005 Brazil – São Paulo and Florida States "State to State, Business to Culture" and "Jobim Sinfônico" - Rose & Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL – March 10 and 11, 2005; I SIANC-I or First Specialized Inter-American Naval Conference on Interoperability – Naval Base in Mayport, Jacksonville, FL – March 8 and 9, 2005; University of Maryland – Divaldo Franco – Mar 12, 2005; CONEXPO – Conference and Expo on Concrete – Mixes of the Future - Las Vegas Hilton, NE – from Mar 14 to 17, 2005; Conference of the American Armies – Second Ad Hoc Doctrine Conference of CAA – Embassy Suites – Miami Airport - April 5, 6, and 7, 2005; AUTODESK Americas Solutions Boot Camp on Fiscal Year 2006 - Wyndham Palace Resort, Orlando, FL – April 11 and 12, 2005; O.A.S. – Organization of American States - Regular Session of CICAD - Comisión Interamericana para el Control del Abuso de Drogas - Hotel Meliá - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - from April 25 to 30, 2005; Press Conferences for Brazilian Documentary "Favela Rising" - Interpreting for protagonists Anderson Sá and José Junior - Miami Beach, FL – May 17 and 18, 2005; Microsoft Conference - Financial Services Latin America CIO Forum at the Breakers Hotel in West Palm Beach, FL - April 19 and 20, 2005; Bridgestone/Firestone Latin America (BFLA) Sales Convention – Barcelo Bavaro Beach Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic – May 29, 30, and 31, 2005; O.A.S. – Organization of American States - 35th Session of the General Assembly – Fort Lauderdale Convention Center, FL – June 5, 6, and 7, 2005.

2004:

Portuguese booth at conferences for numerous clients, within the United States and abroad, in chronological order: Abbot Laboratories – Latin America Sales Force Meeting on Kaletra - Trump International Resort in Sunny Isles, FL – Jan. 17 and 18, 2004; Family Court – Divorce Hearing; FedEx multiple translations; Steel, Hector & Davis, LLP – Second Annual Miami International Arbitration Conference in cooperation with ICDR – International Center for Dispute Resolution, a division of the AAA (American Arbitration Association) – The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, FL – Jan. 29 and 30, 2004; Federal Court – Sentencing – Miami, FL; Florida International University – Family Care Council – Windham Hotel in Weston, FL – Feb. 9 and 10, 2004; Rexair Cleaning System – Rainbow Info Expo at the Convention Center of the Mandalay Bay Hotel, Las Vegas, NE – Feb. 16, 17, and 18, 2004; Amway – The Diamond Club 2004 – Atlantis Hotel in Nassau, Bahamas – From Feb 22 to 27, 2004; Mastercard Latin America & Caribbean Region Board Meeting – The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, FL – Mar. 3, 2004; U.S. Spiritist Council and several other Spiritist Organizations in Washington D.C., Baltimore, Newark, and New York – from Mar 11 to 17, 2004 – interpreting for the most famous medium and international lecturer, representative of Spiritism in the world, Mr. Divaldo Pereira Franco; Citibank Consumer Risk Course – Apr 14 & 15, 2004 – Sheraton Suites, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Abbott Virology Conference on Kaletra – "From Research to Reality" Apr 15, 16, and 17, 2005 – Punta Cana Resort & Club in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; 2004 Latin American Mattel Brands Licensing Summit at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, FL on April 19 and 20, 2004; Hewlett-Packard 2004 Executive Forum at the La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, CA - April 27 and 28, 2004; XXI Inter-American Naval Conference - Grand Hyatt, San Diego, CA - From May 2 to 5, 2004; Rexair Pacesetters Conference at the JW Marriott Phoenix, Arizona - From May 7 to 9, 2004; State Department - Foreign Press Center - Mr. Dale Prince - Reporting Tour for Brazilian Journalists on FTAA issues (University of Miami North-South Center, Miami International Airport, Port of Miami, Miami Herald, Ambassador Cobb, Ambassador Laredo) - Miami, Florida, May 17 and 18, 2004;Johnson & Johnson - Latin American Forum 2004 at the Hilton Miami Airport Towers - Spinal Surgery Program - June 6 and 7, 2004; Nike Spring '05 Conference on Maximum Performance - Beaverton, Oregon - From June 8 to 13, 2004; Conference of the American Armies - II Doctrine Conference - San Antonio, Texas - June 21 (travel day @ $225)) to June 26, 2004 ; J. P. Morgan Latin American Family Advisors Symposium - The Breakers Hotel in West Palm Beach - July 8 and 9, 2004; Exxon Mobil Lubricants & Specialties Americas Update - Ritz Carlton, Coconut Grove, FL - July 13, 14 and 15, 2004; Federal Court Hearings; Mastercard Leadership Forum Peru 2004 - J.W. Marriott Hotel in Miraflores, Lima, Peru - July 22 to 27, 2004; Prudential - 2004 PIIC - Prudential International Insurance Conference - Maui, Hawaii - From July 26 to 29, 2004; Syniverse Solutions 2004 - Users' Group - "Hot Topics in the Tropics." - The Loews Hotel in Miami Beach, FL - June 15 and 16, 2004; ; Quixtar Artistry Experience Program in the Artistry Beauty Institute – Grand Rapids/Ada, Michigan Aug 7, 2004; Florida International Medical Equipment Show in Miami – Miami Beach Convention Center - Eng/Spa/Port - August 18 and 19, 2004; Organization of American States - Second Inter-American Meeting of Ministries of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities - Hotel Sheraton Centro Histórico, Mexico D.F. - August 22 to 25, 2004; AMGEN's Investigators' Meeting in Los Cabos, Mexico - AMG 162 - Sept. 16, 2004; Mission to Africa for the Department of Defense (Defense Threat Reduction Agency) and State Department - São Tomé and Príncipe - Seminar given by the U.S. Marines on how to manage and store arms, ammunition and explosives - from Sept 30 to Oct 10, 2004; Monsanto - DDA (Distinguished Development Award) Meeting in St. Louis, MO (Monsanto Headquarters) - Oct 21 (travel day @ $250) and Oct, 22, 2004; Mastercard International - Business by DESIGN - Corporate Payment Solutions - The Americas Customer Meeting - Sheraton Bal Harbor, Miami, Florida - October 19 to 21, 2004; Annual Monsanto Sales Conference at the J.W.Marriott Ihilani in Honolulu, Hawaii – Oct. 24 to 27, 2004; Amway New Platinum Seminar in Grand Rapids, MI - Special Events Department - From Nov 1 to 4, 2004 - in the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel; 2004 Latin America Leadership Seminar at the Grand Meliá Hotel in Cancun, Mexico - From Nov 8 to 10, 2004; Mastercard Meeting of the Latin America and Caribbean Region Board at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York, NY - Nov 11, 2004; XVII Congress of the Pan-American Trauma Society - Annual Meeting at the Fountainbleu Hotel in Miami Beach on November 18, 19, and 20, 2004; Quixtar Achievers 2004 - 2 sessions - from Dec 2 to 10, 2004 at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort; in addition to numerous Federal Court Hearings, Private Attorneys’ Depositions, Independent Medical Examinations, Examinations under Oath, and various written translations throughout the year for different clients, such as FedEx, Banco do Brasil, Fundación Cisneros, to name a few.

2003:

Portuguese booth at conferences for numerous clients, within the United States and abroad, in chronological order: Federal Court Proceedings, U.S. Southern Command Conference, Miami, FL; Alticor/Amway Seminar, Grand Rapids, MI; IBM Partnerworld 2003 – "Opportunities in Latin America: Latin American Unique Strategy," New Orleans, LA; Spiritist Seminar by Divaldo Franco "Insanity and Obsession and Personal Triumph," Fort Lauderdale, FL; Mastercard Board of Directors Meeting, Greenwich, CT and Mastercard Headquarters in Purchase, NY; IBM 100% Club, Miami Beach, FL; Miami Beach Police Interrogatories; Southern Command Seminar, Miami, FL; University of Florida – Levin College of Law – Fourth Annual Conference on Legal and Policy Issues in the Americas – "Rule of Law in the Americas," Gainesville, FL; AAE – American Association of Endodontics – 2003 Annual Session, Tampa, FL; Rexair – The Rainbow Pacesetter Program, Hollywood, FL; ASTD 2003 – American Society for Training and Development, San Diego, CA; Miss Universe Pageant 2003 – Translating for Miss Brazil and Miss Angola, Panama City, Panama; State Department/Organization of American States/African Union Conference – "Dialogue on Democracy," Coral Gables, FL; Mastercard Latin America and Caribbean Board of Directors Meeting, Santiago, Chile; Spiritist Conference celebrating the 50th Anniversary of St. Joseph Spiritual Church, Newark, NJ; Prudential International Insurance 2003 Meeting, Big Island – Kona, Hawaii; FIME 2003 – Florida International Medical Exposition – Miami Beach Convention Center – A.J. Industries - August 20 and 21, 2003; X Latin Channels Trade Show in Cancún, Mexico – Aug 23 to 25, 2003; Federal Public Defenders’ Office – Interpreting at the Federal Detention Center in Downtown Miami; Christian Charity Spiritist Center – Port> Eng interpreting for Medrado, famous medium from Bahia, Brazil in Deerfield Beach, FL – Sept. 7, 2003; IV IANTC – Inter-American Naval Telecommunication Conference, sponsored by the U.S. Southern Command – Marriott Biscayne in Miami – from September 8 to 12, 2003; Florida International University – Interpreting for Jorge Batlle, President of Uruguay – Miami, FL – Sept 17, 2003; Several Federal Court Assignments in Miami, FL; Bankruptcy Court in Broward County, FL; Circuit Court Hearings in Downtown, Miami; Family Court Hearings in Downtown, Miami; The Americas Linkage Conference – Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce – Radisson Biscayne Hotel in Miami, October 9 and 10, 2003; Ohio State University – Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio – The Affirmative Action in the U.S. and Latin America Symposium – October 13, 2003; The Miami Herald – VII Americas Conference – The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, FL – October 28 and 29, 2003; Mastercard International Board Meeting – Ritz Carlton in Coconut Grove, FL – Nov. 12, 2003; XXII Plenary Meeting of the Brazil – U.S. Business Council – JW Marriott Hotel on Brickell, Miami – Nov. 14, 2003; FTAA (ALCA) Free Trade Agreement of the Americas – Trade Negotiation Committee and Ministerial Meeting at the Intercontinental Hotel, Miami – Nov; 15 to 21, 2003; Spiritist Society of Baltimore, MD – University of Maryland – interpreting for famous medium Raul Teixeira "Health and Spirituality" on Nov. 23, 2003; Mediation at the Center for Conflict Resolution in Miami – Nov. 25, 2003; Wyeth Research Pathologists Meeting – Trump International Sonesta Beach Resort in Sunny Isles, Miami – December 13 and 14, 2003; Citigroup Latin America Regional Town Hall Meeting with Jorge Bermudez, CEO of LATAM operations – Citibank Building in Downtown, Miami – Dec. 19, 2003.

2002:

Portuguese booth at conferences for numerous clients, within the United States and abroad, in chronological order: Best Buy Sales Meeting, Miami, FL; Southern Command – United Counter-Drug Meeting (UCD), Miami, FL; IBM – PartnerWorld Conference, San Francisco, CA; FCB Financial Directors’ Meeting, Miami, FL; Inter-American Press Association (Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa) Mid-Year Meeting, La Romana, Dominican Republic; CBI – Brazil Energy 2002, Miami, FL; Amway International – Latin American Leadership Seminar, Orlando, FL; Brinks Security Systems – Latin American Region Conference, Coral Gables, FL; Accenture IUEC – International Utilities and Energy Conference, Rome, Italy; Miss Universe Pageant 2002 – interpreting for Miss Brazil, Miss Angola, and Miss Portugal, San Juan, Puerto Rico; University of Florida, Law School Seminar, Gainesville, FL; Microsoft Enterprise Solutions Conference 2002, Boca Raton, FL; Rexair – Star Summit 2002, Jamaica; J. P. Morgan Private Bank – Latin American Family Advisors Symposium, Palm Beach, FL; Ford/Firestone/Bridgestone Depositions in Miami and Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; Novartis – Trileptal Conference, New York, NY; OLA Conference – Outdoor Media in Latin America, Miami, FL; Unisys – Telecommunication Seminar, Hollywood, FL; Seventh OTC Latina (Over the Counter Drugs) – Nicholas Hall, Key Biscayne, FL; Federal Court trials and various hearings; Federal Detention Center Inmate Interviews; Prudential Insurance Company Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA; Grace Construction – Concrete Admixtures – Brazil Meeting, Boston, MA; Inter-American Foundation Meeting - Amigo Network "Red Amigo", Miami, FL; Franklin Templeton Securities, Nassau, Bahamas; Mastercard Board of Directors Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri; 2002 BSR (Business for Social Responsibility) – Interpreting for Brazilian Senator Marina Silva, Miami, FL; Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce – Americas Linkage 2002.

2001:

Portuguese booth at conferences for numerous clients, within the United States and abroad, in chronological order: Federal Court Trial, West Palm Beach, FL; Berlitz (Washington Office) – Monsanto Conference "Food, Health, and Hope", Puerto Rico; MONY Conference, Miami, FL; Visa International – Chip Card in Brazil – The Zero Liability Policy, Dominican Republic; Annual International Cosmetics Conference and Exposition, Miami, FL; Accenture (former Arthur Andersen Consulting) International Utilities & Energy Conference, Scottsdale, AZ; Inter-American Press Association Mid-Year Conference, Fortaleza, Brazil; Citicorp/Citibank Annual Conference – Cruise to Bahamas, Mexico, and Jamaica; RaboBank Animal Protein Conference, Naples, FL; Samsung Conference, Miami, FL; Microsoft 2001 Conference – "Leading through Innovation", Miami, FL; Caterpillar – The Williams Group DiSC Seminar, Miami, FL; MONY International Annual Insurance Conference, Orlando, FL; Federal Court; Advances in Bone and Joint Restoration; Rexair Rainbow Star Summit, Puerto Rico; Latin Channels Information Technology Conference, Washington, DC; Sony Music Latin American Meeting, Miami, FL; Outdoor Media – OLA 2001 Third Annual Conference and Trade Show, Miami, FL; INMA – International Newspaper Marketing Association Annual International Conference, San Francisco, SF; Wal-Mart International 2001 Associates Conference and Shareholders Meeting, Bentonville, AK; ITS 2001 – Intelligent Transportation Systems – International Conference and Trade Show, Miami Beach Convention Center, FL; Unisys – VIII Communications Seminar, Miami, FL; Federal Court; Sixth OTC (Over-the-Counter Medication) Conference, Miami, FL; III IANTN Conference – Inter American Naval Telecommunication Conference, Miami, FL; Unisys – Information Technology Seminar for the Public Sector, Miami, FL; NFPA – National Fire Protection Association America’s Fire Expo 2001, Miami Beach, FL; University of South Florida Simulcast on The Emergence of Resistant Pathogens, Tampa, FL; Mastercard Global e-Business Meeting, San Francisco, CA; Prudential Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii; Paysys Payment Systems, Orlando, FL; "La Cumbre" "e-trends – a technology experience for the Airlines" Miami Beach, FL; The Miami Herald – The V Americas Conference, Coral Gables, FL; The Latin Channels IT Conference, Los Angeles, CA; Inter-American Press Association – 57th General Assembly in Washington, DC; Grand Cayman Trial, Grand Cayman, British Islands; Latin Trade Bravo Awards Show and Press Conference; Coral Gables, FL; Odebrecht Construction and Engineering Training Seminar – Siseng System, Coral Gables, FL; Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce "America’s Linkage", Miami, FL; U.S. Southern Command – SURNET 2000, Miami, FL; U.S. Attorneys’ Office – MLAT Brazil – Case 01-3463-CIV-HUCK, Miami, FL.

2000:

Portuguese booth at conferences for numerous clients, within the United States and abroad, in chronological order: IBM Partners Conference, San Diego, CA; Pirelli, Miami, FL; U.S. Southern Command – Conference on Communications, Miami, FL; Mastercard – 2000 Latin America Marketing Committee, Miami, FL; Berlitz – Monsanto, Cancun, Mexico; Conference and Exposition on Cosmetics, Miami, FL; Lingualink – Andersen Consulting – Annual IUEC, Boca Raton, FL; Ericsson, Miami, FL; Inter American Press Association – Mid-Year Conference in Cancun, Mexico; American Academy of Audiology Conference in Chicago, IL; IBM Conference, Las Vegas, NE; Lexicon – Citibank Latin American Conference in Aruba; Microsoft Conference for Government Leaders, Seattle, WA; Federal Court; MONY Annual Conference in Fort Lauderdale, FL; Reunión de Ministros y Altas Autoridades de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Comunidad Iberoamericana y VII Conferencia Científica del Programa CYTED, organized by the Republic of Panama - Primera Reunión de Coordinadores Nacionales Iberoamericanos y Responsables de Cooperación – SENACYT – Reunión Preliminar a la X Cumbre de Jefes de los Estados Iberoamericanos, Panama City, Panama; University of Florida – Legal and Policy Issues in the Americas, Gainesville, FL; Annual Walmart Conference, Bentonville, AK; Deloitte & Touch – Second Annual Latin American Transfer Pricing Summit; Nicholas Hall – OTC Latina 2000 – Over the Counter Drugs Annual Conference; Key Biscayne, FL; AIHH – Interprofessional Watchmaking Association, Miami, FL; Federal Court; World Bank Institute - International Conference on Credit Reporting Systems, Miami, FL; Aventis Pharma – SCM Meeting, Miami, FL; Third Latin-American Candle Manufacturers Conference of ALAFAVE, Miami, FL; Federal Court; Unisys – Conference on Telecommunications, West Palm Beach, FL; Segunda Reunión de Coordinadores Nacionales Iberoamericanos y Responsables de Cooperación – SENACYT – Reunión Preliminar a la X Cumbre de Jefes de los Estados Iberoamericanos, City of Colón, Panama; World Research Group – Latin American Healthcare Summit, Miami, FL; Sixth PIIC – Prudential International Insurance Conference, Maui, Hawai; Inter American Press Association – Panamerican Conference and Inauguration of the Jules Dubois Building (Headquarters), Miami, FL; Bellsouth Seminar for Brazilian Senior Managers – BAPCO – Bellsouth Advertising & Publishing Company, Miami, FL; Inter American Press Association – Cost & Revenue Seminar, Miami, FL; Sensormatic Security Systems Conference, Key Biscayne, Florida; Catholic Relief Services – Emergency Relief Regional Summit Miami, FL; Unisys Conference on Information Technology for the Public Sector 2000, West Palm Beach, FL; Sony Conference – Key Biscayne, FL; The Miami Herald Americas Conference – Coral Gables, FL; Drug Enforcement Agency in cooperation with U.S. Southern Command – Chemical Enforcement Working Group Meeting, Miami, FL; Tellabs Latin America & Caribbean Customer Conference – "Evolution to Next Generation Telecommunication Networks", Boca Raton, FL; Institute of the Americas – Salud Americas 2000 – El Sector de Salud en la Nueva Economía, Coral Gables, FL – The First Spiritist Congress, Miami, FL; SITA – Second Annual Information Technology Conference for Latin America & Caribbean – "Embracing the Future in Partnership", Miami, FL; Inter American Press Association General Assembly, Santiago, Chile; Language Dimension – PANAMCO Seminar for Spouses, Miami, FL; TDA – Trade Development Agency – Power & Energy in the Americas Conference, Houston, TX; Amway Leadership Seminar, Cruise to the Bahamas; X Cumbre Ibero-Americana de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno (interpreted for the President of Brazil, Mr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso and all other presidents and government leaders of Ibero-America), Panama City, Panama; BIAPE – International Bank Ltd. – Inter American Bank of Savings and Loans, Miami, FL; Food & Beverage Conference, Miami, FL; New York University Latin and South American Hotel & Resort Investment Conference, Miami, FL; US Southern Command – Second Annual Conference Western Hemisphere Senior Reserve Leaders, Miami, FL; FEPC, COGEMA & BNFL Nuclear Energy Mission to Brazil – Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, and S. Paulo, Brazil.

1999:

Portuguese booth at conferences for numerous clients, within the United States and abroad, in chronological order: Rexair – Rainbow Latin American Conference, Miami, FL, American Express, Miami, FL; Mutual of New York Insurance Company, Miami, FL; Microsoft, Miami, FL; Nortel Users’ Group, Dallas, TX; Unisys, West Palm Beach, FL; American Express Annual Meeting, Nassau, Bahamas; MONY Annual Meeting, Cancun, Mexico; IBM Latin American Summit, Nassau, Bahamas, Mastercard Marketing Committee Meeting, Miami, Florida; Telenotícias/United Airlines, Miami, FL; IBM - Partners Meeting, New Orleans, LA; Mastercard Executive Meeting, Naples, FL, Annual Meeting of CIAT – Inter American Center of Tax Administration, Miami, FL;, Banco Real/Disney Conference, Orlando, FL; IUEC – International Utilities Executive Conference of Andersen Consulting, Phoenix, AZ; Searle & Pfizer – Conference to Launch Celecoxib, Miami, FL; IAPA – Inter American Press Association Mid-Year Meeting, Jamaica; The Economist – Latin American Banking Summit, Miami, FL; PIIC – Prudential International Insurance Conference, Las Vegas, NE; Unisys – 1999 Conference for Information Technology in the Public Sector, Aruba; Microsoft Government Leaders Conference – Empowering Nations with Technology in Seattle, WA; Telenoticias/United Airlines, Miami, FL; Rexair – 1999 Rainbow World Convention, Las Vegas, NE; AAA – American Academy of Audiology, Miami Beach, FL; Inter American Labor Forum of LIUNA – Laborers’ International Union of Workers, Miami, FL; Mastercard Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.; 1999 Annual Airlines IT Workshop – Latin American and Caribbean – "SITA", Miami, FL; Galileu and Amadeus CRS (Computerized Airline Reservation Systems), Honolulu, Hawaii; Wal-Mart Annual Conference, Bentonville, AK; Hewlett & Packard – Leading the Next Revolution, Coral Gables, FL; IRO-FIET (International Federation of Employees and Technicians) Conference, Jamaica; Unisys – Telecommunication Seminar, West palm Beach, FL; Telenoticias/United Airlines, Miami, FL; Sony International Dealers Conference, San Francisco, CA; Nicholas Hall – Over-the-Counter Drugs Annual Conference, Key Biscayne, FL; Conseco Life Insurance – International Business Forum, Miami, FL; World Research Group – Fourth Annual Latin American Airport Privatization and Development Summit, Miami, FL; Telenotícias/United Airlines, Miami, FL; World Research Group – Conference for ISPs – Internet Service Providers, Miami Beach, FL; MONY International Continuing Education School, Miami Beach, FL; Motion Pictures Association of America – Anti-Piracy Latin America Regional Executive Committee Strategy Meeting, Miami, FL; Paysys Annual Conference, Orlando, FL; Tellabs 1999 – Latin America Customer Conference, Boca Raton, FL; Annual Conference on Criminology Issues, Coral Gables, FL; The Economist, Coral Gables, FL; Bristol-Myers & Squibb, San Francisco, CA; US-Africa Transportation Ministerial Conference at the Carter Presidential Center, Atlanta, GA; Miami Herald – Third Annual Conference of the Americas, Coral Gables, FL; Latin Channels, Puerto Rico; IBM – CIO Conference; Miami, FL; Inter American Press Association General Assembly, Cancun, Mexico; Amway – Annual Leadership Seminar, Cancun, Mexico; Motorola – Latin American Digital DNA Congress, Miami, FL; MONY – Mutual of New York Insurance Company, Miami, FL; Ingersoll Rand, Orlando, FL; X Latin American Conference of Air Compressor Distributors, Orlando, FL; Telecom Latina, Miami, FL; II CESII - Executive Conference of Integrated Information Systems, Orlando, FL; Institute of the Americas – The Transportation Program of the Institute of the Americas, Constructing and Operating Intermodal Networks in the Americas, Coral Gables, FL; Food and Beverage Convention, Miami Beach, FL.

1998:

Portuguese booth at conferences, for numerous clients within the United States and abroad, in chronological order:

MONY International Annual Meeting, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Caterpillar - Distributors Conference, Miami, FL; Mastercard Conference, Miami, FL; Business Week - The Latin American Conference, Miami, FL; IBM - Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA; American Express, Miami, FL; World Research Group - Privatization of Airports in Latin America, Miami, FL; Inter American Press Association Mid-Year Meeting, Puerto Rico; Nortel Users’ Group, Dallas, TX; International Advertising Association (Roast Party with D. Francisco - Univisión), Coral Gables, FL; Microsoft Annual Conference, Boca Raton, FL; Berlitz – Produce Conference and Trade Show, Atlanta, GA; CBS Telenoticias/United Airlines, Miami; FL; Unisys Annual Conference, Cancun, Mexico; United States Marine Corps against Drug Trafficking Conference, Miami, FL; United Methodists Women, Orlando, FL; Rexair - Rainbow Cleaning Systems, Dallas, TX; AT&T - Latin American & Caribbean Customer Advisory Council, Miami, FL; Wal-Mart International Annual Conference and Shareholders’ Meeting, Bentonville, AK; Nicholas Hall - The Third Over-the-Counter Latina Self-Medication Conference, Key Biscayne, FL; CableData - Intelecable Umbrella Group Conference, Coral Gables, FL; Adam’s Group - Sales and Roles of Account Managers in Latin America, Puerto Rico; Annual Latin American Mayor’s Conference, Miami, FL; Pfizer - Launching of "Viagra" in Brazil, Orlando, FL; Discovery Channel – Live Simulcast of "Titanic Live", Miami, FL; Timken Bearings, Boca Raton, FL; Annual MIDEM Conference - Music Industry Trade Show, Miami Beach FL; Paysys Payment Systems Annual Conference, Orlando, FL; Unisys, West palm Beach, FL; 3-COMM Latin America’s Partner Meeting, Puerto Rico; COMDEX - Computers Trade Show - Miami Beach, FL; MONY International Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Amway Corp., Ada MI; Amway Corp./Neutralite Latin American Meeting, Lakeview and Buena Park, CA; Inter American Press Association Annual Assembly, Punta del Este, Uruguay; MIPIM – market Property of the Americas, Miami Beach, FL; MIDEM Financial Conference, Miami, FL; Lucent Technologies, Miami, FL; Unisys LACD on Transportation Strategies for the New Millenium, Boca Raton, FL; Microsoft CTEC Conference, Microsoft Certified Technical Education Center, LATAM Summit ’98, Miami, FL.

1997:

Portuguese booth at conferences for numerous clients within the United States and abroad in chronological order: Lotus Annual Conference, Orlando, FL; IBM Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NE; U.S. Southern Command, Miami, FL; Polygram Latino – Interpreting for the musical Group "É o Tchan" for the press, radio, and television, Puerto Rico; Inter American Press Association Mid-Year Meeting, Panama City, Panama; Phillips Light Bulbs Latin American Meeting; Montego Bay, Jamaica; Contrasting Racism in Brazil and South Africa, Atlanta, GA; Northern Telecom Users’ Group, Dallas, TX; US Southern Command, Miami, FL; Germantown Icebream Conference, Miami, FL; Texaco International Partners Meeting, Nashville, TE; Nike (interpreted for Ronaldinho, celebrity soccer player sponsored by Nike at the World Cup), Miami, FL; 1997 Miss Universe Pageant - interpreting for Miss Brazil and Miss Portugal, Miami Beach, FL; Microsoft Latin American Meeting, Miami, FL; ASTD American Society for Training and Development Conference and Trade Show, Washington, DC; Antártica Beer and Soft Drinks, S. Paulo, Brazil; US Southern Command, Miami, FL; Computer Software, Puerto Rico; Unisys, Boca Raton, FL; Abbot Laboratory, Miami, FL; World Research Group – Pension Fund Reform, Miami, FL; Novell Distributors Conference, Puerto Rico; Annual Latin American Mayors Conference, Miami, FL; Mastercard – XXII Annual Regional Conference, Manaus, Brazil; Conference of the Americas - International Council of Shopping Centers, Miami, FL; IAPA/SIP – Inter American Press Association Meeting on Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, Guatemala City, Guatemala; IAPA/SIP Cost and Revenues Seminar, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Thomas Cook Conference, Miami, FL; Unisys, West Palm Beach, FL; Paysys, Orlando, FL; City of Maimi Hemispheric Health Conference, Miami, FL; Institute of the Americas, Health Issues in the Americas, Orlando, FL; Unisys, West Palm Beach, FL; Nortel, Users’ Group, Atlanta, GA; Citibank, N.A., Aruba; American Express Bank, Miami, FL; COMDEX Computer Fair, Miami Beach, FL; Latin America Wireless Summit, Miami, FL; Business and Social Responsibility Conference, Miami, FL; Caterpillar, Miami, FL; Lafferty Group, Miami, FL; Inter American Press Association Annual General Assembly, Guadalajara, Mexico; Nortel Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Fortune Magazine, Miami Beach, FL; Kimberley Clark, Miami, FL; Visa Regional Advisors Meeting, Miami, FL; Verbatim Conference, Miami, FL.

1996:                   Conferences for numerous clients in chronological order:

IBM partners Conference, Orlando, FL; Lotus Annual Conference, Orlando, FL; Visa, Miami, FL; U. S. Southern Command – Human Rights Conference, Miami, FL; Unisys, West Palm Beach, FL; Telenoticias/United Airlines, Miami, FL; Mastercard, Nassau, Bahamas; Symposium of the Americas, Miami, FL; Direct TV, Miami, FL; Inter American Press Association Mid-Year Meeting, Costa Rica; Wessley & Jessen, Puerto Rico; Babel Ltd. Atlanta, GA; American Express, Ombudsperson Meeting, Miami, FL; US Southern Command, Miami, FL; Mastercard Regional Conference – Cruise to the Bahamas; World Research Group - Latin Media Communications Summit, Miami, FL; Amway, interpreted for first lady of the State of S. Paulo - Ms. Lila Covas, Ada, MI; Latin American Amusement Park Conference and Trade Show, Miami Beach, FL; International Institute of Bioenergetics Analysis, Poconos, NJ; Nike, Portland, OR; Thomas Cook/Mastercard, Key Biscayne, FL; Hewlett & Packard, Miami, FL; American Airlines - Sabre Annual Convention, Miami, FL; Unisys, West Palm Beach; FL; Tupperware, Miami, FL; Northern Telecom - User’s Group Meeting, Dallas, TX; Produce Marketing Association, Atlanta, GA; Amway Annual Conference, Puerto Rico; World Research Group - Second Annual Brazil Telecommunication Summit, Miami, FL; HBO Brazil – Cruise to Mexico; The Second Mercosur Energy Summit, Miami, FL; Case Tractors - 1996 Worldwide Quality Rally, Orlando, FL; Tupperware Management Conference, Miami, FL

1995:                  Conferences for numerous clients in chronological order:

Caribbean Latin American Action on Transportation Issues- US State Department Transportation Interministerial Steering Committee Meeting for the Hemisphere - World Research Group -I.A.P.A. - Inter American Press Association - American Society of Radiologists and Oncologists - Sony Convention - American Airlines Convention, NAMM - National Association of Music Merchants - Novell - Northern Telecom - Autodesk Annual Conference - Interval International - Time Sharing - Kaigan World Media - Inter American Press Association - Mid-year Conference - Avon Annual Convention - I.B.M. Annual Conference - Northern Telecom - CITES Conference

1992-94:            

              Conferences for numerous clients in chronological order:

IAAPA Annual Conference - International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions -

FININVEST - Investment Banking - The Hyatt Hotels Convention - SABRE Annual Conference -Computerized Reservation - SENSORMATIC - Security Systems - MASTERCARD Annual Conference - NORTHERN TELECOM Annual Conference - Telecommunications - EARNST & YOUNG Annual Conference - UNISYS Annual Conference - MICROSOFT Annual Conference - Computers & Banking -AUTODESK Annual Convention - Computers PHILIP MORRIS Annual Latin American Conference - GTECH Annual Conference - On-Line Lottery Technology -

                        

Partial List of Translation and Interpretation Clients (primarily agencies) in the U.S.:

AAT -- Miami

Accents US, Inc. -- Miami

Accurate Communication –

Allied Translations – Panama

American Express Bank

Alticor/ Amway – Ada, Michigan

Audicom – Miami

Audiocom – Miami

Banco do Brasil -- Miami Agency

Berlitz – Washington and Miami

Bownes Grobal Solutions - Washington

Brave Audio Visual – Puerto Rico

Brazilian Consulate -- Miami

Bristol-Myers Squibb

CIAP – Vancouver, BC

Clear Signals – Miami

Compact Communications – Hawaii

Conference and Show Technologies -- Panama

Conference Tech – Miami

CSI (formerly Brahler), California

Design Specialists – Foster City, CA

EMG Translating – Miami

FVR Associates – Orlando, FL

FTAA – Free Trade Agreement of the Americas

Federal Court - Miami

Global Institute – Ft. Lauderdale FL

Global Translations and Interpretations

Haard Translating -- Miami

InLingua – Miami and New Orleans

Institute of the Americas

Inter-American Development Bank

Intergen – International Generating Company

Inter-Trans – Miami

Intex Translations

ISI – Tampa, FL

Isis Group

Language Dimension – Miami

Language Service Bureau -- Miami

Language Solution – Boca Raton, FL

Language Speak – Miami

Language Specialists -- Miami

Legal and Technical Translations – Miami

Lexicon – California

Liaison - Miami

Lingualink, Inc. or CCS -- Los Angeles

Link – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Lopez & Duran Translation and Interpretation Services – Miami

MFM – Management for Meetings –Miami

McNeil/Invizion – Springfield, VA

Multilingua -- Miami

Network OMNI – Miami

Norab – Washington DC

Organization of American States – Washington, DC

Pazos Translating -- Miami

Precision Translating Services Incorporated – Miami

Professional Translating Services – Miami

Prolingo – Orlando, FL

Public Defenders’ Office -- Miami

Showorks – Atlanta, GA

Speak Freely – Maryland

The Cakov Group – Miami

Translations, etc. – Miami

TransPerfect – Washington

Universal Communication - Florida

University of Miami

U.S. Attorneys’ Office - Miami

World Bank - Washington

 

 

 

 

 

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 1986/1991

    Worked for several governmental, federal, and state companies, as well as for multinationals and private organizations in different fields of technical knowledge, such as legal, computer, pharmaceutical, engineering, petroleum, research, etc. Tested and selected to be one of the translators of PETROBRAS S.A. (the Brazilian National Oil Company). Participated in several congresses, panels, and international events as a simultaneous interpreter, with Portuguese, English, and Spanish

    ~ International Criminology Conference - English/Port. Booth

    ~ Rio Othon Palace Hotel - Rio de Janeiro - August 1991

    ~ International Victimology Conference - English/Port. Booth

    ~ Hotel Gloria - Rio de Janeiro - August 1991

    ~ IBM Computer Systems - English/ Portuguese Booth

    ~ Cornell University/Pontificia Universidade Católica (PUC)

   Rio de Janeiro - November 1989

~ Computer Graphics Presentation - English/Portuguese Booth

~ MIT/PUC - Rio de Janeiro - October 1989

~ Escort Interpreting - Traveled within Brazil as Escort for Panamanian Attorney - Rio de Janeiro and S. Paulo - 1989

~ Speech by the Minister of Economy of Taiwan - Rio de Janeiro - 1990

Permanent Employment Positions Held:

BANCO DO BRASIL S.A. - MIAMI AGENCY – Jan., 92 to Apr., 96

Administrative Assistant.

BRASCEP ENGENHARIA LTDA - 1990/1991 - Rio de Janeiro

Full time in-house technical translator - Worked in a PETROBRAS project, translating into English the technical specifications for the construction of several pipeline systems.

ESCOLA AMERICANA DO RIO DE JANEIRO - 1988 - 1991

E.S.L. (English as a Second Language) Teacher Grades 1st. through 6th - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

E.S.L. Teacher (English as a Second Language)

GMEC LTDA. (Self-owned business) - Rio de Janeiro - 1986/1988

PRODUTOS ROCHE QUIMICOS E FARMACEUTICOS S.A. (Hoffmann-La Roche)

Rio de Janeiro - 1985/1986 - Executive Secretary to the President and Pharmaceutical Director.

CITIBANK N.A. (Citicorp)

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil - 1984/1985 Executive Trilingual Secretary to the Corporate Banking Group and Administrative Assistant to the Vice-President Branch Manager. Coordinator of the In-house English Teaching Program.

NL McCULLOUGH, INC NL INDUSTRIES

Houston, TX, U.S.A., 1983, International Department Export Agent, handling several countries.

PETROBRAS - INTERNOR TRADE

Houston, TX, U.S.A. - 1982/1983

Trilingual Administrative Secretary and Export Assistant.

DELSI, INC.

Houston, TX, U.S.A. - 1981 - Contract Position

Vice-President Assistant, person of contact between U.S.A. and Latin America.

BAROID PIGMINA INDUSTRIAL E COMERCIAL S.A.

(Brazilian Affiliate of NL Baroid, Inc. - Headquarters in Houston, TX) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil - 1976/1978. Bilingual Secretary to the Departments of Exploration, Production, and Treating Chemicals, as well as part-time bilingual secretary to the President of the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil - Salvador Branch.

 

LANGUAGES:

Completely trilingual in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. Ability to read, write, and speak fluently, as well as interchangeably translate in all three languages. Teaching degree in Portuguese and English. Attended University in Bolivia for the study of the Spanish language (1980).

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES (AMONG OTHERS):

1)         Federal Court in Miami - Ms. Irene Tomassini, Coordinator of Interpreters –

                  Miami, FL - (305)536-6728

2)         Professional Translating Services - Ms. Maria Cristina de la Vega, President

                                   Miami, Florida - (305) 371-7887

3)      Precision Translation Services, Inc. - Mr. Vicente de la Vega, President

                                   Miami, Florida - (305) 373-7874

                4)      MFM - Management for Meetings - Mr. Frank Ferrer, Partner

                                   Miami, Florida - (800) 814-6548

                5)       Lopez & Duran – Mr. Nelson Duran, Partner

                                   Coral Gables, Florida - (305) 461-4699

                6)       Audicom – Mr. Robert Fernandez, President

                   Miami, Florida – (305) 458-2495

                7)       Brave Audio Vision - Ms. Blanca Suarez, President

                                   Puerto Rico, PR - (787) 758-7026

                8)       Lingualink/CCS - Mr. Kier Millan, President

                                   Los Angeles, CA - (310) 642-2920

                9)       Former Berlitz, now: Bowne Global Solutions – Ms.Anke-Marei

                                  Washington, DC (888) 241-9149 Ext. 169

               10)      Lexicon – Mr. Madison Sagat, President

                                   California – Phone: (888) 283-2001

               11)      Design Specialists – Ms. Naomi Bowman –

                                    California – 1-888-784-0397

               12)      Prolingo – Ms. Natalie Perche

                                    Orlando, FL – 1-800-287-9755

               13)      Alticor – Ms. Tieu O’Brien

                                    Ada, Michigan – (616) 787-7372

               14)     Compact Communications – Mr. Rick Nichols

                                    Hawaii – (808) 732-4604

               15)     McNeil/Invizion – Mr. George Washington

                                   Springfield, VA – 703 822-0020

               16)      LanguageSpeak – Ms. Annete Tadeo, President

                                    Miami, FL - (305) 668-9797

               17)      The Cakov Group – Mr. Steve Cakov

                                     Miami, FL – (305) 854-8181

               18)      Organization of American States – Ms. Camilla Pereira Pinto

                                     Washington, DC – (202) 458-6377

               19)      State Dept. – Foreign Press Office – Mr. Dale Prince

                                      Washington, DC – (202) 504-6320

               20)      Inter-American Development Bank – Mr. Vanderlei Marques

                                      Washington, DC – (202) 965-2722

 

Female, married, two grown children.

Holder of both American and Brazilian passports.

Husband is a university language professor and translator/interpreter;

Special interests: music, singing, dancing, and movies.

Social Security Number: Furnished upon request.

Sula And John Translations * 7081 NW 107th Ct 
Miami, FL * US * 33178