Milijana Trobradovic

E-mail: milijana@mindspring.com

Cell phone: 678 267-5386

Fax number: 678 826-0799

Skype: mtrobradovic

Yahoo instant messenger: medtranslations@yahoo.com

                                   Professional experience

Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services of Atlanta

Accredited Representative, Bureau of Immigration Appeals (BIA)

April   2005 – June 2007

Represented clients at Naturalization and permanent residence interviews before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS)

Interpreted for the clients and naturalization and permanent residence interviews and hearings before the US Citizenship and Immigrations Services (CIS)

Developed curriculum for and taught Naturalization workshops.

Continued tasks assigned or assumed as a legal assistant.

Translated birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates for the UCIS

Legal Assistant     

 January 2005- April 2005                                                                                                                                           

Assisted attorney in all facets of providing immigration legal assistance to clients

Prepared forms, applications and petitions for permanent residents, naturalization

and family immigration applicants

Coordinated application workshops for Department of State family reunification

Tracked billing matters related to a State of Georgia grant for refugees.

Managed agency’s interpretation and translation program

Providing interpretation for the clients at the USCIS

Translated birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates for immigration purposes

The Christian Council of Metropolitan Atlanta        

Program Coordinator of “The Newcomers Outreach Project”

September 1998- October. 2000

Coordinated the program, supervised projects staff and developed new projects.

Continue providing interpretation and translation services for clients form former Yugoslavia in different aspects of their life.

Program Assistant for “The Newcomers Outreach Program”

February 1997-September 1998

Assisted new arriving refugees from former Yugoslavia with their social adjustment needs. In addition to social work component all of the services provided to the clients included interpretation and translation from the health care settings ( doctors offices, hospitals and medical clinics) to schools, courts, employment related interpretations , work compensations and etc.

Freelance Experience from 1997- present

Interpretation Experience

Interpreted as a freelance contractor in different hospitals, doctor’s offices, Department of Children and Family Services, schools through metro Atlanta area, Social Security Administration

Interpreted at depositions and court hearings

Interpreted at the USCIS interviews and hearings

Interpreted at immigrating court hearings

Consecutive and simultaneous interpreting for different companies for refugee orientations, HR and employment orientations, managerial meetings, health related conferences and trainings

Phone interpreting for former INS, Social Security Administration and DFCS.

Conference Interpreting

Conference interpreting in organization of USA Aid and World Learning on the subject of Village and Rural Tourism in La Crosse, Wisconsin from October 1^st –October 22^nd

Translation Experience

Translated HIPA rules

Translated breast exam flyer for local hospital

Translated numerous flyers for schools and social service agencies

Translated various medical and psychological documents for different agencies and individuals (Serbian-English, English-Croatian, Croatian-English, Bosnian-English, English-Bosnian)

Translation of intake questionnaire for Catholic Social Services Mental Health Project (English –Bosnian) 5000 words

Translated the birth, marriage, death and divorce certificates for immigration purposes

Translated diplomas and school certificates, college curriculums and indexes (Serbian-English, Bosnian-English)

Translated personal and employment related letters

Translated CV’s, grant letters and applications for different artist from Former Yugoslavia (Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia)

Translated employment manuals (English-Croatian) 6000 words

Translated Drivers Examination Test (English to Bosnian) 3000 words

Translated various legal documents from contracts, power of attorney, summons, charging documents and etc. (English-Croatian, English –Bosnian, Serbian-English):

Translation of cooperative agreement for community based organization from English into Serbo-Croatian (10,000 words)

Translation of power of attorney from English-Bosnian, Bosnian-English, English –Croatian , English-Montenegrian 3000 words

Translation of retainer agreements for immigration and criminal attorneys from English-Croatian, English-Bosnian, English-Serbian

Translation of domestic violence shelter survey (English-Bosnian) 6000 words

Translation of hardware manual (English-Croatian) 3000 words

Translation of different medical and psychology related materials (English-Serbian, Serbian-English, and Bosnian-English, English-Bosnian, Croatian-English, English-Montenegrian)

Translation of the food product labels (English-Croatian) 2000 words

Translation of the newspaper articles (Croatian-English) 10,000 words

Translation of 10 litigation / medical cases (Croatian-English) 40,000 words

Translation of charging and interrogation documents (Croatian-English) 1,400 words

Translation of dental related materials (English –Croatian) 2,000 words

Translation of medical related materials (English-Serbian) 10,000 words

Translation of 15 litigation cases (English-Serbian) 20,000 words

Editing Experience

Edited “Peers for Pairs” translated manual for Jewish Family &Carrier Services (English-Bosnian)

Edited medical and psychology /developmental translations

Edited a brochure of multiple sclerosis study (English-Serbian) 12,000 words

Transcription Experience

Transcribed phone interpretation for work compensation case (Bosnian into English)

Transcribed audio files about discovery of pyramids in Bosnia (48 minutes of audio files transcribed in Bosnian and translated into English).

Language Tester (Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian)

 Active ACTFL Language Tester since May 2008

Education and training

UGA Continuing Education, Paralegal Certificate March 2007

GA Perimeter College, Decatur GA               

Associate Degree in Science majoring in Psychology

Medical College         Novi Sad, Yugoslavia     1990-1995

Completed pre-med and some clinical courses

Two college level English courses (medical English)

Nursing High School Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

Major: General Nursing

From four years of high school level English, two years focused on general health and nursing topics

Medical Interpreting Certificate, Atlanta GA   July 1998

Bridging the Gap

Medical Interpreting Certificate, Decatur, GA October 2004

Bridging the Gap

Court Interpreting Training, Atlanta GA   August 2005

GA Court Commission for Interpreters

ACTFL Language Certification, Certified tester of Serbian/Croatian and Bosnian Language since May,2008

Hobbies:

Editor of Women’s Page in Balkan Link Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian newspaper in Atlanta GA from February 2000- July 2206

Editor and column writer for Women’s Page in Balkan Link first newspaper in Atlanta, GA in Bosnian/ Serbian/Croatian newspaper

Interviewed a few famous people from former Yugoslavia such as pop star Bajaga and singer of pop group “Crvena Jabuka” and many successful and interesting women in Atlanta community from social workers, painters, writers and etc.

Column Writer of Cultural Page in Balkan Link from February 2000- now

Writing  monthly column in Serbo-Croatian language about cultural happenings in Atlanta, GA

References available upon request

Native speaker of Serbo-Croatian (Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian)

• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• PowerPoint