BENNO MEKIMI
USA (1) 404.537.2226 off./697.4856 mob. arborvista@yahoo.com

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Experience

11/01 – present

Freelance Linguist.  Translation, editing, proofreading, voiceover, narration, interpretation and project management

12/00 – 11/01

Linguistic Editor, Hever Translators’ Pool (Intl.) Ltd. Tel Aviv, Israel.  Editing, writing, translating, and usage consulting for translation into English from French, Romanian, German, Arabic, Yiddish, and Hebrew.

10/99 – 11/00

Linguist, US DOJ, Monitoring and Transcription Unit.  Real-time data interpretation and analysis in advanced clearance facilities throughout US.  Wiretap-certified.

8/92 – 9/99

Freelance Linguist, USA.

Comprehensive language services for broad range of disciplines and clients, including:

·   Sole simultaneous translator for CNN’s four-hour global coverage of Yitzhak Rabin funeral.

·   Multilingual voiceovers for Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Industries’ films.

·   Berlitz International, Inc. interpreter in SE Circuit Federal Courts.

89 –

92

Translator/Manager, Data-Net Communications, Tel Aviv-London.  Real-time translation of incoming messages and transmission to European relay station, personnel management, and drafting work plans for 20 employees.

Education

99

Western Galilee College, Israel.  Technical Writing Course.

87 –
90

Bar Ilan University.  BA studies in Linguistics and Literature.