Benno Mekimi

Contact Information

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Address: 3 Abbott Way, N. Daniel,  90909, Israel  (Show map )
Phone: 1.404.806.0335 (US), Fax: 972-2-993-2555 (IL), Cell Phone: 972-54-749-6698 (IL)

Joined: Nov. 30, 2002, last update Aug. 15, 2009
 Preferred E-mail of Benno Mekimi: send a message

Website: http://arborvista.tripod.com

Working language pairs and rates:

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Services

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Editing, Interpreting, Interpreting – Conference, Interpreting – Court/Legal, Interpreting – Phone, Proofreading, Transcription, Translation, Voice-Over

Specialization

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Translation, interpretation (conference/court/phone,) editing, proofreading, voiceover, narration, management, and project coordination in legal, environmental, public, and private interest domain

Subject Areas

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Advertising, Anthropology, Banking and Financial, Education, Finance, Genealogy/Family History Research, Health, Islamic Studies, Law and Legal, Linguistics, Literature, Medicine - Social Psychology, Philosophy, Psychology, Telecommunications, Tourism and Travel

Voice-Over

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Detailed Description and Voice Samples

Background

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BENNO MEKIMI
3 Abbot Way, N. Daniel 90909, ISRAEL
IL: Tel/fax (972) 2.993.2555  Mobile (972) 54.749.6698
  arborvista@bezeqint.net - http://arborvista.tripod.com - Skype: arborvista

Multilingual Translator and Editor of speech and text for discerning clients.
I translate German, Arabic, Hebrew, Romanian, Yiddish, and English to the latter 4.

Experience
11/01 – present - Freelance Interpreter. 
Translation, editing, proofreading, voiceover, narration, management, and project coordination of materials in legal, environmental, public, and private interest concerns.
12/00 – 11/01 - Linguistic Editor, Hever Translators’ Pool (Intl.) Ltd., Tel Aviv, Israel. 
Editing, writing, translating, and consulting on usage for texts in English, Romanian, German, Arabic, Yiddish, and Hebrew.
10/99 – 11/00 - Linguist, US Justice Dept., Monitoring and Transcription Unit. 
Real-time data interpreting and analysis in advanced clearance facilities throughout the USA.  Federal wiretap-certified.
10/98 – 10/99 - Software Marketing Coordinator, H2 Software, Haifa, Israel.
Researched, prospected, and cultivated markets in Europe and North America for optical character resolution startup.
6/95 – 9/98 - Arrears and Collections Negotiator, Faerber Law Firm, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Ranked #3 of 96 portfolio managers, managed unit of 11 collectors.
8/92 – 6/95 - Freelance Interpreter, USA. 
Translated materials of broadly variant levels of complexity, volume, and priority. 
Various clients and tasks:
* Sole simultaneous translator for CNN’s four-hour global coverage of Rabin funeral.
* Multilingual dubbings and voiceovers for Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Industries’ films.
* Interpreter for Berlitz International, Inc., in Federal Courts throughout USA.
89 – 92 - Translator and Telex Operator, Data-Net Communications, Tel Aviv/London.
Real-time translation of incoming messages and transmission to European relay station, personnel management, and writing work plans for 20-employee facility.
Education
99 - Western Galilee College, Israel. Technical Writing Course
87 – 90 - Bar Ilan University. Linguistics and Literature studies.

Software

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• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Photoshop
• PageMaker
• PowerPoint
• Robohelp
• STAR Transit
• TRADOS
• Wordfast
• Windows XP, Word XP, Trados 5.5, Office Pro 2000, McAfee VirusScan 4.0.4, PDF + DTP

Platform & Hardware

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Pentium IV, desk jet printer, fax machine, scanner, ADSL + dialup backup access

Accreditations

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US DoJ Linguistic Proficiency Exam, Berlitz certification as US Federal Court interpreter in Romanian and Hebrew, ALTA certification as Heb>Eng>Heb interpreter

Payment Options

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Benno Mekimi accepts payments through the following payment processors: