Nora Bessaha-Connolly
LINGUISTIC TRANSLATIONS - Sunnyside, NY 11104, USA
Email: Nora@Linguistic-Translations.com | Website : http://www.Linguistic-Translations.com
Experience
Linguistic Translations – French Translator & N.Y. State Court Interpreter – 2002 - Present
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Coordinate full French-English translation production cycles for legal, industrial, commercial and financial
projects.
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Negotiate employment contracts with various vendors and agencies.
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Translate, edit, and proofread French and English texts while utilizing industry glossaries and style guides to
ensure the accuracy and full transparency of the translations.
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Maintain an organized database of invoices, payments, and employment contracts for all jobs.
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Translated, interpreted and edited highly sensitive projects for the government, major corporations, as well as
publicized lawsuits.
SOME SAMPLE WORK PROJECTS:
Translation Project:
Ongoing Legal Government and Medical Translation Projects (Legal Interpreting Services, NY)
Interpretation Project:
The Department of Education – Testing (TheBigWord)
Audio Transcription Project:
Transcription/Translation of Legal Testimony for Publicized Convicted Case (Access On Time, FL)
Editing Project:
Annual Report & EDF Engineer Manual, Edit FR>EN. (AGS TRADUCTION, Paris, France)
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF THE ARTS – Development Research Intern – July 2014 – Dec 2014
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Provided administrative and research support to Press Liaison for various internationally acclaimed artists.
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Managed press for various art exhibits.
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Researched potential donors and created donor profiles using Raisers Edge.
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Assisted Director of Development with planning of future exhibitions and prospecting potential donors.
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Promoted from Operations Intern to Development research Intern within 3 months.
SALANS INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM LLP - Legal Secretary – 2008-2010
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Handled administrative operations at mergers and acquisitions firm.
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Coordinated calendars and scheduling meetings and appointments.
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Managed heavy call volume and served as a reliable and friendly liaison between the Partners and those calling.
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Collaborated with accounting department to prepare deadline-sensitive monthly billing.
CAISSE DES DEPOTS ET CONSIGNATIONS INVESTMENTS – Administrative Assistant – 2006 -2008
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Made and responded to calls on Trader Console Phone lines for the Team.
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Drafted and finalized all documents emails and presentations for the Team.
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Coordinated Travel and expenses for Executives.
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Translated French Financial Corporate materials, documents and monthly newsletters.
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Administrative duties also included: heavy phone work for the Emerging Markets Fixed Income area, as well as preparing and
editing documents and presentations.
Education
New York State Court Interpreter – Interpreter Certification
iInterpreters.com – Simultaneous / Consecutive Legal French Interpreter Training
Bromberg & Associates LLC – French Legal Interpreter Education Online Courses & Certificate
NY Paralegal School – Paralegal Certificate
Columbia University – Paris, France – M.A. in French Cultural Studies / Thesis: Mural Art
New York University – NY, USA – B.A. in Politics and French
Creative Courses:
MOOD FABRICS U - Beginner Fashion Drawing Illustration Course I – Fall 2015
MOOD FABRICS U - Beginner Sewing Course I – Summer 2015
The City Quilters – Intro to Sewing – Spring 2015
School of Visual Arts (SVA) - Cartooning Basics – Summer 2013
Fashion Institute Of Technology – Rendering Basics I – Summer 2012
Fashion Institute Of Technology – Basic Drafting I – Fall 2012
Skills
Fluent spoken and written French. Basic Spanish. Elementary German.
SDL Trados Studio 2014, Multi-term. Fluency Now.
Express Scribe, Adobe Acrobat, MS Word, MS Excel, Photoshop.