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The Finnish Translation & Interpreting Service |
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Washington DC |
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7020 Westbury Road
McLean, VA 22101
Phone: 1(703)556-3321 Fax: 1(703)556-3370
E-mail: desmond@finnishtrans.com
Website: www.finnishtrans.com |
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PROFESSIONAL JOBS PERSONALLY HANDLED |
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Translation experience: Legal Materials & Court Documents; Business,
Financial & Technical Document Review; Patents & Patent Applications;
Evidentiary Documents; Medical Records; Certified notarized translations. |
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Interpreting experience: Trials, Depositions, Voice-overs; USCIS (INS)
Hearings; Teleconferences; Live Video Subtitles; Linguistic Consultancy. |
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Certified: Finnish>English, Translators Review Board of Finland (1992). |
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Registered: Administrative Office of the Courts, Annapolis, MD (1996-). |
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US Govt. Security Clearance: Federal Bureau of Investigation (2001-). |
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Memberships: Finnish Translators & Interpreters Association (SKTL);
National Association of Judiciary Interpreters & Translators (NAJIT);
American Translators Association (ATA) and its local chapter (NCATA). |
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Education and Professional Training: BA Modern Languages (French,
Spanish) National University of Ireland; B.Sc. (Architecture) College of
Technology, Dublin. 18 years residence in Finland. Diploma in Finnish
Language from Helsinki University (1972-1974). Diploma from Institut für
Sprachvermittlung und internationalen Kulturaustausch, Bonn (1994). |
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Vendor Contracts with European Commission, Brussels & Luxembourg
(1997-); IMF Bureau of Language Services (1998-); US State Department
(1999-); Internal Revenue Service (1999-); UN Contractual Translation Unit,
New York (2000-); Interpretalk. for Language Services Associates, Willow
Grove, PA (2005-); GlobalLink Translations Ltd, Ontario (2007-). |
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Finnish clients include: Finnish Association of Lawyers; Confederation
of Finnish Industry (TT); Helsinki University of Technology; Union of
Newspaper Publishers; Lemminkäinen; Orion Corporation; Alvar Aalto
Academy; Museum of Architecture; Finnish National Gallery; Ministry of
Education, Ministry of the Environment, and Ministry of the Interior. |
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US Clients include: Embassy of Finland; Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman
& Pavane (NY); Alston & Bird; Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll; Finnegan,
Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner; Jones Day (all of District of
Columbia); Ryan, Ryan, Johnson & Deluca (Stamford); Perry & Spann (Las
Vegas); Stein Ray Harris (Chicago); National Institutes of Health; FDA
Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition; International Food Policy
Research Institute; National Geographic; Nokia Siemens International. |
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Sample feedback: |
"Desmond did a great job. I encourage you to refer him to others."
- William L. Goldman, McDermott Will & Emery, District of Columbia. |
