Isabelle T. Olesen

Isabelle T. Olesen

Description

Isabelle Rey Olesen is a conference interpreter, based out of the Washington D.C. greater area. She was born and educated in France. She received rigorous academic training in French>English and English>French interpretation, as well as translation, eventually obtaining a Masters’ degree in those fields. She also has a master’s degree in French and a bachelor’s degree in German from an American university. She is a member of AIIC, TAALS and an ATA-Credentialed Conference and Legal Interpreter. She is also Professionally Qualified to work in Federal Courts (highest level for French) and Court Certified in several States. She passed the US State Department Interpretation and translation tests at all levels and she is also an ATA-Certified Translator.

Isabelle has been working as an interpreter for over 20 years, serving clients such as the US State Department, the IMF, the World Bank, the Organization of American States, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the U.S. Department of Agriculture and numerous Fortune 100 companies.

Driven by her passion for her profession as well as for the ideals of multilingualism, diversity and global relations, Isabelle believes in giving back and is a committed volunteer in several professional associations, where she strives to improve both professionalization for interpreters and recognition of interpreters on the US market. She is currently a member of the AIIC-USA Regional Bureau and the ATA Interpreters Policy Advisory Committee. She was previously a member of the AIIC Task Force on Distance Interpreting, the ATA Remote Interpretation Position Paper Drafting Team and she chaired the AIIC-USA Contact Group on Distance Interpreting.

Language Pairs

ATA-Certified
English
- French
French
- English

Translating Services

Translating

Translating Tools

SDLSDLXTRADOSWordFast

Areas of Specialization

Arts And Humanities - JournalismArts And Humanities - ReligionBusiness - Business (General)Business - Economics & financeBusiness - GeneralEngineering - Engineering (General)Industry & Technology - TelecommunicationsLaw - Banking & financial lawLaw - ContractsLaw - Corporate lawLaw - Law (General)

Interpreting Modes

ConsecutiveSight TranslationSimultaneous

Interpreting Methods

In-personOver-the-phone interpreting (OPI)Remote simultaneous interpreting (RSI)Video remote interpreting (VRI)Whispered interpreting (chuchotage)

Interpreting Services

ConferenceConsecutiveLegal/CourtPhoneSimultaneous

ATA Divisions

French Language DivisionInterpreters Division

Interpreter Credentials

International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC)State Court Certification
Service Type(s)

Translator, Interpreter

Level

Individual

Primary Phone

(815) 494-4168

Location

Bethesda
MD
20814
United States

Native Language(s)

English, French

Degree in Translation & Interpretation

Yes

Years in Business

20+ Years

Education Level

Graduate

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