Ralitsa Combs

Description

EXPERIENCE: Staff Language Specialist for the Office of Language Services, U.S. Department of State. Serve as conference interpreter from/into Bulgarian at the highest level of government as needed; translate and review official documents in Bulgarian and English, such as treaties, exchange agreements, extraditions, diplomatic notes, legislation, correspondence.
Client base includes McDonald's Corporation, USDA, Bowne Global (Berlitz), Johnson&Johnson Corp., Rotary International, National Geographic Society, etc. Translated over 20 films into Bulgarian, such as "Gladiator" and "The Diary of Bridget Jones."
QUALIFICATIONS:
Passed all levels of the U.S. Department of State English-to-Bulgarian qualification exams (conference, seminar, escort, translation). 17+ years experience as a judicial interpreter. Medical Interpreter Certificate from Chicago Health Outreach. M.A. in English Language (T&I specialization; Russian language - minor). SERVICES: Translation, interpretation (conference, judicial, telephonic, seminar, escort, consecutive, simultatenous), editing, film translation, VOICEOVER, subtitling, wiretap transcription/translation, cultural evaluation.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Arts and Humanities, Law (immigration, personal injury, tax, social security, law enforcement, constitutional law), Government (national and local), Business (management, human resources), Finance (banking, financial instruments), Military (weapons systems, emergency management), Medicine (clinical trials, public health, pharmaceuticals, psychiatry), International Affairs, Education, NGOs, Agriculture, Biotechnologies, Cooperatives, Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate, City Planning, National and Local Government, Media and Journalism, Restaurant and Hospitality Industry, Sports (soccer), Finance, Agriculture, Library and Information Science, FEATURE AND DOCUMENTARY FILM TRANSLATION AND EDITING.
Resume, references, translation samples, voice demos and peer and client references available upon request.