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MY PROFESSIONAL RESUME Radovan Pletka Ph.D.

INTERPRETING

  • Freelance conference interpreter for Department of State, including interpreting for 3 US presidents, secretary of state and other officials
  • Consecutive or simultaneous interpreter for a number of Czech and Slovak delegations - journalists, supreme court judges, mayors, university deans, health care professionals, etc. - in the U.S. for USA and other agency programs
  • Conference interpreter for Czech Minister of Defense during his visit in the U.S.
  • Simultaneous interpreter for U.S. military and police training courses
  • Simultaneous interpreter for a number of Czech and Slovak labor and union delegations in Washington, D.C.
  • U.S. courts interpreting experience, Colorado, California and other states
  • Language testing for U.S. Department of State and private U.S. companies
  • Interpreter for members of Czechoslovak presidential delegation in Washington, D.C.

TRANSLATING

  • Translations of manuals and other materials for government agencies and U.S. companies
  • Translation and revision of Czechoslovak statutes and agreements for the U.S. Department of State, DOJ and several D.C. and other law firms
  • Translation of contracts, business documents, letters and other materials for American companies doing business in Czech and Slovak Republics
  • Technical translation, including nuclear power plant contracts, textile patents and agricultural, medical, banking and computer materials
  • Czech/Slovak tape transcripts/translations for U.S. agencies and private companies

CONSULTING

  • Evaluation of Czech/Slovak language materials, including military texts
  • Testing of Czech language students and interpreters for U.S. government and universities
  • Consulting for several law firms - evaluation of contracts and proposals for possible cultural bias and advertising mishaps
  • Assisting National Democratic Institute with preparation of a bipartisan international observer delegation for the Czechoslovak elections

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., History of Journalism, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1987
  • MA, TV Journalism, Charles University Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1977

LANGUAGES

Czech, Slovak, English

MEMBERSHIP

ATA - American Translators Association

REFERENCES

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CONTACT

Please, use any of the following contacts:

(202) 470 6886
(703) 980 8554 cell
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