Eduard Papaj - DVTA



Eduard Papaj

2607 E. Ontario Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134

(267) 918-4706

edpapaj13@

OBJECTIVE: Seeking a position as a freelance interpreter for Albanian and Greek languages.

EDUCATION:

Arcadia University, Glenside, PA Fall 2014 to Present

• Pursuing a degree in Mental Health

Arcadia University, Glenside, PA Summer 2010 - Spring 2014

• Program- Graduate, Degree – MA in Counseling Psychology

• Curriculum - School Counseling, 3.33 / 4.0

• Dual Certified – Elementary and Secondary School Counseling

Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Summer to Fall 2009

• Liberal Arts 3.8 / 4.0

Saint Joseph University, Philadelphia, PA May 2007 – May 2009

• Pursuing a Master’s Degree in Secondary Education

• GPA: 3.85 / 4.00

Villanova University, Villanova, PA Fall 1999 – December 2004

• Commerce and Finance Major from Fall 1999 - Summer 2002

• Degree in Bachelor of Arts

• GPA: 2.57 / 4.00

Interpreter Coordinator / Freelance Interpreter May 2005-Present

Language Service Consultants Inc (LSC)

117 Forrest Avenue, Narbeth, PA 19072

• Assist the President with everyday operations.

• Schedule and coordinate assignments for clients requiring interpreters.

• Retrieve and forward translation projects to and from clients.

• Proofreading of translation projects.

• Translate written medical documents

Freelance Interpreter

Phoenix Language Services December 2015 to Present

971 Cornwells Avenue,

Bensalem, PA 19020

• Consecutive/Simultaneous Interpreting from:

English-> Albanian /Greek and

Albanian/Greek-> English

Freelance Interpreter March 2015-Present

Global Arena

230 South Broad Street, Suite 1605

Philadelphia, PA 19102

• Interpreting Greek and Albanian for non English speaking clients in person and over the phone

• Attended a Two Hour Global Arena Interpreting Certification

Freelance Interpreter Fall 2012 - Present

Language Services Associates (LSA)

455 Business Center Drive - Suite 100 - Horsham PA, 19044

• Interpreting Greek and Albanian for non English speaking clients in person and over the phone for:

Mental health (Friends Hospital), Medical (Temple, Jefferson, Einstein, Jeans, CHOP, Hahnemann), DHS, City of Philadelphia Public Health, Legal (First Judicial, Municipal/Family/Traffic/Divorce/Bucks County Court), Delaware County District Court

Freelance Interpreter Spring 2015 to Present

Ad Astra Inc.

Silver Spring, MD

• Consecutive Interpreting from English-> Albanian/Greek and

Albanian/Greek-> English

Freelance Interpreter Spring 2015 to Present

Legal Interpreting Services

26 Court Street, Suite 1005, Brooklyn, New York 11242

• Consecutive Interpreting from English-> Albanian/Greek and

Albanian/Greek-> English

Freelance Interpreter

Eterpreting Spring 2015 to Present

633 W. Rittenhouse Street, Suite 1021A, Philadelphia, PA 19144

• Consecutive Interpreting from English-> Albanian/Greek and

Albanian/Greek-> English

Freelance Interpreter

AccessOnTime

3210 Lake Emma Rd., Ste. 3090, Lake Mary, FL 32746

• Consecutive Interpreting from English-> Albanian/Greek and

Albanian/Greek-> English

Freelance Interpreter

CRISTALDO Interpreters and Translator Spring 2015 to Present

Philadelphia, PA

• Consecutive Interpreting from English-> Albanian/Greek and

Albanian/Greek-> English

Freelance Interpreter Fall 2014 – Present

CETRA US, LLC

7804 Montgomery Avenue, Elkins Park, PA 19027

• Consecutive Interpreting from English-> Albanian/Greek and

Albanian/Greek-> English

Freelance Interpreter Summer 2015 - Present

NATIONALITIES SERVICE CENTER (NSC)

1216 Arch Street, 4th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107

• Consecutive Interpreting from English-> Albanian/Greek and

Albanian/Greek-> English

Freelance Interpreter Summer 2015 - Present

Niki’s Int’l Ltd.

4601 Charlotte Park Dr #160, Charlotte, NC 28217

• Consecutive Interpreting from English-> Albanian/Greek and

Albanian/Greek-> English

Bilingual Counselor Assistant January to June 2011

Philadelphia School District (PSD)

440 N. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19130

• Assisted school counselors at Conwell Middle School, Franklin Learning Center High School, Farrell Elementary school in Philadelphia School District with interpreting/translations, tutoring, mentoring and other duties.

CERTIFICATIONS:

• Completed the 40 hour Bridging The Gap Medical Interpreting Program (July 2015)

• Certificate in HIPAA (November 2015)

• Passed the Interpreter Skills Test (administered by Language Line University, December 2015)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

DVTA (Delaware Valley Translators Association)

VOLUNTEER WORK:

• Philabundance Community Food Center (Volunteer)

601 West Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

FOREIGN LANGUAGES: Albanian (Fluent), Greek (Fluent), English (Fluent)

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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