THE FIRST RULE OF TRANSLATION: MAKE SURE YOU KNOW AT LEAST ONE OF THE BLOODY LANGUAGES!

EXPERIENCE

January 2019 to present

PORTUGUESE HEALTHCARE INTERPRETER, PREMIUM LINGUISTIC SERVICES, LONDON

Facilitating conversation and maintaining conversational flow between patients and healthcare providers. Receiving and translating patient’s questions to medical doctors regarding medical procedures and information. Interpreting oral information and facilitating verbal communication between patients, families and staff.

March 2018 – October 2019

ENGLISH TO PORTUGUESE TRANSLATOR, SUBCONTRACTOR AT MARIANA ALCÂNTARA TRANSLATIONS

Translated and Proofread various types of documents, including Tourism, Lifestyle, Health & Fitness, Internal and External Communications, Press Releases, Web contents (technology and tourism), among others (English to Brazilian Portuguese).

March 2017 to present

PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY INTERPRETER, FREELANCE INTERPRETER, LONDON

Offering general support to customers as interpreter, assisting them in opening bank accounts, jobcentres interviews, registering them at the GP as well as accompanying them in appointments at the GP/hospitals and in parent-teacher meetings, making phone calls on their behalf and teaching English for beginners.

September 2016 - March 2017

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND PORTUGUESE INTERPRETER, ABRAS (BRAZILIAN ASSOCIATION), LONDON

Identifying benefits to which clients were entitled and assisting them in making their claims, including advice, form filling and making phone calls on their behalf to local councils, jobcentres and HMRC. Offering general support to customers as interpreter, assisting them in opening bank accounts, interviews at the jobcentre to obtain the NIN, appointments at the GP and hospitals. Answering enquiries and offering support in person, by telephone or email and registering new members in the system.

July 2014 - August 2016

EDUCATIONAL ONLINE PLATFORM COORDINATOR AT CLUBE ALUNO (STUDENT CLUB - SISTEMA.CLUBEALUNO.COM.BR), BRAZIL

Training and leading a team of 8 teachers in the following subjects: History, Sociology, Philosophy, Portuguese, Literature and English. Providing support for teachers and students. Creating and developing teaching materials. Ensuring the overall quality of the content produced by the teachers.

March 2009 - May 2015

WEB TOURISM WRITER, THE DIKTYO (VIAGEMHOJE.COM/AUTHOR/MIRIAMWALTRICK), BRAZIL

Writing various articles about travel and tourism, suggesting where to go, where to stay, places to visit, how to make travel budgets and some others general tips for the travellers. Published articles can be provided for inspection.

March 2008 to December 2008

CONTRIBUTOR JOURNALIST, BRASIL ETC MAGAZINE, LONDON

Writing various articles about Brazilian and Portuguese issues. Published articles can be provided for inspection.

November 2005 - March 2008

CONTRIBUTOR JOURNALIST, REAL MAGAZINE, LONDON

Writing for the tourism section, an opinion column and various articles about Brazilian and Portuguese issues. Published articles can be provided for inspection.