Barreiro High School – Lisbon, Portugal, with English and Portuguese as two of the major subjects:
from
1971-09-01
to
1975-07-01
Diploma in English Translation – Oxford International School, Lisbon – Portugal:
from
1975-10-01
to
1976-10-01
Sworn Translator in the English and Portuguese languages, duly admitted by order of the Supreme Court of South Africa (Witwatersrand Local Division). Case No. 86/19680:
from
1986-10-01
to
2025-05-04
Accredited in Simultaneous Interpreting (English-Portuguese-English) by the South African Translator’s Institute :
from
1994-10-01
to
2025-05-04
Other Qualifications
Chartered Insurer (Chartered Insurance Institute – London, UK (1991))
LLB degree in Law at UNISA University of South Africa).
Qualified Military Nurse and Paramedic (1969-1973) – Portuguese Defence Force:
from
1969-10-01
to
1991-10-01
Since 1988, I have been engaged as a Portuguese interpreter at labour conferences/meetings organized by the International Metalworkers Federation, International Chemical Workers Federation, NUMSA. Worked also for the SA Dept of Transport as an interpreter during negotiations with Brazilian and Mozambican counterparts.
Started work as a consecutive interpreter in 1988 with liaison interpreting for SA companies investing and operating in Angola and Mozambique, regarding face to face negotiations between executives and senior and technical staff. Acted also as consecutive interpreter during visits by Portuguese speaking executives to S.Africa, including the representatives from the petro-chemical and sugar industries.
Portuguese interpreter during the Brazilian soccer team’s visit to SA in 1996 for the Nelson Mandela Inauguration Challenge. Accompanied South African delegations representing South African financial institutions during their travels to Angola (1989 to 1995) for private negotiations on certain investment projects (vg. Cabinda Port Project).
Interpretation specialization:
Agriculture | Oil and gas | Chemistry and chemical technologies
Interpretation language pairs:
Portuguese - French | French - Portuguese | English - Portuguese | Portuguese - English
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