Albertina Anthea Avdic 14 RUST HILL ROAD Levittown, PA 19056
ALMAC/ ICTI, Yardley, Pennsylvania Manager, Language Services Department (October 2005 to Present) Responsibilities include: Managing Language Services Department; Implementation (into the IVR Systems) and Validation Process for 45+ languages written in VV, C++ and Parity and recorded in .WAV, .VOX and .mp3 formats. Supervising linguistic staff (bilingual and multilingual). Translating, proofreading medical, pharmaceutical and general documents in Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian languages. Working as a professional voice over for the recording of Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian languages for the clinical trials IVR Systems and in-house translator, proofreader, editor.
SELF EMPLOYED Freelance Translator/Interpreter/Voiceover (1997 to present) Translation, proofreading, professional editing – medical, pharmaceutical, general business, Web, marketing, personal, legal documentation. Professional voice over for Croatian language. Can do Serbian, Bosnian and Italian per request. Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting. Also Croatian language counseling, on-site consecutive recording, tutoring. Languages: Croatian (native language), Serbian and Bosnian in both Latin and Cyrillic letters (fluent).
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
ICTI , Yardley, Pennsylvania Technical Services Leader, Language Group (March 2005 to October 2005) Managing, supervising and leading System Developers during the Development of IPF/LNG for Parity languages and new versions of VAP/WAP/DLLs. Supervising and leading bi-lingual and multilingual staff working on Implementation/Validation Process. Also, leading the Prompts Project - standardization and management of the written and recorded prompts in English and 45 foreign languages (including Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian languages). Also – working as a permanent professional voiceover for Croatian and Serbian recordings (voiceover) and in-house translator/proofreader/editor. Group Leader, Language Services (October 2004 to March 2005) Managing, supervising and leading System Developers and leading bi-lingual and multilingual staff working on Implementation/Validation Process. Translation, proofreading, editing, recording, verification and testing (English into Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian languages). Senior Language Specialist (December 2002 to October 2004) Translation, proofreading, editing, recording, verification and testing (English into Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian languages). Creating new documentation, methodology, process and glossaries for the Language services Department. Validation Analyst – Language Specialist (May 2002 to December 2002) Validation and testing of Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian languages by running Language Acceptance Testing. Translation, proofreading, editing, recording, verification and testing (English into Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian languages). System Developer – Language Specialist (November 2000 to May 2002) Developing VAP/WAP/DLL for 40+ languages. Consultations, recordings, verification and testing in Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian languages. Translation, proofreading, editing, recording, verification and testing (English into Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian languages).
LSM OF NJ, IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE DEPARTMENT , Trenton, NJ Case Manager (November 1999 to November 2000) Manage, counsel non-English speaking refugees to facilitate their assimilation into American society. Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting. Translation, proofreading, editing of legal documents and medical records for immigration court and other federal, state and local agencies.
SELF EMPLOYED Freelance Translator/Interpreter (July 1997 to present) Translation, proofreading, professional editing – medical, pharmaceutical, general business, Web, marketing, personal, legal documentation. Professional voice over for Croatian language. Can do Serbian, Bosnian and Italian per request. Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting. Also language counseling, on-site consecutive recording, tutoring. Languages: Croatian (native language), Serbian and Bosnian in both Latin and Cyrillic letters (fluent). Clients included professional language companies, schools, medical institutions, non-profit organizations, government offices, courts, banks, media, other business and private individuals. Major clients: Amgen/Abbott/Acuity Pharmaceuticals/Agouron/Aventis Pharma/AstraZeneca/Baxter Healthcare/ Boehringer Ingelheim/Biogen/Biogen Idec/Bristol-Myers Squibb/Boston Scientific/Braintree Laboratories/Biovail/Celltech/Centocor/Cordis/Dupont/ Elan Pharma/Glaxo- Wellcome/Genentech/Genaera Corporation/Wyeth/Gilead Sciences/GlaxoSmithKline/Genentech/i3 Research/ICTI/ISIS Pharmaceuticals/Janssen/Lilly/Medicines Company/Merck/ Millenium Pharmaceutical/Mathematica/Myogen/National Institute of Health- NIH/Novartis/Neurex/ONO Pharmaceuticals/Otsuka/Otsuka America/Parke- Davis Pfizer/Procter & Gamble/Roche/Sankyo/Sanofi-Syntelabo/Sanofi- Aventis/Sugen/TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries/Theravance Inc./Tibotec/Xoma Corporation/Yamanouchi
CLINICAL HOSPITAL CENTER - RIJEKA , Rijeka, Croatia RN (March 1991- July 1998) Directed the operation of the Pulmonary Department including instructing 20 nurses, aids, technicians and other staff in the care of 31 patients on daily basis. Coordinated work duties including scheduling for 24 hours hospital care. Coordinated minor surgeries and medical exams. Supervised the administering of prescribed medications, patient diets and nutrition. Responsible for all patient documentation, departmental record-keeping and administrative reports. All aspects of patient care with emphasis on Pulmonary and Cardiac care. Management and monitoring of critical care patients including basic and advanced life support.
EDUCATION
Educational Center for Medical Professionals “Mirko Lenac”, Rijeka, Croatia, Europe Diploma in Nursing, 1989