Scriptor Services LLC – Building bridges through language

Jonathan T. Hine Jr.

PhD (Educational Evaluation) and Certified Research Administrator

Tel:   +1-434-960-1344
fax:   +1.509.694.3442

Electronic mail:
hine@scriptorservices.com

Postal Address:
PO Box 4623
Charlottesville, Virginia 22905-4623 USA

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Program evaluation and management enhanced by professional experience in financial management, engineering, and public administration.

  • Especially skilled at administration and evaluation of grant proposals for public and non-profit sectors
  • Experienced in a wide range of scientific and military applications
  • Recent work includes reports and correspondence for multinational holding companies, departmental assessment of interpreter training programs, grant applications for educational research, consulting and training for information workers.

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Personal Data:

  • Personal: Native Virginian. Twenty-four years living and working overseas, nineteen years in Mediterranean/Mideast 1959-1988.
  • Education: HS Notre Dame International (Rome, Italy) 1965, US Naval Academy 1969 (major in Italian, minor in International Affairs), Master of Public Administration, University of Oklahoma, 1982. Ph.D., University of Virginia 2000.
  • Languages: Italian (R5,S4), French (R3,S3), Spanish (work experience). ATA-certified (I-E).
  • Memberships: American Evaluation Association (AEA), Society of Research Administrators International (SRA), American Translators Association (ATA), and the Society for Technical Communication (STC).

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Data Processing & Communications:

  • Desktop and mobile PC's, running Windows XP Professional and Office 2003.
  • Qualitative and quantitative software applications.
  • Broadband Internet and dialup modems
  • 24-hour fax
  • Electronic mail
  • Voice mail with nation-wide (USA) pager.

Rates:

Estimates: free.

Editorial work: USD 60/hr, including writing, proofreading, abstracting and special formatting.
Consulting: USD 75/hour, off-site (our location); USD 600/day on-site (your location).
General terms: Usually cash net 30 days from date of invoice. Minimum charge is usually USD 80.00. Scriptor Services LLC is a business member of Paypal.com. Wire transfer charges may be additional. Charges in US dollars may be paid in euro at the appropriate rate. We offer foreign exchange rate swing protection in our terms. We will also provide estimates and invoices in euro if requested.
All rates and charges are negotiable. For training or for unusual or very large jobs, ask for a quote.
We confirm all terms with a job estimate, so you can feel comfortable about what you have ordered.

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Relevant Assignments:

1.  Evaluation –

  • Assessment visit, Interpreter program, Union County College (NJ) (2001)
  • UVA 2002: A User’s Guide to the University of Virginia (1999)
  • Residence Hall Survey, University of Virginia (96, 97)
  • Opening Day Survey for First Year Parents (95, 96, 97)
  • External Review of Housing Division using ACUHO-I Standards (with Matha Thornton) (96-97)
  • Housekeeping Effectiveness and Efficiency in the Housing Division of the University of Virginia (with Paul Gorski) (96-97)

2.  Management‑

  • Director (Management Services), Housing Division, University of Virginia (95–99) ($20 million self-supporting enterprise)
  • Director for Accommodations, Housing Division, University of Virginia (95)
  • Administrator, Department of Physics, University of Virginia (89‑95) ($4 to 8 million research budget in 4 years)
  • Project manager for NATO naval maritime stockpile planning, Headquarters, Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), Naples, Italy (86‑88)
  • Comptroller, Fleet Combat Direction Systems Support Activity (FCDSSA) Dam Neck, Virginia Beach, VA (83‑86) ($40 million, self-supporting enterprise)
  • Director of Administrative Services, US Pacific Fleet Maintenance Office, Honolulu, HI (79‑81) ($32 million budget, finished early and under-budget)

3. Translation & Interpreting -

  • Technical translator ('61-present).
  • Escort interpreter, Italian-English ('60-present).
  • Contract Linguist, Office of Language Services, US Dept of State ('04 - )
  • Contract Linguist, Federal Bureau of Investigation (1998-2005)
  • Independent contractor, Joint Publications Research Service ('89-'92)
  • Project officer for bilateral initiatives between US and French Naval War Colleges ('88-'89)
  • Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR) and Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH) observer: EUROGROUP Naval Logistics Working Group ('86-'88)
  • AFSOUTH observer: US/Italian Joint Planning Commission negotiations, London ('86)
  • Intelligence Officer, USS WH STANDLEY and Commander Task Unit 60.2.9 ('75-'76); Command Interpreter
  • Translator and Command Interpreter for Commander U.S. Sixth Fleet ('72-'74);

2. Teaching -

  • Workshops for language professionals in business practices ('95 - )
  • Instructor, Text Revision and Technical Translation, James Madison University ('00 – '03)
  • Tutor adult English students in Naples, Italy ('86-'88)
  • Computer systems operation instructor, AFSOUTH ('86-'88)
  • Business writing and English composition instructor, AFSOUTH ('86-'88)
  • Substitute instructor, Systems Engineering, Tidewater Comm. Coll., Virginia Beach VA ('84)
  • Taught electronic propagation, anomalous meteorology and naval operations to US Air Force surveillance personnel in Saudi Arabia ('82)

3. Military & Government Affairs -

  • Researcher, U.S. Naval War College, Newport RI ('88-'89)
  • Logstics Plans Officer, Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH) ('86-'88)
  • AFSOUTH observer: NATO Maritime Stockpile Planning Conference ('86-'88)
  • Expert staff: NATO Force Requirements Study ('86-'88)
  • Comptroller, FCDSSA Dam Neck (U.S. Navy's computer programming center) ('83-'86)
  • Commander Navy Task Force representative to Royal Saudi Air Force, Riyadh ('82)
  • U.S. Navy-designated area specialist, Middle East ('82)
  • U.S. Navy-designated area specialist, Southern Europe & North Africa ('71)

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Research & Publication:

Jonathan Hine's work has appeared in newspapers and magazines with a combined print circulation of more than 6 million. He is the author of Translator Education in the United States: A study of introductory classrooms in three mid-Atlantic Universities, and I Am Worth It!, Are You Bilingual? Published articles have appeared in Multilingual Computing, translationzone.com, ATA Chronicle, CATI Quarterly, Capital Translator, SRA Journal, OFF DUTY, Family, Panorama, the U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, the Naval War College Review and the ATA Scholarly Monograph Series. Current research includes cost analysis models for small firms and freelancers, and the evaluation of translator education programs in the United States. He presents papers on professional topics at Conferences of the ATA and other meetings of language professionals. He translated the Italian correspondence for the The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: the Retirement Series. Recent books translated include ADEA PRISME: Program and Project Information System on Education (Association for the Development of Education in Africa, Paris, 1999), and Man Is Different, by Don Zeno di Nomadelfia, with Emily Adkins (Nomdelfia Foundation, 2002).

Send e-mail to Jonathan Hine at: hine@scriptorservices.com

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Last update: 04-Aug-08

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