Jonathan T. Hine Jr.

Translations from Italian or French into English

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

Electronic mail:
translations@scriptorservices.com

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

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Technical translations enhanced by professional writing and editorial experience with deep background in financial management, engineering, and public administration.

Especially skilled at translating financial, commercial and legal documents for high-tech businesses
Experienced in a wide range of scientific and military applications
Recent work includes annual reports for multinational holding companies, contracts and legal correspondence, patents, clinical reports for FDA submissions, competitive bidding documentation in a wide range of technical fields, petrochemicals & plastics reports, and abstracts on textile technology.

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Personal Data:

Languages: Italian (R5, S4), French (R3, S3), Spanish (work experience). Scores: Army Language Aptitude Battery (1979) -55/59; Defense Language Aptitude Battery (1985) -- 130 (98 percentile); FBI Foreign Language Battery (Fr/It/Eng) passed 1995. ATA-certified (I-E).
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.
Personal: Native Virginian. Twenty-four years living and working overseas, nineteen years in Mediterranean/Mideast 1959-1988.
Memberships: American Translators Association (ATA), the French and Italian Divisions of ATA, the National Capital Area Translators Association (NCATA) and the Society for Technical Communication (STC).
Experience: Freelance translator since 1961; freelance writer since 1984; escort interpreter (Italian-English) since 1960. Researcher and evaluator in translator education since 1998.

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Data Processing & Communications:

Desktop and portable PC’s, running Windows XP and Office 2003.
Symantec SystemWorks
Déjà Vu X with TMX and Trados/SDLX conversion
Broadband internet connection and 56 KBPS modems
24-hour fax
Electronic mail
Voice mail with nation-wide (USA) pager.

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Relevant Assignments:

1. Translation & Interpreting -

Technical translator ('61-present).
Escort interpreter, Italian-English ('60-present).
Contract linguist, US Dept of State (2004-present)
Contract linguist, FBI (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 -

Instructor, Text Revision and Technical Translation, James Madison University ('00 – '03)
Workshops for language professionals in business practices ('95 - )
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 -

Campaign analyst, U.S. Naval War College, Newport RI ('88-'89)
Staff, Commander-in-Chief, 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)
Staff, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Staff, Commander, Naval Logistics Command, Pacific Fleet ('79-'81)
Combat systems overhaul manager, USS REEVES, in Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard ('77-'79)
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 Man Is Different, by Don Zeno di Nomadelfia, with Emily Adkins (Nomdelfia Foundation, 2002) and Beyond the Age of Oil: The Myths, Realities, and Future of Fossil Fuels and Their Alternatives, by Leonardo Maugeri (in press, Praeger, 2010).

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

For translation services from French or English into Italian, please contact AMTrad Services in Rome for general, business and IT materials or Jonathan Hine for referrals for other subjects.

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