PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETER AND TRANSLATOR
LLOVERA, Maria Josefina (Maruja)-Spanish A, English B
Professional Training:
St. Catherine’s College, Cambridge University, England, 1999
Berlitz School of Interpreters, Caracas, Venezuela. Diploma 1977
School of Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (62-65)
Associations: Member of Venezuelan Association of Conference Interpreters (AVINC – Acronym in Spanish).
Simultaneous interpreter with more than 20 years of vast technical expertise, specialized in all fields of the oil and gas industry also including world conferences, seminars and corporate encounters in areas such as E&P, refining, petrochemicals, earth sciences, electrical and mechanical engineering, iron and steel, computer systems, food/feed technology and process and manufacture plants. In diplomacy, has worked with several embassy missions and with heads of state such as Jimmy Carter, Carlos Andres Perez, Jose Maria Sanguinetti, George Bush. Has provided interpretation services in Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Mexico, Dominican Republic,Trinidad and Miami, Fl.
References: Venezuelan Society of Geophysical Engs., Statoil, Eaton-Cuttler Hammer, Degussa AG.
Sample of Conferences:
2nd Venezuelan Congress on Burns, Maracaibo, 1987
II Latin American Congress on Organic Geochemistry, Caracas, 1990
5th UNITAR International Conference on Heavy Crude & Tar Sands, Caracas 1991
II LAPEC Conference, Caracas, 1992
Internal Medicine Congress, Pto. Ordaz, 1994
Panamerican Railways Congress, Margarita Island, 1994
Latin American Round on Biotechnology, Alltech/Sidelac, Valencia, 1994, 1995
International Conference of Sugar Cane Technologists, Cartagena, 1995
Development and Perspectives of Sustainable Agriculture, Conicit, 1995
I and II AAPG-SVG International Congresses, Caracas, 1993, 1996
Foot and Mouth Disease, COSALFA Meeting, Caracas, 1996
World FIATA Congress, Caracas, 1996
Operations Training of Direct Reduction Plant, Midrex, Mexico, 1997
IV International Gold Symposium in Venezuela, Caracas, 1997
IV HSE International Congress, PDVSA, Caracas, 1998
Feed Additives, Degussa, Miami, 1996, 1999
Sharp Andean, Kraft Foods, Caracas, 2002
Interamerican Metrology Congress, Margarita Island, 2004
XXXIV OLADE Counsil of Experts, Minister’s Meeting, Margarita Island, 2004
FAO, Expert Meeting on Aquaculture Development in Latin America, Panama, 2005
IV-XIII Venezuelan Geophysical Congresses, 1988, 90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 2000, 02, 04, 06
XIV-XVII International Gas Convention, Caracas, 2000, 02, 04, 06
Innumerable Sisco, IBM and Ericsson Conferences
NOTE: Also has experience in the following areas: diplomatic missions, food and feed technology, medicine, iron & steel, process and manufacture plants, management, economics & finance, aeronautics, stock exchange, health, etc. Is able to interpret from Portuguese to English and Spanish and has vast experience in written translation.