Chitra Devi Shanmuganathan
Summary
- Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure the position of Translator. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
- To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Tamil Teacher
Ministry of Education
04.1999 - Current
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong command of both Tamil and English Language.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
Interpreter /Translator
Ministry of Law
02.1993 - 03.1995
- Utilized active listening skills and cultural sensitivity to convey accurate interpretations.
- Communicated with clients to understand interpreting needs and provide best service possible.
- Provided cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
- Developed and maintained glossary of technical terms.
- Reviewed, edited and proofread translated documents for accuracy.
- Collaborated with team to translate series of documents from English to other languages.
- Interpreted spoken and written languages other than English and vice versa.
- Interpreted conversations between foreign language-speaking clients and others.
- Interpreted conversations simultaneously to help both parties conduct business, handle medical needs or manage personal concerns.
- Facilitated communication between law enforcement personnel and individuals involved in crimes such as witnesses, persons of interest, and suspects.
- Prepared for interpreting tasks by researching and gathering information about tasks beforehand.
- Provided oral interpretations for clients during special events, successfully maintaining pace with native speakers to deliver real-time comprehension.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English And Psychology
Singapore Institute of Management (SIM)
Singapore10.2002
National Institute of Education (NTU)
04.1999
Skills
- Parent Communication
- Interactive Activities
- Classroom Management
- Performance Measurement
- Active Listening
- Emotional Support
- Positive Reinforcement Strategies
- Student Engagement
- Remediation Plans
- Extracurricular Activities
- Indian Culture Expertise
- Grammatical Skills
- Educational Support
- Translation skills
Accomplishments
I was an Interpreter/Translator with the Singapore Subordinate courts between 1993 to 1995 where I interpreted for accused persons during trials and also translated documents from English to Tamil and vice versa.
Being a teacher, I have excellent proofreading skills and experience in identifying grammar,spelling and punctuation errors.
Additional Information
I love to work with Languages and I always enjoyed doing translations. I believe I'm very strong in my languages and effectively bilingual. I'm a good team player who is flexible and accommodating.
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Tamil Teacher
Ministry of Education
04.1999 - Current
Interpreter /Translator
Ministry of Law
02.1993 - 03.1995
Bachelor of Arts - English And Psychology
Singapore Institute of Management (SIM)
National Institute of Education (NTU)
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