Amir Gavriely

Hebrew – English – Hebrew translation services

6 Barrie Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M6C 1E2, Canada

Phone 416.654.4519  Mobile 416.712.9252

agavriely@gmail.com

Member ATIO, Candidate for certification

 


Professional Experience

Translation

Freelance English-Hebrew and Hebrew-English translation services for Toronto-based translation agencies and clients.

 

 

1990-present

English-Hebrew and Hebrew-English translation services for agencies and direct clients in New York, California, Florida, Montreal, and more.

 

 

1995-present

Translation of various documents from Hebrew into English, and translation of official government correspondence from English into Hebrew; client: the Federal Government of Canada Translation Bureau, Ottawa (Through an agency).

 

Hebrew subtitling  films and TV shows for DVD release; clients: Multi-national subtitling company with offices in North America, Europe and Asia; US based company for subtitling documentary and other films.

 

 

 

1999-present

 

 

 

2003-present

Translation and editing of English language articles for Hebrew publications in Israel.

1980-81

 

Interpretation

Consecutive interpretation: Pre-trial, discovery, court and medical interpretation.

 

1990- present

Simultaneous interpretation: Simultaneous translation on CBC Newsworld live TV broadcasts of major news events from Israel, including signing of Israel - Jordan peace treaty, Israeli election coverage, Itzhak Rabin’s state funeral and Israel’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

 

 

 

1994-present

 

Consulting & Special Projects

Marking exams and evaluating candidates for freelance translation positions (Hebrew) for a major translation agency in Toronto.

 

 

1995-present

Internet services: consulting for preparing Hebrew versions of websites; incorporating Hebrew right-to-left content on English language web-sites and on-line questionnaires.

 

 

 

1997-present

Coordinated and supervised a team of 10 translators over a two-month period in the translation of approximately 180,000 words from Hebrew into English.

 

Coordinated and supervised teams of translators for large Hebrew-English projects.

 

 

1996

 

2001, 2003

References available upon request