Amir Gavriely

Hebrew – English – Hebrew translation services

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

Phone/Fax 416.654.4519

Mobile 416.712.9252

amir1@amirgavriely.com

 


Professional Experience

Translation

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

 

 

1990-present

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

 

 

 

1995-present

Translation of documents  from Hebrew into English and of official government  correspondence from English into Hebrew; client: the Federal Government of Canada Translation Bureau, Ottawa.

 

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

 

 

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 the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan, 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) with a major translation agency in Toronto.

 

 

1995-present

Internet services: providing advice on 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