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Spanish to English
English to Spanish
Portuguese to English

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Marie Benzo
O.M. Interpreter

Dominican Republic
Local time: 09:51 AST (GMT-4)

Native in: English (Variants: US, British) Native in English, Spanish (Variants: Dominican, Standard-Spain) Native in Spanish
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Services Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Transcription
Expertise
Specializes in:
Tourism & TravelJournalism
Cooking / CulinaryFood & Drink
International Org/Dev/CoopHistory
Environment & EcologyEnergy / Power Generation
Botany


Rates
General rate: 0.08 USD per word / 75 USD per hour


All accepted currencies U. S. dollars (usd)
Payment methods accepted PayPal, Wire transfer, Deel, Remitly | Send a payment via ProZ*Pay
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 2
Glossaries Terms
Translation education Bachelor's degree - McDonough School of Interpretation
Experience Years of experience: 22. Registered at ProZ.com: Mar 2007.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to Spanish (Instituto Cultural Dominico Americano)
Spanish to English (UPenn)
Spanish to English ( Escuela de Interpretación McDonough )
Spanish to English (Chartered Institute of Linguists)
French to Spanish (Alliance Française de Republique Dominicaine)


Memberships CIOL, AIIC
Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Wordfast

Events and training
Professional practices Marie Benzo endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines (v1.1).
Bio

*+10,000,000 WORDS TRANSLATED 

 +150,000 HOURS OF BIDIRECTIONAL INTERPRETATION EXPERIENCE IN EN/ES (AA)

 Results-oriented professional, specialized in the Translation, Interpretation (simultaneous- conference-chuchotage), and Communication field.


Founder of the Voice & Ink- Translation & Interpretation Boutique in Santo Domingo, featuring a customer portfolio comprising Multinationals, NGOs, and Fortune 500 companies in US, Canada, Europe, GCC member countries, and South Africa.


20+yrs. experience in the field of translation and interpretation; rendering services in the fields of: Mining, Energy & Sustainable Development; Tourism & Leisure; International Development, Food/Gastronomy; Botany & Agriculture; Banking & Finance, Medical-Pharmaceutical; Cosmetics/Beauty/Consumer Products; Luxury Publications, and General Translation, among other segments of the private and development sector.

Served as Senior Spanish Translator to the Caribbean Regional Information Translation Institute (CRITI); in agreement with the EU as part of CISP for CARICOM. *Expatriated to Suriname


Has worked in renowned international conferences in the Dominican Republic, the United States (New York City, Puerto Rico), Israel, and Panama;

*AVAILABLE FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS*

Some events:

23rd Conference of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) 2025 (Dubai)

WINTER TALK CONFERENCE (2025) (Seminole, Oklahoma)

ASSEMBLIES FOR THE 2026 CENTRAL -AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN GAMES (2024, 2025)

LATIN-AMERICAN ENERGY GENERATION FORUM (2024)

FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP (2024)

50th Codex Alimentarius "World Conference on Food Hygiene & Safety" by USDA, FAO & WHO (Panama, 2018)

Bravo Pacesetters! American Express Global Business Travel (2018)

World Bank Regional Procurement Training (2018)

Coty Cosmetics Beauty Ambassador Conference (2017)

HUB2017: Conference by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus "Erradicating Poverty, one loan at the time" (2017)

Inter-American Development Bank "Sustainability & Civil Society Forum" 2016




Some Clients:


INTERENERGY GROUP

COTY

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) (New York)

IFC| World Bank Group 

VINCI Construction Grands-Projets

LLYC



Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

BananaLink/World Banana Forum (UK)

Institute des Ameriques (France)

THE UNITED NATIONS (UNDPP/FAO/UNICEF)

Amway 


Fair Trade International FLO (Germany)

GLENCORE


LA PRESSE (Montreal)

Professional Highlights:

*Interpreter to Prof. Mohammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate -Peace of 2006- (2017)



*Interpreter to Prof. Dr. David Gross, Nobel Laureate -Physics of 2004- (2016)

*Interpreter to Prof. Dr. Paul Krugman, Nobel Laureate- Economics of 2008- (2015)

*Interpreter to Prof. Mohan Munasinghe, Nobel Peace Prize co-Winner of 2007

(2013, 2014 and 2015)


*Featured translator in the book "The World in Words"; a world publication, featuring 50 translators from around the world. (a TradOnline publication) (2013)

(www.tradonline-books.com)



*Interpreter to Dr. William Ury, co-Founder of the Harvard Negotiation Method (2012)



*Interpreter/Communication Logistics Coordinator for production of Special Rapportage "Les Haitiens cherchent leur or" (Haitians seek their gold). Analysis of the Mining Industry in D.R and Haiti with the insertion of Barrick Gold. La Presse (2012).



*Decorated with the Canadian Order of Merit (Hons.)(4/2011)

*Decorated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (3/2014)


*Interpreter to the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Americas, Diane Ablonczy. (2011)


*First Female Interpreter in the DR to serve as interpreter to the Address of President Leonel Fernandez during the Israeli Presidential Conference- TOMORROW 2011 (6/2011)



*Interpreter to Coaching Guru Tom Peters (2011)


*Interpreter to Canadian Chief of Defense High -General Walter Natynczyk, at the 2011 Solidarity for Haiti Official Mission in the Americas. (2011)


*Interpreter/Communication Logistics Coordinator for production Documentary Series "La Thailande Caraibenne Quebecoise: Inside the Dominican Republic as a Sex Paradise. La Presse de Montreal. (2010)


*Graded by the Department of Translation of the European Union. (2009)


*Certified in Translation & Interpretation by the Dominican-American University and Cultural Institute (UNICDA).


Member of: Caribbean Professional Conference Interpreters Association CPCIA (Puerto Rico/USA);

Association of Interpreters & Translators of the Dominican Republic- ATI DR/RD



*Specialized in Large-volume projects, terminology,

Conference, Chuchotage & Simultaneous interpretation

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