Earth Sciences, Environment and
International Environmental Relations
Escort Interpretation Services for
French-speaking visitors to Yellowstone
National Park
Professional Experience
Translation: 10 years
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Book
translation: Tools for Text and Image
Analysis. An Introduction to Applied Semiotics by Professor Louis Hébert.
Website translation: Signo: Theoretical Semiotics on the Web (http://www.uqar.qc.ca/signo/)
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Clients:
Bureau des Recherches Géologiques
et Minières (French Geological Survey), the
University of Quebec, Laval University library (Sherlock web site), Hatch
International Consulting (Environmental Impact Assessment), City of Saint-Georges,
the Office National des Forêts.
- Internship, Translation
Service, Government of Quebec, Quebec City, spring 1997. Translated a wide
variety of booklets, legal decisions and letters from all departments of
the provincial government. Edited Public Administration and Public
Management Experiences in Canada,
(Bourgault, Demers and Williams, Publications du Québec, 1997).
- Thesis translation: Côtes en danger, by Roland Paskoff
(Paris: Masson, 1993), chapter 1. This is a physical geography text about
sea level change. Thesis
Evaluation/Excerpts
Interpretation: 5 years
- Telephone interpretation,
Language Line Services, 1999 to 2004.
- Escort Interpretation for
officials visiting Yellowstone
National Park
(ongoing).
Teaching Foreign Languages : 11 years
- Adjunct Professor, French, Montana State
University, Bozeman, 1985-1992.
- English Instructor, Université Laval, Quebec, 1981-1983.
- Associate Instructor, French,
Indiana University, 1979-1981.
National Parks, Forests, and Wilderness : 11 years
- U.S.
Bureau of Land Management, Seasonal Forest Technician in Montana
and River Ranger in Alaska,
1987-89. Gained field experience including forest, range, and recreation
management and a thorough knowledge of environmental regulations.
Responsible for enforcing regulations applicable to gold mining camps.
Implemented river clean-up plan.
- Yellowstone National Park :
Crew Leader, Youth Conservation Corps, 1986. Park Ranger, 1985. Bilingual
Tour Guide, 1979-1984. Received training on all aspects of the Greater
Yellowstone Ecosystem. Developed commentary for French-speaking tour
guides. Analyzed park management documents (environmental impact
statements, etc.) and submitted comments.
Experience Living Abroad
Quebec:
Fulbright scholar, 1996-1997 academic year. Teaching exchange, 2 years, 1981-1983.
France:
Education Abroad Program, 1976-1977 academic year in Grenoble.
Education
Master of Arts in Translation, Université Laval,
Quebec, 1998.
- Graduate seminar in International
Environmental Policy. Wrote research papers (in French and English) on
deforestation, ozone depletion, climate change, and policy formulation,
international regimes and conventions.
- Graduate seminar in computer
technologies for translators and terminologists.
Master of Arts in Linguistics, Indiana University,
Bloomington,
1981.
Bachelor of Arts in French, summa cum
laude, University of California, Davis,
1978.
All primary and secondary education in California.
Other languages studied: Russian (4 years), Spanish (2 years), German (2 years).
Scholarships and Awards
Fulbright Scholar, Institute of International
Education, New York, 1996-1997.
Phi Beta Kappa, 1978. Departmental Citation in French, University
of California, Davis, 1978.
Office Equipment
Hardware: Pentium IV 2.6 GHz
processor with 80 Gig hard drive, DSL, CD-ROM/DVD drive, CD burner, Keytronic bilingual (Canadian) keyboard.
Software: Windows XP, Microsoft Office 2003, Déjà Vu
translation software, custom terminology database.
Fax machine: Sharp FO-2600 laser, plain paper, on 24 hours a day.
Terminology and reference tools: TERMIUM & EUTERPE databases, the
Internet, L'état du
monde on CD-ROM, Le petit Robert on CD-ROM, Dictionnaire
des sciences de l'environnement (Sylvain Parent),
Glossaire de l'environnement
(OECD), Ozone Layer Dictionary and Vocabulary of Global Warming
(Canadian Secretary of State), Le visuel multilingue, the AGI Glossary of Geology.
Sports and Activities
- Cross-country skiing (backcountry
and track, classic and skate skiing)
- Avalanche
hazard assessment & forecasting
- Hiking and
backpacking, whitewater sports
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- International folk
dance (teacher), social dance
- Figure skating
- Handweaving,
silk painting, fiber arts
- Music (piano, guitar,
music theory).
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References available on request
tabler@imt.net
(406) 442-2142 Tel. and Fax
1022 Harrison Ave. Helena, MT 59601 USA
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