Career / Experience

I can translate any text (general, medical or legal) from English into French or French into English up to 30 pages/day on average. This includes editing and proof-reading.
I am bilingual (French - English) and have over 15 years’ experience as a freelance translator. My previous clients include Group Five (one of the biggest construction company in South Africa), SADC (Southern African Development Community) accredited translation/interpretation firms and a number of smaller companies.

Here below is a sample of some work done in the past.

 Benjamin NZOUANDA
bennzouanda@gmail.com,
https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-nzouanda

+27715928500 (WhatsApp & Telegram available)
116 Steve Biko Road, Sunnyside – Pretoria (South Africa)

SKILLS
• Translator & Interpreter (French – English)
Translate, proofread and edit documents as a freelance.
Interpret whenever and wherever required (nationally and internationally) on a contractual basis.
• Safety Officer
Toolbox Talks facilitation; Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment; Site Inspection
Portable Electrical & Hand Tools Inspection; Induction Facilitator; PPE issuing; Plant control
Company Policies Drafting; Issue Site Safety Files; liaise with PPE suppliers and service providers
EDUCATION
I. SECONDARY EDUCATION (Matric level)
INSTITUTION : Lycée Victor Augagneur (Pointe-Noire in Rep. of Congo)
Math, Biology, History, Geography, philosophy, Chemistry, Physics, French, and English.

II. TERTIARY EDUCATION

(IT Senior Technician Certificate)
INSTITUTION: CNED (Poitier in France)
• English applied to the IT environment, including verbal and written translation (French ↔English).
• French
• Math
• Economics
• System development
• Information system management
• Algorithmic and language
• Computer architecture
• Software architecture
• Law applied to the IT environment
• Economic law (equivalent to commercial law)

Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) in informatics at UNISA South Africa (not competed)
WORK HISTORY (as a translator/interpreter)
Current occupation
 Working as a freelance Interpreter/Translator.

TRANSLATION & INTERPRETATION EXPERIENCE
 Translation works at GROUP FIVE from 27 March to 1st April 2011 in Bedforview.
 September 2011 workshop with SADC trade unions delegates at Burger Hotel in Pretoria.
 Conference of SADC CHIEFS OF POLICE SUB-COMMITTEE AND SARPCCO TECHNICAL ORGANS at St-Georges Hotel.
 Conference of SADC GENDER PROTOCOL 2012 from 22 to 23rd April 2013 in Fourways at Indaba Hotel.
 Conference of AFUR (African Forum of Utility Regulators) from 20th to 23rd July 2015
 Tripartite Conference between Angola, DRC and South Africa from 11th to 12th December 2015
 Conference of AFUR (African Forum of Utility Regulators) from 7th to 9th December 2016
 SADC TFCA (Transfrontier Conservation Areas) network meeting from 22nd to 24 March 2017
 Business Meeting between SNE (a utility company from Congo-Brazzaville) and ACTOM a South African manufacturer of electrical equipment based in Bedforview from 12th to 14th April 2017.
 SADCSTAN meeting of the NTB tanker standard (discussion on the harmonization of standards for the transportation of dangerous goods within the SADC region) from 6th to 8th September 2017.
 SADCTIPNet (Southern Africa Development community trafficking In Persons Network) meeting on legislation against human trafficking organized by UNODC (united Nation Office on Drug and Crime) from 10th to 12th October 2017
 Meeting of the SADC PF Standing Committee on Human and Social Development and Special Programmes, Johannesburg, South Africa 7 – 8 November 2017 at Premier Hotel.
 CCARDESA board of directors’ year-end meeting and financial report held at Birchwood Hotel from 13th to 14 December 2017.
 HARVARD MINISTERIAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM workshop held at Inter-Continental Hotel at O.R. Tambo from 19th to 20th.
 SADC PARLEMENTARY FORUM workshop held O.R. Tambo Southern Sun Hotel from 28th to 29th April 2018
 SADC PARLEMENTARY FORUM workshop held O.R. Tambo Southern Sun Hotel from 15th to 17 May 2018.
 Meeting in Maputo (Mozambique), FISH-i Africa on combatting illegal fishing and other illegal activities such as smuggling, piracy, human trafficking etc. at Radisson Hotel from 26th to 28th June 2018.
 Third regional meeting on capacity building of African national institutions of Human Right Advocacy (ARASA, UNDP, RINADH, SALC, SAfAIDS) at the Premier Hotel in Johannesburg from 3rd to 6th September 2018.
 SMART Africa steering committee meeting) at the International Conference Center in Durban on 9th September 2018.
 ARASA workshop at Premier Hotel in Kempton Park (Johannesburg) from 5th to 9th November 2018,
 23rd CCARDESA BOARD MEETING at Southern Sun (O.R. Tambo Intl Airport) from 10th to 11th December 2019
 The 10th CONGRES OF THE PAN-AFRICAN WOMEN’S ORGANISATION (POWA), 26 – 28 February 2020 at SAFARI HOTEL, WINDHOEK NAMIBIA.
 Transcription and translation of video content for the Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter Day Saints – 14 March 2021.
 Message Voice-over for the French-speaking congregation in Africa of the CJCLDS.
 ARC (African Risk Capacity) on-site meeting at Victoria Hotel, in the city of Victoria falls – Zimbabwe from 22 to 23 Nov. 2021
SOME SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION CONDUCTED ON ZOOM
1. ESA CSO Consultation on the Inequality Lens of the Global AIDS Strategy / Political Declaration on Ending AIDS by 2030 - Thursday, Sep 16, 2021 10:30 AM Johannesburg.
2. Consultative meeting on the SADC Model Law on Gender Based Violence -
Tuesday, Aug 24, 2021 10:00 PM Johannesburg
3. Topic: Transport Sector Committee Meeting - Time: Sep 2, 2021 01:30 PM Harare, Pretoria
4. Prevention and Response to Cross-Border FGM (Female Genitale Mutilations) - Sep 30, 2021 02:30 PM in Pretoria
5. 3rd GIMAC’s Strategic Engagement with AU, RECs and Partners on the AU Theme of the Year – 11 to 12 Oct. 2021
6. AML and Asset Recovery introductory workshop for law enforcement officers in the Southern Africa – 2 to 4 Nov. 2021.
7. A three week training workshop (7 – 25 March 2022) organized by SADCAS for certification assessors

LANGUAGES
I am proficient in French & English (speak, write and read).
REFERENCES
1. Elie Mambou – Multi language translation supervisor at the Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter Day Saints in Johannesburg W: +27 11 645 1655 / M: +27 82 329 0727
2. Francis ITEKU - XIRILO Senior Interpreter/Translator and Contractor Cell: +27 72 445 5661/ +27 71 897 2832
3. Eloi KUSWIKIDILA – Senior freelance Interpreter/Translator Cell: +27 72 383 6425/ +27 60 939 9246
4. Christian PANDI – Interpreter Project Manager. Cell: +27 82 420 3501
5. Edo WATEZWA – Interpreter/Translator, teaching French at the Alliance Française in Pretoria.
Cell: +27 71 686 4707/ +27 81 537 1690
6. Boris Tokpo Interpreter/Translator - Cell: +27 76 479 0858

   Pricing / Other services

I charge between $20 per page.
Je facture entre 20 dollars US par page.