I'm a professional translator/interpreter for English to Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language and vice versa with over 16 years of professional experience working as a language assistant in international organizations. I live in Sarajevo and I hold a BA in Law. I can help you in the following translation fields: law enforcement, legal, general, medical, military, etc...

- Experience -

Nov 2013 – Sep 2017 International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) in Sarajevo
Position: Project/Language Assistant in Training Department
Job description: Organization, processing and completion of all administrative work regarding specific training sessions, from defining training needs with ICITAP Advisor requesting training to preparing the letters of invitation of participants, calculating accommodation costs, preparing training materials (including written translation and consecutive translation during the session if needed), completing all post-training documents and similar.
In addition, I have been engaged in translation (written and consecutive) of courses developed by FBI, CMSE and OPDAT (US Embassy Programs) and organized by ICITAP.


Mar 2013- Oct 2013 International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) in Sarajevo
Position: Head of Language Assistants’ Pool/ Local Staff Coordinator
Job description: My job was to manage and organize the work of locally hired contractors working in the LA Pool and ensure the quality of translated documents (review of documents, proofreading, editing, adjusting the style if necessary, etc).

Nov 2001-Feb 2013 International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) in Sarajevo
Position: Personal/Language Assistant
Job description: I was responsible for assisting ICITAP Advisors with day-to-day language and administrative needs, which included the following:
Providing translation and oral interpretation from Bosnian (Serbian/Croatian) into English and vice-versa for the office, including translation of laws and regulations, meeting minutes, reports, manuals, newspapers articles, correspondence and any other written documents, as well as consecutive interpreting during meetings and various courses organized by ICITAP, such as USMS Witness Protection and Security Course; FBI’s Hostage Negotiation Course; ATF’s Post Bomb Blast Investigation Course; I2 Analyst Notebook Course and Tactical Intelligence Analysis Course; Interview and Interrogation Utilizing Body Language; Decoding and Analyzing Body Language; Basic Investigation Techniques; Sex Crimes Investigations, etc.
In addition, I worked on the Standardized Police Report Writing Project for the local law enforcement agencies and BiH Border Police, as well as on establishing a database for the Crime Intelligence Service (4x4 system), the Cantonal Court and the Cantonal Prosecutor’s Office in Sarajevo. I am very familiar with the law-enforcement and judicial system in BiH.

Oct 2000- Sep 2001 World Learning/USAID Sarajevo
Position: Financial Assistant
Job description: I was responsible for preparing salaries for the staff, making orders to the bank for bank transfers and money orders, making receipts for all payments, managing ledgers, filing and copying all financial documents, etc.

Sep 1998- Sep 2000 World Learning/USAID Sarajevo
Position: Receptionist/ Secretary
Job description: answering and transferring the phone calls, faxing, copying and filing all incoming and outgoing faxes and documentation, meeting guests, participating in organization of the ceremonies, short translations of the office documents, newspapers articles, etc.

-Additional Information-
Seminars:
▪ Didactic-methodical Training, Ministry of Security of BiH/ Agency for Education and Professional Training Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 2016
▪ Training in EU Legal English/ Terminology - The training was held in the framework of Luxembourg Technical Assistance Programme for Bosnia and Herzegovina and was focused on basic principles of terminology work in a translation context, terminology sources and databases, EU legal language, Financed by Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs and hosted by the BiH Directorate for EU Integration (Bosnia and Herzegovina), May 2013
▪ Training on Consecutive Conference Interpretation from English to BCS and vice versa, the Association of Translators and Interpreters of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, April 17 – May 16, 2010 http://www.upbh.ba/eng/indexeng.html


Honours and awards:
▪ Certificate of Appreciation for the “Detention Facility Study”, 2016
▪ Certificate in Appreciation to the invaluable assistance in organization of Major Event Security Course
▪ Certificate in Appreciation to the invaluable assistance in interpretation of Tactical Trauma Management Course
▪ Certificate in Appreciation and recognition of 10 years of dedicated service to the USDOJ/ICITAP Program in BiH, December 2011