Yoboue Kouassi , Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

I am a longtime linguist with extensive knowledge and wide-ranging expertise, and I have a cumulative total of over 40 years of employment experience. After 24 years as an English Teacher at high school and at the University, I was employed full-time as a professional Translator/Interpreter for 12 years with two different employers: the United Nations Operation in Cote d’Ivoire, a Peacekeeping Mission (4 years), and the Embassy of the United States of America, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (8 years). At those positions, I did general translation covering an extensive and diverse array of subjects and areas, including Legal (general), Legal (contracts), Medical (general), Medical (health care), Medical (pharmaceuticals), Military/Defense, etc. Since February 2016, I have been self-employed, working as a full-time freelance language service provider, with now a strong passion for challenging and demanding areas such as Subtitling and Transcreation resulting from jobs performed for well-known agencies and companies. I am native in French and near native in English and I am endowed with excellent creative communication skills and extraordinary powers of memory.