Esther M. Hermida
(310) 890-3129
Accreditation and Professional Experience: State Court Certified Interpreter/ Translator.
Certified by the Judicial Council of California. Certified by the U.S. District Court.
INTERPRETATION
Los Angeles Superior Court / U.S. District Court -Interpretation in simultaneous mode in jury trials, court trials, and consecutive mode for witnesses. Sight translation of documents when required by the Court.
Independent Contractor -Freelance work for different local and national agencies. Selected by defense to interpret at video-taped depositions of 30+ plaintiffs flown in from Nicaragua for a pesticide case against major US corporations. (Resume provided by NY based translation agency).
Traveled to Nicaragua and El Salvador for special hearings regarding the above mentioned pesticide case.
Selected from among 12 candidates to travel out of state to interpret at a video taped deposition of a reluctant witness who was an eyewitness to an airplane crash. In addition, went to the location of the accident and conducted an interview to recount the events to be heard in a Civil Federal Court in Texas.
SIMULCAST
The Annual Latin Grammy Awards-Three consecutive years in Los Angeles CBS Primetime special. Simulcast interpretation televised worldwide.
Daytime Emmy Awards- Simulcast in Spanish for the first time. Primetime telecast of daytime drama series aired on CBS.
America: Tribute to Heroes - All-star telethon to collect funds for the NY victims of the 9/11 terrorists attack. Televised in USA and abroad in all major television channels.
Network Television Time - L.A. County Board of Supervisors Ongoing simultaneous interpretation of televised local politics meetings held weekly lasting from two to five hours. Subjects range from political, social, environmental, and economic issues of the County of Los Angeles. http://bosvideoap.co.la.ca.us/mgasp/lacountyvideo/meetingdate.asp? ( hear me on most days)
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS
Dialect coach for Heroes. Translated the English scripts into Spanish. Helped actors with their Spanish lines in several all Spanish scenes. Actors needed coaching on making their Spanish more neutral and some needed assistance with the Spanish pronunciation, Mexican slang, and Guatemalan accents. Assisted script supervisor follow the Spanish and compared it with the English version. New 2007 season.
Dialect coach for actress Jennifer Garner of ‘Alias”. - Translated lines into Spanish localized it into Cuban Spanish and helped actors learn their lines with a Cuban accent.
Dialect coach for Colombian actress Paola Rey for a Neutrogena “Oil-Free Acne Wash” TV commercial. Worked on the set helping the actress learn some English lines and making sure her Spanish rendition was flawless and free of regional accent.
Home Depot Commercial, worked with a production company from Spain. I helped the actor get rid of his Cuban accent for the part and worked on his enunciation of Spanish.
CONFERENCE AND ESCORT HIGHLIGHTS
Los Angeles Philharmonic- Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. Served as an escort interpreter to over 200 orchestra member and conductor Gustavo Dadamel (the new LA Philharmonic conductor for 2008) during their first stop in their US Tour. This assignment lasted four days in which I interpreted during their school visits, free concerts ,and evening events that were held in the community as well as in Walt Disney Concert Hall. This entire event was filmed by the TV show 60 minutes. See pictures of this event: http://picasaweb.google.com/zinnesther/ORQuestaJuvenilSB; http://picasaweb.google.com/zinnesther/SBYOV
Environmental Protection Agency: - Simultaneous interpretation of pesticide mitigation in crops and surrounding areas.
Town Hall meetings for Los Angeles City and Los Angeles County Mayor and Supervisors’ office.
McDonald’s Corporation Mom’s Panel -Three-day event: a combination conference and escort interpreter for Argentinean Celebrity Chef Maru Botana, who is a member of this international panel comprised of well-known celebrity moms from different countries.
American Venous Forum-Scientific Conference -Four-day conference for doctors and surgeons from around the world on latest studies, trials and findings, and equipment utilized in the venous system to prevent venous disorders. More than 100 paper presentations.
Billboard’s Mexican Regional Music Summit - Two-day conference dealing with Internet downloads, IRS, and Immigration issues that affect musicians abroad. Mostly into English.
HONDA World Convention - Three-day event. Simultaneous interpretation for representatives of Honda Mexico and Honda Spain into English. Presentations from representatives from Malaysia, Japan, Brazil and Taiwan from English> Spanish concerning development of new manufacturing systems and its application in all Honda plants.
Free Trade Agreement – United States and Panama - Los Angeles Three day negotiations proceedings with government officials from each country. Topics were Environmental protection and Labor law.
Weapons and Ballistics Conference - Simultaneous interpretation of conference to serve as a demonstration for interpreting students of skills and terminology required for conferences.
Morinda International Marketing Conference - Three-day conference on marketing potential of the international market. Training workshops. Anaheim Convention Center.
OTHER
Freelance interpreter and translator for several agencies in Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, Washington, D.C. and Texas. CA Board of Education interpreter.
EDUCATION
California State University in Los Angeles. Translation and Interpretation Program. Southern California School of Interpretation. Conference interpreting training program. Translators Program. Continuing Education as mandated by the Judicial Council 30 units per year. Entertainment Industry Seminars (hosted by American Translators Assoc.): The use of interpreters and translators in film and television: voice-overs; subtitles, dialect coach and script reviews.
MEMBERSHIP AND AFFILIATIONS
American Translators Association
California Federation of Interpreters (Former Board Member)
California Court Interpreters Association,
Proz.com http://proz.com/pro/7598
Examiner for Southern CA. School of Interpretation.
