OYEWOLE Robert Martins (AIIC) Freelance Conference Interpreter. Language Combination: ENG (A) FR (B)

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1 OYEWOLE Robert Martins (AIIC) Freelance Conference Interpreter Language Combination: ENG (A) FR (B) Residential Address: Appt #8 No 27, Kigoma Street Wuse Zone 7 Abuja. FCT. Postal address: P.O Box Wuse Post Office Mobile: +234 (0) , bobmart445@yahoo.com, martinsr@ftranslators.com.ng PERSONAL DATA: Date of Birth: 11 August 1968 Place of Birth: Ejigbo, Marital Status: Married, 3 children Gender: Male Nationality: n EDUCATION: University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. South Africa Postgraduate Certificate of Competence in Specialized Conference Interpretation (with Distinction grade) August 2010 Lille Catholic University, France. Master of Finance in September 2006 National University of Cote d'ivoire, Abidjan Diplôme Supérieur de Langue Française [Higher Diploma in French Language Translation option] in Nov 1991

2 The Polytechnic, Ibadan.. National Diploma in Mass Communication in July 1987 Baptist High School, Ejigbo. Secondary School Certificate Ordinary Level in June 1985 Core Competencies Results Focused Leading, Engaging and Empowering Communication Partnering and Advocating Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement Strategic Thinking MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES: Active Member of the International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC), Geneva April 2015 Accredited Simultaneous Interpreter Member of the South Africa Translators Institute (SATI) February 2014 Full Member, Chartered Management Institute (UK) July 2013 Full Member, Institute of Directors (UK) December 2015 PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COURSES: Ø AIIC Training of Trainers Training on Interpreting Education and Research What We know in Rome, Italy 31 January 2016 Ø Certificate in Terminology Planning and Management Stellenbosch University, South Africa November 2013 Ø Certificate of Attendance in Training of Trainers International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC)

3 Nairobi, Kenya Leader Trainer: Barbara Moser (AIIC, Geneva) February 2012 Ø Certificate in Training Conference Interpreters Lead trainer: Constanza Marino (ITI-RI, Strasbourg) University of Pretoria, South Africa November 2009 Ø Certificate in Advanced Interpretation Techniques Lead trainer: James Nolan (AIIC, Miami) Cape Town, South Africa August 2009 Capacity building conferences attended AIIC Interpreters for Interpreters Workshop by AIIC, Germany in Bonn 15 September 2017 International Federation of Translators (FIT) World Congress in Berlin, Germany 4-6 August 2014 International Online Conference in Translation and Interpreting Studies Translation and Interpreting in the Digital Age: Perspectives and Research University of Salford, Manchester UK 21 October 2011 COGNATE EXPERIENCE Since 2008 Till date: Freelance Conference Interpreter [EN-FR-ENG] (ECOWAS Commission, ECOWAS Parliament and African Union) Highlights of Major Meetings Meetings & Conferences in 2017 Oxfam Senegal s Meeting held in Cotonou, Benin January English booth ECOWAS Parliament Staff Retreat at Goshen, Nassarawa January French booth interpreter ECOWAS Parliament Extraordinary Session in Abuja, February. French booth interpreter National Assembly Legislative Institute Workshop for Legislative Staff at The Sojourner, Ikeja Lagos March Interpreter coordinator and equipment provider ECOWAS Standby Force Meeting on OPS readiness at The Sojourner, Ikeja Lagos on March. French booth interpreter West and Central Africa Regional Youth Conference at the ECOWAS Commission Abuja September Role: Interpreter coordinator ECOWAS Peace and Security Architecture: The Role of the Private Sector at the Yar adua Centre Abuja: September Role: English booth interpreter

4 Gate Hotel Monrovia from April. English booth interpreter. FIRS Meeting on Aggressive Tax Planning in African Countries at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja from April. English and French booth interpreter. Team leader GIZ ECOWAS Standby Force Joint Meeting on OPS in Abuja from 4-5 May French booth interpreter. ECOWAS Parliament s First Ordinary Bureau and Session from 8-16 May 2017 in Abuja. English booth interpreter World Bank/CREDAF Annual Meeting on Taxation held at the Radisson Blu Hotel Lomé May English and French consecutive interpreter National Assembly Legislative Institute on Legislative Drafting for Parliamentary Officers 3-6 July ECOWAS Parliament Auditorium, Abuja. ECOWAS Parliament Staff Retreat in Keffi July English and French booth interpreter. Team leader. African Tax Administration Forum s Council Meeting from July at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel. French booth interpreter. ECOWAS Parliament Committee on Finance from July in Abuja. English booth interpreter. ECOWAS Parliament s Committee on Administration, Finance and Budget Control Meeting 31 July-5 August in Abuja. French booth interpreter. World Bank Event August on Trade Laws in West Africa at the Rockview Hotel, Abuja ECOWAS Parliament s seminar on the Enhancement of the Powers of the Parliament from August 2017 meeting at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Lomé, Togo. English booth interpreter. African Tax Conference held from September 2017 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. French booth interpreter, team leader and equipment provider. WAHO Meeting on Malaria Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) held at the 3J s Hotel in Abuja from October. English booth interpreter. ECOWAS Commission Meeting on ECOWAS ICRC Annual Review Meeting on IHL held from 6-8 November French booth interpreter. Meetings & Conferences in Nov GIZ/ECOWAS Preparatory Meeting on the Regional Tax Treaty Model at the Kapital Hotel, Asokoro Abuja. Role: Interpreter Coordinator 3 Nov 2016 ECOWAS Regional Interconnectivity Partners and Experts Meeting organized by the World Bank Country Office at the World Bank premises in Abuja. Role: Lead Interpreter and Coordinator Oct 2016 West African Health Organization s Best Practices Forum on Adolescent and Young People s Health in the ECOWAS Region held at NSA Hotel, Grand Bassam, Côte d Ivoire Oct 2016 World Bank/FIRS Regional Meeting on Transfer Pricing in the ECOWAS Region held at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja,. Role: Interpreter Coordinator 3-7 Oct 2016 Second Ordinary Session ECOWAS Parliament s Closing Plenary at the Seat of Parliament Abuja,

5 26-30 Sep 2016 CILSS/Rural Hub Meeting on Animal Transhumance and Pastoralism in the ECOWAS Region at Hotel Sarakawa, Lomé, Togo Sept 2016 WAHO/WHO Regional Consultative Meeting on Task Shifting in the Region at Sancta Maria Hotel, Lomé, Togo Aug 2016 Evaluation Workshop and Implementation Strategy of the International Road Section of the Workers Union at Sheer Luxury Hotel, Abuja, Aug 2016 WATAF Inaugural Training on Securing the Tax Base: Tax Harmonisation in ECOWAS Countries held at AISA Hotel, Accra, Ghana. Role: Interpreter Coordinator Jun Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Organisation s Council Meeting at Stonehedge Hotel Abuja,. Role: Interpreter Coordinator May ECOWAS Parliament Plenary and Committee Sittings in Abuja, 9-13 May ECOWAS Parliament Committee on Finance Sittings at International Conference Centre in Garki, Abuja Apr ATAF Training Workshop on Transfer Pricing in West Africa. Role: Interpreter Coordinator Apr African Development Bank/IITA Enable Youth Programme Design Workshop held at Transcorp Hilton Abuja, Role: English Booth Interpreter Mar 2016 IFAD Regional Workshop on Investing in the Rural Youth: Planting the Seeds for the Future held at Sheraton Hotel, Abuja. Role: Interpreter Coordinator Feb African Development Bank Expert Meeting on the Validation of User Manual for Compiling the Minimum Set of Core Data in African Countries held at Sheraton Hotel, Abuja. Role: English Booth Interpreter 5-7 Feb ECOWAS Parliament 2016 Inaugural Session in Abuja,. Meetings in Jan Ecolink SAP Project Steering Committee Meeting in Abuja 19 Jan Experts Workshop on Re-positioning the ECOWAS Early Warning System in Abuja Jan Meeting of the National Coordination Committees on Trade at ECOWAS Commission, Abuja Jan ECOWAS Parliament Bureau and Conference of Bureau Meetings in Abuja 2-7 Feb ECOWAS Parliament Extraordinary Session in Abuja 9-11 Feb Regional Committee Meeting on Validation of the International Merchandise Trade

6 18 Feb ECOWAS Parliament Professional Staff Meeting in Abuja Feb ECOWAS Parliament Joint Committee on Political Affairs Peace and Security/NEPAD and Legal and Judicial Affairs Meeting at Vista Hotel, Praia, Cape Verde 3-7 March ECOWAS Parliament Joint Committee on Gender, Health and Social Services Meeting at the Hotel des Almadies. Dakar, Senegal 9-13 March Annual Assembly of ECOWAS Health Ministers Meeting in Niamey, Niger. Role: Team leader 7-11 April ECOWAS Parliament Committee on Finance, Administration and Budget Control Meeting in Abuja. Role: Team leader April ECOWAS Commission Meeting on the West African Epidemiological Networks (WENDU) held in Abuja May Plenary and Committee Sittings of the ECOWAS Parliament s 2015 First Ordinary Session in Abuja 8-9 June Pre-Summit GIMAC Gender Civil Society Meeting at the Empire Hotel Sandton, Johannesburg in the margins of the AU Summit Jun AU High Level Women s Affairs Ministerial Meeting in the Sidelines of the AU Meeting at the Sandton Convention Centre Johannesburg. South Africa Jun ECOWAS Commission Strategic Framework Workshop at La Don Hotel Jabi Abuja. Role: Team leader June ECOWAS Commission Draft SME Strategy and SME Charter Meeting at the ECOWAS Commission hqtrs in Abuja Jul Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme Bootcamp held in Ota, Ogun State (Interpreter Team Coordinator) Jul ECOWAS 2 nd ECOWAS Coastal and Marine Resources Management project on the Regional Steering/Technical Committee Meeting in Abuja, (Interpreter Team Coordinator) 28 Jul-01Aug ECOWAS First Best Practices Forum in Health held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (Team Leader) Aug African Union Regional Consultative Meeting for West Africa for the Development/Consolidation of the Common African Position on Humanitarian Effectiveness Held at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja 31 Aug 14 Sep Bilingual Interpreter/Translator during the IMF Article IV Consultations and Negotiations for a New ESF With Benin Republic in Cotonou.

7 21-23 Sept African Union Training Programme for National Human Rights Institutions for the Western Africa Region Held at Rockview Hotel, Abuja 1-4 Dec GIABA Regional Training on Risk Assessment f o r Financial Institutions a t Barcelona Hotel Abuja Dec AWEPA (European Parliament) Workshop for ECOWAS Parliament Professional Staff in view of proposed enhanced powers of the ECOWAS Parliament at the NILS Training Centre Abuja,. Role: Team leader and Interpreter Coordinator Meetings in Feb ECOWAS Parliament Bureau and Conference of Bureau Meeting in Abuja 21 Feb ECOWAS Parliament Staff Meeting with Honorable Speaker in Abuja 24 Feb ECOWAS Ministers Meeting on the Construction of the Lagos Dakar Corridor in Abuja March African Working Group on Disaster Risk Production in Abuja 14 March ECOWAS Management Meeting in Abuja March ECOWAS Parliament Administrative Retreat in Goshen City Nassarawa State, 7-12 Apr Annual Meeting of ECOWAS Assembly of Health Ministers at Golden Gate Hotel Monrovia, Liberia 7-9 May World Economic Forum for Africa Meeti n g Held at Transcorp Hilton Hotel i n Abuja,. Role: Interpreter team coordinator May ECOWAS Parliament Bureau and Conference of Bureaus Meeting in Abuja 7 July ECOWAS Parliament Bureau Meeting in Abuja Oct NILS-CAP Workshop on Advanced Legislative Practices and Procedures for Parliamentary Staff at the NILS Training Centre in Abuja. Role: Team leader and Coordinator Oct NILS-CAP Workshop on Advanced Legislative Research Methodologies for Parliamentary Staff held at NILS Training Centre in Abuja,. Role: Team leader and Coordinator 19 Nov Meeting of the Regional Copyright Observatory at Kapital Club Hotel Abuja Nov NILS-CAP Training Workshop in Speech and Report Writing at the NILS Training Centre in Abuja. Role: Team Leader and Coordinator 1-5 Dec NILS-CAP Workshop o n the Budget Process : Analysis, Execution and Oversight for Parliamentary Staff at NILS Training Centre Abuja. Role: Team Leader and Coordinator Dec NILS-CAP ICT Training for Parliamentary Staff held at the National Assembly ICT Centre in Abuja. Role: Team Leader and Coordinator Meetings in Feb ECOWAS Meting on Informal Trade Programme at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja 7-8 Feb Coordination Meeting With the Representatives of West African Training Institution on Peace and Security at the ECOWAS Commission Abuja Feb Meeting on the ECOWAS Community Levy in Abuja 19 Feb 10 th Capacity Building Thematic Group Meeting in Abuja Feb ECOWAS-ICRC Roundtable on ATT at ECOWAS Commission Abuja

8 18-20 Mar ECOWAS Meeting of the Workgroup on Preliminary Draft of the Harmonised Regulations Ozone-Depleting Substances in Abuja 21 Mar CDP Review Meeting on the Regional Document Draft and Validation of Development Projects in Abuja March ECOWAS Meeting on Technical Review of the Draft Study on Economic Policies in Abuja 31 Mar - 5 Apr Fourteenth Assembly of Health Minsters of ECOWAS held at Hotel Praia Mar, Praia Cape Verde April Annual General Assembly of the Network of National Human Rights Institutions held at the National Human Rights Commission premises in Wuse, Abuja April AU Conference on the 21 st Session of the Africa Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April Regional Workshop and Inaugural Presentation on ECOWAS Business Chain Hubs at the ECOWAS Commission May Validation Meeting with Member States on the Final Study Reports on the Harmonisation of Public Debt Management and Public Procurement in ECOWAS in Abuja 3-4 June Experts Meeting and Sector Ministers Meeting on Establishment of ECOWAS Investment Guaranty Agency in Abuja Jun Experts Workshop on Gender and Trade at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja Jun ECOWAS Parliament Committee on Political Affairs/Trade meeting in Lagos. Role: Team Leader July Meeting of Ministers of Road Infrastructure, Finance and Justice from, Benin, Togo, Ghana and Côte d Ivoire for the Construction of Proposed Abidjan-Lagos Highway in Abuja July Stakeholder s Forum on Insurance Sector Integration in Abuja 2 Aug ECOWAS Collaboration on the Regional Forum on Open Educational Resources (OER) at Ritz Continental Hotel in Abuja 9-12 Sep. Directorate Operational Committee Meeting on Finalization of the 2014 ECOWAS Commission Work Programme and Budget at Immaculate Suites, Abuja Sep Annual ICRC Seminar Review Meeting on Implementation of International Humanitarian Law at Bolton White Hotel, Abuja 20 Sep - 2 Oct ECOWAS Parliament Committee Sittings and Plenary of the 2013 Second Ordinary Session Sep ECOWAS Parliament Committee Sittings of the 2013 Second Ordinary Session at the Abuja International Conference Centre. 25 Sep 2 Oct ECOWAS Parliament 2013 Second Ordinary Plenary Session at ECOWAS Commission, Abuja Oct. Capacity Building Workshop of National Youth Councils on Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development held at the ECOWAS Commission Abuja October Meeting of Legal Experts on the Road Corridor Treaty in Abuja Oct. ECOWAS Parliament Joint Committee on Education, Science, Technology, Sport and Culture/ Communication and Information Technology in Onikan, Lagos.

9 29-31 Oct. ECOWAS Parliament/AWEPA Workshop on Security Challenges and Political Instability in West Africa held at Alamadies Hotel, Dakar. Senegal Nov. Ninth AU/RECs/RMs and the European Steering Committee Meeting on the Implementation of the APSA Support Programme in Abuja, Nov. Meeting of ECCAS, ECOWAS and GGC on Maritime Safety and Security held at the ECOWAS Commission, Abuja Dec African Union Meeting on Social Protection for the Informal Economy and Rural Workers held at ECOWAS Commission, Abuja. Meetings in Jan. Meeting on Inauguration of Food Facility at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja, Jan. Meeting on the Enhancement of Powers of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja, 6-11 Feb. Meeting on the Enhancement of Powers of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja, Feb. ECOWAS Parliament Delocalized Committee Meeting on Admin, Finance and Budget Control in Enugu, Feb. ECOWAS-ICRC Annual Seminar on the Implementation of International Law in West Africa at the Abuja Sheraton Hotel, Feb. ECOWARN Focal Points Coordination Meeting in Cotonou, Benin Mar. ECOWAS Parliament Committee Meeting on Administration, Finance and Budget Control held in Freetown, Sierra Leone Mar. ECOWAS Technical Workgroup on the Management of Chemicals and Hazardous Waste at the ECOWAS Commission, Abuja Mar. Meeting of the ECOWAS Experts for the Development of Rural Electrification in Urban and Peri-urban Areas held in Niamey, Niger Apr. Annual Assembly of ECOWAS Health Ministers in Conakry, Guinea Apr. ICRC/ECOWAS Final Roundtable Meeting on the ECOWAS Common Position on the Arms Treaty in Abuja,. 2-5 May. 7th Joint Technical Committee Meeting of the -Cameroon Multinational Highway/Transport Facilitation Programme in Abuja, May. ECOWAS Parliament First Session and Committee Meetings in Abuja, May. ECOWAS Parliament Committee Sittings in Abuja, May. Organization of the Bureau Meeting of ECOWAS Social Dialogue Forum at Grace Point Hotel, Abuja.. 26 May. ECOWAS Parliament Bureau Meeting in Abuja,. 30 May-1st Jun. Annual General Assembly of ECOWAS Network of National Human Rights Institutions in Abuja,. 4-7 Jun. The EPA Computable General Equilibrium Model Technical Steering Committee Meeting in Abuja. 8 Jun. ECOWAS Commission Meeting With the Inter-Governmental Agency for Development (IGAD) in Abuja, Jun. West African Regional Policy Forum on the Responsibility to Protect at Protea Hotel, Abuja Jun. First Technical Session Preparatory to the Regional Summit on Piracy and Maritime Security at the ECOWAS Commission, Abuja.

10 6-12 Jul. Third World People's Health Assembly Meeting in Cape Town. South Africa (Volunteer Interpreter) 30 Jul-4 Aug. ECOWAS Working Group on Improving the Preliminary Draft Regulations for the Prevention of Biotechnological Risks held in Abuja. 6-9 Aug Jury Session of the African Union Kwame N'Krumah Awards for Scientific Women at the ECOWAS Commission, Abuja. 26 Aug. ECOWAS Parliament Bureau Meeting on Half Year Financial Performance Review in Abuja, 3-7 September. ECOWAS Parliament Preliminary Draft Budget Preparation Meeting held in Abuja, September. ECOWAS Parliament Fourth Bureau Meeting held in Abuja, September. Second ECOWAS Parliament Plenary Session held in Abuja, 3-6 Dec PAP Regional Parliamentary Meeting on African Governance Platform and Promotion of AU Legal Instruments Meetings at the River State House of Assembly, Port Harcourt,. Role: Team leader Meetings in Jan Senior Management Meeting on Commissioners' Severance Package at ECOWAS Commission, Abuja. 12 Jan ECOWAS All-Hands Meeting on Technical Assistance to the Republic of Guinea held in Abuja 15 Jan ECOWAS Information and Communication Ministers' Meeting in Abuja 10 Feb. ECOWAS Meeting of Statistical Stakeholders on the AGRIS database held in Abuja Feb. ECOWAS meeting on E-Learning held in Kaduna Feb. Meeting of Save the Children Canada and ECOWAS Commission held in Abuja 25 Feb. Meeting of ECOWAS Malaria Elimination Task Force held in Abuja 9-11 Mar. Meeting of the Internal Technical Committee (ITC) on the Draft ECOPOST held in Kaduna, Mar. ECOWAS Regional Action Plan for Eliminating Child Labor held in Kaduna, 2-7 May. Twelfth Ordinary Meeting of the Assembly of ECOWAS Health Ministers in Lome, Togo. 16 May ECOWAS Conflict Prevention Framework Internal Coordination Meeting in Abuja, 18 May West African Police Chiefs' Preparatory Security Meeting for the Annual General Assembly in Abuja, 19 May. Expert Review Meeting on the Status of Implementation of ECOWAS Free Movement Protocol in Abuja, May Joint ECOWAS/AUC/NEPAD Technical Review Meeting on the Strategic and Operational Plan of ECOWAP/CAADP M&E Coordination Framework in Abuja, 31 May Meeting of the Stakeholders of the ECOWAS Regional Conference on Humanitarian Assistance and Internal Displacement of Persons in Abuja, 3 Jun Eighth ECOWAS/Development Partners' Meeting in Abuja, 24 Jun Meeting of Partners on the Draft ECOWAS Humanitarian Policy in Abuja,

11 30 Jun-1Jul Directorate Meeting for the Development of the ECOWAS Humanitarian Policy in Abuja, 5-7 Jul ECOWAS Ministerial Conference on Humanitarian Assistance and Internal Displacement in Abuja, 19 Jul West African Trade Hub and West Africa Coordination Meeting at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja, Jul Training Workshop of ECOWAS Management Controllers' Manual in Lafia, Nassarawa State, 3-4 Aug ECOWAS/UEMOA Natural Disaster Reduction Meeting in Abuja, 8-10 Aug Retreat of ECOWAS Human Development and Gender Dept. on the Preparation of 2012 Budgets in Abuja, Aug. Inaugural Session of the Third Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament, Abuja, 6-10 Sep. ECOWAS Parliament Ad-Hoc Committee on Budget Preparation for 2012 Fiscal Year Sep. ECOWAS Parliament Bureau/Committee on Selection Meeting in Abuja, Sep. Plenary and Committee Sittings of ECOWAS Parliament's Ordinary Session in 2011 in Abuja, 28 Sep. ECA/Africa Trade Policy Centre's Review and Programming Mission to ECOWAS Commission in Abuja, 30 Sep. ECOWAS meeting with the West African Trade Hub at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja 6-8 Oct. ECOWAS elearning Experts and Task force Meeting in Top Rank Hotel Abuja Oct. ECOWAS workshop on Geographic Information System (GIS) data collection for Early Warning at Savannah Suites Hotel in Abuja Oct. ECOWAS Regional Wrap Up Workshop on Non-State Actors (NSAs) in Abuja Nov. Meeting on the Development of an M&E Framework for Child Protection Policy in Karu, Nassarawa. 5-9 Dec. African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) meeting on Performance Measurement Indicators at Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja Dec. Global Fund for AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis Meeting at Nicon Luxury Hotel in Abuja Meetings in Jan Retreat of the ECOWAS Agriculture Department at the HBC Resort, Jos, Mar Mid Term Assessment of the Implementation of the COSCAP Project of the Banjul Accord Group (BAG) in Abuja Mar Human Resources Workshop on Result Based Management and the use of the Balanced Scorecard in Denis Hotel, Abuja 6-10 Apr ECOWAS Parliament Committee meeting on Monitoring and Budget Control in Kaduna May. ECOWAS Community Levy Management Committee Meeting in Kaduna May ECOWAS Parliament Committee meeting on Economic Policies and Budget Control in Abuja Apr. Meeting of the ECOWAS Assembly of Health Ministers in Freetown, Sierra Leone 17 May ECOWAS Parliament Meeting of the Conference of Bureaux in Abuja May. ECOWAS Parliament 2010 First Ordinary Session in Abuja

12 24-31 May ECOWAS Parliament 2010 Committee Sittings in Abuja Jun Department on the Control of Arms and ECOWAS Parliament meeting on peace and security in Cotonou, Benin Jul. 10th EU/EDF Training session for ECOWAS Finance Teams at Chelsea Hotel in Abuja. Role: Team leader Jul Continuation of the 10th EDF Training session for ECOWAS personnel. Role: Team leader Jul Meeting of the Ad-hoc ECOWAS Parliament Committee on the Niger Situation in Niamey 9-10 Aug Workshop on the Establishment of the ECOWAS Project Preparation and Development Unit (PPDU) in Kaduna Sep WAHO Training Seminar on Good Manufacturing Practice for Drug Production in Lagos,. Role: Interpreter Coordinator 18 Sep. ECOWAS Meeting with the OECD/Sahel Club of West Africa in Abuja 20 Sep. Meeting of the ECOWAS Community Levy Management Committee in Kaduna Sep. ECOWAS Parliament 2010 Committee Sittings in Abuja 2-4 Oct Colloquium on the 50th Anniversary of African independence at the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja. Role: English booth interpreter and French MC Oct Regional meeting of CDP and ECOWAS National Units in Abuja Nov Consultative meeting on Programmes of the ECOWAS e-learning Initiative in Kaduna, Nov. Meeting of ECOWAS Controllers at the Financial Controller's Office on Result-Based Management in Abuja 29 Nov-3 Dec ECOWAS Working Group on finalizing the Monitoring and Evaluation document in Kaduna Dec Interview for Monitoring and Evaluation positions at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja Meetings in Jan Non-State Actors Media Launch at ECOWAS Commission Jan ECOWAN inception meeting at ECOWAS Commission 2 Feb ECOWAS Meeting with EU Court of Auditors in Abuja 3 Feb Meeting of Commandants of ECOWAS Designated Training Centers in Abuja 6 Feb ECOWAS briefing meeting with the n Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in Abuja 9-12 Feb ECOWAS experts meeting and ministerial conference on the continental shelf 17 Feb Meeting on Financial Development and Fiscal Policy in Africa at the ECOWAS Commission Feb ECOWAS Retreat of the Macroeconomic Policy Department in Minna, Niger State 2 Mar Meeting on the induction of ECOWAS newly recruited P3/P4 Officers 3-6 Mar Meeting on the Orientation of New Controllers at the Office of the Financial Controller 12 Mar ECOWAS Meeting on the use of Canadian Government-sponsored PARECIS Software 13 Mar Institutional Orientation meeting for ECOWAS Peace Fund Manuals Mar Conference agreements for ECOWAS Disaster Risk Reduction Division Working Group in Abuja Mar ECOWAS Director Generals of Customs Meeting in Abuja 6-7 Apr Meeting on ECOWAS Vision 2020 Document at the ECOWAS Commission

13 14-17 April ECOWAS Ministers of Mines Conference and Experts Workshop in Abuja ECOWAS Aid-for-Trade Preparatory Meeting in Abuja 6-27 May ECOWAS Parliament st Ordinary Session in Abuja Jun ECOWAS Trade Fair Preparatory meeting in Abuja 30Jun -3 Jul Resource Mobilization for ECOWAS Cultural Fund meeting in Lokoja 8-9 Jul International Trade Centre PACT II Roll-Out for ECOWAS Commission in Abuja Jul ECOWAS Parliament committee meeting on health burdens in Enugu, Jul Annual ECOWAS/WAHO Health Ministers' Assembly in Yamoussoukro, Cote d Ivoire 28 Jul-1 Aug ECOWAS Parliament Committee meeting on peace and security in Katsina 8-9 Sep Executive Board Meeting of ECOWAS Women Entrepreneurs in Abuja Sep ECOWAS Parliament 2 nd Ordinary Session in Abuja Sep Procedures Manual Validation for ECOWAS SALW Committees in Kaduna Sep Validation Meeting of ECOWAS Science and Technology Policy in Jos 5-9 Oct AU/ECOWAS/AMESD Pilot Committee Meeting on Monitoring Sustainable Development of the Environment in Abuja. Role: Team leader and Coordinator 3 Dec Sensitization Workshop on ECOWAS Mines Directive for Internal Stakeholder Directorates in Abuja Meetings in Jan Capacity building support for ECOWAS Commission Staff, "the Diagnostic" Mission held in Abuja 6 Feb. Meeting of Ecowas Commissioner of Agriculture with the Minister of Environment, Republic of Benin in Abuja 7 Feb Initial Planning Conference for Post Military Exercise 2008 at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja 9 Feb. ECOWAS Community Levy Management Retreat held in Kaduna Feb. Regional Meeting of NCC/CNPETs & ECOWAS/WAMA Joint Secretariat held in Abuja Feb. ECOWAS workshop & experts' meeting on sexual harassment in workplace and in educational institutions held in Abuja 3-5 Mar. ECOWAS/SADC Agric Commission visit to Obasanjo Farms in Ota, Ogun State Mar Meeting of Experts in Science and Technology to review and validate the ECOWAS draft policy and strategic plan held in Abuja 13 Mar. Meeting of ECOWAS Succession Plan Committee held in Abuja Mar Meeting for the Review of ECOWAS Financial Regulations held in Abuja Mar. ECOWAS meeting with External Auditors held in Abuja 20 Mar. The Briefing of ECOWAS Ambassadors on the ECOWAS-China Forum held in Abuja 20 Mar. Visit of the West African Health Organization Director General and Deputy Director General to the ECOWAS Commission. Role: Consecutive Interpreter for ECOWAS Commission President 9-10 Apr Executive Committee Meeting of the Sustainable Tree Crops Programme (STCP) in Abuja 18 Apr. Weekly meeting of ECOWAS Commissioners and Preparatory Meeting of the Commissioners and Directors for the AFC held in Abuja May Regional workshop on Chemical Hazard Communication and GHS Implementation for Countries of the ECOWAS Region held in Abuja

14 9-10 June. Shortlisting of Candidates for Various Positions at the ECOWAS Commission held in Abuja June Validation workshop of the study focusing on the ECOWAS Common External Tariff 5th band held in Abuja 7 Jul ECOWAS-Development Partners Capacity Building Thematic Group Meeting held in Abuja 7-11 Jul. ECOWAS Emergency Response Team (EERT) Managers and Specialists Workshop held in Abuja Jul Consultative meeting of Thematic Group Team Leaders for the Launching of the Regional Agricultural Investment Programme (RAIP) towards implementing ECOWAP and CAADP/NEPAD in Abuja 16 Jul. ECOWAS Orientation sessions on capacity building plan next steps & September Retreat held in Abuja 17 Jul ECOWAS MIS Consultations with Directors held in Abuja Jul Meeting of Experts on Validating of the Draft ECOWAS Regional Common Mining Code held in Abuja 31 Jul, 1&4 Aug. ECOWAS interview for bilingual secretaries held in Abuja 4 Aug. Weekly Meeting of ECOWAS Commissioners held in Abuja 5-7 Aug The 22nd meeting of the Committee of Chiefs of Defense Staff held in Abuja Sep Special Retreat/Orientation of Professional Staff of ECOWAS Commission held in Abuja Sep. 4th United Nations International Hydro Power for Today Conference held at the ECOWAS Commission, Abuja. Role: French booth interpreter 16 Oct ECOWAS Meeting of the Civil Society Forum held in Abuja Nov Induction and Inauguration of the Experts Committee on Social Security held in Abuja Dec West African Women s Association (WAWA) Meeting held in Abuja, 22 April September 2006 Senior Translator/Slot Editor (LH 10) OPEN SOURCE CENTER (Regional Field Office), UNITED STATES EMBASSY, ABIDJAN. COTE D IVOIRE Duties: Responsible for translating French language news bulletins, features and interviews focusing on health, politics, economy and finance into English language for the U.S Government. Responsible f o r editing and revising translated documents f r o m the center s Independent Contractors in 20 West and Central African countries for onward transfer to the center s database, In charge of editorial content management of materials posted to the center s website for the West and Central African field office, Participate in editorial and translation training course for newly recruited Independent Contractors on training in Abidjan.

15 2 March April 2002 Consultant Translator Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) Deux Plateaux. Abidjan. Cote d Ivoire Duties: - Conference based translation of AADFI documents and proceedings during its annual general meetings in Abidjan, - Translation of AADFI bilingual information bulletin into English, - Translation of AADFI executive committee s report, - Translation of profiles and project documents from national Development Finance Institutions (DFIs). Freelance Translator/Interpreter Pluralingual July February 1997 Avenue du Commerce Plateau. Abidjan Duties: Ø Translate documents from French into English for several clients such as Randgold, Côte d Ivoire Telecom, JAL Afrique etc. Ø Provide consecutive and simultaneous interpreting in the private market. June 1992-June 1993 Translator/Interpreter Dept. of Training and Extension Services African Regional Centre for Engineering Manufacturing and Design (ARCEDEM) UNECA and UNDP sponsored centre P.M.B 19 U.I Post Office Ibadan. Duties: - Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation from English into French and vice versa for engineering trainees attending (3) three-month refresher courses in the field of mechanical engineering at the center. - Translation of memoranda, lecture notes, letters and correspondences from the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Commonwealth Secretariat, IDRC Canada and other sponsors. - Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation from English into French and vice versa during the annual ARCEDEM Executive Board meeting and field visits to industries namely Breweries Limited Ibadan, n Wires and Cables Ibadan, n Tobacco Company, Ibadan, n Foundries, Lagos, etc.

16 LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY English: Native-level writing, spoken and reading French: Native-level writing, spoken and reading Spanish: Beginner writing, spoken and reading Portuguese: Beginner writing, spoken and reading INTERNATIONAL TRAVELS: Austria, UAE, Morocco, Spain, Italy, United States, Slovak Republic, Belgium, Germany, France, Morocco, Spain, South Africa. IT SKILLS: Good mastery of SDL TRADOS Studio 2015 Freelance n and Central Africa Authorised Reseller (translation and terminology software) standard computer applications (Microsoft office and MAC packages) and Operating systems (Windows, Linus, Apple IOS) Adobe PDF, HTML codes, Lotus Notes, website and blog content management COMMUNICATION AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS: I am a team player with good interpersonal and communication skills. HOBBIES: Tennis, golf and creative writing REFEREES Dr. Olivier Fléchais (AIIC) Conference interpreter Sunset Village, Sunset Beach Cape Town. South Africa Tel: olivierflech@mweb.co.za Mr. Lambert Y. Boton Language Coordinator West African Health Organisation (WAHO) 175, Rue Dr Ouezzin Coulibaly 01 BP 153 Bobo Dioulasso 01 Burkina Faso Tel: / lboton@wahooas.org Mr. J.A Amihere Secretary General Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) 06 BP 321 Abidjan 06 Abidjan. Côte d Ivoire Tel: info@adfi.org