Working languages:
English to Creoles & Pidgins (French-based Other)
Creoles & Pidgins (French-based Other) to English
French to English
Roosevelt Jean-Francois
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Oakland Park, Florida, United States
Local time: 23:39 EDT (GMT-4)

Native in: Creoles & Pidgins (French-based Other) Native in Creoles & Pidgins (French-based Other)
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Expertise
Specializes in:
Medical (general)Poetry & Literature
Media / MultimediaPsychology
International Org/Dev/CoopLaw: Contract(s)
Law (general)Economics
Finance (general)Human Resources

Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 1
Experience Years of experience: 31. Registered at ProZ.com: Nov 2019.
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Professional objectives
  • Meet new translation company clients
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  • Network with other language professionals
  • Find trusted individuals to outsource work to
  • Build or grow a translation team
  • Learn more about translation / improve my skills
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Bio

Roosevelt Jean-Francois is co-founder,
chief content creator, of The JFTEAM, a multimedia service company, which
produces translation, editing, and interpreting services in Creole, French, English, and Spanish.

Roosevelt Jean-Francois started translating and interpreting as a local journalist, and  a fixer based in Haiti, for several mainstream media outlets including The New York Times, Newsweek, The Los Angels Times, and Reuters.

Jean-Francois is a Global Leadership Fulbright Research Scholar  and Adjunct  Professor  at Florida Atlantic University (FAU).  

He also studied International Relations with a concentration on International Economic Organizations at the State University of Haiti.

Roosevelt
Jean-Francois is a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). This award represents the highest level of educational
achievement in Toastmasters International.

Jean-Francois is a sought-out interprepter and traslater. He translates and interprets for several companies including Kaiser Family Foundation, UNAIDS, UNICEF, Caribbean Media Network. 

He served on the
executive board of CECOSIDA, a not for profit organization committed against
the spread of HIV/AIDS and for the promotion of well being in Haiti and the
Haitian Diaspora.




Profile last updated
Nov 20, 2020