Candidate #BTA-052 - French Annotateur

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Professional Summary:

 Spéro is a sociolinguist, translator, interpreter, and journalist with experience in human rights journalism and legal translation. He has volunteer experience as an interpreter, as well as professional interpreting experience with Japanese companies on ODA-funded projects. As a Kampala Initiative steering committee member, he addresses pitfalls in aid narratives and decolonizing health work. He is also an expert in sexual and reproductive health, with expertise spanning CAT tools, AI.

Professional Highlights:

Trained in the Journalism & Human Rights program (Canada World Youth) across Canada and Senegal, hosting a radio show on issues like access to water and supporting human rights campaigns. As Director of Translation and Interpreting for a Japanese-funded classroom project (Phase V) in Benin under ODA, and for Benin's Government on legal translation of national law texts, I helped bring both to successful completion. I've volunteered as interpreter for La Via Campesina across Africa, produced two documentaries, and supported school literacy initiatives. I also facilitate trainings and interpreting in sexual and reproductive health, and as a sociolinguist, served on the Kampala Initiative steering committee, addressing aid narratives and critiquing colonial health systems and aid structures.

Professional Information

Most Recent Role: French Annotateur

Tools & Software used: CAT tools: Trados, MemoQ, Wordfast, OmegaT, MultiTerm, Smartcat, Memsource

Content & publishing: WordPress, Google Docs, Adobe InDesign, Content Management Systems (CMS)

Interpreting & conferencing: Zoom, Microsoft Teams, KUDO, Interprefy

Data annotation & AI training: Labelbox, Appen platform, SuperAnnotate, Scale AI, data labeling, content moderation, linguistic quality assurance

Level of Education: Master of Arts in English

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