BARRY SLAUGHTER OLSEN Is an assistant professor of translation and interpretation at the Monterey Institute’s (MIIS) Graduate School of Translation, interpretation and Language Education. He has worked as a conference interpreter and translator since 1993. Before joining the faculty at MIIS, he was a translator in residence at American University in Washington, D.C. Professor Olsen has taught numerous simultaneous and consecutive interpretation and training of trainers courses in the United States, Latin America and Europe. He is a member of the Training Committee of the International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC), the founder and co-president of InterpretAmerica, an entity dedicated to strengthening the professional profile of interpreters in the Americas, and General Manager of Multilingual at ZipDX, a Silicon Valley startup providing next-generation teleconferencing services, including simultaneous interpretation of conference calls and webinars. Professor Olsen continues to interpret and translate professionally. Over his career he has interpreted for the U.S. State Department, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Organization of American States (OAS), National Geographic Society, C-SPAN Television, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and other public and private sector clients. He holds a B.A. in Translation from Brigham Young University and an M.A. in Conference Interpretation from the Monterey Institute of International Studies.
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