James Dirgin

About James Dirgin

Cleared high-level simultaneous/consecutive conference and liaison interpretation and translation services for federal and state agencies, including the White House, the CHOD, the Secretaries of State, Defense, Justice, Energy, Homeland Security, and Commerce; Supports Federal, Immigration and California State supreme courts, legal firms and private companies, financial and investment ventures for domestic and international engagements; High-level expertise and experience in foreign language education, leadership development training, high-stakes USG proficiency assessment development for critical roles. Supports US Department of State IVLP (International Visitors Leadership Program) as liaison to travel with various foreign visiting leaders and high level government VIPs to ensure and guide the success of the program;Federal foreign language education and testing program review, faculty training; Attached to NATO for special expertise and experience in ILR/STANAG/NATO-based assessment development, faculty training and standard-setting, test review and evaluation, and training of test developers and reviewers under the ILR and Text Typology guidelines. Designed, developed, and trained English teaching faculty in 22 NATO nations for interoperability and cross-communication standards under NATO guidelines;Development of ILR-Based language proficiency, translation, and interpretation tests in various less commonly spoken languages for major IC agencies in assessing foreign language capabilities under the ILR guidelines in hiring, promotions, and evaluation of foreign language skills;Core participant and contributor in developing the ILR-based Cross-Cultural Proficiency Guidelines Descriptors in collaboration with various agencies, representing the Department of Defense/DLIFLC in the effort;Provided consultancy and guidance services to DLNSEO (Defense Language National Security Education Office) leadership in program review and program selection for the DoD Flagship and Department of State international education programs currently underway.

Experience

1. Registered Court Interpreter

   State of California

   Mar 2019 — Present

   Providing court interpretation services for all counties in California and other states, ensuring accurate communication in legal proceedings. Collaborated with legal teams and clients to facilitate understanding and communication in various legal settings. Achieved recognition as a registered court interpreter, demonstrating expertise, reliability and professionalism in the field.

Education

• Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

  MATFL, Foreign Languages

• Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

  MAIPS, International Policy Studies

Skills

• Multilingual
• Linguistics
• Intercultural Communication
• Proposal Writing
• Training
• Editing
• Spanish
• Foreign Languages
• Interpreting
• Program Evaluation
• English
• Curriculum Development
• Microsoft Office
• Proofreading
• Grant Writing
• Research
• Language Teaching
• Public Speaking
• Translation
• Qualitative Research
• Curriculum Design
• International Relations
• Fundraising
• Program Development
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Community Outreach
• Teaching