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Member Profile: William Dent

May 9, 2018 By PLD Leave a Comment

Name:    William Dent

Where I live:   Washington, DC

Email:   williamdentjr@gmail.com

 

What I do:

I am a linguist by nature who enjoys interpretation and translation work. It is my work in the environmental field in Latin America, however, that generates most of my income. I currently run an environmental education program at schools (grades K-8) in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. and head a firm that is the master distributor for two innovative lines of agricultural products that have proven effective in increasing crop yields 10% to 25%.

I’m proud of:   

Having helped found SEBRAE, Brazil’s successful executive education program, now with some 5,000 employees, which offers a wide range of business courses throughout Brazil.

My background:

I have a master’s in education and an MBA in finance.

I served in the Peace Corps in Chile, then after graduate school lived in Brazil, where I worked for National Development Bank BNDES and an international bank. My entire career has been in Latin America, with the exception of a stint with a French company. For the past years, I have worked with environmental projects and in assisting firms with business development in Latin America.

Best thing about being an ATA/PLD member

Being listed in the ATA database as interpreter/translator for Portuguese and Spanish. As a member of the PLD, I hope to network with others and share larger projects.

Major challenge(s) in my career:  

In terms of interpretation and translation work, the greatest challenge is business development, i.e., generation of more assignments.

What I’m reading (or listening to) now:

  • Art Garfunkel – What Is It All but Luminous: Notes from an Underground Man
  • Sally Quinn – Finding Magic
  • Erik Peterson – The Three Value Conversations

Current project (or last interesting project/job):

  • Environmental Education: Monarch Sister Schools Program (Canada, Mexico, and USA)
  • Interpretation: court depositions
  • New business start-up based in Mexico

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