TAMILA MELADZE

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EDUCATION
TheUniversityofMontana / Missoula, MT / 2010
MPAPublic AdministrationandMAin PoliticalScience / 2009
Georgian Institute of Public Affairs / Tbilisi, Georgia / 2007
Management Course
StateUniversityofIstanbul / Istanbul,Turkey / 2006
Researcher,PoliticalScienceInternational Relations
TbilisiInstitute ofAsiaand Africa
BAinInternational Relations& TurkishLanguage / Tbilisi, Georgia / 2005
MemorialSloan-KetteringCancerCenter / NewYork,NY / 9/11-10/11

90HourProgramfor MedicalInterpreting andEducationServices (Russian Language)

EXPERIENCE

Freelancer 2012-Present

Provide immigration and medical/legal interpretingservices in Russian, Turkish and Georgian languages

Prepare and translate various technical, medical, legal documents

Consulate GeneralofGeorgiainNew York,NewYork,NY2010-2012

ConsularOfficer

  • Managed consular distress cases such as: arrest/detention, emergency response, medical and financial issues
  • Provideddirect serviceand legal support toGeorgian nationalsresidingintheUnited States

Reviewedand adjudicated variousapplications

Manageddiplomaticagenda,draft memos,speeches,preparepresentation materials

Davis, Polk& WardwellLLP//Human RightsFirstNewYork,NY2010-2011

Translator(Part-time)

  • Translatedvariousintake interviewsand legaldocumentsfromRussian and Turkishforpoliticalasylumseekers

International Rescue Committee, Refugee Protection Program New York 2010-2011

  • Worked closely with the Refugee Protection Team to rebuild lives of newly arrived refugees

WorldAffairsCouncil,MansfieldInternational AffairsFellow,Montana,2008-2009

CulturalAmbassador, Presenter

Organizedscientificconferencesand arranged for speakers

Intheframeworkofworkshop“DiscoverTurkey”,deliveredlecture/seminarsregardingthehistory,cultureand traditionsof

Turkey forhigh schoolteachersaround thestateinan effort toconnectAmerican and Turkish communities

UniversityofMontanaMissoula,MT2008-2010

VisitingScholarPresenter(CentralandSouthwest Asia Program)

Developed course,createdcurriculum,and taught “Georgians,ArmeniansandAzeri’softheSouthCaucasus”,includingthe

history,economy,internaland foreignpoliciesofGeorgia,Armeniaand Azerbaijan

TurkishLanguage Instructor Dept ofModernand Classical Languages &Literature2007-2008

Pioneered,implementedand taught theUniversity’sfirst Turkish language coursetoundergraduatestudents

Georgia CentralReferenceLaboratoryRepositoryfor "BechtelInternationalSystems"Inc.,2006-2007

(BiologicalThreadReductionProgram, Ltd., "Botek VonaConstructionandTrading"TbilisiBranch) ProjectAssistant

Managedand maintainedstrongrelationshipswith local companies,government agenciesand subcontractors

Translated numerousdocumentsand contracts,servingasinterpreter forcritical businessmeetingswithsubcontractors, employees, lawyers, and localgovernment officials

Inter MaritimeShippingForwardingCo.,Ltd.,Batumi,Georgia2005-2006

Procurement Manager

Negotiated and monitoredtheprocurement processfromrequisition internationalsourcing, orderplacement and delivery of

goods, suchasbuilding supplies,heavy equipment, and furnishings

Managedthebudget, negotiated withvendorsandmaintained vendorbidproposalsforfinal supplier selection

Turkish-GeorgianCulturalPeriodicalMegobroba(Friendship)Khidi(TheBridge)Tbilisi,Georgia2002-2004

Translator

Translatedvariousarticlesformultidisciplinaryjournalsand periodicalsinscience,literature,education,history and current eventsbetween Russia,Turkeyand Georgia

TheMinistryof MinistryofDefense ofGeorgiaTbilisi,TheRepublicofGeorgia2001-2002

Researcher

Researched and analyzedthenewsand wrotedaily and weekly bulletinsregardingtheeconomy,internal policy and foreign policy ofTurkey

LANGUAGES

Fluent inEnglish, Russian, Turkish,Georgian