Bárbara Dos Santos

Highly qualified Professional Translator, Interpreter, and Technical Support Specialist with a solid academic background from the Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Proven expertise in simultaneous, consecutive, and community interpreting alongside prominent national and international institutions. Experienced in technical, legal, and environmental translation, bilingual text revision, and IT systems troubleshooting, effectively combining linguistic excellence with technical problem-solving skills.

Volunteer Community Interpreter - DPU (Federal Public Defender's Office) / CONARE

(2025-05)

• Conducted volunteer community interpretation for foreign prisoners and provided specialized linguistic mediation for refugee and asylum context procedures.

Portuguese Specialist - AI Training - MICRO1

(2026-01 - 2026-06)

• Transcribed and audited human-to-AI communication logs to optimize natural language processing models.
• Evaluated AI responses and provided structured linguistic feedback regarding syntax, semantics, and localization accuracy.

Simultaneous Interpreter - Flash Traduções / FIOCRUZ

(2026-05)

• Delivered simultaneous interpreting services for remote and live corporate, academic, and technical events.

Over-the-Phone Interpreter (OPI) - Lionbridge

(2025-04 - 2026-01)

• Provided phone interpreting services for US state agencies (DTA, DCS), financial institutions, and healthcare providers, supporting Portuguese-speaking clients.

Consultant - Translator, Interpreter and Voiceover - OEI / SECOP30 (Organization of Ibero-American States)

(2025-02 - 2026-01)

• Translated highly technical website content, institutional reports, press releases, and news for the Extraordinary Secretariat for COP30.
• Provided consecutive interpreting and professional audio recordings for institutional bulletins.

Translator - CADE (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica) / TIGO

(2024-10 - 2025-01)

• Translated official antitrust, legal, and economic documents utilizing MemoQ and OmegaT.

Bilingual IT Support Analyst - Stefanini Consultoria e Assessoria em Informática

(2022-02 - 2023-06)

• Provided L1/L2 technical remote assistance in English and Portuguese to global users using Microsoft Teams and QuickAssist.
• Managed incoming incident workflows via ServiceNow, focusing on hardware troubleshooting, software configuration, and VPN infrastructure.

PIBIC Scientific Research Fellow - Universidade de Brasília (UnB)

(2021 - 2022)

• Conducted research on "Relations between Higher Education, Race and Gender: Intersectionality in Annotated Translation" under Prof. Dr. Alessandra Oliveira de Ramos Harden.

Master's Degree - Translation Studies (POSTRAD) - Universidade de Brasília (UnB) (2026)

Bachelor's Degree - Translation – English - Universidade de Brasília (UnB) (2024)