Jonathan Brooks
CEO & Founder — Senior Teacher & Translator
Available as Teacher & Translator in:
English
German
French
Russian
Dutch
Areas of focus
- Certified ESL & TOEFL instructor — post-graduate language-teaching certifications.
- 15+ years in multilingual translation across government, diplomatic, and operational contexts.
- Diplomatic translation — live support for European Parliament meetings and German Government officials.
- Cross-cultural training curriculum design — diplomat onboarding programs that measurably reduced ramp-up time.
- High-stakes interpretation — hostage negotiation support alongside U.S. Military and German Government partners.
- Five working languages — English & French (native); German, Dutch, Russian (B2+) for both teaching and translation.
- Translator team leadership — built and led teams of 45–150 linguists across multiple time zones.
- Quality systems & recertification — performance tracking that improved translator recertification compliance by 20%.
- Cultural-competency coaching — 1:1 and cohort coaching for diplomats, executives, and operational teams.