MITA INTERPRETER & TRANSLATOR DIRECTORY

Language Combinations:

Translation

SpanishEnglish
EnglishSpanish

Native Language:

Puerto Rican Spanish

Education:

May 2006 to Present UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS School of Library and Information Sciences – Master’s Program January 2002 to December 2002 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON Post Graduate Program in Linguistics August 1998 to June 1999 UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, RÍO PIEDRAS CAMPUS University of Puerto Rico Law School August 1995 to June 1998 UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, RÍO PIEDRAS CAMPUS College of Humanities Graduate Program in Translation M.A. in Translation Thesis: Translation of: A Selection of Articles from the “Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism” May 1998 August 1991 to June 1995 UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, RÍO PIEDRAS CAMPUS College of Humanities Modern Languages Department Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities, Major in Modern Languages (Italian and French)

Computer Equipment:

MS Office, Trados, SDLX, PC, Laser Printer, Scanner, Fax

Experience:

August 2008 to present Freelance Translator/Editor A&R Traductores May 2007 to August 2008 Women’s Health Educator PARKLAND HEALTH & HOSPITAL SYSTEM – SOUTHEAST DALLAS WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER Dallas, Texas Duties: Family planning and prenatal counseling. Interpreting for patients. June 2006 to May 2007 Translator INSPIRE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MOROCH LATINO) Dallas, Texas Duties: Translating (English <> Spanish) and editing print materials, TV and radio scripts, web sites and other materials for our clients. Adapting scripts to a Caribbean Spanish and helping the agency’s creative team with copywriting tasks when needed. Since April 1999 Translator/Editor/Founder A & R TRADUCTORES/TRANSLATORS Duncanville, Texas Duties: Translating (English <> Spanish) and editing documents. May 2003 to December 2006 Freelance Editor and Translator VOYAGER EXPANDED LEARNING INC. Dallas, Texas Duties: Project Editor for Pasaporte, a Spanish language literacy program for struggling readers in grades K-2. April 2004 to June 2006 Freelance Editor and Translator MCELROY TRANSLATION COMPANY Austin, Texas Duties: Translating and editing documents for use in Puerto Rico and the United States and organizing a focus group to evaluate a translation for a targeted market. December 2004 to December 2005 Freelance Translator and Editor HOMEMADE GOURMET INC. Canton, Texas Duties: Translating and editing product labels and recipes. November 2001 to December 2004 Freelance Translator/ Editor/ Interpreter MARY KAY INC. Dallas, Texas Duties: Translating (English >Spanish) and editing the company’s printed and electronic communications, periodic publications, and educational and motivational materials for the Hispanic sales force, as well as other documents and materials for various company web sites and the Sales & Marketing and Special Events Departments. August 2001 to May 2002 Spanish Instructor COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGES Plano, Texas Duties: Teaching Beginning Spanish. August 2000 to May 2002 Spanish Instructor RICHLAND COLLEGE Dallas, Texas Duties: Teaching Beginning Spanish. November 1999 to May 2000 Copywriter/Translator/ Technical Writer BIOMETRICS IMAGINEERING, INC. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico Duties: Writing and translation (English<>Spanish, Spanish>French) all of the company’s documentation, including but not limited to technical manuals for all the company’s products, sales and marketing presentations, and the text for corporation’s web site. May 1999 to November 1999 Translator EL NUEVO DÍA NEWSPAPER Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Duties: Translation of international news from English into Spanish mostly related to the fields of Economics, Politics, Technology, and Science as well as articles on the subjects of Travel and Medicine. February 1999 to April 1999 Writing Teacher UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, RÍO PIEDRAS CAMPUS, SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Río Piedras, Puerto Rico Duties: Creation and instruction of a thesis-writing workshop for graduate students who had difficulties with grammar and style. October 1998 to November 1999 Freelance Translator/Proofreader ATABEX TRANSLATION SPECIALISTS Hato Rey, Puerto Rico Duties: Translation and proofreading a wide variety of documents mostly related to legal and medical subjects. July 1998 to December 1998 Spanish Instructor/Freelance Translator INLINGUA SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Duties: Teaching conversational Spanish to foreign students with no previous knowledge of the language. Translating legal documents (English< > Spanish). June 1998 to January 1999 Freelance Translator/Editor CARIBBEAN HOSPITALITY TRAINING INSTITUTE San Juan, Puerto Rico Duties: Translation and editing of operation procedure manuals for the hospitality industry. October 1997 to June 1998 Translator/Copywriter POR ESCRITO, INc. (Public Relations Agency) San Juan, Puerto Rico Duties: Writing and translation of press releases and texts related to the general information of corporate web sites. May 1995 to May 1996 Freelance Translator UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO PRESS Río Piedras, Puerto Rico Duties: Translation of pages 600-701 of the Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism.

Degrees Earned:

M. A. In Translation B.A. in Modern Languages (Italian and French)

Specialization:

Legal, Marketing, Advertising, Business, Medical, Culinary Arts, Educational Materials, Curriculum, Cosmetology

Accreditations:

ATA Certified (English > Spanish)

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