Bilingual
I read, write and speak English fluently, at the native level. I have been educated and have worked in the United States for over 30 years. I have been a professional in different industries and careers, which has given me an ample specialized language. I immersed myself and lived in the culture and have experienced the real business life in the USA; this gives me an advantage in my translations and interpretations, as they are done with ownership of the meaning behind the words and expressions.
Because of this firsthand experience, I have an intimate understanding of the United Stated culture and its idiosyncrasies. I understand the slang, idioms and cultural references, so I can translate the ideas and concepts behind, not just the words.
I read, write and speak fluent, Spanish as a native being my mother tongue. I was raised in El Salvador until I left to study and live in the USA. I have a strong understanding of the Latin culture as it is my own and have strong ties to it. I also understand the idiosyncrasies and people’s ways of thinking and expressing.
Professional Experience
For the last 10 years I have worked as a Bilingual Translator and Interpreter servicing NGOs, Nonprofits, Academia, Churches, Government, as well as, private businesses. I am also an English Coach and work with business professionals and university students. Prior to my career in Interpretation and Translation.
I worked for several major US corporations, medium and small size businesses. I was involved in the fields of Communication, Advertising and Marketing; Business and Finance; Purchasing, Computing and Technology.
I have worked with several clients in the translation of financial and purchasing manuals; financial reports, security manuals; appeals to solicit funds from donors, Terms of Reference (TORs), project proposals, reports on climate change and sustainable development, press releases, brochures, power point presentations, books and other marketing material.
Some of the documents and business publications I have translated have been between 50 and 300 pages, containing tables
and graphs, and requiring specialized language in climate change, sustainable development, human rights, finance, marketing,
and technology.
These are some of the positions I have held in different businesses in the USA:
- Bilingual Interpreter and Translator at several Interpreting agencies and self-employed
- Production Manager at Advertising agency
- Buyer at computer manufacturing corporation
- Computer Programmer at small business
- IT Support at Advertising agency and small enterprises
- Graphic Designer at several Advertising agencies
These are some of the companies and businesses I have worked for in the USA:
- Paolucci, Salling & Martin Advertising Agency
- Ogilvy & Mather Advertising Agency
- Colby, Effler & Partners Advertising Agency
- Deutsch Advertising Agency
- AT&T Corporation
- TERADATA Corporation
- TOYOTA Corporation
- Lexus Corporation
Education
- Interpretation and Translation | ITCA
- Business English Writing | American Management Association (AMA) | Los Angeles, CA
- Business Management | American Management Association (AMA) | San Francisco, CA
- Purchasing | American Management Association (AMA) | Chicago, IL
- Bachelor in Advertising and Marketing | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Torrance, CA
- Certification in Graphic Design and Computer Graphics | University of California
Los Angeles (UCLA) | Los Angeles, CA
- Associates Degree in Computer Science | Crafton Hills College | Redlands, CA