SKILLS:
Native speaker of Spanish with strong Castilian Spanish background. Near-native fluency in French, Portuguese and Spanish.
Experienced translator and telephonic interpreter.
LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATES
LANGUAGE EDUCATION
M.A. in German Studies, University of
Havana, Havana, Cuba, 1980 [Major in German Linguistics | Minor in Spanish
Linguistics]
Advanced Degree in Modern French
Studies, issued by the Alliance Française, Paris, France, 1978
Proficiency Diploma in Portuguese,
issued by the Abraham Lincoln Language Center, Havana, Cuba, 1974
SPECIALIZED TELEPHONIC-INTERPRETING
CERTIFICATES
English<=>Spanish Medical
Interpreter, Certified by Language Line Services, Monterey, California,
USA, on February 15, 2000. Registered under Certificate #10001.
English<=>Spanish Court
Interpreter, Certified by Language Line Services, Monterey, California,
USA, on October 20, 2000. Registered under Certificate # 20296.
CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION OF
TRAINING COURSES
ON SPECIALIZED TELEPHONIC INTERPRETING
Insurance In-Language Sesion (in
Spanish).
AT&T Language Line Services, Monterey, CA, USA
( June-July 1987)
Medical Interpreting Training
Cross-Cultural Health Care Program, PacMed Clinics,Seattle,
Washington, USA, and AT&T Language Line Services, Monterey, California, USA
(October-November 1997)
Court Interpreting Training
AT&T Language Line Services, Monterey, CA, USA (4/28/1998-5/8/1998);
Language Line Services, Monterey, California, USA (October 2000)
Detailed Service Description:
1.Translation of offline and online documents (medical, legal, insurance, general) from English into Spanish.
2. Translation of legal documents such as baptismal, birth, divorce and marriage certificates, school diplomas and school transcripts from French, Portuguese into English or Spanish.
3. Onsite and telephonic interpreting: legal, medical, insurance, etc. (English<=>Spanish)
4. Book Editing:
a. Spanish as a Second Language Books (Middle and High School)
b. Editing of Spanish-language elementary, middle-school and high-school Science, Social Science, etc., for Spanish-speaking students attending U.S. schools who are not proficient in English.