..."I am new. History made me. My first language was spanglish. I was born at the crossroads and I am whole"...
-Aurora Levins Morales from Getting Home Alive
Resume
Education
- M.A. Translation Studies in Spanish,
Kent State University (current) - B.A. Modern Languages and European History University of Puerto Rico(2006)
- Exchange Program,
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
(Jan 2004 - July 2004)
Career History
- Interpretation Intern
Provide English<>Spanish interpretation services to doctors and migrant workers.
Hartville Migrant Clinic (Summer 2008) - Graduate Assistant
Currently in working on the Spanish translation project for the Financial Aid Office. The project includes a website, two publications and an instructional video.
Kent State University (Jan 2008- Current) - Teaching Assistant
Currently teaching Elementary Spanish courses at undergraduate level
Kent State University (Aug 2007- Current) - Freelance Translator
Translated and edited safety and quality manuals for a manufacturing company
(July 2007- Current) - Tutor
Offered tutoring to lower level students to help with reading, writing and research skills, and workshops about English and Spanish grammar
University of Puerto Rico (Jan 2007- May 2007) - Lab Assistant
Directed and/or supervised language laboratory classes for French, German, and Italian courses, and provided professors and students with audio visual material for their language courses
University of Puerto Rico (Aug 2005- June 2006)
Languages
- Spanish - native
- English - fluent
- French - intermediate proficiency
- German - basic conversational
Computer Skills
- SDL TRADOS (MultiTerm, WinAlign, Workbench, TagEditor, SDLX)
- Adobe Acrobat 8
- Dreamweaver CS3
- Windows Office 2007
Honors and Associations
- Graduate Assistantship, Kent State University
- Phi Sigma Iota, Kent State University
- Magna cum Laude, University of Puerto Rico
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