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Education

 Kent State University., Kent, Ohio.
Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Spanish > English translation (expected graduation May 2007).
Brigham Young University., Provo, Utah. (2001 - 2005).
Bachelor of Arts in English > Spanish translation. Minor in communications. Various courses in Italian, literature, and geography.
Universidad de Santiago de Chile., Santiago, Chile. (1992 - 1993).
Several courses in advertising, history and geography.

Professional Experience

 Kent State University., Kent, Ohio (2005 - present).
Adjunct faculty member in the Department of Modern and Classical Studies. Instructor of basic and intermediate Spanish.
Multiling Corporation., Provo, Utah (Feb 2005 - July 2005).
Editor/Proofreader of legal patents in Spanish. Worked on large volumes of chemical and mechanical patents to be filed in Latin America. Responsible for quality control and final revisions prior to delivery to the client.
Positive Action Inc., Twin Falls, Idaho (2003 - present).
Independent translator and editor. Worked with educational manuals for K-12 students on large projects (over 250,000).
Brigham Young University., Spanish Department, Provo, Utah (2004 - 2005). Worked as an assistant to Dr. Marian Babirecki-Labrum, founder-director of Spanish translation program. Graded tests and written assignments for intermediate Spanish students.
Brigham Young University., Linguistics Department, Provo, Utah (Sep - Oct 2005). Worked as a research assistant to Dr. Mark Davies, author of Spanish Frequency Dictionary to be published by Routledge in 2006. Assisted with creation and edit of definitions, sample sentences, and frequency order for thousands of words.