Certified Interpreter and Translator, CCHI
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Department of Defense Top Secret/SCI eligible, currently Secret Cleared**
EDUCATION:
Ø Master’s Degree, Business and
Organizational Security Management, Webster University, Saint Louis, MO, 2005
Ø Bachelor’s Degree, Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, Florida
Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, 1997
Ø Translation and Interpretation Certificate,
Florida International University, 2021
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Psychology, Human Resources, Health Care, Emergency Management, Criminal
and Civil Law, Military Operations, International Affairs, Government, Law
Enforcement, and Security.
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY:
Ø Certified
by the Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI # 013051)
Ø Certified
by the Global Translation Institute (CTP # 2662)
Ø Registered
Spanish Language Court Interpreter with the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
Ø Native
fluency in the English and Spanish languages
Ø Experienced
working in sensitive diplomatic environments in different countries,
interacting with people of diverse cultures, socioeconomic groups, religious beliefs,
and educational levels
INTERPRETING AND TRANSLATING EXPERIENCE:
January 2017 – Present: Independent
Contractor and On-call Interpreter
Ø Freelance
Interpreter focused on medical, legal, and government interpreting.
Ø Currently
managing a flexible weekly schedule providing language services.
Ø Conference
Interpreter for US Army South during US Southern Command’s PANAMAX
Multi-National Exercises.
Ø Contracted
interpreter with FEMA in support of hurricane relief efforts, assisting disaster
survivors with consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, and sight translation.
July 2010 – January 2017: Active
Duty Military Operations Officer for Army National Guard
Ø Conference
Interpreter in support of US Southern Command efforts in Honduras, meetings in
the US Embassy, COPECO (Honduran FEMA equivalent), and the Minister of Defense.
Ø Security
Cooperation Officer and escort interpreter in Guatemala, US Embassy and field
work.
Ø Military
Officer interpreting for multinational Religion Matters Conference.
Ø Army
Air Defense Artillery Battle Captain and Tactical Director for Air Defenses of
National Capitol Region with US Northern Command, US Air Forces North, and US
Army North.
May 2005 – July 2010: Spanish Interpreter, Independent Contractor,
Florida and Georgia Areas
August 1990 – May 2005: Military Police
Officer, United States Army, Active Duty - various worldwide assignments.