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.