MARITZA ALVAREZ **** N Columbus St

Arlington, VA 22207

Phone: (703) 507 – 2610 E-mail: ftivkb@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

• Native Spanish speaker, highly skilled in Spanish and English writing.

• Over 15 years experience in the Language Teaching, translation and interpretation fields, working with a team of professionals from different areas of expertise.

• Excellent team work skills. Working closely with colleagues, supervisors, administrators, and others in a variety of projects.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Curriculum Development and Teaching:

• Developed curriculum and tool kits for Language Dimension Inc.

• Worked as a freelance curriculum developer and instructor for different companies, inlingua, Universal Language Solutions, Washington Language Center, and others

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Language and Culture Instructor, Curriculum Developer. 2005–02/2009 and 08/2009 - Present

FSI (Foreign Service Institute). Arlington, VA

• Use FSI Spanish curriculum and materials to fulfill student’s expectations and needs. Relating the language to its culture to make the student’s more effective in its use and communication.

• Give to our diplomats the tools to present the great image of our country following the curriculum and customizing it to the group particular skills. Taking advantage of the materials openings to enforce the cultural component.

• Developed, directed, and manage the Panama Public Speaking Course for Ambassador Barbara Stephenson. Developing materials, she would use in her post. Coordinated y prepared her interviews with different press people and others.

• Serve as a mentor of Spanish Express since fall 2006. Making the experience enjoyable and productive for students. Mentoring The Spanish Consular Tradecraft and Listening & Comprehension courses in site and online.

• Serve as a volunteer on the early morning Classes, having the opportunity to help 2 of my students to achieve their goals on the Language Test.

• Started the Tester Training Program.

• Work on opportunity time projects:

A – Developing the Ambassadorial Seminary to be used as a guide when teaching Spanish to Ambassadors who are at a level of 2+ or higher. December 2009 – present.

B – Setting and using social media tools, twitter and blogging, to help students in reading and comprehension; following the State and Federal regulations regarding education programs and security of the information.

C – Researching and developing the Public Diplomacy Seminary Guide to be used on the Spanish Section to prepare our students with the terminology, common polite forms, and quick responses they may need in Spanish. December 2006 – August 2007

D – El Salvador Seminary for Ambassador Charles L. Glazer and other diplomats serving in the country. 2006

E – Developing of additional grammar exercises to cover to unit 22. 2006

F – Collaborating in recording and filming sessions for several FSI projects.

• Participating as lecturer in the Personnel Development Session with the following topics:

A- Social Media Tools: create and maintain your own blog.

B- Brainstorming in the teaching arena.

C- Blogs created: http://immersions.tumblr.com/; http://brainstormingandsocialmedia.tumblr.com/ ; http://creatingyourblog.tumblr.com/

• Leader immersions to Antigua Guatemala:

A- Design the formats used to compile the instructor and learning consultant information for each student.

B- Assess student’s proficiency.

C- Design and customize the study plan for each of the students.

D- Match the local instructor with our students according the student’s needs.

E- Supervise the progress of our students during the immersion.

• Patent Examiner. Chemical Engineer 2/2009 to 8/2009

US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

• Review and determine the patentability of Patent Applications base in the statutes and merits of the invention. Communicate with the applicant and his/her representatives about the merits of the application. Report the findings though a final action communication.

• Montgomery College. Takoma Park, MD 2005 – 2009

Introduction to Chemistry. Lecture and Lab Professor.

• Engage student in the Chemistry learning. Making it fun, using real life examples, so they get the principles needed to take other courses.

• Director, 2004 – 2009

Language Solutions Inc. 15611 Passaie Lane, Bowie MD. 20716.

• Supervise services in the language field: translations, interpretation and Instruction rented to several organizations and individuals.

• Develop curriculum and tool kits.

• Cultural Differences Latin American – USA seminaries.

• Assign the proper people to different projects.

• Personnel Recruiting and training.

• Marketing & sales

• Director 1998 – Present

Language Dimension Inc 1706 NW 56 Av. Lauderhill, FL 33313

• Supervise services in the language field: translations, interpretation and Instruction rented to several organizations and individuals.

• Develop curriculums, cultural differences seminaries, and tool kits to teach Spanish, Portuguese, and French for executives at FedEx, Imation, Discovery Channel, and others in South Florida Area.

• Increase revenues in a 100% in a period of 2 years.

• Assign the proper people to different projects.

• Personnel Recruiting.

• Coordinate with personnel officers the training for their employees.

• Anodizing Department Manager. 1993 – 1997 ALDECA (ALUMINIO DE CENTRO AMERICA) Km 7.5 Boulevard del Ejercito. Soyapango. El Salvador.

Direct and Plan the daily, weekly, monthly and yearly activities of the Anodizing Department

Supervise 40 people.

Control of the chemical and equipment inventories.

Establish the yearly budget for the department.

Design reports to control production, chemical products consumption, and scrap.

Establish the weekly quality control team meeting to improve our productivity and decrease scrap.

Establish the training program to every level and position in the plant.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Executive Master of Business Administration, Marketing

Instituto Superior de Economía y Administración de Empresas

(ISEADE). San Salvador, El Salvador. 1995 - 1997.

Bachelor of Sciences, Chemical Engineer

Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas (UCA). 1984.

English as Second Language.

Delaware Community College (Del Tech) 1990.

Staff Development Courses, ACIPAS. Used as a tool on the development of classroom activities. Among them: Smart Board, Hot Potatoes, Power Point, Excel, The learning Styles, Understanding students who are coming from difficult posts, etc. Tester/Examiner Language Training in progress.

COMPUTER COURSES. Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Word and other languages: Fortran IV, Cobol, and DOS.

EQUIPMENT

Software: Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Fax-machine, Laser printer, Scanner, Internet

Large technical, scientific, and general library

FIELDS OF EXPERTISE

Curriculum, project design and development, Teaching, Translations, and Interpretations.

REFERENCES

• Leslie R. Drake. MTC. Senior Acquisition Analyst

Work: (703) 588 – 7725; Home: (703) 530 – 7777

13078 Shenvale Circle. Bristow VA. 20136.

• Giovanna Serrano

Language Services Director

uniVerse Language Solutions, LLC

Tel 770-***-**** - Fax 770-***-****

4570 Snowchase Way

Marietta, GA 30062

• Nicole L. García

Language Training Supervisor

FSI/SLS/ROM Room F-3624

George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center

U.S. Department of State

Washington, D.C. 20522-4201

phone 703-***-****

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