Assistant Office
Resume:
Silvana de León
San Antonio, TX 78250
**********@*******.***
EDUCATION
University of Texas at San Antonio May 2009
San Antonio, Texas Bachelor of Arts
Major: Sociology and Spanish
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
• Fluent in oral and written Spanish
• Ability to translate professional presentations, advertisements, training curriculum, and
assessment tools
• Effective listening, communicating and interpersonal skills, including people management and
teamwork skills
• Time management, organization, and prioritization skills – Capable of working under high
pressure situations while meeting deadlines, able to handle a variety of tasks outside of the
standard job description, accuracy and attention to details
• Self-motivated, strong problem-solving skills, self-starter with aptitude for quickly learning
new tasks and decision-making skills
• Proficient in MS Office (Access, Outlook, Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint)
EXPERIENCE
Paralegal/Legal Assistant at the Law Office of Paul Esquivel, P.C June 2012
• Liaison between the clients and the attorney in the Immigration Department
• Assist in consulting immigration cases.
• Maintained and prepared documents of high value on behalf of the Lawyer, which may
include wills, contracts
• Conduct Immigration symposiums
Educational Activities Coordinator/Facilitator/Researcher/Spanish Translator Oct. 2011–June 2012
Education Department San Antonio, TX
KLRN Public Television
• Coordinate and facilitate educational activities and parent workshop in all San Antonio
Districts.
• Train parents on how to successfully influence their children’s education and academic success
and how to successfully meet their children’s cognitive, emotional, physical, and social needs
as well as healthy nutrition habits
• Conduct background research and assembly materials for workshops
• Translate and editing diverse material needed for KLRN events, projects and workshops from
English to Spanish
• Translate museum literature
• Represent KLRN on diverse community events
• Awarded with the Star Employee Award on February 2012
Research Associate II/Trainer January 2011–July 2011
Office of Early Childhood Research San Antonio, TX
University of Texas at San Antonio
• Prepared and translated training curriculum from English to Spanish
• Conducted presentations on early childhood development by training Spanish-speaking parents
on their role as active parents who influence their children’s cognitive, emotional, physical and
social needs as well as their future academic success
• Conducted background research for preparation of training and assembly material for training
sessions
Administrative Associate I May 2010–December 2010
Office of the President San Antonio, TX
University of Texas at San Antonio – Temporary, Grant-Funded Position
• Assisted the Curator by maintaining office functions in his absence, maintained filing system,
agenda, kept updated records of office budget, and supervised personnel and oversaw facilities
• Purchasing and distribution of art work maintenance material
• Maintained and updated inventory of art pieces throughout the UTSA system and conducted
inventory
• Provided representation for the Curator in administrative affairs
• Processed payroll for hourly employees
Research Assistant – Internship May 2010–July 2010
AVANCE San Antonio, TX
• Actively researched foundations and organizations willing and able to fund a variety of projects
within the AVANCE organization
• Compiled a nation-wide list of applicable candidates, and contacted representatives of said
agencies and foundations
• Effectively explained and communicated AVANCE goals and opportunities in a professional
manner
Research Assistant – Internship June 2007–May 2010
Assistant to the Program Coordinator San Antonio, TX
UTSA Mexico Center
University of Texas at San Antonio
• Assisted Program coordinator
• Conducted qualitative research, codification of research data, and created questionnaires to be
used as tools for data collection
• Conducted and analyzed face-to-face interviews in participant’s homes within the San Antonio
community
• General office support
• Participated in organizing academic and community forums, symposiums, and conventions
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