Medical Insurance

Laura H. Machuca, M.A. Spanish

**** ******** **, ********* ** 92505

Business: 562-***-**** Email: ************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR: HECHT INVESTIGATIONS 231 E. Alessandro Blvd.

#A239, Riverside, CA 92508 1.5 years

07/2009-present

Recruited by company to solve complex criminal cases by: (1) analyzing case files; (2)

analyzing relevant law; (3) formulating defense theories; (4) gathering facts and (5) undertaking

investigations to uncover relevant evidence.

• Obtained case dismissals, reduced charges and sentences in 95 percent of cases.

• Formulated effective jury trial strategies.

• Employed unique and effective investigatory strategies to uncover critical facts with

only minimal leads, resulting in significant legal victories for clients.

• Assessed weight and impact of evidence for cases and advised attorneys of analysis.

• Secured new business by selling private cases to Spanish-speaking clients.

• Approached individuals to interview from diverse cultural and socio-economic

backgrounds; 90 percent of individuals agreed to interview.

SPANISH TRANSCRIBER/TRANSLATOR: MULTIPLE COMPANIES 9 years

07/2000-07/2009

Language Liaisons, LLC 1209 N. Central Ave. Suite 202, Glendale CA 91202

TCS Translations 129 W. 7th St. Long Beach, CA 90813

Ret Monitoring, Inc. 4542 Cerritos Dr. Tucson AZ 85745

Extensive experience in providing Spanish-English translation services for professional sectors

with highly specialized language demands, including legal, medical, insurance, academic, print

media and law enforcement fields.

• Engaged in interpreter strategies in support of multiple local, state and federal

governmental agencies, including DEA, FBI, ICE, BNE, ATF, and LAPD.

• Provided Spanish-English interpretation service in demanding and highly specialized

professional sectors, such as the legal and law enforcement fields, where accuracy

and proficiency are critical.

• Provided interpretation and translation services for out-of-court proceedings such as

judicially related interviews, depositions and client conferences.

• Decoded, translated and compiled cryptic language and vocabulary used in the

Spanish-speaking narco-trafficking industry into useful, accurate and comprehensive

• Selected as team-leader in charge of 10+ linguists.

EDUCATION

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH, Long Beach, CA

Master of Arts: Spanish 2005

• 3.5 Cumulative Grade Point Average

• Graduated with Honors

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY, Westchester, CA

Bachelor of Arts: English 1998

• 3.6 Cumulative Grade Point Average

• Graduated Cum Laude

STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Loyola Rome Center, Rome, Italy 1996. Coursework: British Literature set in Italy,

Italian Language, History and Culture, European History and Culture.

• ITESO University, Guadalajara, Mexico 1995. Coursework: Communication Studies

(print media, radio and television), Mexican Literature, Latin American History and

Culture.

• Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico 1997. Coursework: The History

of Cuba, The History of Mexico, Race, Class and Gender in Mexico, Creative

Writing.

• Southern California School of Interpretation, Santa Fe Springs, CA 2006.

Coursework: Legal Terminology, Sight Interpreting, Consecutive Interpreting,

Simultaneous Interpreting.

CERTIFICATIONS

United Stated Department of Justice: Certification in Wire Interceptions 2006.

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