KIMBERLEE THORNE-WAINTRAUB
Brigham City, UT 84302
Tel: 801-***-****
Nationality: U.S. Citizen (American)
E-mail: **********@*****.*** & ****@*******************.***
EDUCATION
1985 - 1991 B.S. Degree in Recreation & Tourism, Minor - Music Education
Utah State University
1980 - 1985 Graduate - Box Elder High School, Brigham City, Utah
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000 - Present Director of Small World Language Services
(www.smallworldlanguages.net)
. Translation/Editing/Proofreading (TEP)
. Recruitment Process of Language Professionals, Trainers & Sales
Executives
. On-site and phone interviews for future prospects
. Corporate English Program (In-company English & Spanish classes)
. International Business Development
2006- Present Internet Survey Panel Coordinator for Mexico (Troy
Research - U.S.)
2004 - 2006 Telecommunications Translator for 2 Telecom newspapers online
Translations Summary (Spanish<>English)
Project Management: Expert in rush jobs on various subjects within several
language pairs (especially Spanish/English/French), Editing & Quality
Control of documents, translator payments. Past projects: Maritime
Litigation in Venezuela (52,000 words in one week), large
legal/financial/technical project - (135,000 words), large labor lawsuit in
Mexico (500,000 words), large litigation (105,000 words) consisting of
Accounting, Legal, Business subjects, Medical interviews (transcription)
Business & Marketing: News coverage on Bolivia crisis, California Hispanic
candidate platform, Human Resources manuals, Employee manuals, Media
kits, Call center scripts. Business forms, Press reports, Export documents,
Mining company documents, Training manuals & brochures for Shell Group on
Health, Safety & Environment (HSE), Facebook (social network) Terms &
Conditions
IT & Telecommunications: Telef nica LATAM - Economic Proposal, IT Project
Definition Document, Wireless Technologies interview (transcription &
translation), IT company website, IT Engineering Manual, large Telecom rush
job (20,000 words)
Legal: Contracts, patents, bids, tenders, Birth/marriage/divorce/child
custody certificates, Agreements, Trial & witness statements, Immigration
documents, Court proceedings, Depositions, recent large project in June
2008 consisting of contracts, financial statements, e-mails and technical
documents (135,000 words), December - arbitration for 2003 Pan-American
Games 50,000 words, March 2009 - large labor lawsuit in Mexico (500,000
words)
Health/Medical/Pharmaceutical Field: Patient profile forms, medical
diagnoses, studies, list of medication from pharmaceutical company, anti-
tobacco campaigns throughout Latin America
Mining Industry: News articles on potable water project proposals for
Arequipa, Peru, feasibility studies, legal documents
Sociology: December 2003 Geneva Convention on International Humanitarian
Law, Congress on Children & Adolescents, Gender Equity document for PAHO. &
WHO websites, school manuals, curriculum, reports, transcripts, overviews,
editor for Todo Beb book (best seller in U.S.), gypsy community study in
Spain, Psychology study on Puerto Rican Colonial Personality Disorder,
APROQUEN - Burnt Children of Nicaragua Association
Technical: Occupational Health & Safety Manual, Tools, Machinery,
Automotive, SOP documents, Architecture
Tourism, Travel & Hospitality: Itineraries for tourism company, Mexico city
tourist guide - information on gastronomy, entertainment & tours, Food
descriptions, Hotel descriptions for Argentine Wine Routes, Recipes, Menus
Transcriptions, Subtitling & Dubbing: famous soccer players interviews for
Pepsi commercials, Interviews for serial killer case, Wireless services for
Gartner, Inc., Medical interviews on respiratory illnesses for University
of Utah Medical Center, River tour for TV documentary in Orinoco Delta in
Venezuela, Channel program script for Claxson Group, soap opera filmed in
the Dominican Republic - Tr pico, Elm City medical interviews with doctors
& patients, Focus groups on restaurant industry & diabetes patients, Maras
in San Salvador, Latino Voices for Utah State University, interviews for
mothers with AIDS
CURRENT SATISFIED CLIENTS
Bowne Translation Service, EGB Translations, HR Smart, Idea Translations,
Ocean Translations, The Language Corner, Technical Language Services (TLS),
TransPerfect, Two Ways, Ubiqus, UNANIMA
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY
Microsoft Office, SDL Trados, SDLX, Wordfast, Desk-Top Publishing (DTP),
InDesign, Quark, Transit, ADSL connection, FTP server
MEMBERSHIPS
American Translators Association (ATA)
Proz.com - Corporate member
TranslatorsCafe.com - TC Member
Social Networks - LinkedIn, Xing, Manta, Facebook
TRAINING COURSES
Negotiation for Freelance Translators - March 24, 2009 - Presentation by
Doug Lawrence, sponsored by proz.com - webinar, Trados, Wordfast - March
2010
REFERENCES
Available upon request