Interpreter/Translator Romanian, Security Services

MARIANA CEALA

marcelove **@*****.***

*** *. ******* ******, ***** 140, Salinas, CA 93906 831-***-****

INTERPRETER/ TRANSLATOR • TEACHER

Dedicated to excellence in serving students and constituents Strong ability to teach and infuse excitement for learning Adept at

resolving stressful situations & building trust and rapport with diverse populations

Fluent in Romanian, Russian, Italian, and English Literate in Spanish- Green Card Status • ESL Courses Certification • Au

Pair Certification

PROFILE:

Passionate, diligent teaching and interpretation/translation professional with over three years' cumulative experience in the non profit, public, and

private sectors; firmly dedicated to helping and serving student and constituent populations. Hands-on experience providing extensive

interpretation/translation services for government officials, the public, and professionals in both one-on-one and small/mid-size group settings. Solid

background in teaching children complex concepts involving English grammar, vocabulary, phonetics, syntax, etc. Committed to students' success;

providing compassion, insight, and creativity to promote genuine enthusiasm for learning.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY:

International Management Group (IMG), Chisinau, Republic of Moldova 2005, 2007-

2008

A non-profit organization that serves as a facilitator and implementing partner to companies & organizations with a presence in the Republic of

Moldova. The organization provides information, liaison, language, administrative, and logistical support to international organizations, donors,

and private experts working in the field of public sector development and consulting; offering expertise in the areas of law enforcement and training,

infrastructure development and modernization, and trans-border security and cooperation.

INTERPRETER • TRANSLATOR (2005, 2007-2008) OFFICE MANAGER (2007-2008)

■Hired as key interpreter/translator for two separate public sector development programs. One

designed for state border modernization, and the other program geared towards improving

security in support of the EU-Moldova Action Plan.

■Provided interpretation/translation services for state border modernization program facilitating

"exchange experiences" to government officials and professionals at various borders. Program

provided the exchange of best ideas and practices amongst the Romanian, Ukrainian, and

Moldavian government border officials and others.

■Performed interpretation/translation services for trans-border security program; translating to

officials working with the U.S. Embassy and European community to administer security

systems, fraud detection programs, and improvements.

■Leveraged strength in diplomacy, patience, interpersonal skills, and language to facilitate and

resolve client/attendee complaints and resolve stressful situations.

■Served as personal interpreter and program ambassador to USA and European guests as needed.

■Provided interpretation and translation services to hundreds of European and U.S. visitors at the

customs borders;

conducting live presentations to small and mid-sized groups ranging from 3-5 individuals up to 10-15. Communicated to individuals of all

age levels and backgrounds.

■Worked closely with the employer community to further market program services.

■Advocated cultural awareness within the community; coordinating special events and extra curriculum activities for students, youth groups,

and other local organizations.

■Participated in various national cultural organizations' outreach programs including festivals involving music and folk, dance, traditions;

keeping cultural specific identities alive to the young generations.

■Hired back in 2007 upon returning to country; providing office management administration while simultaneously balancing interpretation and

translation responsibilities. Handled all billing and invoicing, organizational correspondence between Director and Business Partners, and

generation of reports.

Elementary School Village Bozieni, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova 2005, 2006-2007

A public elementary school, grades 2 through 8.

ENGLISH TEACHER, Grades 2-8

■Conducted classroom teaching to over 100 students daily; teaching (6) 45-minute classes per day with classes ranging 24-2 7 students, and

ages 7-14 years.

■Taught age appropriate classes on English grammar, vocabulary, phonetics, syntax, morphology, and philology.

■Planned school year curriculum and daily planning of learning activities.

■Wrote, developed, administered all testing. Conducted/evaluated skills examination.

■Worked closely with students to engage their interest; generating genuine enthusiasm for growing and

learning.

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MARIANA CEALA 831-***-**** marcelove **@*****.***

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Au Pair Client in New York, Pittsburgh, PA 2006-2007

Family with four young children ages ranging: one 1.5years, twins 2.5 years, and older child of 5years.

AU PAIR

■Supervised four children; leveraging background in teaching with Au Pair training to provide best practices in teaching, tutoring, and

mentoring to highly-energetic children.

■Taught reading, writing, and alphabet, along with crafts, dance, and music on daily basis to prepare children for pre-school and first grade.

■Worked closely with children to engage their interest; generating genuine enthusiasm for growing and learning

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Moldova State University, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova 2005-2006

Participated in competitive school sports including volleyball, basketball, and ping pong. Won numerous competition awards.

Junior Achievement Program, Philadelphia, PA Spring 1999

Completed 2-week program dedicated to teaching pre-college students theory and insight on democracy principles and concepts.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES:

Microsoft Windows Vista, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher

LANGUAGES:

Fluent in Romanian, Russian, Italian, and English Literate in Spanish

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:

Equivalence of BA Degree, Foreign Languages & Philology, specialty in Italian and English language

and literature, 2005 Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, University of Moldova, Chisinau,

Republic of Moldova

Au Pair Certificate of Completion, 2007 Au Pair Cultural Care, New York, NY

Completed over 32 hours of intensive training on Infant & Child Health and Safety, Child Development-

Ages and Stages, Age Appropriate Activities, The Au Pair as a Role Model, Building Positive Self

Concepts in Children, Nutrition and Feeding, Communication with Children and Host Parents

Certificate in English Philology, 2008 CCAC College Allegheny County, Pittsburgh PA

ESL Courses Certificate, Certificate in English Philology, 2008 CCAC College Allegheny County,

Pittsburgh PA

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