EDUCATION

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Monterey, CA

Master’s Degree in Translation (English – Spanish – French) Master’s Degree earned May 2018

University of Washington Seattle, WA

Major: Spanish Bachelor of Arts earned December 2013

Minor: French Cumulative GPA 3.78

University of Cádiz Cádiz, Spain

Study Abroad Program 8/2012 – 6/2013

Other Languages

Arabic, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian

WORK EXPERIENCE

Global Climate Action Summit 2018

Interpreter

San Francisco, CA 9/13/18

Interpreted, in both simultaneous and consecutive modes, for the mayor of Medellin, Colombia into and from Spanish.

United Nations – English Translation Service

Translator, Proofreader, Précis-writer

New York City, NY 5/18 – 8/18

Edited 10,000 words, helped complete 10 summary reports and translated 25 documents from Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish during a summer-long internship. Helped streamline the internal training models by providing insight about note-taking and time management.

Technicis

Translator, Proofreader

Paris, France 5/17 – 8/17

Gained real-life experience working under and cooperating with other translators as well as project managers during a summer-long internship. Translated, proofread and edited documents in a variety of domains on tight deadlines. Acquired a solid foundation in Trados Studio.

I-LABS Bilingual Development Study – University of Washington

Research Assistant, Coder

Madrid, Spain 9/15 – 7/16

Gained experience in bilingual development through teaching English to 72 Spanish children (ages 8-36 months). Conducted data collection in the form of Spanish and English language evaluations for research subjects. Held sessions with research subjects reinforcing English vocabulary and grammar through reading, play, and organized activities. Acted as an interpreter between Spanish government and American officials.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Russian LGBT Network

Translator

Saint Petersburg, Russia 2/18 – Present

Translated articles from Russian into English for a Russian NGO.

OpenAmericas

Translator

Monterey, CA 9/17 – Present

Translated articles from English into Spanish for an online platform highlighting current social and political issues in Central and South America.

MIIS BUILD Program

Language Teacher

Monterey, CA 1/18 – 5/18

Taught Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish to graduate students. Built lesson plans around vocabulary and grammar.

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Student Ambassador

Monterey, CA 9/16 – 5/18

Acted as the face of my academic program. Fielded questions about academic and professional opportunities both on-campus and in the greater global market. Managed emails and tours of perspective incoming students. Sent out hundreds of personalized postcards to students accepted into the academic programs I oversaw.

AWARDS & SKILLS

2018 NAJIT Scholars Program Award Recipient

Solid foundation in simultaneous and consecutive interpretation

CAT tools (primarily Trados), terminology management and research methodologies

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