Translator (English/Spanish), editor, writer.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
April. **** to present Freelancer, full or part time.
May 2008 to April 2016 Houston Chronicle/La Voz de Houston
Position: Columnist, editor and translator.
This newspaper has an English version: Houston Chronicle and a Spanish version named La Voz de Houston.
Duties: Translation from English into Spanish and Spanish
into English of news on different topics, from politics to
entertainment, health and scientific discoveries. I also did some editing work according to the newspaper daily needs.
Weekly columnist on psychological, educational, immigration and social issues.
July 2005 to May 2008 Freelance writer and translator for different publications in Spanish and English.
Part-time work at Children & Family to help refugees and other people in need.
July 2000 to July 2005 Reuters America, Inc. (British news agency)
Position: Editor, Translator and Coordinator of the Health News Division for Latin America.
Duties: Responsible for the daily selections of health and scientific news coming from the United States, Europe and Asia that were relevant to our clients in Latin America.
Frequent contacts with our clients to determine their level of satisfaction with our media products.
Editing, writing and translating news. Covering health conferences for the news agency.
January 2000 to June 2000 Univision Online (Temporary job/Internship)
Position: Content writer on educational and psychological issues for Hispanic readers.
Hector M. Pina
315 NW 57 Avenue, apt. 27, Miami, FL 33126
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Sept. 1995 to Dec. 1999 Riverside House, Miami, Florida.
This is a half-way house to monitor the adaptation to society of inmates in their way to freedom. It serves the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Probation Office.
Position: Program Service Coordinator.
Duties: Family, drug, alcohol and general counseling. Individual and group therapy. Assessment of clients’ needs. Supervision of five counselors.
Aug. 1993 to Aug. 1995 Florida International University
Department of University Outreach
Position: Program Assistant
Duties: Academic Counseling. Office work. Speaker at seminars to encourage older people to return to college. Writing brochures in English and Spanish. Translation of documents (English and Spanish) for students and the department.
Feb. 1991 to July 1993 Christian Community Service Agency
Position: Case Manager
Duties: Helping unemployed people. Working with refugees and the homeless population. Acculturation classes for newly arrived immigrants. Referring people in need to various social services.
Sept. 1989 to January 1991 Eastern Airlines Reservation System
Position: Computer Operator/Tape Librarian
Duties: In charge of the tape library of Easter Airlines Reservation Network. Provide relevant information to programmers. Monthly inventories and updating the computerized tape library system.
January 1989 to Sept. 1989 Metro Ford Inc.
Position: Accounting Clerk
Duties: Light accounting, data entry, dealing directly with Ford Motor Corporation to recover money from the chargebacks.
When I took that position the dealer had a deficit of $168,000 in chargebacks and I managed to reduce it to $3,400 before moving on to my next job.
Hector M. Pina
315 NW 57 Avenue, apt. 27, Miami, FL 33126
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May 1987 to November 1988 Spanish/English Translator of film and documentary scripts at I.F.A.I Translation Agency for the Spanish Television. Madrid, Spain.
AWARDS
• 2009. First Place in Spanish-Language Opinion Writing awarded by the Associated Press Managing Editors.
• 2009. Second Place. Spanish Language Opinion Writing awarded the Associated Press Managing Editors of Texas.
• 2008. Bronze Award in Spanish-Language Opinion Writing. The Jose Marti Publishing Awards Honoring Excellence.
• 2007. Honorable Mention in Opinion Writing awarded by the Associated Press Managing Editors.
• 2000. First Honorable Mention in Short Story. Literary Contest: “Meeting of Two Worlds”, Ferney Voltaire, France.
• 1999. Honorable Mention in Short Story. Civil Rights Foundation, Spain.
• 1996. Honorable Mention in the Spanish Heritage Graphic Poster Contest. The Miami Herald newspaper.
Interviews
2000. Interview with Cuban author Zoe Valdés. Librusa.com / Univision.com
2001. Interview with Cuban author Daína Chaviano. Univision.com/Librusa.com
2002. Interview with Argentinean artist Perez Celis. Reuters. CNN.
2004. Interview with Spanish author Manuel Talens. Librusa.com.
2005. Interview with Chilean author Roberto Ampuero. Librusa.com
2006. Interview with TV presenter Maria Antonieta Collins. Tu Dinero Magazine.
2006. Interview with Spanish TV celebrity Cristina Saralegui. Tu Dinero Magazine.
EDUCATION
1998-2000 Florida International University
Final dissertation for Master’s degree in Mass Communication is in incomplete status.
1991-1995 Florida International University
Bachelor in Psychology
1980-1984 San Alejandro Art Institute, where I studied drawing, painting, sculpture, design and History of Art.
References: To be provided upon request.
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