Linguist, Project Manager, QA, Accounting Assistant

MARIA LUCIA PELUFFO PANIZZA

Personal Information

Mobile: 786-***-****

E-mail: ************@*******.***

Country of origin: Uruguay

Native Language: Spanish

US resident since 2011

Proz.com Profile: http://www.proz.com/profile/651218

University Bachelor’s Degree

1 BA- SWORN LEGAL TRANSLATOR (ENGLISH- SPANISH

/ SPANISH ENGLISH)

University of the Republic (Uruguay) – Law School, completed in 2004,

degree issued in March 2005

MBA with concentration in Accounting and Finance - Current Student (since 2013)

DeVry University – Keller Graduate School of Business

Completed Courses:

Financial Accounting – approved with A

Marketing Management – approved with A

Legal, Political, Ethical and Global Environment of Businesses – approved with A

Leadership and Organizational Behavior – approved with A

Managerial Accounting – approved with A

Intermediate Accounting I – approved with A

Intermediate Accounting II – approved with A

Intermediate Accounting III – approved with A

Federal Taxes & Management Decisions – approved with A

Managerial Finance – approved with A

Current GPA: 3.9

Please contact: Thomas Clift, Academic Affairs Specialist, for further references on my

academic performance - ******@*****.***, 904-***-****

Others:

• Wordfast Pro 3, Trados Studio 2011, Idiom Worldserver

• American Translators Association- Member since 2009

• ProZ Member

• Notary Public in and for the State of Florida

• Accountant Assistant Certificate (BIOS, Technical Institute,

Uruguay) http://www.biosportal.com/. On-campus, completed on

2000

• Quickbooks (Doral s Chamber of Commerce)

• International Legal English Certificate (Cambridge University,

EFL system)

• Proficiency in English (Cambridge University, EFL system)

• Subtitling Course lectured by Miguel Wald, and certified by the

Sworn Translator’s Association in Uruguay

• ProZ.com Regional Conference - Montevideo

• Wordfast Pro 3, ProZ.com

• Court Interpretation Workshop lectured by Agustín de la Mora

(Tampa, October 2013)

• Opera School – Montevideo, Uruguay

• University of the Republic – School of Music, Classical Music

and art studies

Professional Experience

• Owner of Linguistic Professional Services Inc., Project

Manager (current job)

• University of the Republic, Uruguay. Civil Servant, Administrative

Expert/Accounting Assistant, 2002 – 2010, Law School Treasury

• In-house proofreader and editor for Citibank through Language

Works November 2012- September 2014. Independent Contractor.

Job description:

The in-house linguist is responsible for all translated Internet content ensuring

consistency of Citi Spanish Glossary and Style Guidelines, Legal, Compliance and

Operations for all Citi cards and private label web sites.

Acts as proofreader ensuring linguistic quality

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Performs small in-house translations as needed.

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Processes all necessary changes to copy translated copy.

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Keeps Spanish copy decks in sync with English versions including revision

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history

Attends project meetings as needed

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Provides translation status updates to Multilingual Manager to ensure timely

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delivery and project prioritization.

Reviews translations after integration on the appropriate output prior release

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Performs quality assurance of all translated pieces in the production servers after

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each release

Keeps translated assets and prepare file for record retention.

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Keeps TMs updated, edits TMs and sends them to vendor accordingly

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Determines whether projects might be submitted to third party vendors, and

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establish deadlines according to requestor’s needs

Submit files translated from vendors and edited in-house to Spanish Legal for

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certification before final release

• 5 STAR GLOBAL Translations, Inc. Full time Interpreter during a

one week training course for Mexican Prison Staff at US Bureau of

Prisons, FCI Miami

• Translators Unlimited, LLC. Florida Interpreter.(Immigration

services)

• Translation of software application document: “Texas Department

of Criminal Justice Online Commissary Sales & Trust Deposit

Content Delivery Plan” through Precisetext

(http://www.precisetext.com/Seiten/contact.html). Contact: Ana

María Salazar (***@***********.***)

• Schreiber Translations, Inc. Legal Translation, Document of the

Department of State, April Bukoski, Project Manager 301-424-

7737 Ext. 108 ***********@************.***, hdickson

@schreibernet.com www.schreibernet.com

• Translation of several medical and legal documents through

VirtualELingua (http://www.virtualelingua.com/), (reports,

orthopedics, surgery, death certificates). Contact: Serena Fosca

(*********@*****.***)

• Translation of Siemens technical manuals through Precisetext.

Contact: Ana María Salazar (***@***********.***)

• Fluent Language Solutions: Transcription, Translation and Edition

of Police Interviews (************@********.***) and other legal

documents

• TGT: Manuals for traffic measures in case of emergency.

(*****************@*****.***),

http://www.proz.com/profile/1092256

• Wise Languages Solutions, freelance translator and proofreader –

Medical and Legal Documents

• Language Services, freelance translator and transcriptionist:

Transcription of Police Interviews and telephone conversations for

the Defense Criminal Investigative Service. Healthcare documents.

(*******@*******.***)

• Freelance translator, editor and proofreader for Tata Consultancy

Services

• Freelance translator, editor and proofreader for Buraly

• Freelance translator, editor and proofreader for Syntes Language

Group

• Subtitles for Cinemateca’s 2004 Winter Festival

• Translation of AT & T cell phone manuals on web site.

• Translation of Indikit web site http://www.indikit.com (ask

Maggie West (Director of the company) for references on my job:

******@*******.***

• Translation of documents involving health care and health plans of

a Hospital for children. For references on this job, please contact

Victoria Mendez, Project Manager of Buraly: ********@******.***

• Translation of Efavirenz specifications on HIV treatment, please

contact Isabel Rodríguez from SIRES translations for references on

this job: ******@*****************.***

• Translations for General Tires

• Translated webpages: http://www.caputto.com.uy/,

http://www.att.com/, http://www.lasmoras.com.uy/

• Translation of Senate Resolutions of Costa Rica’s Government

through TransPerfect N.Y.

• Translation of General Electric manuals (about 400 pages) through

Euridites

• Simultaneous interpretation for Law School Dean, Dora

Bagdassarian at meeting with foreign teachers

• Translation of chapters of several books on Economics for students

of the School of Economics

• Translation of several academic works written by students of

Pharmaceutical School

• Translation of Agreement between the New York Lottery and

Gaming Laboratories, Inc. through LM Language Services Inc.

Contact: Verónica García-Menho (********@*****.***)

Professional References

• Kevin Hudson, Language Works, Language Works, Director of

Linguistic and Technical Resources,

*******@*************.***, 646-***-****

• Matthew Rodano, Language Works, Vice President, Client

Relations, *******@*************.***, 646-***-**** / M: 973-

985-4186

• Ana Johnson, Certified Linguist from NY University:

904-***-****, *******.*****@***.***

• Issis Richter, Citibank, Vice President, E-Business, Web Strategy &

Design, Internet and Mobile. Contact: ******.*******@****.***, 904-

954-8411, 904-***-****

• Paola Gazzaneo, Certified ATA translator, Wise Language

Solutions. E-mail: ****@****-**.***, ***********@*****.***.

Tel: (1-323-***-****, Cell: (1-347-***-****

• Oluwaseun Ajibade, J.D. - Vendor/Senior Project Manager

5 STAR GLOBAL Translations, Inc. Tel:+1-646-***-**** Fax:+1

201-***-****, email: ********@***********************.***,

website: www.5starglobaltranslations.com

• Ana María Salazar (***@***********.***) Precisetext

(http://www.precisetext.com/Seiten/contact.html).

• Mike Anderson, Translators Unlimited, LLC, 1751 NW 66TH

AVE, PLANTATION, FL 33313, Telephone: 954-***-****, Email:

****@********************.***

• Victoria Mendez, Sworn Translator, Project Manager of Buraly. E-

mail: ********@******.***

• Isabel Rodriguez, Project Manager of SIRES Translations –

Uruguay. E-mail: ******@*****************.***

• Lic. Sara Álvarez Catalá de Lasowski, Sworn Translator, Director

of the Sworn Translation Course. Tel: (598-2)7115073. E-mail:

********@****.***.**

• Law School Dean, Dora Bagdassarian. University of the Republic,

Uruguay. Tel: (598-2) 4083311 extension 129

Some feedback from previous customers (proz.com):

Date From Feedback

Lisa Griffith, Language

Services

BB: ALS International / Accredited

Language Services / Legal Language

2 Sep Willing to work with again: Yes

Services / University Language Services /

Corporate Language Services / Production

Language Services

Avg. LWA: 4 (59 entries)

Relationship: outsourcer

Willing to work with again: Yes

Comment: Lucia is fabulous - super

helpful, and always makes herself

Avita Ramtakah

18 Aug available. Translation turnaround time

Relationship: colleague

is excellent - she is also very willing to

answer any questions that may come

up. I love working with her!

Willing to work with again: Yes

Comment: I worked with Lucia on a

few projects and was extremely

impressed. She engaged herself fully to

ensure she understood the project in

Elena Perry

14 Aug order to do her translation correctly.

Relationship: colleague

She was highly dependable, asked

questions and delivered all the

translation jobs on time. Lucia was a

pleasure to work with and I highly

recommend her as a translator.

8 Aug Ana Casasolas Willing to work with again: Yes

(Originally Relationship: colleague Comment: Maria consistently excels in

entered a number of specialties, and in my

1 Aug) humble opinion, she can successfully

translate virtually all texts. She is an

expert in the Legal translation field.

She is detail oriented with superior

proofreading and editing skills. I have

been working with her on a daily basis

for almost 2 years, and her turnaround

is also outstanding.

Kevin Hudson, Language

Works Willing to work with again: Yes

BB: The LanguageWorks/ LanguageWorks

7 Aug Comment: LanguageWorks very highly

Inc.

recommends María's services.

Avg. LWA: 4.9 (55 entries)

Relationship: outsourcer

Willing to work with again: Yes

Comment: Lucia is extremely

professional, turns work around quickly

Heidi Matheny and asks relevant questions to ensure

6 Aug

Relationship: colleague she is translating appropriately. She's a

pleasure to work with and I recommend

her to anyone needing translation

services.

Translators110

BB: Translators Unlimited

19 Feb Willing to work with again: Yes

Avg. LWA: 5 (8 entries)

Relationship: outsourcer

David Meléndez Tormen

BB: Traductores Asociados Limitada /

27 Nov 2013 Willing to work with again: Yes

David Melendez Tormen

Avg. LWA: 5 (1 entry)

Relationship: outsourcer

Willing to work with again: Yes

Pawan Bahuguna

Comment: An excellent translator...

BB: All Translation Services

7 Jan 2013

professional, reasonable, friendly,

Avg. LWA: 4.9 (130 entries)

Relationship: outsourcer reliable and fast! Thanks a lot for all.

Willing to work with again: Yes

Margarita Douglas

Comment: Has done a great job for us

BB: Tampa Bay Translations

22 Sep 2012

on several projects. Will be working

Avg. LWA: 4.9 (27 entries)

Relationship: outsourcer with her again.

Willing to work with again: Yes

VIRTUALELINGUA

Comment: I was delighted with the

BB: VirtualELingua / Foschi / Serena

31 Aug 2012 high quality and fast turn around. Lucia

Foschi

Avg. LWA: 4.9 (36 entries)

provides an excellent translation

Relationship: outsourcer service. Thanks for your work!

Willing to work with again: Yes

precisetext

Comment: Excellent translator, very

BB: Precisetext Mühlemann

25 Aug 2012

reliable, deliveries on time, totally

Avg. LWA: 5 (18 entries)

Relationship: outsourcer recommended

TGT Willing to work with again: Yes

BB: tgt/ Top Global Translators

30 Jul 2012 Comment: Pleasure to work with her.

Avg. LWA: 5 (4 entries)

On time and cooperative. Thanks.

Relationship: outsourcer

26 Jul 2012 Veronica Garcia-Mehno Willing to work with again: Yes

BB: LM Languages Services Inc.

Comment: She is very diligent and

Avg. LWA: 5 (2 entries)

Relationship: outsourcer professional. High quality of work

Fluent LS

Willing to work with again: Yes

BB: Fluent Language Solutions

25 Jul 2012

Comment: Excellent work.

Avg. LWA: 5 (11 entries)

Relationship: outsourcer

Omar K. Mayar Willing to work with again: Yes

BB: Elite TransLingo

24 Jul 2012 Comment: qucik turnaround and

Avg. LWA: 5 (2 entries)

professional service

Relationship: outsourcer

Willing to work with again: Yes

Comment: Lucia, was themost helpful

anitha gomathy and understanding translator I have

BB: anitha gomathy

16 Jul 2011 ever seen. She is so humane,

Avg. LWA: 5 (122 entries)

considerable and at the same time

Relationship: outsourcer

highly professional2. You cannot see

people like her, such a grt person!

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