Spanish Translator and Interpreter

Rachel Lynn Grossmann 301-***-**** *******.*******@*****.***

Languages

• Fully fluent in Spanish

• Proficient in French

Skills

Skilled communicator in several languages

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Professional and friendly demeanor

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Able to confidently work in a fast-paced environment

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Perceptive of body language and tone

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Culturally competent

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Experience

Free-lance Spanish Health Interpreter

La Clínica del Pueblo, Sept. 2014 – Current

Niki’s Int’l Ltd., Oct. 2014 – Current

Accompany patients to medical appointments, exams, and lab work

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Interpret between Spanish and English so that the patient and provider understand one another

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Represent and advocate on behalf of patients to ensure that they receive fair and timely treatment

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Bridge any and all gaps in linguistic misunderstandings

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Foster better communication between healthcare workers and LEP patients by serving as a cultural

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broker

Perform sight translations of paperwork, as necessary

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Visitor Assistant at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Architect of the Capitol, Feb. 2014 – Sept. 2014

Publicized additional services and activities and catered them to specialized groups

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Proactively engaged visitors and foreign guests (in English, Spanish, and French)

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Provided information regarding tours, the building, and the capitol campus

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Ensured customer satisfaction by shaping expectations and inviting feedback via our online survey.

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Bilingual Administrative Assistant, Global Employment Solutions, June 2012 – Oct. 2013

Assigned to: Pan-American Health Organization

• Translated, proofread, and revised memos, power point presentations, newsletters, and agendas

between English and Spanish

• Supported inter-office correspondence in Spanish and English via phone and e-mail

• Prepared bilingual power-point presentations for international web-cast seminars

• Tracked evaluation reports and other documents via Excel spreadsheets

Assigned to: Inter-American Development Bank

• Utilized Microsoft Word and Excel to update records and create letters of eligibility

• Employed Microsoft Excel to create spreadsheets indicating future expenses.

ESL Instructor, La CASA de Maryland, Feb. 2012 - June 2012

• Instructed adult Spanish-speaking immigrants in the English language

• Prepared lesson plans, worksheets, tests, often incorporating other sources

• Engaged the students’ attention with a variety of creative activities that encouraged them to apply the

lesson to their everyday life.

• Supervised a class of 25 students at a last minute’s notice

Rachel Lynn Grossmann 301-***-**** *******.*******@*****.***

• Used knowledge of Spanish as a parallel to English

Student Intern: Translator, La CEIBA Microfinance Institution, Sept. 2011 – Dec. 2011

● Transcribed audio conversations in Spanish and translated them to English

● Applied translations to loan documents

● Researched new terminology

Intern: Bilingual Tour Guide and Interpreter, La Fundación Guayasamín, Nov. 2010 – Dec. 2010

Led daily bilingual tours in Quito, Ecuador

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Employed Spanish sources for the purposes of giving tours in English

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● Provided oral translations of conversations between English and Spanish

Education

University of Mary Washington – Fredericksburg, VA

● B.A. in Spanish

● Coursework includes classes in translation, pronunciation and dialect, and business Spanish

Equatorialis University – Quito, Ecuador

● Studied Conversation, Regional Literature, and Indigenous Culture, Sept. 2010 – December 2010

Certifications

AHEC certificate in Interpreting in Health and Community Settings in Spanish

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Currently undergoing certification as a medical interpreter through the CMI board

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