Project Manager Assistant

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May 04, 2015

GEOFFREY ZOREF

Washington D.C 20016 ******@*****.***

Career Overview: Ivy League graduate, with a graduate degree earned overseas. Career highlighted by success in non-profit

and private sector organizations, in both domestic and overseas environments. Fluent in English and Spanish.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA COMILLAS – Madrid, Spain

Master of Arts, International Relations: Economics, Politics and Law, 2008

This rigorous program of study was conducted entirely in Spanish. Area of focus was Health Care Policy. Thesis was

evaluated by advisor and professors of Immigration and Economics.

CORNELL UNIVERSITY – Ithaca, New York

Bachelor of Science, Industrial and Labor Relations, 2004

An internationally respected program which advances an understanding Labor and Management. Coursework included:

Labor History, Labor Economics, Collective Bargaining, Social Statistics and Organizational Behavior.

EXPERIENCE

2011- TEMPLE SINAI

2015 Security coordinator

Trained security staff, oversaw security strategies and tactics.

2005 - INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT

Present Freelance Translator/Spanish to English (2005-Present)

I have developed a small “niche” consulting practice, with core function of translating complex legal, financial

and pharmaceutical documents. Responsible for all aspects of the practice’s development and management.

Freelance Writer/Editor (2000-Present)

Create unique copy and content for electronic and traditional publications. Staff Writer for Chickenhead

Productions, producers of www.whitehouse.org (winner “Best Humor Site” in the South-by-Southwest Festival)

and served as Contributing Writer for The Jewish Ledger, a weekly newspaper.

2008-2009 CANON ESPANA – Madrid, Spain

Researcher, Department of Special Retail – Researched, synthesized, edited and presented statistical data on

daily sales figures for Canon products sold in retail stores across the Iberian Peninsula. Highly visible position.

● Increased efficiency in the department, as I created the position with the input of the sales team.

2006-2007 LAW OFFICES OF EDWARDS, ANGELL, PALMER & DODGE – Boston, Massachusetts

Translator, Legal Assistant – Translated and summarized discovery documents for a large intellectual property

lawsuit involving the pharmaceutical industry. Wrote summaries of discovery documents from Spanish.

Translated entire documents into English, involving sophisticated technical and legal issues.

2005-2006 TRANSPERFECT TRANSLATIONS – New York, New York

Project Manager – Coordinated translation of multiple simultaneous projects in several languages, all under tight

deadline pressure.

Contracted by one of the world’s leading translation companies. Contracted translators.

2004-2005 ASSOCIAON SOCIO-CULTURAL Y DE COOPERACION (Al Desarralo de IberoAmerica) – Madrid, Spain.

Editorial Assistant, Assistant to the Director – Assisted in publishing a monthly magazine for a non-profit

organization. Translated articles into English. Created and maintained MS Access database.