Interpreter, Translator, Educator
Resume:
Lourdes Simón
Translator, Interpreter, Language Instructor
acryzr@r.postjobfree.com
www.lourdessimontranslations.vpweb.com
Mission
To work for an organization that will allow me the opportunity to share and further develop my knowledge and skills as verbal and written communicator in English and Spanish.
Experience
Eiber Translations, Rennert Interpreting Services, Day Translations 2011 to Present
Florida, New Jersey and New York
•Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation at conferences, hearings,
depositions, arbitrations, medical examinations, etc.
Florida, Puerto Rico, New Jersey and New York 1989 to Present
•Freelance Translator, Instructor, Interpreter, Writer, and Proofreader
McGraw-Hill Education, New York, NY Oct 2011 to June 2012
•Editor and Translator (Maravillas Spanish-language school books
program for children grades K-4)
NBC/Telemundo, Tampa Bay, FL Jan 2009 to Present
Fernandez and Associates, Tampa Bay, FL Dec 2007 to Present
•Freelance Translator and Transcriber
Audio Messaging Solutions, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Tampa Bay, FL April 2006 to April 2008
•Writer (English/Spanish), Proofreader, Translator, Interpreter,
Voice Talent and Talent Coordinator
Miami-Dade College, Public Affairs and Community Ed. Depts., Miami, FL July 1999 to Aug 2001
•Assistant Editor and Translator, Proofreader, Creative Writing Instructor
Artemis Performance Network Arte en el Barrio, Miami (Little Havana), FL 2001
•Children’s Performance Poetry Instructor
MTV Latin America, Miami Beach, FL 1994 to 1998
•Executive Assistant, Spanish Instructor, Translator, Interpreter and
Media Relations Coordinator
Prof. Luce López-Baralt, Univ. of P.R. Hispanic Studies Dept. San Juan, PR 1994
•Research Assistant
Amateur Communications and All in Communications Magazines, Miami, FL 1993
•Assistant Editor, Translator
Inlingua Language Institute, Miami, FL 1992 to 1999
•English and Spanish Instructor, Tutor and Translator
Riviera Day School, Miami, FL 1992
•Teacher's Aide, Tutor and Substitute Teacher
ABSí Translation Services, Inc., Miami, FL 1988 to 1989
Professional Language Consultants, Miami, FL
•Translator and Transcriptionist
Hemisphere Magazine, Latin American and Caribbean Center 1988 to 1989
Archivist Assistant, Cuban Exile History and Archives Project 1986 to 1988
Florida International University
•Journalistic and Literary Translation
Education
Florida International University, Miami, FL
M.F.A. in Creative Writing In progress
Bachelor of Arts June 1989
Major: Liberal Studies, Minors: Psychology, Women's Studies
Certification in Translation Studies.
Other Areas of Concentration: Language Arts and Performance Arts
Miami-Dade College, Miami, FL
Associate in Arts July 1983
Colegio de España, Salamanca, Spain
Coursework in Mystical Literature from the Golden Age of Spain Summer 1991
University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Coursework in Theater & Narrative Techniques Summer 1994
Languages
English and Spanish, some French
Achievements, Special Skills and Other Interests
Poems and short stories (in English and Spanish) published in the literary anthology of New York writers Drinking with Papa Legba. Other stories and poems also published in Linden Lane Magazine, El Ateje and Latino Stuff Review. Performing, singing, painting, Theater and Film.
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