Maria Arvizu-Jakubicki

Interpreter/Translator English/Spanish & Spanish/English

Consecutive, Simultaneous and Sight translation

Tucson, Arizona 520-***-**** ad4ar9@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE: Looking for an opportunity to provide superior, native-like proficiency and fluency at the graduate level in both SL and TL languages as a Court Interpreter.

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY: Certified interpreter with over twenty years’ experience possesses excellent fluency – both verbal and written – in Spanish and English.

Core qualifications and competencies include:

Understands terminologies in the following industries: Court and Law, Medial, Finance, High-tech, and Insurance

Adherence to the Code of Ethics for Interpreters.

Excellent social skills – Ability to work with a wide range of people from various backgrounds, using superb customer service and communication skills.

Knowledge of MS Office and other word-processing software.

Clear enunciation and pronunciation – Pleasant/professional voice and polite forms of expression.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Owner of Arvizu Translations providing a wide variety of interpreting and translating services since 2004

Interpreter for several criminal investigation cases and translating of internal federal government documents for the Internal Revenue Service

Interpretation for the voice of David Yetman KUAT-The Desert Speaks Latin America series

Translated a variety of documents for Child Parent Centers, Inc., Administering Head Start in Southeastern Arizona

Participated in curriculum development for the Agnese Haury Institute for Court Interpretation Summer Institute and the Agnese Haury Institute for Medical Interpretation. Translated a variety of training materials while employed at the University of Arizona National Center for Interpretation. Documents included court interpreting, legal forms, and medical training documents.

Interpreted and Translated while employed for Southern Arizona Legal Aid

Presented paper at the Society for College and University Planners International at Tecnolgico de Monterey, Mexico Spanish/English representing the University of Arizona

Participated in planning, coordination and achieving the objectives of completing Fundamentals of Court Interpretation, Theory, Policy and Practice-Second Edition under the direction of the primary author, Dr. Roseann D. Gonzalez.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

American Translators Association

National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators

University of Arizona National Center for Interpretation

EDUCATON:

08/2014-Present Completed all coursework and comprehensive examinations towards a

Doctorate in Educational Leadership with emphasis in Higher

Education, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona.

07/09-07/10 Completed the Agnese Haury Institute for Court Interpretation Spanish/English and English/Spanish and the Navajo Institute for Court Interpretation Navajo/English and English/Navajo.

08/98 - 12/00 Master's Degree in Educational Leadership in Higher Education Administration, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona.

06/90 - 12/94 Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

08/88 - 05/90 Associate of Science Degree, Business Administration, Cochise College, Douglas, Arizona