Data Entry Spanish Interpreter

Maria De La Cruz

P.O. Box ****** • Pinon Hills, CA 92372

Home Phone: (760-***-**-** • Cell Phone: 562-***-**** • ***************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Seeking to apply the skills of Spanish interpreter/translator, medical transcriber, data entry (English/Spanish).

Throughout the years I have achieved a wealth of experience in public hospital and public educations as a secretary, confidential secretary/staff assistant with emphasis in customer support; assisting to prepare detailed written reports, as well as taking and transcribing meeting minutes. Greg Shorthand (60 words per minute), keyboarding (80 words per minute). Office management and administration support. Spanish/English interpretations and translation.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Spanish interpreter/translator: Immigration, health care, school community

• IRS eligible to prepare income taxes, 2020

• Commissioned as California Notary Public, 2019

• Strong skills in customer service and support (bilingual/biliterate)

• Take and transcribe meeting minutes (85 wpm-typing, 75 wpm Gregg Shorthand)

• Experienced in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Database and PeopleSoft purchasing software

CAPABILITIES

• Schedules for multi-discipline departments using Google calendar

• Prioritizing of assignments to meet deadlines

• Work on simultaneous projects (multi-task work one project at a time)

• Courteous and professional

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix • Online • 2008

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management • GPA: 3.3. Online classes included learning to work on projects in collaboration with other students.

Rio Hondo College • 2005

Business Management Transferred units to four-year college

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Webinars by the American Translators Association (ATA) – 2018

Rio Hondo Community College Course: California Public Notary Services (2018)

WebCE courses for IRS approved training as tax preparer for 2019

Ed2 (via L.A. County Public Library) courses: QuickBooks (2018), Medical Transcriptionist (2019)

Eudemy courses: Management (2018), Tax Accounting (2018)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Self-employed • Pinon Hills, CA • 2018 to Present

Free-lance Spanish Interpreter/Translator

Assist with Spanish interpretation/translation in the immigration and health care fields.

Garvey School District • Rosemead, California • 2003 to 2018

Secretary/Confidential

Acted as assistant to the Superintendent and five members of the Garvey Board of Education. Scheduled meetings and maintained Google calendars for committees chaired by the Superintendent, as well as, schedules for the utilization of conference rooms. Collect and submit monthly timecards of Cabinet staff, school principals, and Preschool/Head Start supervisors. Uploaded on the District website Board agendas, minutes, news and information related to the school district. Using Peoplesoft software, entered purchase requisitions and monitored invoices for payment. Assisted parents and visitors to the school district. Screened incoming phone calls and emails sent to the Office of the Superintendent and members of the Board of Education.

Maria De La Cruz

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LAC+USC Medical Center • Los Angeles, California • 1979 to 2003

Sr. Secretary IV

Acted as secretary to the Psychiatric Hospital Administrator (1990-2003). Acted as secretary to the Women's Hospital Administrator (1987-1990). Acted as secretary to the Medical Director and Manager of the Perinatal Unit of Women's Hospital (1983-1987). Scheduled meetings of committees chaired by Hospital Administrators. Typed and submitted complex reports prepared by administrators on a regular basis requiring to meet deadlines for submission to department directors, including other County department directors and/or the offices of County Board of Supervisors. Collect and submit timecards of Associate and Assistant Hospital Administrators. Kept office files up to date. Prepared and submitted purchase requisitions. Maintained inventory of office supplies.

L.A. County Public Health Services • Downey, California • 1979 to 1983

Intermediate Stenographer

Provided clerical support to the director of public health investigation and director of public health nursing of the Sexually Transmitted Disease Program. Took and transcribed committee meeting minutes. Maintained calendars and scheduled appointments as needed. Typed letters and statistical reports. Collected and submitted timecards of program staff. Screened phone calls daily.

L.A. County Purchasing & Stores Department • Commerce, California • 1977 to 1979

Intermediate Typist Clerk

Typed, on a 100 percent production basis, purchase requisitions and purchase orders. Typed letters and reports related to contracts and/or department inquiries. Screened telephone calls. Sorted and distributed incoming mail.

REFERENCES

Provided upon request.

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