Spanish Interpreter Part Time

Native Spanish Speaker. All of my undergraduate education was in Spanish. All of my graduate

education was in English.

OBJECTIVE: To use my abilities and skills to serve God and fellow men. QUALIFICATIONS

My background and knowledge of the Spanish language enables me to relate to this ethnic group to help them with my bilingual-bicultural abilities. My theological training has given me the tools to minister to people, and my secular professional training en- ables me to have a wider range of expertise in yet another field. EDUCATION

1976-1981 B.S. in Civil Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM); Monterrey, N.L., Mexico.

1982-1986 M.Div., Maranatha Baptist Graduate School of Theology; Watertown, WI 1999-2007 D. Min., Emmanuel Baptist Theological Seminary; Newington, CT. 2012-2017 Ph.D. in theology from Louisiana Baptist University OTHER TRAINING

Spring of 1991 High School Math Teaching Course. Universidad de Sonora; Hermosillo, Son. Mexico

Summer of 1991 Thinking Skills Course, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) at Hermosillo, Son. And Mexico City. Fall of 1991 High Schools Teaching Skills Course, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) at Hermosillo, Son. Fall of 1991 Using the MacIntosh Computer in Teaching High School Math Course, Insti- tuto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) at Hermo- sillo, Son.

November 2006 Translator/Interpreters, Level I Seminar at the Union County Department of Social Services in Monroe, NC.

March 2007 Translators/Interpreters, Level II Seminar at the Union County Department of Social Services in Monroe, NC.

May 2007 Written test for Court Translators/Interpreters, administered by the Con- sortium of Interpreters of North Carolina in Raleigh, NC. June 2007 Training Course for Instructors in Defensive Driving, administered by the National Safety Council in Charlotte, NC.

September 2007 Skill Building Seminar for Court Translators/Interpreters, administered by the Consortium of Interpreters of North Carolina in Raleigh, NC. October 2007 Comprehensive Certification Test for Court Translators/Interpreters, ad- ministered by the Consortium of Interpreters of North Carolina in Raleigh, NC.

January 2008 Certified by the Consortium of North Carolina as a Court Interpreter. March 2012 Interpreting Basics for Medical interpreters, Part I. May 2022 Memory Retention & Note Taking Masterclass. MINISTERIAL EXPERIENCE

2021-Present Pastor, Iglesia Bautista Berea; Reidsville, NC Part time pastor of a Spanish congregation.

2013-2017 Pastor, Iglesia Bautista Cristo Vive; Winston Salem, NC Part time pastor of a Spanish congregation.

2011-2013 Spanish Pastor, Bible Baptist Church; Matthews, NC Part time pastor of a Spanish congregation.

2004-2010 Pastor, Iglesia Bautista Victoria (Victory Baptist Church); Wingate, NC Part time pastor of a Spanish church.

2001-2004 Fill-in Spanish Pastor, Temple Baptist Church; Anderson, SC Assisting churches in the Upstate of South Carolina with their Spanish Min- istries.

1999-2000 Teacher, Universidad Cristiana de las Américas; Guadalupe, N.L., Mexico Taught Theology, Math, Church History, ESL, Speech and various other cour- ses. Guest speaker and founder of a Baptist church 1993-1999 Pastor, Fountain of Life Baptist Church; Salinas, CA Senior pastor of a Spanish church.

During this pastorate, the church was able to purchase a 9-acre piece of land for a future church facilities. The church grew from 73 to a high at- tendance of 250 on a special day.

1992-1993 Assistant to the Pastor, Puerta Abierta (Open Door Baptist) Church; Tijua- na, B.C. Mexico

Taught Sunday School, led Children’s Church, led a Home Bible Study, I co- founded the Instituto Bíblico Puerta Abierta while publishing the bi- monthly Spanish theological paper, APOLOGIA,

1990-1993 Assistant to the pastor, Cordero de Dios (Lamb of God) Baptist Church; Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Helped a missionary plant a new church (a mission). I filled in to teach and preach.

2003. Editor, APOLOGIA magazine

Since 1991 I have edited a Christian magazine in Spanish. For the first 7 years in printed form, and for the last three years by publishing the articles in my website: http://www.apologia.net (now www.ibvictoria.org). When published in printed form, it reached almost every Spanish speaking coun- try. Now on the web, the articles are probably read all over the world where Spanish is spoken. Articles written by me came from the research from many sources, a lot of them in English, which had to be translated, condensed, or otherwise, assimilated and put into Spanish. 1990-1990 Assistant to the pastor, Berea Baptist Church Helped a missionary plant a new church (Monte Ararat Baptist Mission). I filled in to teach and preach

1989-1990 Proof Reader, La Espada Publications

Proofread articles for a Christian paper with the same name (La Espada). Also helped with the computer to maintain the subscriptions list and in the circulation department. A lot of translation and desktop design was in- volved in that job.

1988-1989 Bible Teacher and Interim Pastor, Instituto Práctico Ebenezer/Emmanuel Baptist Church; Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

I taught at the Bible institute while interim pastoring the church in the ab- sence of the director of the institute and pastor of the church. A lot of translation of books and teaching material was done during that time. 1986-1988 Spanish Pastor, First Baptist Church; Santa Maria, CA Began and pastured the Spanish ministry of this church. A lot of simultane- ous interpretation was performed while there.

1986. Part Time Assistant Pastor in churches in Illinois while attending Seminary in Wisconsin. I assisted in the bilingual Hispanic-American Baptist Church in Rockford, IL, and part-time pastored the Spanish Department of Calvary Baptist Church in Belvidere, IL. A lot of bilingual work was involved in it, simultaneous interpretation included.

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT (NON-MINISTERIAL)

2005-Present Spanish Court Interpreter/translator. Spanish Interpreter/translator in the court system in North Carolina. Assisting Non-English speakers communicate in court proceedings as well as with lawyer interviews in preparing for trials.

2021-Present Medical Interpretation for LenguageLine Access. 2016-Present President and professor at Seminario Bautista en Línea (www.sebel.org). Non-compensated position.

2007-2009 Bilingual Instructor. Teaching the Defensive Driver Course in either English or Spanish. Part-time position at the National Safety Council in Charlotte, NC

2000-Present Freelance translator/interpreter. Performing part time translation and in- terpreting in courts, hospitals, online ministries, individuals, and the needs of our own church. I have provided with Spanish courses to small groups interested in learning Spanish.

2005-2007 English-Spanish/Spanish-English Interpreter and translator. Part-time posi- tion held at the Department of Social Services of Union County of North Carolina.

2004-2005 Teacher, Tabernacle Christian School in Monroe, NC. Teacher of Middle and High School Math, Spanish, Elementary Spanish and Chemistry. 2001-2004 Teacher, Anderson Christian School in Anderson, SC Teacher of Middle and High School Math, Spanish, Elementary Spanish and Physics Science.

2001-2001 Pest Control Technician, Gregory Pest and Termite Control Serviced homes and businesses with their pest control. 1997-1999 Language Instructor, Monterey Language Academy; Monterey, CA I taught ESL and courses on Court Interpreting on the part-time basis. 1991-1993 Language Instructor, Professional Linguistic Services; Tijuana, BC Mexico and Hermosillo, Son., Mexico

I founded and operated this company. We provided with linguistic training to several different companies such as ESL to Hotels, Assembly Plants, Newspaper plants, Re-Cycling, and individuals, as well as training in the Spanish language to executives in the same companies. 1991. High School Math Teacher, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Campus Sonora Norte (ITESM); Hermosillo, Son., Mexico I taught Math, Physics Science and some Philosophy courses 1981-1982 Structure Designer, Ramirez Celada & Associates; Monterrey, N.L., Mexico. I designed concrete structures for this company in the afternoons after school.

1981-1981 Construction Supervisor. PIVICO, Monterrey, N.L., Mexico As part of my responsibilities for this Summer job was the supervision of the construction of rural clinics.

1977-1981 Math Teacher, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey; Monterrey, N.L., Mexico

I taught Math courses from High School level to college level, ranging from algebra all the way to Calculus, Differential Equations, and everything in between at different campuses around the city where this college has branches.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Knowledge of desktop publishing applications with both, McIntosh and PC computers, MS Office, Corel, PageMaker, Adobe Products, etc. LANGUAGE SKILLS

Speak, read and write fluent English. Speak, read and write fluent college Spanish (native language). Speak, read and write some German. Read Bible Hebrew and Greek.

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