Zibora Gilder
**** **** ** ***.#***, Beaumont, TX 77703
*************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
I am an eager, enthusiastic, and dynamic ASL Interpreter seeking to be part of a well organized company to provide high quality professional language interpretation and to support the mission and values of the company. I have excellent communication, inter-personal, problem-solving and analytical skills.
SKILLS PROFILE
• Fluent in ASL and English language skills
• Thorough knowledge of RID Code of Profession Conduct
• Ability to operate copy/collating machine
• Good filing and organizational skills
• Experience in handling confidential paperwork
• Ability to take accurate phone messages and deliver messages promptly
• Good customer-relations background
• Ability to effectively explain and break down scholastic material for individuals to understand
• Strong commitment to enhancing and supporting the education of a child.
• Immense working knowledge of students in an academic environment.
• Strong and outgoing personality.
• Proven history of reliability, accountability, and responsibility.
• Outstanding communication and problem solving skills.
• Profound openness to gaining new knowledge and skills.
• Remarkable ability to deliver a one on one service focused on learning and skills development.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Employment Coordinator January 2010-
Current
Dragonfly Educational Services, Beaumont TX
• Support Dragonfly’s mission to build the academic, social, and personal development of deaf adults.
• Develop meaningful and positive relationships with deaf individuals and their families.
• Create structure for and manage small and large groups of deaf adults.
• Complete daily and monthly paperwork highlighting the deaf adult’s progress
• Tutor deaf individuals in English, math, and GED preparation
• Data Entry
• Manage office
• Coordinate schedules
• Direct volunteers and personnel
• Coordinate all intake procedures and evaluation, including meetings at DARS, referrals, CCSA, and Situational Assessment
• Resume development
• Coordinate all job search, applications, and placement activities
• Teach life and vocational skills classes to deaf and hard of hearing individuals
• Create lesson plans that are culturally relevant for a diverse populations
Interpreting Experience
• Intern: Theatrical Interpreting: “When Elmo Grows Up” Sesame Street Live
• Educational Interpreting-High School and College Level
• Job Coaching- Communicating between deaf individual and coworkers and supervisors
• Workshops and Conventions-Team Interpreting
• Church Interpreting-January 2010-Currently, many guest pastors and musical guest including Rev. Al Sharpton and Yolanda Adams
Workshops
• NAOBI Conference- Phoenix, AZ
• Lamar University Student enhancement workshops-Classifiers, mouth morphemes, and many others
EDUCATION
Diploma 2003
James Madison High School Houston, TX