Interpreter / Translator, Spanish/English

Rosa M. Mekker

EXPERIENCE:

*/**** – Present

EMPIRE INTERPRETING SERVICES, Homer, NY

Interpreter/translator

Provide sub-contractor interpreting (Spanish-English) services in the health care and business setting.

2003-2008

BEKEN LOGISTICS, San Jose, Costa Rica.

FreelanceTranslator.

•Provide translations (general, legal) from Spanish to English to a logistics company based in Costa Rica.

6/88-4/95

LEWIS ROBINSON, MD., East Syracuse, NY.

System & Accounting Administrator.

•Recommended and supervised initialization of office automation.

•Offered technical support for computer system.

•Trained office staff on software upgrades and new coding procedures for insurance billing.

•Marketed research for hardware and software upgrades.

•Trained office staff with medical billing policies for all insurance companies.

•Assisted with medical transcription.

•Supersvised & assisted bookkeeper with monthly billing, collections and claims tracing.

6/87-10/88

SEARS & ROEBUCK, Clay, NY

Accounting Clerk (Part-time)

•Responsible for accounts payable.

•General office work.

8/82-3/87

SEARS & ROEBUCK, Waterford, CT

Office Clerk (Part-time)

•Responsible for monthly production reports for the automotive department.

5/86-11/86

BESS EATON CORPORATION, Westerly, RI

Programmer

•Basic & COBOL computer programming.

Spring 84- Spring 85

MITCHELL COLLEGE, New London, CT.

Tutor

•Tutored other students in spanish, accounting, statistics, Basic Programming.

VOLUNTEER WORK:

2004-Present

EAGLE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, Manlius, NY.

School Store Chairperson.

•I schedule parent volunteers to work in the school store for each day of the week during the school year.

2002-2006

ENDERS ROAD ELEMENTARY, Manlius, NY.

Foreign Language Chairperson.

•Coordinated and taught Spanish in a 6 week language program .

•Responsible for the advertising, registration and the hiring of the teachers for Spanish, French, German and American Sign Language.

•Collected the registration fees and compensated the teachers.

2002-Present

ST ANN’S CHURCH, Manlius, NY.

Food Pantry.

•I assist with the shelving of the cans good we receive.

•I help with the distribution of the food and gift certificates

EDUCATION:

Mitchell College. New London, CT

BS in Computer Information Systems (May 1985).

University of Connecticut , Groton , CT

Mathematics & Data Processing Courses (1980-1982)

Mitchell College, New London, CT

English as a Second Language (6-79 to12/79)

HONORS:

Commendable Scholarship (Fall 1983, Spring 1985).

Dean's List (Spring 1984, Fall 1984).

Mitchell Society of Scholars (April 1985).

John Merrill Award in Computer Information Systems (May 1985).

Skills :Proficient in Spanish.

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