Baltimore, MD
Objective: Working for public health in a position that takes advantage of my language skills and engages my interest in addiction medicine.
Work Experience
Sept. 2005- Present Interpreter
Lionbridge Interpretation Services
Interpret for Spanish speaking patients at University of Maryland hospitals and Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore City.
Fall 2004-Summer 2005 Interpreter and Volunteer Coordinator
Healthy Workers Program at the University of Maryland Health Center.
Provided interpretation for the doctors appointments of Spanish speaking university employees. Translated documents from English to Spanish. Managed volunteers to keep office staffed 40 hours a week. Enrolled low-income patients into programs to subsidize their prescription drugs.
Spring 2003- Summer 2005 Translator and Interpreter
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Local 1072.
Facilitated training activities for Spanish speaking union members. Worked as interpretor and media liason between spanish speaking housekeepers and the Diamondback campus newspaper. Interpreted for Housekeepers filing grievance procedures with Shop Stewards
Summer 2005 Head Translator
Haiti Information Project
From College Park I translated articles from English to Spanish for the news organization in Port-Au-Prince, and organized a group of bilingual students to collaborate in the project.
Spring 2002-Fall 2004 Co-Founder and Trip Supervisor
Earthworks Adventure Challenge.
Organized and led camping, hiking and rock climbing trips for at- risk youth. Established working partnerships with D.C. area youth groups and juvenile justice programs. As Treasurer in Spring 2002, planned and submitted budget proposals. Drafted and filed invoices for the first year of groups operation.
Fall 2003-Fall 2004 Co-founder
Students And Workers Unite !
Held negotiations with University of Maryland licensing department. Coordinated meetings and rallies between students and staff. Interpreted for Spanish speaking staff at events.
Fall 2001-Present Event Coordinator and Community Organizer
Peace Forum
Planned and coordinated speaking events about war. Organized students, staff and faculty for demonstrations against recent war in Iraq. Served as group President for fall 2002-Spring 2003.
Spring 2004-Present Brewer
Brew Not Bombs
Helped draft recipes, brew and bottle homemade beers: Zapata Mocha Porter, Green Tea Ale, Honey Green Tea Ale, John Bolton is a Nut Brown Ale, Zapatista Coffee Stout, and Honey Hard Cider.
Summer 2001 Camp Counselor
Echo Hill Summer Camp
Planned activities and supervised groups of children. Lead fishing program and windsurfing instruction.
Education
August 2005 Oventik Language School (annex of the Zapatista Rebel Autonomous Secondary School)
4 week intensive course in Mayan language Tsotsil
Fall 2001-Spring 2004 University of Maryland, College Park
Graduated May 2005 B.S. Neurobiology and Physiology Cumulative G.P.A. 3.873 (on 4 point scale)
Fall 2000-Spring 2001 La Universidad de la Habana
Facultad de Historia y Filosofia G.P.A 4.0 (on 5 point scale)
Related Coursework at University of Maryland
| Spanish Translation (2 semesters) |
Cellular Biology | Mammalian Physiology |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic Literature of the U.S. | Neurophysiology | Technical Communication |
| Hispanic Linguistics (2 semesters) |
Immunology | Protozoology |
Awards and Honors: University of Maryland Honors Citation,
elected to: Phi Beta Kappa national honors society and Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Honrary Society
Computer Skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Explorer, Pyramed
Journalism Experience
Left Turn Magazine with May 11, 2005 LaLuchita blog Freelance Interpretation with clients including The Fair Trade Resource Network, Baltimore-Limay Friendship Project, Mobilization for Global Justice, the United Workers Association and the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition.
Translation Samples
As head translator for the Haiti Translation Project , organized and led the team that translated There Is No Political Persecution in Haiti to ?No hay persecución política en Haití
Petition translated to English for the Hispanic Caucus of AFSCME local 1072
References: Available upon request