Freelance Spanish to English Translator

KRocks Translations, Burnsville, MN, USA

Translation

Spanish to English translation, editing, proofreading, localization. Specializations: finance/real estate, travel/aviation, wine/gastronomy, and marketing.
Translated projects include: flight manuals, technical documents, business articles, financial spreadsheets, medical/dental invoices/insurance, wine labels and marketing materials, press releases, real estate transaction documents, travel brochures/advertising, cookbooks, certificates/diplomas/official documents. I've done editing/proofreading projects for the International Choral Bulletin, fisheries e-books, travel web sites, Spanish environmental/technical industry awards.

Bilingual Real Estate Sales

Fix Realty, Burnsville, MN, USA

Real estate

Bilingual real estate sales: research/show properties, negotiate sales, host open houses, file paperwork, comply with code of ethics and all state and federal housing laws.

Airport Operations/Translator/Interpreter

United Airlines, Minneapolis, MN/USA

Aviation/Airlines

Airport operations/translator/interpreter: guide air travel process, verification of international travel documents, security screening, ticket sales, handicap and language assistance, lead training classes on airline policies and federal security directives, load planning, deice aircraft.

Wine Seller

Haskell's, Bloomington, MN, USA

Wine sales

Advised customers on wine selection and presentation, wine tasting, stocking and inventory.

Translator/Interpreter

AccuTrans, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Translation/Interpretation

Interpreted/translated Spanish conversation/documents between patient and medical/dental personnel.

Researcher/Teaching assistant

Bowling Green State University/Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Bowling Green OH, USA/Alcalá de Henares, Spain

Research/Teaching

Translated and edited Spanish and English articles for the "Revista española de estudios norteamericanos" that the two universities publish biannually. Researched for and facilitated the teaching of Spanish 212. Tutored an undergraduate student in Spanish syntax and semantics. Taught English conversation and grammar to children and adults in Madrid, Spain.

Financial Analyst

NCR Corporation, Dallas, TX, USA and St. Paul, MN, USA

Finance/Accounting

Analyzed marketing and R&D expenses for six business units; made adjustments to General Ledger as needed. Implemented aggressive collections push on extremely overdue international accounts. Within 6-8 months, all accounts were within terms. Oversaw order management process: input, delivery coordination, billing, and collection. Updated business plan by setting goals for sales support staff of fifteen.

Professional Certificate in Translation

University of California-San Diego Extension

Translation principals, English to Spanish translation, Spanish to English translation, tools and technology in translation, translation theory.

M.A. - Spanish

Bowling Green State University/Universidad de Alcalá de Henares

Linguistics, phonetics, Spanish and Latin American literature, Spanish and Latin American cultural discourses, French, Italian.

B.A. - Finance and Accounting

Texas Lutheran University

Cost accounting, marketing, investments, business policy, economics, money, banking, financial markets, management, quantitative applications, Spanish, French, German.