TRANSLATION, EDITING, PROOFREADING (22 years’ experience):

• SP>EN (UK, US, CA, Caribbean)

• EN>SP (Castilian, Latin American and Caribbean)

• Fluent in English (native tongue) and Spanish (studied and worked in Spanish-speaking countries)

SPECIALTY AREAS

• Finance

• International Relations

• Commerce

• Legal

• Government

CAT TOOLS

• MemoQ 9.14

• Trados 2021

EDUCATION

• Certificates in Translation (City, University of London)

• Translation Industry Essentials Certificate (New York University)

University of the West Indies: 

• MSc International Relations

• BA Spanish

• Certificates in Portuguese, Italian, French, German.

SKILLS AND SERVICES

• Translation, editing, proofreading, MTPE

•Cross-cultural coaching

• Interpreting service provider (Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, German, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Korean, Japanese into and out of English

• Provider of language tuition to adults and children 

•Treasurer, Financial Director: manage investments and financial operations of 700 members/shareholders of a credit union

As part of my international experience, I participated in exchange programmes and cultural visits to various Spanish-speaking countries including Costa Rica, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Spain and Venezuela which contributed to my fluency in Spanish and first hand cultural education. Travelled to 31 countries and have experience in working across cultures.

Represented the Government of Trinidad and Tobago on official duty in Spain and South Korea.