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Date of Birth January 15, 1974, Bogotá, Colombia.

Skills

Wide experience in written, oral and artistic expression moved by an understanding of human nature, fruit of the interaction with members of several regions and cultures of the world.

Wide experience in online marketing, Search Engine Optimization, and eCommerce.

Excellence in Project Management.

Handling of student groups as teacher and theater director.

Languages

Fully bilingual English-Spanish. German. Knowledge of French Italian, Portuguese.

Software

Trados Freelancer, TeamWorks, MultiTerm / SDL
Adobe (Frame Maker, Illustrator, Page Maker, Acrobat, Photoshop, Premiere)
Sony Sound Forge
Corel Draw, Photopaint
QuarkExpress
Macromedia (Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Flash, Freehand)
Microsoft Office

Professional Experience

Member of the HispaniCare Translation Force. Includes Project Management, Translation Memory and Glossary maintenance, and invoicing, for large projects that involve several translators. (2003 to present).
Freelance Translator (es>en, en>es, pt>en, fr>en, fr>es). (1994 to present)
Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpreter (es<> en). (1998 to present).
Business Analyst in Marketing Intelligence for SAP AG. Analysis and research of competitors to produce internal guides for the sales force. (Germany, 2005).
Webmaster and designer of the sites javiermartinez.cjb.net for Javier Martínez-Maya, a prominent Colombian musician, and the Sierra Vista Ballet in Arizona, USA.
Director of Project Management for iLanguage, eBusiness Translation and Globalization, based in Los Angeles, USA. Overall administration and tracking of translation, DTP, and Graphic Localization projects, meeting tight deadlines and several language combinations. Administration of the freelancer database, as well as recruitment and hiring of new employees. Management of a team of Project Managers for several projects. (Dominican Republic 2002 to 2003)
Homeroom and English Teacher for a B calendar school in the north of Bogotá in seventh grade. Teacher at Escuela de Administración de Negocios. (Colombia, 2001 to 2002)
Sales and Marketing Manager for iLanguage. Includes collaboration with the Vice President, Sales and Marketing for designing marketing collaterals, web site content writing and maintenance, as well as the coordination of a team of researchers and writers. (Dominican Republic 2000 to 2001)
Multimedia Studio Manager for iLanguage. Web-based audiovisual production for voiceover and dubbing, as well as creation of original material. (Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2001)
Advisor for Axis Consultores (Bogotá) in what relates to the presentation of reports and proposals, as well as in access, configuration, and programming for Internet and electronic commerce. Axis Consultores is a consulting company dedicated to advisory in the mining and energy sector conformed by top of the line former Exxon functionaries. (1996 to present)

Advisor for MCG Consultores (Bogotá) for the production of printed material for human resource training. (1993 to present)

Webmaster and organizer for the eCommerce event organized by Corferias and Foro Alta Tecnología. October 1999. La Vía. (Colombia, 1999)

Invited Lecturer to the Postgraduate Marketing Program of Escuela de Administración de Negocios on the subject "Advertising over the Internet".(Colombia, 1998 and 1999)

Market Analyst for IDC Colombia. Responsible for planning, information gathering, tabulation, and creation of reports and presentations for investigations in the markets of printers, personal computers, computing networks, professional services, de relational databases, Internet, distribution channels, integration projects, and multiuser systems in Colombia. Participation in the planning and co-ordination of the Directions briefing sessions. IDC Colombia is the representative for International Data Corporation, IDC, a multinational company dedicated to the investigation and analysis of the information technology industry. (Colombia, 1995 – 1998)

Translator and writer (English-Spanish-English) for IDC Colombia Axis Consultores, Computerworld, and PC World Colombia (Colombia, 1994 – 1998).

Advisor for Intercor, an EXXON affiliate, for corporate communications. (Colombia, 1989 – 1991)

Writer and designer for Revista Universitaria UBÍCATE. (Colombia, 1994)

Advisor for Corpoalbania, Colegio Albania, and Club Deportivo Cerrejón for the production of newspapers, bulletins, posters, and other printed material. (Colombia, 1989 – 1991)

Producer and organizer of two Musical Festivals. (Colombia, 1990 - 1991)

Director, Producer, Editor, and Distributor of periódico "El Blástulo" (Colombia, 1988 – 1990)

Director, actor, music director, and producer for several child and young adult theater plays at Colegio Albania. (Colombia, 1988 - 1991)

Producer and organizer of two Musical Festivals. (Colombia, 1990 and 1991)

Publication of press features in several printed media, such as "Espectadores 2000", Diario La Libertad (Barranquilla, Colombia), and others.

Education

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (1992 – 1997)

BA in Media Arts with major in Advertising (1998)

Courses in the Music Department (1995)

High School Graduate of Colegio Albania, Cerrejón, Guajira, Colombia (1991)

Elementary studies at Jackson Elementary School of Boise, Idaho, U.S., and Colegio Marymount, Barranquilla, Colombia

Other Studies

Vocal training with Edda Sevenich (2004 to present)

Vocal training with Ramón Calzadilla (1998-2002)

Directions with IDC Colombia (1995 – 1998)

Informal musical studies since 1983

Awards

Andrés Bello Award (1991) presented to the best high school graduates of Colombia.

Member of the Marymount Honor Society (1987 - 1988)

Interests

Music. This includes composition, arrangements, and computer music. Member of several chorales and Director of a musical group. Organization of musical Festivals.
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons and J. R. R. Tolkien.
Reading and writing
Photography

Last Update: May 11, 2006