CATHERINE E



CATHERINE E. HARRISON WIITA

Calle 52 No. 353-I x 59 y Perez Ponce, Itzimna

Merida,Yucatán, Mexico

(999) 926-0014

info@

cathyharrison@

Personal Information:

Born: June 1957

Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Nationality: US

Permanent Resident, Mexico.

Academic Background:

1997 Certificate in Translation and Interpretation

University of Northern Iowa

Extension program, Merida, Yucatan.

1976. North Central College, Naperville, Illinois

General undergraduate courses, including

Foreign languages (German, French)

Work History:

1995-date Self-Employed,

Freelance Translator/Interpreter

Spanish-English-Spanish Translations, including technical (construction, electrical, computer software manuals), legal documents (case law, court documents, contracts.); consecutive and simultaneous interpretations.

1987-2000 Academic Coordinator

Centro de Idiomas del Sureste, A.C.

Merida, Yucatán

Duties included hiring/supervision/management of ESL teachers, scheduling classes, contact with students and parents, etc. In addition set up/managed translation and interpretation services for local clients for various languages including Spanish, English, French, Italian and German.

1984. Law Offices of David Peskind, Ltd.

Aurora, Illinois

Paralegal/office manager. Duties included phone conferences with clients, drafting and scheduling of basic pleadings, preparing real estate closings, etc. as well as hiring/supervision of secretarial staff, minor bookkeeping, etc.

Special Skills:

Nineteen years constant residence in Mexico gives me a unique cultural/political insight into changes and uses in the language, particular with Latin American Spanish and especially dealing with Spanish/Latin American legal systems and current slang.

Familiar and comfortable working with most standard word processing/CAT/graphics programs (Word, Power Point, Adobe, Trados, Wordfast, etc.)

References:

Daniel Echeverria, CPA; peonderegil@.mx

Maria Burnett, mariab@mariab@

Carolina Ramirez, cramirez@cramirez@cogeco.ca

Jose Angel Sande, translators@traductores@

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