Ing. Fernando Soní Ocampo



Fernando Soní Ocampo

Curriculum Vitae

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Fernando Soní Ocampo was born in Mexico City in 1953.

He studied elementary, junior high and high school at Modern American School in the same city, where he graduated with very high grades.

He later entered the School of Mechanical Engineering at Universidad Iberoamericana, where he studied the major in Biomedical Engineering.

Since he was very young, thanks to his excellent knowledge of English, he started translating books and manuals, as well as doing simultaneous interpretation English-Spanish-English.

In 1977 he entered Mexicana Airlines, where he worked as a flight attendant for 7 years. This job gave him the opportunity to travel and know several different countries and their culture and customs.

During those years, Mr. Soní had the opportunity to get involved in the World of Psychology, due to the fact that his wife was studying that major, acquiring knowledge and experience regarding people’s minds taking several modules and subjects, as well as various specialized courses.

In 1983, he decided to leave México City and move to the island of Cozumel in the state of Quintana Roo, trying to become independent and start his own business in the field of SCUBA diving.

Working very hard, he obtained the degree of IDC Staff Instructor (Instructor Development Course) with PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors), training the future instructors, in the art of teaching people how to scuba dive.

In this career, he obtained a great development and the highest recognition, achieving the highest ranks in the field. He also acquired more experience in direction and organization of operations, staff managing, teaching, and public relations.

In 1990 he was called by Creativos Asociados Corporación Pacífico, S.A. de C.V., in Acapulco, to collaborate as Operations Manager.

In this company, he also performed other activities such as planning and producing special events for national and foreign companies, where his wide experience in electronics, public relations, and his excellent knowledge of English were crucial tools. He was also very close to the Special Events Department of different hotels, working together to organize congresses, meetings and various events.

He also acquired training in the field of production and postproduction of special events, including training in video, audio, and multimedia.

In 1993 he begins to get involved in the field of language teaching, and enrolls in the “Foreign Language Teaching Course”, finishing it as 1st in his class in 1995. As he was studying, he began teaching real classes at the Foreign Languages Center of Universidad Americana de Acapulco. He finally received his accreditation as Teacher of English from the highest university in the country.

In 1995 he enrolls and approves the Spanish Teaching Course, also from U.N.A.M, receiving his accreditation in this specialty.

In the same year, he enrolls and obtains a diploma of the Law Terms Translation Seminar.

Sometime later, starting in 1996, he participates as professor in the B.A. in Teaching of English at Reyna Center School of this city.

Then, in that same year, he takes the official examination of the Technical Commission of Foreign Languages, the highest mechanism/institution that regulates the teaching of foreign languages in our country.

At the same time, he begins being part of the teaching staff at Universidad Loyola Del Pacífico. In the Department of Foreign Languages.

He has participated in various international conferences and courses at Universidad Americana de Acapulco as interpreter/translator, both consecutive and simultaneous. For this last skill, he was trained by several of the most well known interpreters in the country, due to the fact that they already knew him while coordinating events in which these translators were hired.

In 1998 he participates as speaker in the 10th National Teachers of English Meeting organized by U.N.A.M. in Mexico City with the lecture: “Internet: The use of chat channels and electronic mail for the teaching of foreign languages and as an Intercultural Communication tool.

That same year, he modifies and adapts that lecture to present it at the “Experiences with Application of Information Technology in HIgher Education Institutions Forum”, participating both as a speaker as like a moderator for one of the workshops.

Beginning in 1998, he forms part of the teaching staff in the B.A. Teaching of English given by Escuela Normal para Maestros Justo Sierra in this port.

He is also assigned the position of teacher of English for Jr. High and High School in that same institution.

In 1999, he participates in the International Congress of Technology and Education in this city as a simultaneous interpreter during the foreign lectures.

In this same year, he decides to move his residence to the city of Xalapa in Veracruz State, where he immediately takes up his teaching activities again as part of the staff in the Languages Center at Universidad Veracruzana, as well as at Universidad de Xalapa and Individual English Institute.

A short time later, he starts working as a teacher at Colegio las Hayas and Centro Escolar Siglo XXI, where he stays until 2001.

After working for one year as a professor at Universidad Hernan Cortes, he is asked to join the institution as Coordinator of the Languages Center, with the objective of optimizing the department regarding creation of programmes and standardizing of the teaching methodology. However, since there was no future opportunities to grow in this institution, after organizing the department he decides to leave the school.

Currently, a big part of his time is dedicated to translation of different types of documents, both locally and internationally. He is also the Coordinator of the Foreign languages Center at Universidad de Xalapa.

All this practice and acquired experience in the fields of staff handling, decision taking, operations organization, groups handling, public relations, evens organization, use of computing and audiovisual equipment, as well as in teaching and knowledge of English, provide Mr. Fernando Soni a solid formation to perform positions involved with direction, coordination, promotion, training and teaching.

PERSONAL INFORMATION.

* Name: Fernando Soní Ocampo

• Profession: Biomedical Engineering

• Profession: Teaching of English

* Second language: English

* Date of Birth: April 18th, 1953

* Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico.

* Nationality: Mexican

• Current residence: Jacarandas Lt 15-2

Arboledas del Sumidero

Xalapa, Veracruz

Tel. (228) 83444329

Cel. (228) 1789394

E-Mail: fsoni3@.mx

* Marital Status: Married.

* Matrícula S.M.N.: 7430194

* Passport: BJ 20583

* Permanent Visa USA: 2620197

EDUCATION.

* Elementary: 1959 - 1965 Modern American School, Mexico City

* Jr. High School: 1965 - 1968 Modern American School, Mexico City

* High School : 1968 - 1971 Modern American School, Mexico City

* University: 1971 - 1976 Universidad Iberoamericana A.C. Mexico City

* Universidad: 1995 – 1999 Universidad Autónoma de México, Mexico City

• Specialized Courses: Detailed above.

FOREIGN CITIES THAT HE HAS VISITED.

* Los Angeles, CA. USA

* San Bernardino, CA. USA

* San Francisco, CA. USA

* Oakland, CA. USA

* San Diego, CA. USA

* Las Vegas, NEV. USA

* Shreveport, LO. USA

* Chicago, IL. USA

* Denver, CO. USA

* Seattle, WA. USA

* New York, NY. USA

* Filadelfia, PN. USA

* Miami, FLA. USA

* San Antonio, TX. USA

* Dallas, TX. USA

* New York, NY. USA

* San Juan, Puerto Rico

* La Habana, Cuba

* Guatemala, Guatemala

* San José, Costa Rica

* Belice, Belice

* Sydney, Australia

* Canberra, Australia

* Melbourne, Australia

* Brisbane, Australia

* Pago Pago, Samoa Americana

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES.

* Freelance Activity: Translator / Interpreter ( English – Spanish - English )

Clients:.

Digram, Diseño Gráfico de México

Av. Patriotismo # 524 - 4B col. San Pedro de los Pinos

México, D.F.

Tel.- (5) 598 64 00

CANACINTRA México.

Av. San Antonio # 256 col. Nápoles

México, D.F.

Tel.- (5) 563 34 00

• Empresa: Universidad de Xalapa

Centro de Lenguas Extranjeras

Xalapa, Veracruz

Coordinator of the Foreign Languages Center

* Empresa: Centro Escolar Siglo XXI

Tenayuca No. 143

Xalapa. Veracruz

Professor of English.

Enero de 2000 a 2001.

* Empresa: Colegio Las Hayas

Carretera a Coatepec s/n

Xalapa, Veracruz

Professor of English.

Julio de 1999 a 2001.

* Empresa: Universidad Hernán Cortés

Zamora # 21

Xalapa, Veracruz

Professor of English.

Coordinator of the Languages Department.

Enero de 1999 a 2000.

• Empresa: Universidad Veracruzana.

Centro de Idiomas.

Xalapa, Veracruz.

Professor of English.

Julio de 1999 a 2001.

• Empresa: Universidad de Xalapa

Centro de Lenguas Extranjeras

Xalapa, Veracruz

Professor of English.

Julio de 1999.

* Empresa: Instituto Inglés Individual.

Avenida Miguel Alemán # 16

Xalapa, Veracruz

Tel.- (2) 840-5474

Professor of English.

Julio de 1999 a la fecha.

* Empresa: Universidad Americana de Acapulco A.C.

Costera Miguel Alemán # 1756 fracc. Magallanes

Acapulco, Gro.

Tel.- (74) 86 53 41

Professor of English.

Febrero de 1994 a 1999.

* Empresa: Universidad Loyola del Pacífico

Av. Heroico Colegio Militar S/N

Cumbres de Llano Largo

Acapulco, Gro.

Tel.- (74) 81 21 90

Professor of English.

Enero de 1996 a 1999.

* Empresa: Colegio Reina Center

Mar de Akaba S/N

Acapulco, Gro.

Tel.- (74) 86 98 55

Professor of English.

Julio de 1996 a 1999

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* Empresa: Universidad Americana de Acapulco

Costera Miguel Alemán 1756

Fracc. Magallanes

Acapulco, Gro.

Tel.- (74) 86 53 41

Translator - Interpreter. (1997)

* Empresa: L.G. Relaciones Públicas

Francisco Pizarro 3

Acapulco, Gro.

Translator - Interpreter (1997)

* Empresa: Creativos Asociados Corporación Pacífico, S.A. de C.V.

Castillo Bretón # 596 col. Costa Azul

Acapulco, Gro.

Tel.- (74) 84 31 37

Operations manager and Special Events Producer

Junio de 1990 - 1994

* Empresa: Argonautas del Caribe S.A.

Carr. a Chankanaab s/n km. 2.5

Cozumel, Q. Roo

Tel.- (987) 2 13 27

Operations manager

SCUBA Diving Instructor Trainer PADI USA

1983 - 1990

* Empresa: Cía. Mexicana de Aviación

Xola # 535 col. del Valle

México, D.F.

Tel.- (5) 660 44 33

Flight Attendant

1977 - 1983

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