Ofelia Vidal
Ofelia Vidal
12662 Via Colmenar
San Diego, CA 92129
Home: (858) 484-0821
E-mail: vidal@san.
Objective
Ms. Vidal is seeking a position as a freelance English-Spanish translator, which offers a challenging opportunity in this field. She has the Professional Certificate in Translation Studies from the University of California at San Diego.
Background
Although Ms. Vidal was born in La Habana, Cuba, she lived in Spain for several decades. She is fluent in both Castilian Spanish as well as South American Spanish. Now, she is leaving in San Diego since 1997 and she is a United States citizen. While enrolled in the UCSD certificate program, Ms. Vidal was exposed to many different translation fields such as medical, technical, legal, and literature.
Ms. Vidal is a very dedicated worker that takes pride in her work. She also has good time management and organizational skills that aid in the on-time completion of her work.
Professional Experience
Some projects I have worked on:
□ Medical records, clinical trials for a Healthcare Institution Fall 2005/06
□ Freelance translator for a Non-profit Organization Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) 2004/2006
□ Proofreading a Healthcare Brochure (NICU) for Lawrence & Memorial Hospital SMD Translations
Fall 2004
□ Cultural sensitivity review project for Cuba PTI Global
Summer 2004
□ Freelance translator (English/Spanish) West Coast Translation and Interpretation Services
2001/Present
Ms. Vidal translated and proofread Health Educational Materials, Consent Forms, Instructions on How .
to Collect Laboratory Samples and Safety Tips Brochures for Palomar Pomerado Hospital.
She also translated a Glossary of Health Insurance Terms and Health Insurance Information for San
Diego Business Healthcare Connection (BHC).
She did the translation of “Cancer Care” Patient Navigation Program for Partners for Community Access
Ms. Vidal also translated Birth Certificates and Police reports.
□ Freelance translator (English/ Spanish) “Pat and Oscar’s”
2002/03
Ms. Vidal proofread an “Employee Manual” and some Recipes for the restaurant “Pat and Oscar’s.”
□ Freelance translator (English/Spanish) Trans-Laangg Inc
Summer/Fall 2000
Ms. Vidal worked in the 2000 Registrar Elections as a translator for Trans-Laangg Inc.
Education
□ Professional Certificate in Translation Studies (English/Spanish)
University of California at San Diego, March 2001.
Course Name
Entrance Exam for the Translation Studies English to Spanish Translation
Fundamentals of Interpretation/Translation Community Interpretation
Spanish/English Contrastive Analysis Medical Interpretation
Theory/Practice of Translation Legal Translation
Spanish/English Translation
□ Connecting Worlds Training for Health Care Interpreter
A forty-hour interpreter-training program presented by Vista Community Clinic, Vista, CA
Spring/2003
□ Connecting Worlds 24-hour Train-the-Trainer Program conducted by Vista Community Clinic, Vista,
CA
Summer/2003
Computer Skills
• Microsoft + Office 2003 Professional
• Corel Word Perfect 7
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• E-mail
• Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Outlook Express Mail
References and samples of her work will be furnished upon request.
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