Summary
A capable, detail-oriented world citizen who thrives on challenge, seeking freelance editing opportunities. If your company wants a quick learner with razor-sharp editing skills, an ear for language and culture, intellectual curiosity, excellent client relationships and a strong work ethic, contact me.
Education
• 2002: BA, Philosophy and Cultural Studies, Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA. Magna
cum Laude.
• 2006-7: Continuing education classes in Tamil, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Qualifications and Skills
• Skilled in working with people of wide-ranging cultural, national, linguistic and
socioeconomic backgrounds in sensitive, confidential matters
• Familiarity with Trados (including Translator’s Workbench, TagEditor, MultiTerm and
WinAlign), Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, QuickBooks, Adobe
InDesign CS3, Quark, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, and company database software
• Research experience with Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, JSTOR, general library and Internet
research
• Outstanding English writing, proofreading, editing and desktop publishing skills
• Bilingual Spanish>English editing skills
• Experience managing, editing and maintaining large-scale team research and writing
projects
• Experience handling multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent typist (92 words per minute)
• Editing and project management experience in fields including legal, government,
technical documents, military, academic, tourism and marketing research
• Broad knowledge of linguistic issues as they relate to translation project management
Professional Memberships
• American Translators Association
• Society for Technical Communication
• Modern Language Association
Work Experience
2006-present: Translation Project Manager, CETRA, Inc. Responsible for managing government
and corporate translation projects at all stages. Client service, including building and
maintaining strong professional relationships with clients and vendors. Preparing and cleaning
files using Trados translation software, compiling termbases, and aligning files. Proofreading,
editing, and formatting documents, including desktop publishing. Preparing price quotes and
purchase orders. Recruiting and managing vendors, including leading teams in collaborative
translation processes. Extensive editing of translated English text and bilingual Spanish>English
texts. Marketing and building the CETRA brand using Internet social networking tools and in-person
networking. Developing familiarity with linguistic and cultural aspects of languages
handling, often including learning new alphabets and keying systems. Named Employee of the
Month four times.
2006: Administrative Assistant, Jewish Reconstructionist Federation, Elkins Park, PA.
Responsible for fulfilling orders for JRF’s nonprofit press, proofreading JRF publications, general
typing and transcription, researching, editing and assisting in writing grant proposals and
promotional materials, and planning and helping to run semiannual Board of Directors meetings.
2003-2006: Case Manager, JAMS: The Resolution Experts, New York, NY. Responsible for
scheduling and coordinating complex cases. Acting as liaison between clients and company in
sensitive and complex cases. Editing and proofreading arbitration and mediation agreements.
Writing, proofreading and editing internal corporate publications. Proofreading and updating fee
schedules. Writing and proofreading corporate letters and communications. Transcription of
arbitrators’ notes and documents. Maintaining office library of legal documents and
publications.
2002-2003: Writing Fellow, New School University Writing Center, New York, NY. Responsible
for working one-on-one with students new to the United States, proofreading their work, and
helping them develop writing skills in English. Developed and ran two workshops for students.
Assisted with administrative project management in getting a new university program up and
running.
1999-2002: Paraprofessional counselor, Planned Parenthood/Women’s Health Services of
Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA. Offered counseling, advocacy and emotional support to
patients and assistance to doctors and clinicians. Analyzed cases and wrote case reports and
medical records. Trained new counselors, worked with patients at reception desk, scheduled
appointments and maintained complex booking system, and operated switchboard.
2001-2002: Office assistant, Office of Institutional Advancement, Chatham College, Pittsburgh,
PA. Assisted staff in organizing and running fundraising and alumnae events. Wrote, edited, and
mailed fundraising appeals, thank-you notes and other correspondence. Completely reorganized
and maintained extensive alumnae record filing system. Answered telephones and handled
inquiries from alumnae.
1999-2002: Writing tutor, Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA. Tutored international students in English writing skills. Worked with students one-on-one to understand and master the basic principles of academic writing in English.
