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Xiomara Staback Smith

The Xio Group, LLC

                        Current address:

                        1832 E. Waltann Ln.,

                        Phoenix, AZ 85022

                        USA

                        Cellular: (602) 803-1143                                                                              

xiomila@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVE:  Spanish<>English<>French Interpreter/Translator/Transcriptionist/Project Coordinator

Voice over/Conference Interpretation: English><Spanish. 

Specialties:  Medical, Legal, Immigration, Business.  Aviation.  Translation for Globalization, Localization and Internationalization.

PERSONAL TRAITS: Self-starter, initiative, cheerful under pressure, pragmatic, committed, creative, resourceful, strong interpersonal skills, communicates effectively with people from other cultures, follow-up management style, enjoys the challenge of demanding responsibilities.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Freelance interpreter/translator: Spanish, English and French
• Three years volunteer leadership experience in cross-cultural environment.  NZ
• Chair, Professor Roberto Sanchez Educational scholarship. USA
• Technical expertise with knowledge of: Microsoft Access, Excel, Power Point, Word, e-mail and Internet, TRADOS.

Administrative experience:

• Coordinator of international meetings, official visits.
• Competent organizer, effective writer, training/supervisory skills, adept in office systems management.
• Project planning, leadership.

EXPERIENCE

Conference Interpretation

                 2011

     • Honeywell Aerospace - TPE 331, Line Maintenance Training

       Argentine Air Force Personnel.  November 7-18

     •PANAMAX Military Command Exercise – August 15-26

      17 nation meeting at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX

      Conference and Translation Services, Center of Operations 24/7

      •Raising Special Kids Conference, Interpretation/Translation, May

     •International Association of Orthodontics Annual Meeting,

      Conference Interpretation/Translation, April

                 2010

                 •Raising Special Kids Conference Interpretation/Translation, March

                 •Institute for Women’s Policy Research, April

                 •Helios Foundation Focus Group Meeting May

                 •Surrogacy conferences California

                 •Arizona State University, personal interpreter Consul of Guatemala, June

                 •Celgene Corporation, Town Hall Meeting, October

                 2009

                  Conference, Team Simultaneous Interpretation, Phoenix, AZ

                  International Consortium for Education and Economic Development

                  Environmental Issues

                  Conference, Team Simultaneous Interpretation, Flagstaff, AZ

                  The Commission for Environmental Cooperation

                  USA/Canada/Mexico

                  Legal Interpreter/Translator/Transcriptionist

                  ●  Appleseed Corporation – Special assignment – Translation Imm. manual  

                  ●  Florence Project – Eloy Detention Center, Pro Bono Int/Tran, Med Evals.

                  ●  U. S. District Court – United States Probation Office

                  ●  EOIR, Immigration Court

                  ●  Scottsdale City Court

●  Superior Court of Arizona

Phone interpreter:

Cantalk Canada. Optimal Phone Interpreters. Language Services Associates

Medical Interpreter/Translator

Pharmaceutical clinical trials / transcriptions, translations SP<>EN,

Language Cognitive Debriefing –clinical trials-localization  

Phoenix Children’s Hospital

UW Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI

Meriter Hospital, Madison, WI

St. Mary’s Hospital, Madison, WI

Dean Clinics, Madison, WI

Group Health Cooperative, Madison, WI

Dane County Public Health, Madison, WI

Center for Cosmetic Dentistry, Madison, WI

Davis Dhuer Dean (ophthalmology), Madison, WI

Aids Network, Madison, WI

Barbara Schlifer Women’s Refuge, Toronto, Canada.

*GEO Group, translation and globalization services, Madison, WI.

*Allegro Translations, division of the Globalization Institute Madison, WI

Various Assignments:

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• Voice-over, corporate videos.
• TV – Media, Simultaneous Interpretation.
• Conference interpreter.  Latino Conference 2001, Medical resources, Madison, WI. 
• Bridging the Gap Workshop 2002 (participant)
• Barbra Schlifer Women’s Refuge/Cultural interpreter, Advocate.  Toronto, Canada (1989-1993).
• Translator-Interpreter. Canadian Airlines International

• Assistant to First Secretary and Cultural Attaché.  Embassy of Spain.  Ottawa, Canada (1982-1984)
• Participated extensively in the preparation of Royal Visit, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain to Canada, 1982.

                                                EDUCATION

●    Spanish degree, Arizona State University in progress 2010

• 2 year English/Spanish Translation Certificate, Arizona State University,  Spring 2009
• Bachelor of Science in Aviation degree, Aviation Systems Management.

      School of Aviation, Massey University. New Zealand (1995-1999)

• Private Pilot’s License 1998
• Crime and Deviance program.  University of Toronto (1991-1993)
• Consortium Certified Legal Interpreter, Supreme Court of Wisconsin, 2006
• French,  Alliance Française (in progress)
• Spanish Structure, post graduate course.
• Accredited medical interpreter by University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics

SHORT COURSES

2009

Immigration Court Workshop            (University of Arizona)

Domestic Violence Summit, presented by Glendale Police Department and City Court

International Rescue Committee 6 week workshop, Community Interpretation

2007-2009

ASU Translation Certificate (2 year)

Various court interpretation workshops

2007                              

Global Leadership Certificate Thunderbird School of Global Management      Fall 2007

Global Entrepreneurship: Starting Your New Venture.  Thunderbird School    Fall 2007                    

Introduction to Marketing, McGill University, Continuing Education, Canada      1981

Public Relations Management Certificate, McGill University, Canada                 1981

Introduction to FORTRAN, Carleton University, Canada                                      1980  

French as a Second Language, McGill University, Canada                                  1979

LANGUAGES                       Oral                Comprehension          Written

English                                    Excellent         Excellent                     Excellent

Spanish                                   Excellent         Excellent                     Excellent  

French                                     Good               Good                           Good

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

       ●   ACIA (Arizona Court Interpreters Association)

• ATA (American Translators Association)

• New Zealand Airwomen’s Association.
• AAAE (American Association of Airport Executives)
• ISASI (International Society of Air Safety Investigators)
• EWGA (Executive Women’s Golf Association)
• Flying Samaritans (Phoenix Chapter)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Nationality:                US Resident, Canadian and New Zealand citizen, native of Venezuela

Foreign Travel:          Traveled extensively in America, South Pacific Rim and part of Europe.  

Marital Status:            Married, one adult daughter

• Adobe Acrobat
• PASSOLO
• QuarkXPress
• SDLX Translation Suite
• TRADOS
• SDL TRADOS Studio 2011, SDL Multi Term, SDL Passolo, Microsoft Office XP pro Suite, Adobe Acrobat