M.B.A., Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, KY………………………………………………………….May, 2003 

B.B.A., Unitec, Universidad Tecnologica CentroAmericana……………………………………………..…August, 1996

Certified Translator/Interpreter, Cabinet for Family Services, State of Kentucky……………………...October, 2005

Member ATA, ……………………………………………………………………………………………..2005-present

Board Member & Volunteer Consultant, Shoulder to Shoulder……...…………………………………..2000-present

An MBA offering more than nine years of experience in business, marketing and law-related English and Spanish Translations. Experience in sales and marketing, personnel training and product launching. Possesses expertise in business management documents, contracts, advertising, and web-site preparation. Proficient in MS Office, Excel, and SDLX Translation Software. Excellent communicator with Spanish as native language. 

¨ Consistently achieving on-time performance on translation jobs since 1996.

¨ Certified as Qualified Translator/Interpreter for the Cabinet of Health and Family Services for the State of Kentucky.

¨ Translation of Employee Manual of Policies and Regulations for Indian Creek Horse Farm.

¨ Recognized as the number one translations provider for Stoll, Keenon and Park, LLP with an outstanding contribution to their immigration department.

¨ Manage exclusive rights to the translation requirements for the marketing department of Anthem Blue Cross Insurance Company.

Ameri-Lingua Services, Lexington, Kentucky

Consultant/Translator……..……………………….……..……………………………………………....2005-present

Founder of Ameri-Lingua Services in April of 2005. Serving as the Director and Freelance Consultant for this network /business association of professional translators. Successfully managed and completed various translation projects including Employee Manuals, Legal documents, Business letters and Labor contracts, among others. The list of private and government clients include: The Communications Department for the World Health Organization, Indian Creek Horse Farms, Stoll, Keenon & Ogden, PLLC, Anthem Blue Cross, Juddmonte Farms, Cornett Marketing Company, and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for the State of Kentucky, including others.

Shoulder to Shoulder, Cincinnati, Ohio

Board Member and Volunteer Consultant. 2000-present

Serving as a business consultant since the third quarter of 2000. Played an essential part in obtaining a positive result from the implementation of a Revised hiring-structure between the local Honduran employees and the United States and Honduran Employment Committee. Contributed to the organized growth of community-based projects within Honduras, and has helped implement a standardized Code of Regulations.

Chiquita Brands, Cincinnati, Ohio

Inland Transportation Specialist. 2000-2004

Managed and supervised $5M in annual expenses via carrier freight. Oversaw the logistics and transportation of containers traveling inland from and into Miami, FL and Long Beach, CA. Generated monthly profit and loss reports for both ports. Achieved high ratings of on-time performance from customers; became the first employee to ever accomplish such evaluation scores.  

Segavolt, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

General Manager. 1994-2000