Maria-Teresa Gamboa-Medina

 RESUME

DR. MARIA-TERESA GAMBOA-MEDINA

Emails: teregamboa@gmail.com

SKYPE: teregamboa

EXPERIENCE

Areas: Pharmaceutical, Medical, Dental, Marketing, and different kinds of Spanish-English-Spanish Translations; Public Relations.

LANGUAGES

Spanish (Mother tongue), English (Excellent); German, and French (Basic).

COMPUTING

Computer literate and Internet skills: web design (basic), Office 2010, Outlook and Outlook Express, PDF, CAD.

ACHIEVEMENTS & ACTIVITIES

1997-2011 TRANSLATOR-INTERPRETER. Clients: OCTAPHARMA, Sr. Daniel Navarro, Specialist in Blood matters; LUNDBECK MEXICO, Dr. Alan Barrell, Medical Director; MCBAINS & COOPER - Architects; EDF (Environmental Defense Fund), IBI Language Services from NIKKO Hotel, DR. ALFONSO MOGUEL, Member of AMEIFAC and former President); MEDICAL WORLD MAGAZINE (Mexico), MEXICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION, CIBA GEIGY-SANDOZ, (now Novartis), translated a complete book for the President of the former GRUPO AUTREY (Adolfo Autrey), called “Multiple Sclerosis, A Guide for the Recently Diagnosed”. Union Evangelical church; TELMEX FOUNDATION (Mexico), GEOSONICS (Florida, USA), MABE (Tlalnepantla, Mexico State), SENSOTEC (Ohio, USA), and personal English prompter of PLACIDO DOMINGO in a T. V. program with Televisa broadcast Co.

1989-1996 UNITED STATES TRADE CENTER (at present is the Benjamin Franklin Library and the US Commercial Section), Mexico City (US Embassy). TRANSLATOR-INTERPRETER. Served as a matchmaker between American and Mexican firms in different sectors, such as: medical, health, engineering, computers, plastics, jewelry, automotive, among others; translated-interpreted these business meetings, and helped to successfully close negotiations. 

1989-1996 - THE NATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF MEXICO CITY (CANACO). Public Relations Manager for the MEXICO CITY CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU located in Canaco, promoting Mexico City in U. S. expositions, sponsored by ASAE (American Society of Association Executives), TSAE (Texas Society of Association Executives) as a convention site, in cities as Washington, San Antonio, Boston, and New Orleans; achieving American meetings in Mexico.

I also served as a foreign commerce matchmaker and translator-interpreter for trade missions held in CANACO.

1975-1990 - Dental Surgeon. Practiced dentistry in Public hospitals, private office, and assistant teacher at the UNITEC university; took different courses at American Foundation for Dental Studies (Tucson, AR); New York UNIVERSITY: Mollin light arch technique, etc.

EDUCATION

- Postgraduate course in specialized English to Spanish translation at CELE- FUNDACIÓN UNAM. Literary documents: Brodsky, Sandra     Cisneros, etc.

- Nokia, Basic Mac, and Microsoft 2010 courses at 'Entérate' in Mexico City.

- Certification in Law Environmental principles at the Justice National Association. Mexico City.

-  Course in Customer’s Quality Service. Diké Capacitación. Puebla, Mexico.

- Course in ‘Responsibility and Personal Development’. Gedas North America, S. A. de C. V.  Puebla, Mexico.

- Certificate of ‘Communication & Public Relations’. Latin American Private University (ULA). Mexico City.

- Bachelor of Science degree (Dental Surgeon). National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Mexico City. Official Certification Number: 478922.

- Course in ‘Service Marketing Management’ at INFOTEC, facilitated by BERKELEY University.

- Training seminars in ‘Exhibition Management’ in the U. S.: Washington, New Orleans, and San Antonio.

- Course in ‘Oratory’ at the ATENEO GÓMEZ PADILLA Institute. Mexico City.

- Advanced English courses at: The Anglo (UK=HS2 Cambridge level); Cultural Relations American Institute (USA) Mexico City. 

- Six semesters of French at IFAL (French Embassy). Mexico City.

- High School: “THE MEXICO CITY SCHOOL” (Colegio Ciudad de México). Polanco, Mexico City.

- Junior & Junior High Schools: German School “ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT”. Col. Condesa, Mexico City.

• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Photoshop
• PowerPoint
• Office 2010 and personal translator's software.