Education & Training
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University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
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Master of Arts in Translation Studies, GPA 3.91/4.0
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University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
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Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Spanish, Minor in Portuguese
Skills
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Computer Software: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
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CAT Tools Software: MemoQ, MemeSource, Phrase, Sketch Engine, Catscradle
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Subtitling Software: OONA Tools
Projects
University of Illinois, Terminology, Fall 2023
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Built and managed term bases in Termimum Plus & TermoStat software
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Applied concordance features and extraction tools to compile terms
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Worked with different file formats, including XML, XLFF, TMX
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Filtered and exported term-bases into Excel
University of Illinois, Localization, Fall 2023
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Incorporated strategy of pseudolocalization for localization of content
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Localization of user interface elements on Spanish and Portuguese language websites
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Cultural customization of web content in appropriate languages
University of Illinois, Audiovisual Translation, Spring 2023
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Created Spanish subtitles for the film, , directed by J.A. Bayona
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Strong command of a multimodal approach to subtitling
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Demonstrated superb technical and quality parameters in a finalized product
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Applied appropriate linguistic strategies to evoke equivalent communication intent
University of Illinois, Computer-Assisted Translation, Spring 2023
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Utilized different CAT tools software to create translation memory through various corpora
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Re-used translation memory to add to ongoing projects
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Translated multiple documents from Spanish to English and Portuguese to English
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Reviewed documents through the quality assurance process before finalizing projects