Yusef O.Higgs 21 Biscayne Blvd Miami FLA, USA Tel: 242 356 5977 (H) 242 445 8033 (C) Email:
[email protected]
CAREER FOCUS A position in a demanding fast – paced growing organization to enhance my ability and expertise in order to build a long – term career in the industry.
STRENGTHS Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Professional demeanor gained through extensive interaction with the public, leadership roles in college activities and domestic and international travel Unique combination of creativity and detail orientation Computer proficient - MS Office/ Mac Trados, translation software Recognized for reliability and “getting the job done”, through persistence and hard work Specialized translator/ interpreter as a result of four years studying in Spain
Curriculum vitae PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name Yusef Omar Higgs Address
21 Biscayne Blvd
Telephone/email
2423565977
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NATIVE LANGUAGE Languages READ WRITE
SPEAK
Date of birth 25-10-1977 Miami FLA, USA
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ENGLISH
French
Italian
Portuguese
excellen t interme diate interme diate
excellent
excellent
intermediate
intermediate
intermediate
intermediate
TRAINING DATE 2008
2004 – 2007
DIPLOMAS/QUALIFICATION S OBTAINED
Master’s Translation/ Interpreting Bachelor’s studies in Spanish w/ Marketing
UNIVERSITY
LOCATION
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
University of Navarre
Pamplona, Spain
Translation Experience 9 years, technical, legal, scientific, Spanish, English Conferences: Biodiversity Conference– 1997 International Drug Enforcement Conference – 1998 International Conference on Archaeology - 1999 Cincilingua Cincinnati OH, USA – Spanish Translator -
1999 to present
SKILLS
TRADOS SDL, Déjà Vu, Adobe PDF, NVU Cats Cradle, Wordsmith Tools.
REFERENCES Dr. Donald Gerace (attached) Dr. Pam Collins 242 302 4488 Dr. Rhonda Johnson 242 302 4488 Date : 5th….. ……February……………. …2009……..