Experience

Global Language Strategies

• United States
• Translation and Localization
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Jun 2012 - Present

  - Create and implement strategic vision for company and oversee business development and marketing initiatives - Oversee company operations and ensure that all language services and other contracts are compliant and performed in accordance with GLS' quality control standards - Supervise language program/project management staff and linguist teams who perform the company's core services: document translation, interpretation and distance learning courses in 106 languages - Create and implement strategic vision for company and oversee business development and marketing initiatives - Oversee company operations and ensure that all language services and other contracts are compliant and performed in accordance with GLS' quality control standards - Supervise language program/project management staff and linguist teams who perform the company's core services: document translation, interpretation and distance learning courses in 106 languages



Northern Virginia Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• English Instructor

  • Jan 2014 - May 2015

  - Prepared curricula/lesson plans and taught English 101 and remedial English courses to incoming freshman - Assessed students' English proficiency/skill levels and tested and evaluated their writing skills throughout each course with a focus on improving students' writing and communication skills - Prepared curricula/lesson plans and taught English 101 and remedial English courses to incoming freshman - Assessed students' English proficiency/skill levels and tested and evaluated their writing skills throughout each course with a focus on improving students' writing and communication skills



Torres AES

• United States
• Security and Investigations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Executive Vice President

  • Jan 2008 - Apr 2013

  - Directed all international operations from headquarters in Falls Church, VA. Directly responsible for all company’s program performance (more than 60 US government contracts), human resources staff, finance department and operations staff - Oversaw marketing department and all corporate business development initiatives, including client and partner relationship management, proposal development and response, marketing campaigns, trade shows, publications, corporate awards, GSA schedules, corporate website, and media relations - Supervised marketing staff including writers, editors, graphic artists and public relations personnel - Managed language, security and advisory contracts with Department of State and Department of Justice and prepared status and contract reports for the government - Wrote winning proposals resulting in contracts valued at more than $500 million as follows: Department of State contracts to provide language and advisory services, U.S. Army contracts to provide training in biometrics and combatives, U.S. Department of Agriculture contracts – one to provide lean six sigma services to the Farm Service Agency and the other to provide program management office support to the Farm Service Agency MIDAS program, Joint Task Force contract to provide program management, information operations, library and instructional services at GTMO detention facility, three contracts to provide sign language interpretation services to the U.S. government, and a contract to provide Spanish interpretation services to the State of Arkansas Department of Corrections, among others - Applied for and attained the following awards for the company: Inc. Magazine 500 list (ranked fourth fastest-growing company in America and Industry Leader in Government Services), Washington Business Journal number one fastest-growing company in the DC area, Arlington Best Business Award, SmartCEO Magazine Future 50, and SmartCEO Magazine Smart 100 CEO award



The Cadmus Group

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Associate

  • Jan 2007 - Oct 2007

  - Created social marketing materials for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) national ENERGY STAR program, including brochures for ENERGY STAR homes, fact sheets, newsletters, press releases, web content for the Commercial and Industrial sector, and talking points for a national awards program - Managed production of the 2006 Climate Protection Partnership Division’s Annual Report - Led communications and public relations for the Southeast Rebuild Collaborative (SRC) program, which involved publication of outreach materials, press releases, and Web content to increase energy efficiency in the Southeastern region - Managed proposals as required



InterImage

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Proposal Manager

  • 2004 - 2007

  - Managed and wrote winning information technology proposals for the US government and commercial clients, including the Department of Defense, Federal Trade Commission, Arlington County, and the City of Alexandria, etc. - Wrote and edited marketing collateral and case studies featuring the company's major programs - Wrote and edited website content for the company's website and Intranet - Assisted in documenting and executing the company's quality control plans - Liaised with clients and hosted client meetings and special company events



ECPI University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• English Instructor

  • May 2002 - Sep 2004

  - Part-time and then full-time English instructor - Developed curricula and taught the following courses over the course of employment: English Composition I and II, Technical Writing and Critical Thinking - Assisted Department Head with administrative and other tasks required for the General Education department's accreditation - Part-time and then full-time English instructor - Developed curricula and taught the following courses over the course of employment: English Composition I and II, Technical Writing and Critical Thinking - Assisted Department Head with administrative and other tasks required for the General Education department's accreditation