Experience

Synergy America, Inc.

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Health Communications Specialist

  • Sep 2015 - Present



Northrop Grumman

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Bilingual Publications Analyst

  • Sep 2013 - Present



Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Communications Specialist II (Contract Agreement with MCKing)

  • Jan 2012 - Present

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Subcontract; Provide consultation to the Multilingual Services Team Leader from the Division of Creative Services, Office of the Director, and the rest of the MLS team regarding health communication and media relations issues as they relate to translations delivered in the appropriate target language Review CIO publications, Internet Web pages, graphics, videos and other materials produced by CDC that are targeted to diverse Multilingual. Revise translations or translate materials as appropriate for maximum clarity, appropriate reading level, MLS team approved language standards, and cultural relevance Edit and translate materials that have been identified by the MLS team as high priority for the CDC Participate in marketing strategic planning and on-going evaluation of the CDC web sites in different languages Regularly meet with the appropriate MLS team members to discuss and approve terminology, work plans, language standards, and policies and guidelines Periodically update Translation Memories and Glossaries (Term bases) Show less



Danya International LLC

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• CDC NPIN

  • Aug 2010 - Present

  • Health prevention information development and dissemination support • Inbound/outbound call support • Response to inquiries via Live Chat, e-mail and phone • Research databases and the Internet • Content management for CDC NPIN (in Spanish) • Assistance with Spanish content on various websites • Assistance with conference coverage where Spanish is needed • Translations of information from English to Spanish and Spanish to English as needed • Assistance with the preparation of the monthly status report of public inquiry and development and dissemination activities. • Collaboration with the Database Team with Updates of Spanish Broken Links and Spanish content on CDC NPIN website. • Assistance to the Outreach Team with conference coverage where Spanish services are needed or if help is needed. • Assistance with special announcements. • Assists the daily functions of the CDC National Prevention Information Network’s Resource Service Center as directed • Maintenance and updates of the electronic Standard Response Library inquiry system in English and Spanish for the daily processing of all public inquiries received via mail, email, Internet, conferences, fax requests, and telephone. • Monitoring of Prevention News Articles daily sent from subcontractor to select articles suitable for the Spanish CDC NPIN websites related to Hispanic/Latinos. • Serves as a moderator for 30 years of HIV/AIDS Web Community. • Reviews listserv communications and special announcements. • Reviews messages for TB-Educate listserv. Show less



Mercer University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Spanish for Pharmacist - Substitute Professor

  • Jan 2012 - Apr 2012

  taught a class in Spanish for students in Pharmaceutical School. taught a class in Spanish for students in Pharmaceutical School.



McKing

• Translator

  • Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

  Managed free email subscription services for Spanish content, which allows CDC.gov users to receive notifications by e-mail when new information is available Managed projects and websites reviews Developed a testing plan and localization for GovDelivery; handled all translations into Spanish of updates and alerts Developed a marketing and strategic plan for internal purposes Participated with the CDC home page Features Workgroup to collaborate with the features decision Developed annual CDC health calendar and translation of annual health observances Created a CDC home page feature in English describing CDC global activities Translated documents for CDC en Español, including NIOSH, PHIL, Weekly Features, Data and Statistics, Preventing Chronic Diseases Journal, MMWRs, HIV, STD, Cancer, H1N1 and Seasonal flu, ADHD, CDC TV, Podcasts, Diabetes, Folic Acid, Jaundice, Lyme Disease, Salmonellosis, Emergency Response and E. Coli Collaborated with the Division of Emergency Operations (DEO) during H1N1 outbreak. Show less



CNN

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Web Producer (freelancing)

  • 2008 - 2010

  • Development, edition and production of text, images and video that might be included in CNN en Español website and CNN en Español affiliates • Supervision of daily transmission and editorial decisions on the content for the website • Edition of video and audio using Preditor software and CMS Citrix • Covered: Michael Jackson’s funeral, Honduras crisis, nomination and confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor, Obama’s Health Reform, Foiled terror plot in the US, Haiti’s earthquake, Chile’s earthquake, World Cup 2010 and Arizona Law SB 1070 Show less



Atlanta International School

• United States
• Education Management
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Spanish Teacher

  • Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Assisted in the oral language proficiency of the Primary School Department Developed a curriculum for Saturday School for primary school Instructed Saturday school and winter camps Taught private lessons Taught group lessons Assisted in the oral language proficiency of the Primary School Department Developed a curriculum for Saturday School for primary school Instructed Saturday school and winter camps Taught private lessons Taught group lessons



Lighthouse Academy (Former Montessori School)

• Teacher

  • Jan 2003 - Feb 2004

  Developed materials in Spanish targeted for Montessori Schools approach Coordinated the Spanish curriculum Taught Spanish three days a week Developed materials in Spanish targeted for Montessori Schools approach Coordinated the Spanish curriculum Taught Spanish three days a week