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Ana Victoria Soto

Interpreter & Translator
San José

Summary

Bilingual [Type] professional fluent in Spanish and English. Adept at keeping original emotion, style, and content of messages. Well-versed in cultural context of conversations. Well-qualified Spanish Interpreter with [Number] years of experience in [Type] settings. Easily translates conversations and maintains original meaning. Personable and professional with focus on providing accurate translations for diverse projects.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Spanish Interpreter

Transperfect Connect
1 2018 - Current

Top performer for the past 4 years. Mentoring for new hires in my team. Interpreter for multiple clients such as banks, healthcare insurance companies (Medicare CMS), auto insurance companies, dental insurance companies, and hospitals.

Freelance Translator

01.1996 - 01.2017
  • English-Spanish-English translator in areas such as finance & economics, politics & governance, human rights, as well as ecology and natural resources – project documents, training manuals, research studies, etc.

Education

High School Diploma -

Colegio La Salle
San Jose, Costa Rica
05.2001 -

English-Spanish-English Translator & Interpreter

Berlitz School of Languages
Mexico City

Skills

Writing

Proofreading

Planning & organizational skills

Publications

  • Urban Culture for Social Inclusion in Latin America. Secretaría General Iberoamericana -SEGIB (2017)
  • Obligaciones y estándares: Manual del Centro Carter para la evaluación de elecciones. The Carter Center (2016)
  • Diálogo interpartidario: Guía para el facilitador. Nederland's Institute for Multiparty Democracy (2014)
  • Reptiles y Anfibios de Costa Rica. Distribuidores de la Zona Tropical (2012)
  • Plantas medicinales de Costa Rica. Distribuidores de la Zona Tropical (2012)
  • Manual de procedimientos para la inspección de pasaportes. International Organization for Migration (2010)
  • Manual de indicadores de desempeño sobre trata de personas. International Organization for Migration (2009)
  • Training documents on elections. Project BRIDGE (sponsored by International IDEA Internacional, UNDP, IFES, and the Australian Electoral Commission.) Coordination of translation team 2008-2009
  • Evaluar la calidad de la democracia. Guía práctica. (Ed). IDEA Internacional (2009)
  • The Arms Trade Treaty and Central American Existing Law. Arias Foundation for Peace (2006)
  • En sus marcas, listos... En camino hacia el Autofinanciamiento, Grupo para la Autosustentación de las Organizaciones del Sector Civil (NESsT), Santiago, Chile (2005)
  • Social Policy and Social Reform “Costa Rican Style”: A paradigmatic case of Heterodoxy in the Context of a Peripheral Economy. UNRISD (2004)
  • Derechos humanos de las mujeres, paso a paso, Inter-American Institute of Human Rights (1998)

Volunteer Experience

Redescubrirte Rincón Grande, Fundación Alleanza, Liceo Rincón Grande de Pavas, 08/2017 - 10/2017

Training

  • CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL COACH, Coachsí Escuela de Coaching, 04/2017
  • MINDFULNESS CONSULTANT, ESCUELA ESPAÑOLA DE DESARROLLO TRANSPERSONAL, 12/2013
  • DIPLOMA IN TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION, Berlitz School of Languages, Mexico City, 11/1997

Timeline

High School Diploma -

Colegio La Salle
05.2001 -

Freelance Translator

01.1996 - 01.2017

Spanish Interpreter

Transperfect Connect
1 2018 - Current

English-Spanish-English Translator & Interpreter

Berlitz School of Languages
Ana Victoria SotoInterpreter & Translator