Kimberly Sanchez
Certified Translator
Guatemala,Guatemala
Summary
I am a certified translator and interpreter with over five years of experience in both international and national settings, working with high-level officials, missionaries, cooperation agencies, governments, NGOs, and the private sector. For the past seven years, I have specialized in translating a wide range of documents for a leading pharmaceutical company, covering topics from medical trials to marketing materials. I excel in grasping nuanced contexts and ensuring accurate, well-researched translations, contributing as a dedicated team player.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Translator for Regulatory Affairs Department
GRUPO MENARINI CENTRO AMERICA Y EL CARIBE
11.2017 - Current
- Provide accurate and professional translation from English to Spanish and vice-versa for documents related to pharmaceutical products to be registered in the different Central American countries, as well as legal documents and/or PowerPoint presentations of products' launches.
- Review final works to spot and correct errors in punctuation, grammar, and translation.
- Apply cultural understanding to discern specific meanings beyond literal written words.
- Replicate flow, style, and overall meaning of original texts.
- Consult specialized dictionaries, thesauruses, and reference books.
- Confer with subject matter experts and other colleagues to establish precise understanding of specialized concepts.
- Used to handling large volume of translations, meeting deadlines previously established.
Freelance Interpreter
MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS
06.2016 - 07.2017
- For Wuqu'Kawoq (Maya Health Alliance): Provided consecutive bilateral interpretation for doctors and patients attending to the provisional clinics in the community. Interpreting multi-week workshops, covering areas such as nutrition, women’s health, maternal-child health, and chronic disease.
- For Club House: Provided consecutive bilateral interpretation for American Club House staffers and people in the village. Interpreting workshops held at different schools in the village.
- For International Organization for Migration (IOM): Provided consecutive bilateral interpretation for the United States immigration officers who interviewed candidates in El Salvador for CAM refugee and Parole program.
English Teacher
Michigan Academy
09.2015 - 01.2016
- Developed teaching materials to supplement standard curriculum, enhancing learning concepts and promoting student engagement.
- Collaborated with two other teachers to organize English festivals, for more than 100 participants.
- Designed exams to test fluency in reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension of English language.
- Worked one-on-one with students needing individualized attention and developed special learning plans for them.
- Planned and implemented lessons for a classroom of 30 students.
- Corrected weekly homework to observe students’ overall performance.
- Performed data entry to input student grades and attendance records.
Education
Certified Translator -
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
Guatemala 05.2001 -
Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics & Translation
UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA
Guatemala 05.2001 -
Associate of Arts - Translation And International Correspondence
UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA
Guatemala 05.2001 -
Skills
Document Translation
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
National Model of United Nations – New York Conference
As a staff member
Position
- Assistant Director of Conference Management (logistics) – 2023 to 2024
- Director of The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) – 2022 to 2023
- Director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – 2021 to 2022
- Assistant Director of the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – 2020 to 2021
- Assistant Director of the United Nations Humans Right Council (HRC) – 2019 to 2020
- Carried out research of the main topics to write the background guides
Duties
- Wrote and edited background guides.
- Reviewed and scored Position papers written by delegates from different universities
- Facilitated the work of the committee and managing the Dais during the conference
- Reviewed resolutions written by delegates and provided written and oral feedback
- Participated in different pre-conference e-training activities.
As a delegate
- Represented Micronesia for the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) – 2019
- Represented Bolivia for United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) – 2018
- Represented San Marino for United Nations General Assembly (GA1) – 2015
- Helped coordinating the visa/travel procedures to go to NY
- Reviewed and edited working papers for other delegates of my university
- With more students we drew, presented, and debated ideas about a specific world problem related to the committee we were participating in
- We drafted and presented resolutions providing specific solutions to the problem that was being addressed as the first topic set up in the agenda
- Honorable mention awarded
Timeline
Translator for Regulatory Affairs Department
GRUPO MENARINI CENTRO AMERICA Y EL CARIBE
11.2017 - Current
Freelance Interpreter
MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS
06.2016 - 07.2017
English Teacher
Michigan Academy
09.2015 - 01.2016
Certified Translator -
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
05.2001 -
Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics & Translation
UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA
05.2001 -
Associate of Arts - Translation And International Correspondence
UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA
05.2001 -
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