Independent professional Tagalog Interpreter and Translator. Interpreting and translating experience in Legal, Criminology, Healthcare, Engineering, Education, Public Policy fields, and Localization, since 2001. 20+ years experience in Creative Writing, Training, Business Development, Finance, Marketing, Sales, and Information Technology.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION
	MBA, New York University, Stern School of Business; New York, NY BS Electrical Engineering, Mapúa Institute of Technology; Manila, Philippines Member: American Translators Association, since 2005 The Northern California Translators Association , since 2007 Passed: Written Exam for California Certification for Tagalog Interpreting National Futures Association Series 3 Exam
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Interpreting and Translating: Priority security clearance from Department of Homeland Security, March 2007, for interpreting and translating.
o	Interpreting:
	•	Simultaneous interpreting and moderating for marketing focus-groups for different clients, e.g., Census 2010 focus-groups.
	•	Superior Court, Juvenile Court, and private attorneys, in court and depositions in California: LA, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego counties.
	•	Hearings: Insurance / Workmen's Compensation, Dept of Motor Vehicles, Dept of Social Services.
	•	Investigations: US Attorneys, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, NJ Attorney General, Joint Federal and New Jersey Anti-Terrorism Task Force; e.g., Vessel MARPOL cases, terrorist activities.
	•	Trials and depositions: State District Attorneys, Law-enforcement agents and private attorneys, in New Jersey and California.
	•	Physicians, nurses and healthcare agents: at clinics / hospitals.
	•	Variety of clients via telephone.
o	Translating: Uses WordFast and TraDos translating software.
	•	Managing in-house team of part-time Translators -- who are professionals in Legal, Business, Finance, etc – for various languages.
	•	Developing and translating training materials for U.S. Army 09L training of interpreters. Involved learning Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Proficiency.
	•	Managed two large translation project -- word counts of over 30,000 and 40,000. One was for a major global firm, employing multiple translation teams globally, using Trados, involving Word, Excel and Adobe Illustrator files. I wrote the Style Guide for Filipino, and, functioned as the Quality Assurance editor.
	•	Edited captions for DVD movies for major U.S. entertainment firm.
	•	Transcribed and translated audio-visual evidence for local investigations and the Department of National Security.
	•	Translated and recorded FBI's Ten-Finger Guide, video instructions for their global finger-print electronic database.
	•	Information flyers and posters, for labor negotiations, some with 24-hour turnaround, and election of officers and trustees, in various states.
	•	Auto-Leasing legal documents for a major manufacturer, for California.
	•	Legal notices, agreements, and, documents, e.g., notices for Class Suit; Ante-Nuptial Agreement.
	•	Forms, Notices, Emergency Instructions, for the State of California.
	•	Brochures / letters, survey forms, Interactive Voice Recognition System and Web-based, for Pharmaceutical, Management Research, and Publishing.
	•	Marketing collaterals, posters and forms, for commercial, educational and private organizations.
	•	School transcripts, certificates and diplomas.
EMPLOYMENT
	•	BULKAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES, Brea, CA; Owner
	•	VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (VDOT), Chantilly, VA; Management Analyst
	•	CLEMENTE CAPITAL, INC., New York, NY; Chief Technology Officer
	•	THE PRUDENTIAL-BACHE SECURITIES CORP., New York, NY; Vice President