Kimberly Martinez – ATA Member

English and Spanish Translator Specializations: Legal and Special Education

[email protected] +1 (626) 956-7817 Los Angeles, California – https://brighttranslation.com/

1. Summary of Qualifications I am a fully qualified Freelance Translator with 6+ years of experience working for major translation agencies/companies. Extensive background in providing high quality translations in areas such as Legal, Financial, and Special Education. M.S. in Biological Sciences with numerous Diplomas in Language Arts. I am a knowledgeable translator with a strong command over English and Spanish having experience with multinational clients. 2. Language Pairs - English into Spanish - Spanish into English

3. Professional Skills Excellent written skills, advanced language knowledge and ability, attention to details, sound translation and review process, ability to organize and multi-task, calm professional with a flexible and adaptable approach to work, proficient in MS Word, Excel, Trados, Wordfast Anywhere, Memsource among others. 4. Areas of Expertise: Legal and Special Education. 5. Education Master of Biological Sciences University Simon Bolivar – 2011 – 2014

English Language Arts Valencia Community College – Orlando, Florida 2010

Bachelor of Sciences, Major in Biology University of Carabobo - Venezuela 2004 – 2009

Modern Languages I and II University of Carabobo - Venezuela 2001 – 2002

Grammar and Spelling Extension Courses “Campo Elias School” – Venezuela 1999 6. Translator Experience 2012-2014 *Scientific Translator for University Simon Bolivar, Caracas - Venezuela Translation of Educational and Academic documents into English and Spanish for publications in scientific journals. Editing: Ecological and Biological Texts for classes, conferences, associations to enable people to communicate. 2015-2017 *Legal Translator for Los Angeles Immigration Services - California Translation of Legal documents into English for immigration purposes. Birth Certificates, Contracts, Marriage Certificates and Last Will and Testaments are among the most common documents that we translated for a wide variety of customers. 2017-Present *Financial, Marketing, and Legal Translator for Agencies such as DT Translations, IEB Translations, Flix Translations, SD Translations Translation of Financial, Banking and Legal documents addressed to Courts, USCIS, International Companies in , , etc. I am part of specialized teams who work in global finance and banking industry, full-time translator and proofreader. 2017-Present *Special Education Translator Translation of Psychology Reports, IEPs, and Occupational Therapy Reports for the Sacramento School District. 7. Book Publications  Martinez, K. & Rodriguez-Quintal, J.G. 2012. Caracterización de las colonias de Acropora palmata (Scleractinia: Acroporidae) en Cayo Sombrero, Parque Nacional Morrocoy, Venezuela. Bol. Inst. Oceanogr. Venezuela, 51 (1): 67-74.  Martinez, K. & Rodriguez-Quintal, J.G. 2012. Estructura poblacional de Acropora palmata (Scleractinia: Acroporidae) en el Parque Nacional San Esteban, Venezuela. Bol. Inst. Oceanogr. Venezuela, 51 (2): 129-137.  Martinez, K. Bone, D., Croquer, A. & Lopez-Ordaz, A. Population Assessment of Acropora palmata (Scleractinia: Acroporidae): relationship between habitat and reef associated species. Rev. Biol. Trop. 62(3): 85-93. Proz Profile: http://www.proz.com/translator/1380979 LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-martinez-024142133