Ma. Aurora L. Sicat Address: Duvilan Café, Lot 1, Block 3 Congressional Ave. Extension Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines 1128 Cel. no.: (632) 926-671-6442 E-mail address: [email protected] Personal Data Date of Birth and Birth Place: February 25, 1969 in Quezon City, Philippines Civil Status: Single with no children nor husband Nationality and Citizenship: Filipino Languages Spoken and Written: English and Tagalog Educational Background Primary and Secondary: University of the Philippines Integrated School, Quezon City Tertiary: College of Arts and Letters, U.P. Diliman, Quezon City Degree Earned: Bachelor of Arts in Filipino Date of Attendance: June 1986-April 1992 Government Examinations Passed: 1. National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) 92% 2. Career Service Professional Eligibility Examination 80.54% Freelance/Homebased Writing and Editing Work Experience Freelance Writer Qwerty Content - http://www.qwertycontent.com/ GetCraft - http://www.getcraft.com/home From November 2016 to present Transcriber, Translator and Editor of Dr. Jaime Veneracion Retired History Professor at U.P. Diliman From July 20, 2015 to present 2 Freelance Writer for PayPerContent Freelance Writer for CashCashPinoy Website: http://www.paypercontent.net/ 8th Floor, Lepanto Building From January 22, 2015 to April 10, 2015 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City http://www.cashcashpinoy.com/ From 2011 to 2012 Sound Publishing Corporation 3/F Yupangco Building, 339 Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City Website: http://www.soundpublishingcorporation.com From 2005 to present Published books by Sound Publishing (All sold at National Bookstore, Lazada and leading bookstores) 2017: Pinoy Homegrown Vegetable Recipes 2015: Pera sa Kusina 3 (Healthy and Vegetarian Meals) – also in National Bookstore’s website 2014: Pera sa Kusina 2 (The Complete Meal Course) 2013: Pera sa Kusina (featured in National Bookstore’s website and also sold at buqo.ph) 2013: Negosyong Patok (Hot Businesses & Jobs) – also sold at buqo.ph 2012: Word Finder Vocabulary & Idiom Builder 2011: Funny Bones (Pinoy Edition), Negosyong Patok (Food Business) 2010: Word Finder Thesaurus 2008: Housekeeping Made Easy 2 2005: Housekeeping Made Easy 1, Funny Bones Freelance Writer/Contributor for MOD magazine (Atlas Printing Inc.) #6 21st Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City From February 2003 to December 2010 Freelance Writer and Transcriber for College Immaculate Conception (CIC) Yearbook and Other Projects of Big Dipper Publishing House-Voltaire Veneracion and Associates MCO U-2807 Cityland Pasong Tamo Tower, 2210 Chino Roces Avenue, Makati City 1200 http://about.me/voltaire - From 2006 to 2014 3 Edited Sapantaha Speculative Fiction – Mga Maikling Kwentong Spekulatibo at Imahinatibo Co-Edited by Rolando Tolentino and Luna Sicat-Cleto Published Books by Bookware: (1) How to Write Effective Business Letters (how-to manual), (2) How Will I Know (Tagalog romance novel) under pen name: Mia Mirasol and (3) 101 Ways to Beat Stress Soon to be Published: Extra Income Freelance/Homebased Translator Work Experience UpWork (formerly Odesk) Website: https://www.upwork.com/ December 23, 2015 to present GMA Worldwide, Inc. 10/F GMA Network Center, EDSA cor. Timog Ave., Diliman, Quezon City 1103 From July 30, 2014 to present I Can Localize 3404 Miramar Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89108 http://www.icanlocalize.com/site/ From June 2014 to present Save Languages International, Inc. (Semantics Ace for Verbal Excellence in International Languages, Inc.) Rm. 203 Catalina Building, New York St. cor. E. Rodriguez Ave., Cubao, Quezon City Website - http://ww.saveintil.com From March 2014 to present 4 Lexcode Languages and Communication 12/F The 6750 Ayala Corporate Tower, Ayala Avenue, Makati City 1226 Website - http://www.lexcode.com.ph From 2014 to present Seminars and Workshops Attended (1) How to talk so people will listen: Winning the fluency game (2) Writing for the Corporate World Speechpower-Cubao Joshua Bldg., 932 Aurora Blvd., Cubao, Quezon City Date of attendance: October 18, 2008, October 11, 2008 respectively Story-telling Orientation/Workshop Listed as one of the contestants of PBBY-NBDB Salaysayan 2008 Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY)- National Book Development Board (NBDB) Executive Room, National Library, Manila Date of Attendance: August 16, 2008 Acting, Voice and Dance Workshop Center for Arts Foundation, 101 Timog Ave., Quezon City Date of Attendance: September to November 2006 Character References Mrs. Florence Pacson Sales Manager, Sound Publishing Corporation 3rd Floor Yupangco Building, 339 Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City Tel. (632) 897-2187 / (632) 897-2157 E-mail: [email protected] Mr. Carlo Recato Operations Manager, GMA Worldwide Inc. 10/F GMA Network Center, EDSA cor. Timog Ave., Diliman, Quezon City 1103 Tel. (632) 982-7777 loc. 9382 E-mail: [email protected] .