Edgard Antonio García

Edgard Antonio García
7814 SE Center St., Portland, OR 97206
ph: 503-780-9636
fax: 503-775-9205
email: [email protected]
Professional Experience
English/Spanish Documentation Specialist, Translator, Interpreter, Transcriber,
Instructor, Linguist, Bilingual CSR, Medical Interpreter & Translator
Allworld Language Consultants Inc, Settle, WA, January 2008 to present
Language Fusion, Vancouver, WA, January 2007 to present
Oregon AFSCME Council 75, Portland, OR, November 2006 to present
Lingo Systems, Portland, OR, July 2006 to present
Telelanguage, Portland, OR, Jan. 2006 to present
Willamette Translating Services, Portland, OR, Feb. 2000 to present
CDI Early Head Start serving Portland east of the Willamette river, Portland, OR, June 2005 to August 2007
Pacific Interpreters, Portland, OR, Aug. 2003 to June 2007
Early Head Start Family Center, Portland, OR, Oct. 2002 to May 2005
Vesta Corp., AT&T, Sprint, Portland, OR, Dec. 2001 to Feb. 2002
Volt Technical Services at Freightliner LLC, Portland, OR, Mar. 2000 to Dec. 2001
Andalex Language Services, Portland, OR, Jan. 2000 to Mar. 2000
*Translate, edit, prepare, organize and coordinate files prior to publication or presentaton to the public.
*Submit necessary requests to and maintaine constant communication with the departments involved in the project.
*Ensure that all the graphic art, illustrations and tables are translated.
*Coordinate and edit outside translation projects, including converting incoming sgml files to pdf.
*Prepare the sgml files for acceptance by publishing department, ensure correct and consistent attributes.
*Accumulate new terminology, organize meetings to discuss proposed terms, updated & mantaine the bilingual list.
*Used Trados to align the legacy source and target files, created memories, analized new documents (material) to be
translated and used tag editor and Workbench to produce new translation and retrieve previous translation.
*Tested the Dynatext and DynaWeb versions of the manuals for quality assurance to determine correct links to figures,
tables, other chapters, and other books.
*Process Spanish and English speaking customers’ orders. Transfer customers to respective departments according to
their needs. Answer a high volume of calls per hour and maintain customer records up to date.
*Excellent at prioritizing, constantly working without supervision, performing multi-tasks and adhere to deadlines.
*Consecutive and simultatneous interpreting between monolinguals in clinics, hospitals, business locations, social services,
schools and any location assigned.
*Sight translation and summarization of medical and consent forms, patient education information, legal documentation, hospital
discharge instructions and government forms.
*Colaboration with technical engineer to sincronize videos: text, drawings, pictures, ilustrations, audio.
*Instructor (presentor) at annual safety agricultural serminar in Oregon five years running.
*Revised html files for accuracy and terminology; verified correct localization depending the target country.
*Transcribe into Spanish from video and/or audio in English all training material to be presented to Spanish speaking audience.
*Present a four hour agricultural safety training seminar to Spanish speaking workers to promote risk management safety in
Oregon’s agricultural Industry.
Concessions Manager, Dining Room Supervisor, Customer Service Representative
Bon Appetit Management Co. at Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR, Feb 2002 to June 2003
Bon Appetit Management Co. at University of Portland, Portland, OR, Jan. 1999 to Dec. 1999
Bon Appetit Management Co. at Marylhurst University, Portland, OR, Feb. 2002 to Jul. 2002
*Ensured all sales and profitability goals were met, café’s image and cost control.
*Managed concessions and board staff, and daily operations, placed orders, inventory record keeping, accounting.
*Interpreted for the Spanish-speaking employees to communicate with management as needed.
*Enforced all rules and regulations (i.e. cleanliness, safety, food preparation, and customer service).
*Maintained company standards by presenting great product and outstanding customer service.
*Supervised food presentation, room decor, seating, linen, etc.
Personnel and Customer Service Representative
USS Constellation CV-64 United States Navy, San Diego, CA, Dec. 1997 to Sep. 1998
*Responsible for accurate and complete maintenance of crew’s (5000 on board) service records.
*Responsible for daily customer service counter operations.
*Maintained professional and military standards at all times.
*Responsible for all incoming and outgoing deliveries and classified information.
Point of Sales Coordinator/Pub Assistant Manager
Nor´Wester Brewing Co., Portland, OR May 1996 to Jun 1997
*Aided in the management of main office staff and daily office operations ensuring all business goals were met daily.
*Created new projects, responsible for all mail orders, ordering and creation of new product.
*Responsible for accounting, letter writing, project completion and product development.
*Responsible for communication between Sales Staff, Sales Manager, CFO and President of the Co.
*Managed and supervised staff and daily Pub operations.
*Maintained accurate weekly and daily inventory of pub´s and brewery products.
*Responsible for all cash handling and daily deposits.
*Created new budget and developed new strategies to reduce cost.
Other Experience
Head Volleyball Coach/Assistant Coach
Cascade Juniors Volleyball Club, Gresham, OR, Nov. 1998 to Jun. 2002
Franklin High School, Portland, OR, Aug. 2000 to Nov. 2001
Gladstone High School, August 1997 to Nov. 1997
Portland Rose Volleyball Club, Portland, OR, Nov. 1995 to Jun. 1996
PIL Juniors Volleyball Club, Portland, OR, Nov. 1992 to Jun. 1994
Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR, Aug. 1989 to Apr. 1995
University of Portland Summer Camps, Portland, OR, Summer of 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
*Creat and instruct practices and new drills to improve the skill level of the team and individuals.
*Provide a high level of competitio for college, high school and club athletes.
*Provide academic advising for student-athletes.
*Promote cohesivness, enthusiasm, energy, positive outlook, self-confidence, and discipline.
*Instruct during games, motivating, directing team to win over opponent by game analysis and special tactics.
*Communicate to student/athlete and parents all expectations, coaching philosophy and goals.
*Promote excellent sportsmanship and court presence.
*Lead team to achieve their highest potential.
Education
Lewis & Clark College of Arts and Sciences, Portland, OR., May 1996
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language, Literature and Hispanic Studies
Also obtained eight years of athletic coaching experience as a member of the college’s athletic staff, 1988 - 1996
Recruit Training Command, United States Navy, Great Lakes, IL., February 1998
Received Military Training incluiding mental and physical discipline, commitment, teamwork,
task execution and first aid.
Naval Technical Training Center, United States Navy, Meridian, MS., April 1998
Received Certificate of Completion in Human Resources and Personnel Administration.
Various skills acquired on the job
Proficient in Macintosh and IBM systems, NT, NTI, MS word, Word Perfect, MS Excel, AmiPro,
Mac Paint, Acrobat, SDS, UNIMIDS, Trados, sgml, html, Author/Editor and X-Metal Editing systems.
Strong organizational skills; excellent verbal and written communication skills (English & Spanish); strong
ability to prioritize; outstanding team player and task oriented.
Registered with Crimal History Registry, Child Care Division, Department of Human Services, Oregon.
Native Spanish speaker originally from Nicaragua. US citizen.