I am a native speaker of Spanish who lives in Houston, Texas. I have been a translator since 2001. I have a BA in English and an MA in education from the University of York, UK. I am a member of the Houston Translators and Interpreters Association and the American Translators Association and I am a proud founding member of the NAETISL, the National Association of Educational Translators and Interpreters of Spoken Languages. I am also Google Adwords certified.

If you have any questions while looking at my profile, please contact me at [email protected] at any time, or call me at +1 (281) 6029926 (Mon to Sat 8 am to 5 pm, CST). 

SPECIALIZATIONS

TRANSCREATION 

• Transcreation of marketing and advertising materials, TV and radio commercials aimed at a US Hispanic audience.

SEM/SEO

• Translation of SEO and SEM for the hospitality industry and leading US brands.

LINGUISTIC VALIDATION

• Linguistic validation of medical questionnaires, surveys and other materials for US Spanish.

CULTURAL ADAPTATION

• Cultural adaptation of texts for a US Hispanic audience. I have worked mostly on adapting texts in the fields of healthcare and education.

DUBBING COACHING AND SUPERVISION

• Consultancy on the choice of voiceover talent, coaching for actors, supervision of shooting sessions.

TRANSLATION 

CHILDREN'S BOOKS, WEBSITES, GAMES, AND APPS

• Translation of the book "La vida en el mundo de las formas"
• Editing and proofreading of educational materials for Aparicio Publishing.
• Translation and localization of the automated reply system for emailsanta.com.
• Translation of educational materials for NGOs

EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGY, AND LINGUISTICS

• Translation of the Virtual Sandtray app for play therapy
• Translation of the book "Spanish Short Stories for Intermediate Learners"
• Translation of the school handbook for the International School of Port of Spain
• Translation of tests for linguistic research for UNED
• Translation and cultural adaptation of testing materials for US schools

MARKETING AND CORPORATE MATERIALS

• Transcreation of advertising campaigns for leading US brands
• Translation of online evaluation surveys for the Corporate Learning Institute
• Localization of product descriptions for the US Hispanic market for Good State Health Solutions
• Translation and localization of a team assessment online tool for Team Assess

TOURISM AND CORPORATE TRAVEL

• Translation and proofreading of materials for the leading corporate travel company
• Translation and proofreading of tour descriptions and organized trips, leaflets, newsletters for tourism companies and advertising products

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NGOs

• Translation of papers, reports, and interviews for QUNO (Quaker United Nations Office)
• Translation and editing of programs for conferences with opinion makers and leaders from Latin America
• Translation of ICCROM's Wikipedia page
• Volunteer work with United Nations Volunteers and Translators without Borders

HEALTH CARE

• Translation and cultural adaptation of materials for patients and families.
• Linguistic validation of health care materials, which includes evaluating the suitability of the materials, interviewing target goups and producing reports with recommendations based on their answwers.