Curtis Turney Jr.
639 West 204 Street- Apt. 3B
New York, NY 10034
Cell:(646) 675-5993
Email:
EXPERIENCE
8/13 – Present Bronx County District Attorney’s Office
Spanish Interpreter
Consecutive, simultaneous, and sight translation modes of interpreting for interviews, trial preparations and Grand Jury presentations.
Audio and video transcriptions and translations.
Conference calls from English to Spanish and Spanish to English.
6/06 – Present Landmark Education – New York, NY
SpanishInterpreter | Translator
Volunteer as a simultaneous interpreter for courses and seminars with 50 to 175 participants at any given time.
Accurately reproduce in Spanish the closest equivalent of the Leader’s message without embellishment, omission or explanation.
Consecutive interpretation between Hispanic participants and the Leader of the course making the participant truly present and with access to communication they would understand.
Translated assignments and documents for participants as needed.
Create training material and train new interpreters.
9/07- 6/12 International Leadership Charter School (ILCS) – Bronx, NY
Lead Teacher of the Science Department
Taught Regents Chemistry to the sophomore class (4 “Family” units),facilitating active student participation through the use of student centered lessons and activities, class discussions and cooperative learning.
Enhanced the Regents curriculum by integrating internet lessons,data driven analysis, demonstrations and molecular building into their homework and in-class assignments.
Work closely with fellow educators, counselors, school administrators and parents to insure that student excellence goes beyond the science class setting
Volunteer for Saturday Academy and After School Tutorial so students can attain a better understanding and achieve mastery over their Science Regents exams
Faculty advisor of the After School Music Theory and Latin Ensemble. The Latin Ensemble performs at various school celebrations, as well as fundraising functions.
9/94 –6/06Science Skills Center High School (SSCHS) - Brooklyn, NY
Developed and taught highly interactive Regents Chemistry curriculum and Science Researchto an intellectually heterogeneous student population.
As Coordinator of the Science Research Program, engaged and supervised students as they designed and executed their research projects.
Customized curriculum and homework assignments for mainstreamed Special Education students
Analyzed the needs of students, provided tutorials and recruited mentors in the After-School program
9/04 – 6/06Science & Technology Entry Program (STEP) NYCCollege of Technology – Brooklyn, NY
Taught Regents Review Chemistry course to Sophomore, Junior and Senior High School students
Provided extra academic support and enrichment; developed and distributed study skill materials and prompted group study sessions.
Identified areas where additional training was required and implemented specific supportive teaching strategies.
Prepared students for standardized tests; evaluated their progress and maintained accurate records of same.
9/00 – 6/02Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah HS – Queens, NY
Taught Regents Chemistry to a scholastically diverse student population. The Regents passing rate was 99%.
Motivated student involvement through the use of student centered lessons and activities, class discussions and cooperative learning.
EDUCATION
Hunter College – New York, NY
Combined Certificate in Interpreting and Translation - 2014
New York University – New York, NY
Fundamentals of Court Interpretation (course) - 2013
Master of Arts in Education - 1997
University of Panamá – Panama City, Republic of Panamá
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry - 1986
LANGUAGES
Fluent in Spanish and English
COMPUTER SKILLS
PC and Macintosh
Software: Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Internet proficient.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
2011 Citation for Exemplary Service to the Bronx Community,New York City Council
1998Who's Who Among America’s Teachers
1996Outstanding Professional of the Year Award, Brooklyn High Schools District