Victoria Parrado Cullen

VICTORIA PARRADO~CULLEN

PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH>SPANISH TRANSLATOR AND EDITOR

LAW DEGREE WITH SUBTITLING EXPERTISE

SUMMARY

Native language: Spanish (Colombia)
Professional English>Spanish translator with a law degree and experience in the legal field in both Colombia and the United States
Translated voice-over projects for major clients including FOX, WB, PARAMOUNT PICTURES, MGM, SONY, GUTHY-RENKER and NEW LINE
Extensive experience in managing and translating long-term website projects
Deep knowledge of Spanish grammar and linguistic nuances with teaching experience

EXPERTISE

Legal Documents, Agreements, Contracts, Voice-Over Scripts, Gaming, Educational Materials, Marketing Tools

SERVICES

Translation, Editing, Proofreading, Voice-Over, Interpreting

COMPUTUER SKILLS

SDL TRADOS, HTML Programming, Excel, Word, Power Point

EDUCATION

07/96-06/02Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del RosarioBogotá, Colombia

Bachelor of Science, Legal Studies

01/03-12/03Santa MonicaCollege

Translating and editing from English into Spanish of formal letters, legal agreements, court rulings and other legal, business operating agreements and business-to-business websites.

Translation assignments from Spanish to English and vice versa for a broad range of documents including legal, business operating agreements and business-to-business websites.
Translation of SAT test preparation course.
Voice over for SAT test preparation course.
Voice over for Spanish car GPS system.
Voice over for telemarketing clients.
Spanish conversation tutor.

Responsible for correcting grammatical errors and punctuation in Spanish subtitles from television shows and movies produced by major companies.
Check grammatical and visual quality for Guthy-Renker videos and text products.
Provide Spanish translation for VHS, DVD and Blue Ray.
Research of specific and appropriate Latin American expressions and idioms.
Quality control of established technical and grammatical protocols.
Well versed in subtitling programs such as GTS.
Skilled in Correlations.

Responsible for the translation and synchronization of the original website into Spanish.
In charge of translating worldwide recognized games and innovating ones.
Oversight of content management for launch of Spanish website.
Research of Latin American idiomatic expressions and cultural distinctions.
Preparation of documents and responses for the Spanish customer service department.

03/05 - 01/06BerlitzLanguageCenterBeverly Hills, CA

Spanish Teacher

Provide Spanish language training courses to individuals and groups.
Develop a daily syllabus for classes.
Responsible for inventing creative games and methods for teaching language components.
Selected as one of the five best teachers for 2005.

08/03-09/04Colombian ConsulateBeverly Hills, CA

Assisted head lawyer in all legal matters pertaining to the consulate.
Translated government documents in both English and Spanish.
Wrote, edited and revised dispute resolution letters to co-nationals living in the United States.
Assisted Colombian inmates inside American prisons with legal questions and claims.
Worked with the Colombian government to notify Colombians located in the US involved in a criminal or civil suit.
Established a highly organized document filing system.
Participated in the programming of cultural events involving local Colombian artists.

06/00 - 06/01District Family CourtBogotá, Colombia

Researched legal precedence and drafted legal documents in support of civil cases.
Served as Court-appointed legal representative for clients in cases.
Provided legal support to clientele in family law cases.
Reviewed and analyzed case studies to determine legal strategy and tactics.

ADDITIONAL

Member of American Translators Association

Colombian Consulate Volunteer

Red Cross Volunteer