TRANSLATOR Jessica

L. Kish 1610-111 Davisville Avenue Toronto, Ontario,

CANADA M4S 1G5 (647) 992-4045
contactconexionestranslations@gmail.com
http://conexionestranslations.weebly.com/

LANGUAGES
English

native
proficiency;
Language Pair Spanish to English

Spanish

fluent

proficiency

EDUCATION
Glendon College, York University, Certificate in Spanish-English Translation
York University, Honours Bachelor Degree of Liberal Arts Spanish
EXPERIENCE
Owner & Operator
Conexiones Translations, Toronto, Ontario
Project management and task delegation; including customer contact and invoicing
Website management, social media coordination and business development
Spanish to English translation, stylistic revision and copyediting
Student Translator
Dialogos Intercultural Services, Toronto, Ontario
Translated and revised academic articles, legal documents and cultural literature
Worked hard to meet tight deadlines, providing quality translations of up to 1200 words in
48 hours or less for urgent requests and priority clients

2015-Present

2015-Present

Members Services Staff

2013-Present
York Federation of Students, Student Union Local 68 - York University, Toronto, Ontario
Provide information as well as professional and efficient customer service and sales to students
Administer and coordinate comprehensive benefits package for 53,000 undergraduate students
General administrative duties including: data entry, use of standard office equipment, handling
telephone calls, responding to emails and maintaining confidentiality of client records
Research Assistant
Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, York University, Toronto, Ontario
Responsible for study promotion, participant recruitment and data collection
Met confidentiality and ethics protocols using consent forms and secure data storage
Quantitative and qualitative data analysis based on linguistic literature using Excel software

2014

English Teacher
Globoworld Language School, Queretaro, Mexico
Taught students from different age groups, professional and linguistic backgrounds
Worked with grammar development and accent reduction while fostering cultural understanding
Promoted a comfortable classroom environment and worked to build language confidence

2014

AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND RECOGNITION

York University Member of the Dean's Circle of Student Scholars
Recognizes students in the top 5% of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies
York University Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society
Recognizes students with grade point averages in the top 15% of their faculties
York University Recipient of the York University Continuing Student Scholarship
Tecnologico de Monterrey Recipient of full scholarship
References available upon request

2013-Present
2014-Present
2014
2009