I am a linguist and experienced college professor (linguistics and Spanish as a foreign language), translator and interpreter. I am a native speaker of Spanish, born and raised in Uruguay, but with extensive experience living, studying and teaching abroad. I have lived, taught and worked for the last 11 years in the US.
As a linguist, I specialize and pay particular attention to different varieties of Spanish, and different registers.

Here is a summary of my background:

Educational Background
1. Degrees
-Licenciatura in Linguistics (Concentration in Theoretical Linguistics)
December 17, 1996, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación (Universidad de la República, Uruguay)

- Master of Arts in Hispanic Language and Literature
May 25, 2007, University of Massachusetts / Amherst
Topic: Traducción, interpretación e identidades culturales en la Nueva España del siglo XVI
(Translation, Interpretation and Cultural Indentities in Sixteenth Century New Spain)

2. Certificates

Certificate in: General Language Interpreting (Interpreter, with specialization in Spanish and English)
May 10, 2007. University of Massachusetts / Amherst

3. Studies in course:
- Doctoral Candidate at the Department of Spanish and Portuguese (Major in Hispanic Linguistics, Minor in Translation Studies). Dissertation defense date: January 21, 2013.

February 25, 2007: Doctoral Preliminary Comprehensive Exam completed (with Honor and Distinction)

- August 2009, ABD (All but Dissertation), Dissertation Proposal approved. Dissertation title: Formación de intérpretes y políticas lingüísticas en la Provincia Jesuítica del Paraguay (S XVI – XIX)

- Graduate Certificate on Latin American Caribbean and Latino Studies: All requirements completed

4. 21 extra-curricular short term courses (5 to 25 hours) taken at several universities in Uruguay, Brazil and Chile, on topics of Linguistics, Logic, Philosophy, and Argumentation Theory.



Translation, interpreting, and proof-reading experience
English <> Spanish

-Translations English-Spanish for the Institute of Philosophy (Universidad de la República, Uruguay), published. (1996)

- Six years working as a translator and proof reader for on topics related to psychoanalysis, medicine, epidemiology).(1995-2000)

- UMass Amherst, Everywoman’s Center (2002-2003) Translation and proofreading.

- UMass Amherst, Translation Center (2002 - 2003) Translation and proofreading.

- Umass Amherst Extension / Nutrition Department: Translation, proof-reading, and work with a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary group to provide educational materials in Spanish for low income Spanish-speaking families in Massachusetts. In cooperation with USDA, FNEP and EFNEP (2003- 2008). This translation work included the rewritingn of small newspaper (‘El Recaíto), children’s short stories, language games, and a wide array of rewriting work of health-related material aimed both at children and at their families. The target audience came from different Spanish speaking communities from inside and outside the United States, speaking many different varieties of Spanish.
This work was awarded the First Place for Newsletters, by the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (2006).

- New England Learning Center for Women in Transition (NELCWIT), 2003-2004. Translation and Proofreading.

- Institute for Training and Development, Amherst, Massachusetts. Bolivia Winter Institute (January 2- 31 2006; January 13 – February 4 2007). Simultaneous interpretation Spanish/ English, English/Spanish. July – August 2008; July – August 2009.

- Center for Economic Research and Social Change, Northampton, Massachusetts. (May – October 2006) Simultaneous interpretation at public meetings.


Work as a consultant or evaluator on Spanish language

- National Evaluation Systems (Amherst, Massachusetts). Review and correction of materials for Spanish teachers’ certification exams. Since October 2005, ongoing.

- College Board, Advanced Placement Program: AP Reader in Spanish. Since 2007, ongoing.