• Award-winning, multilingual Business Student with extensive professional and entrepreneurial experience.

• Awarded 2001 Student Leader for exemplar, service in student government.

• Received 2001 Service Award for outstanding contributions to campus activities.

• Fluency in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Technically proficient in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; programming in Visual Basic and HTML; Web design.

EXPERIENCE
TRANSLATOR, Orange County, California
Private Contractor .............................. 4/00- Present

• Team with two secretarial assistants to provide conversation-based translation and mediation services to non-English speaking business owners and employees.

Accomplishment: 

• Awarded Hispanic Business Community recognition for assisting immigrants. /

RRMXV, LLC. Santa Ana, California
Foreign Currency Trade, Intern ....................... 12/01 - 2/02

• Handled $50,000+ monthly m trades and investment, specializing in Euros, Dollars, and Yen transactions; investigated trends and issued market reports.

Accomplishment: 

• Increased profitability by exploiting Euro-to-Dollar exchange rate fluctuations. /

CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER, Fullerton, California 
Founder/Business Manager .......................... 6/00-8/01

• Established and operated an educational institution with a start of 20.

Accomplishment: 

• Built revenues through direct student recruitment and cooperative local network. 

PREMIER LEARNING ACADEMY, Irvine, California
Assistant Business Manager/Spanish Tutor ................ 12/99 - 3/00

• Aided management and coached students for educational preparation institute.

Accomplishment:

• Boosted student enrollment; won Employee of the Month Award. 

SEDA Y FIBRAS, S.R.L, Hernandarias, Alto Parana, Paraguay
Assistant Business Translator ......................... 2/97 - 12/98

• Conducted English - Spanish-Portuguese translations of business document and person-to-person conversations for global textile exporter

EDUCATION & ACTIVITIES
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, lrvine, California
Business Administration Major, 2000 - Present

• 4.00GPA, President's List, Alpha Gamma Sigma, Phi Alpha Mu, Mu Alpha Theta.

• 2001 Associated Board of Trustees Member.

• Student Representative to Academic Senate, Spring 2001.

• Student Representative to Transfer Advisory Board, Spring 2001.

• Student Advisor to Business Club, Fall 2001.