Alex Gonzalez

ALEX GONZALEZ PERMANENT ADDRESS 6324 SE 21st Avenue Portland, OR 97202 - E-mail:-_____________________________________________________________________________________ CAREER OBJECTIVE: EDUCATION: Seeking a part-time position as a professional Spanish interpreter/tester specializing in the medical/legal/education field interpretations and Localization QA testing industry. I currently have a full time position in the high tech industry but I have a passion to help the Hispanic community as well as being involved with technical projects in the localization industry. I am a native Spanish speaker born in Spain. Colorado State University Graduation Summer 1999 M.S. Electrical Engineering. GPA: 3.80/4.00 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT) Graduation May 1997 B.S. Electrical Engineering. GPA: 3.31/4.00 WORK EXPERIENCE: 2014/ Freelance Spanish interpreter – Northwest Interpreters PART-TIME present I am an independent contractor with Northwest Interpreters currently on part time basis. Main focus with Northwest Interpreters is medical interpretation around Vancouver, Washington Freelance Spanish interpreter/translator for Mindlink, Inc – PART-TIME Work on IT software tasks to validate proper translation into Spanish and Galician languages. Freelance Spanish Locale QA tester for Welocalize, Inc – PART-TIME Work on miscellaneous QA testing projects that target the Spain market. Some of the projects are related to Google, Apple, and other big players in the software industry. Freelance Spanish voice recorder for Oregon Translation – PART-TIME Work mainly for American Crew hair style voice over commercials targeted for the Spain market. Freelance Spanish interpreter - LINGUAVA– PART-TIME Work mainly for medical appointments around Portland/Vancouver area. Freelance Spanish interpreter - TELELANGUAGE– PART-TIME Work mainly for medical appointments around Portland/Vancouver area. 2012/ 2013 Freelance Spanish interpreter – Passport to Languages PART-TIME I am an independent contractor with Passport to Languages currently on part time basis. Specialized in person to person, over the phone interpretation from Spanish to English, English to Spanish in the medical industry (hospitals, clinics), as well as law firms involved with worker’s comp lawsuits, etc. 2008/ 2011 Freelance Spanish interpreter – Telelanguage, Inc PART-TIME I was associated with Telelanguage, Inc as an independent contractor Specialized in person to person, over the phone interpretation from Spanish to English, English to Spanish in the medical industry (hospitals, clinics), as well as law firms involved with worker’s comp lawsuits, etc. HONORS AND ACTIVITIES: Dean's List ( 5 semesters/ 8 semesters). Amoco Award,-. Alvin & Aleitha Haugen Memorial Award,-. SKILLS: Excellent communication and presentation skills Proven ability to lead projects and work in teams Excellent problem solving skills 4 foreign languages spoken (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese) AutoCAD 10, 11, and 12 versions. Basic knowledge of C/C++, VHDL, PERL UNIX, Windows NT HSPICE Mentor Graphics T5581/T5585 ATL programming Visual Basic used to program IP7504P tester REFERENCES: Available upon request