Ma. Concepcion E. Torralba

10 Pili St., Sorrento Townhomes Bacoor, Cavite, 4102 - --- MARIA CONCEPCION EZPELETA-TORRALBA Personal Born on December 08, 1963 in Quezon City; married to Oscar D. Torralba, Jr.; mother to 2 boys and 2 girls Experience October 2010 to Present Homebased General and Medical Transcriptionist  Transcribes audio files of interviews, symposiums, conferences, lectures, podcasts, videos, films, and medical reports to Word format according to client specifications/template.  Makes sure transcribed reports are submitted on or before specified turn-around-time (TAT). May to October 2010 MTC Academy , Bacoor, Cavite Part-time Lecturer/Instructor (English for Medical Transcriptionist)  Teaches English for medical transcriptionist (Basic MT for high school graduates; Intermediate MT course for medical allied course graduates; Intermediate MT course for non-medical allied course graduates)  Prepares, delivers, and explains lecture presentation by PowerPoint  Prepares and releases quizzes and examinations on the given subjects  Prepares students’ grades for release by the faculty head November 2009 to May 2010 Dalat Academy, Dalat, Vietnam Foreign Teacher/Lead Homeschooling Tutor  Teaches English to Vietnamese students using Cambridge and Oxford modules  Leads Homeschooling tutorial of three Canadian Vietnamese girls (grades 4, 5, and 7) June to October 2009 MTC Academy , Bacoor, Cavite Full-time Lecturer/Instructor (English for Medical Transcriptionist)  Teaches English for medical transcriptionist (Basic MT for high school graduates; Intermediate MT course for medical allied course graduates; Intermediate MT course for non-medical allied course graduates; and Finishing Course)  Prepares, delivers, and explains lecture presentation by PowerPoint  Prepares and releases quizzes and examinations on the given subjects  Prepares students’ grades for release by the faculty head November 2005 to April 2007 MTC Academy , Cavite City Part-time Lecturer/Instructor (English and Professional Issues for Medical Transcriptionist)  Teaches English and Professional Issues subjects for medical transcriptionist (Basic MT for high school graduates; Intermediate MT course for medical allied course graduates; and Intermediate MT course for non-medical allied course graduates);  Prepares, delivers, and explains lecture presentation by PowerPoint.  Prepares and releases quizzes and examinations on the given subjects.  Prepares students’ grades for release by the faculty head. April 07, 1993 to June 23, 2003 Anglo Asian Strategic Management, Inc., (A hotel management & resort development company) Grand Boulevard Hotel, Roxas Blvd., Manila Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Board  Handles all personal and business matters of the Chairman as instructed.  Attends to and handles replies to local and international correspondences for comments and final approval/signature of the Chairman.  Attends to the Chairman’s other civic organizational activities and joins him, if needed/instructed.  Handles secretariat office activities of conferences for a civic organization of the Chairman, including coordination with other members and the organization’s international counterpart, registration, program scheduling, hotel reservation, etc.  Supervises all secretarial works.  Relieves superior of as much detail work as possible. June 16, 1986 to April 06, 1993 Anglo Asian Strategic Management, Inc., PCIB Tower II, Makati Executive Secretary to the President and Chairman of the Board  Attends to and handles replies to local and international correspondences for comments and final approval/signature of the superior.  Attends to and handles all travel (local and international) arrangements for the superior.  Handles overall maintenance of the filing system and other secretarial works.  Sets and notes meetings and appointments of the superior and reminds him of same.  Relieves superior of as much detail work as possible.  Attends to all other business instructions of the superior. October 20, 1985 to June 15, 1986 Ternate Development Corporation (Resort Developer) Mezzanine Floor, Philippine Village Hotel, Parañaque,City Secretary/ In-House Sales Executive  Reports directly to the Director for Sales and Promotions; in his absence, to the Vice President-Marketing or Sr. Sales Executive.  Manages and handles all secretarial works, including overall maintenance of the filing system.  Relieves the Director for Sales and Promotions of as much detail work as possible.  Attends to walk-in clients for the sales of proprietary membership shares and real estate properties. April 23, 1984 to October 19, 1985 Puerto Azul Beach Hotel Ground Floor, Philippine Village Hotel, Parañaque City Group Coordinator  Reports directly to the Sales Director.  Handles international group/convention/conference bookings (including reservations, food and beverage arrangements, other activities, etc.) and coordinates these with the departments concerned.  Maintains, updates, and improves knowledge of the hotel facilities, services, needs, and preferences of the hotel clientele and prospective clients. January 16, 1984 to April 22, 1984 Puerto Azul Beach Hotel Ternate, Cavite Sales Coordinator  Reports directly to the Sales Director.  Handles coordination of forthcoming functions/conventions/bookings between Manila Sales Office and the departments on site concerned.  Handles in-house selling by conducting familiarization tours, ocular inspections, and entertains prospective clients, travel trade, and corporate accounts to solicit the business.  Conducts briefings on hotel information/house rules to incentive groups/conference participants upon check-in.  Handles all secretarial works for the Sales Department. May 16, 1983 to Jan. 15, 1984 Puerto Azul Beach Hotel, Ground Floor, Philippine Village Hotel, Parañaque City Sales Executive  Reports to the Sales Manager thru the Sr. Sales Executive.  Responsible for developing the specific area of Marketing.  Handles and supervises coordination of all arrangements and commitments made with the clients to the concerned hotel departments to ensure satisfactory results.  Handles all correspondences, agreements, and reservations of clients endorsed.  Promotes and maintains good public and sales relations with the hotel clientele, prospective clients, travel trade, and corporate accounts to develop and improve the image and solicit business for the hotel.  Goes out on sales calls (locally) to solicit room, banquet, and other business for the hotel. January 04, 1982 to May 15, 1983 Puerto Azul Beach Hotel, Ground Floor, Philippine Village Hotel, Parañaque City Secretary to the Sales Manager  Reports directly to the Sales Manager.  Supervises and coordinates secretarial and clerical works of the department, including the overall maintenance of the filing system.  Assists the Sales Manager in preparing market analysis report of the department and other special reports for management.  Takes down and transcribes minutes of the Sales and Marketing meetings.  Attends to and replies to local and international correspondences for comments and final approval of the Sales Manager.  Coordinates closely with the Sales Executives on their problems on requirements, which need the attention of the Sales Manager, at the same time giving possible solutions. February 23, 1981 to January 03, 1982 Puerto Azul Beach Hotel, Ternate, Cavite Secretary to the Sales Administrative Assistant Education  Reports directly to the Sales Administrative Assistant.  Handles secretarial work and responsible for maintaining the filing system.  Works closely with the superior to ensure maximum efficiency in office operation.  Coordinates closely with other departments regarding arrangements of booked functions. - MTC Academy 9-month Intermediate Course on Medical Transcription Cavite City 1980 Philippine Women’s University Hotel & Restaurant Management Quezon City - Secondary Education Quezon City Quezon City Science High School Interests Reading, watching films, gardening, cooking, golf References Upon request International Trips/Travels May 1989 Hong Kong (accompany superiors attend a JVA meeting – 3 days) August 1990 Hong Kong (3-day tour) October 1995 Seoul, Korea (handled secretariat of Philippine-Korea Economic Council in its joint meeting with the Korea-Philippine Economic Council – 3 days) December 1997 Seoul, Korea (handled secretariat of Philippine-Korea Economic Council in its joint meeting with the Korea-Philippine Economic Council – 3 days) July 2002 8 days) February 2005 Cadiz, Spain (attended to the physical arrangements of the residential unit of superior - Vietnam (16-day Tet Tour from HCMC to Hanoi) November 2009 to May 2010 Dalat, Vietnam (6-month employment to teach English to Vietnamese and homeschooling tutor to three Canadian Vietnamese girls) Entrepreneurship January 2000 to April 2001 – Entered into a franchise with a chain of grill restaurants. December 2006 to January 2008 – Entered into a franchise with a chain of native restaurants. Certificates TESDA Certification for Medical Transcription – S.O. No-; series of 2006 Band 3 in TKT Module 1 (Teaching Knowledge Test – Language and background to language learning and teaching) awarded by the University or Cambridge, ESOL Examinations – Certificate number- issued Nov. 26, 2009 Band 3 in TKT Module 2 (Teaching Knowledge Test – Lesson planning and use of resources for language teaching) awarded by the University or Cambridge, ESOL Examinations – Certificate number- issued Nov. 26, 2009 Band 3 in TKT Module 3 (Teaching Knowledge Test – Managing the teaching and learning process) awarded by the University or Cambridge, ESOL Examinations – Certificate number- issued Nov. 26, 2009