The first and only Certified Ilocano Court interpreter in the nation having passed the Certification Consortium Exam for Court Interpreters given by the Hawaii State Judiciary.
I resided in the Philippines for roughly 15 years. During much of that time I did simultaneous interpreting for public speakers in a variety of circumstances. I have written music that has been published in the Philippines as well.
I have been a free-lance linguist for English / Filipino (Tagalog), since 2001.
I passed the written tests of the California Certification for Tagalog Interpreters, in September 2007. I received a Priority Level security clearance by the Department of Homeland Security, in March 2007, and, a Secret Level clearance from the Drug Enforcement Agency, in June 2010. I also received a Certificate for Electronic Surveillance from the California Office of the Attorney General, in June 2010.
Technical writer. Instructional designer. Trainer. Editor. Project manager. Business Analyst. Teacher. Content developer. Strong analysis, decision-making, and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented. Strong financial industry and business background developed through line and staff positions. Experienced in consulting and negotiations. Experienced with Agile methodology. Great organizational skills. Excellent communication and presentation skills. Team player. Able to work flexible hours in a deadline-driven environment.
I was raised by my mother who speaks Ilocano and father who is Visayan. Tagalog and Ilocano dialect/language has been part of our daily conversation at home and at school. I remember when me and my siblings have not started attending grade school yet, my parents have trained us to converse in English in our very young age.
My interest in language aroused more when I started attending school. I love reading textbooks. This has helped me be very particular with proper words and how we use them.
I am 35 year old Filipino-American who was born in California and have been raised speaking Tagalog. I have been to the Philippines over 10 times. I primarily go to hospitals and Public Health services for interpreting assignments.
I spent the first seventeen years of my life in Manila, the Philippines, before immigrating to California with my family. I have a BA in Linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley. My MS in Education, with a specialization in Intercultural Communication, is from the University of Pennsylvania.
My native fluency in both English and Tagalog, educational background, work experience, and personal interest have led me to healthcare interpreting (medical examinations and consultations, psychiatric evaluations, psychological testing, and physical and occupational rehab sessions) and translation (information packets, announcements, transcripts, flyers, and song lyrics). I am also an accomplished editor and have worked on both scholarly manuscripts and flight simulation manuals.
With me, you are assured of high-quality, professional work.
English is my first language, but Tagalog is my native tongue. I studied German in high school and learned Arabic in college. I am currently studying French and Mandarin/Cantonese.
I spent 20 years in the Philippines where I completed elementary and high school, as well as 3 years in university. I have a deep understanding of the language and the culture.
A highly talented Pampango and Tagalog translator and interpreter with extensive experience in Court interpretation, giving assistance to non-English speaking parties with deep background in performing a wide variety of language interpretation activities for the court and for parties to proceedings, other court personnel and the public and also helping healthcare providers, schools and non-profit organizations in their interpreting and translating needs, since 1990.
I have been part of my school's newsletter as a Literary Editor. I was assigned to edit, proofread and even translate articles from english to tagalog, and vice-versa. Also, I have worked as an IP Relay operator. The job is to voice out and type conversations through web chat, enabling communication between the hard of hearing people and the parties they wish to contact.
