Self-employed: Technical translation and interpretation

July 1991 - Present

• English/Spanish technical interpretations and translations of specifications, bid documents, quality assurance / quality control, technology transfer agreements, petroleum drilling and production operations, environmental impact statements, and others. (web page)
• Developed proprietary high-speed method to translate AutoCAD drawings. Reduces translation time from hours to minutes per drawing.
• Use of translation memory software to increase productivity and quality of translations.
• Consecutive and simultaneous (conference) interpretation assignments.
• Currently a member of the board of directors of the Houston Interpreters and Translators Association

Baker Hughes, Inc., Baker Oil Tools Division

Region Engineer

February 1997 - September 1998

• Provided engineering and technical support for multinational field operations in Latin America and the U.S. Products included downhole tools for oil well drilling and completion.
• Acted as liaison between engineering groups in Houston, customers, and company field offices in Latin America. Provided first response for technical product information, such as pressure or load limitations, operating instructions, and parts interchangeability
• Worked closely with specialized product line engineering departments
• Provided quotations and arranged for delivery of urgently required materials

Quality Consultant

June 1991 - June 1993

• Documented manufacturing quality assurance programs in English and Spanish for two oilfield products manufacturing plants with different specifications and quality requirements.
• Successfully submitted Quality manuals for approval by American Petroleum Institute with only minor revisions

Sales Manager/Sales

1985-1986, January - June 1991

• Directed sales and service of oilfield drilling, production, and other equipment to national oil companies for this manufacturer's agent in Venezuela
• Called on leading oilfield drilling equipment companies and maintained contacts with oil company division managers, engineering, drilling and production, research and development, purchasing, and engineering and construction contractors.
• Conducted sales seminars and planned visits by suppliers' sales personnel to customer offices and field locations.
• Arranged factory service, training of customer personnel, and customer visits to manufacturers.

Acting Manager, Wellhead Manufacturing Plant

September - December 1990

• Supervised introduction of new cost accounting system.
• Initiated plant reorganization to consolidate manufacturing by product line. Reorganized and grouped all piston production operations in a single area: grinding, metal-spray, threading. Reduced in-process inventory, production costs, and quality issues.

Manager, Subsurface Pump Manufacturing Plant

June 1986 - November 1987

• Responsible for production, purchasing, engineering, and human resources for this API licensed manufacturer of oilfield equipment
• Obtained necessary gauging equipment and instituted appropriate procedures that removed API monogram restrictions
• Arranged translation of all applicable quality specifications.
• Launched sales to non traditional industrial customers
• Implemented first database for tracking plant sales and production orders; for the first time, the plant could issue weekly delivery and order forecasts.
• Averted outside union affiliation by negotiating the first collective bargaining agreement directly with employees

Unisys Corporation, Houston, Texas

Software Engineer

February 1988 - April 1990

• Performed maintenance and modification of NASA flight design software.
• Extensive FORTRAN, UNIX, and C programming, on various platforms.
• Created and implemented procedures to quickly check generated program data against data limits, which reduced manpower hours during QC.
• Held and documented user requirements reviews, test plan reviews, and user acceptance reviews for software projects.
• Planned, executed, and documented software testing.
• Participated in department Productivity Action Team.