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Bio:I am a graduated English teacher and a writer. I work as an ESL teacher, And also, I am a freelance translator. I have published short stories on smashwords.com
Executive Summary
I have combined experience in positions of technical and administrative nature in both oil business and private enterprise, which provided me with a solid experience in handling complex processes... and obtaining desired results. During the years of experience in industry and private enterprise I was involved in the solution of technical problems and strategic planning of services. In other respects, the multilingual capability provided service as Freelance Translator.
Work Experience
Los Teques, Venezuela
BETA-K – Operations Manager/Freelance Translator 2006- May 2013
• Established technical support for several companies, which supplies electronic instrumentation, measuring and process control systems for installation and setting up in situ.
• Provided all service activities for preventive and corrective maintenance in all instrumentation extended to automation equipment and industrial electrical panels.
• Assigned technical personnel to work in workshops set up for assembling and testing control panels prior to their use in the field.
• Translation technical documents for electronic equipment installed by Sermi C.A. English to Spanish/ Commercial documents Spanish to English
Los Teques, Venezuela
Freelance Translators / TUTOR 2001 – May 2006
• Served as Instructor (during my off time) to university and high school students in various subjects to include Fluid Mechanics, Mathematics I to IV and Physics (university) and Mathematics, English and Physics (high school).
• Consultant Translator Technical terms on List of subject headings / Lista de encabezamiento de materia.
• Freelance Translation Service for Constructora Jade C.A. Documentos de trabajo y legales / Work and Legal related documents. Spanish to English
Los Teques, Venezuela
PDVSA INTEVEP - Automation Leader 1996-2001
• Provided all technical and research support to the refining and process needs for all Venezuelan oil producing companies.
• Functional responsibility for engineering of 12 pilot plants and its Distributed Control System control strategy programming and daily maintenance. Direct staff of 12.
• Isolated and identified problematic system to ensure efficient production of facility, reducing excessive losses ($800.000) due to unexpected plant operational risks, minimizing downtime.
PDVSA/INTEVEP - Group Design Leader 1989-1995
• General Engineering Technology Custodian streamlining projects execution stages, reviewing existing patents feasibility for cost saving purposes.
• Tutor to university students, in their thesis work, in the development of a mathematical model for Bitumen and heavy crude and other applications.
PDVSA/INTEVEP - Project Leader 1985-1988
• Participated in the construction phase of the New Pilot Plant Complex.
• Implemented procurement, construction and installation phase of DCS project, instrumentation and electrical signal wiring for 12 Pilot Plants (refining units, with differing types of processes, capacities).
PDVSA/INTEVEP - Group Leader Electronic Design 1982-1984
• Design and developed microprocessor systems for applications to research needs for specialized instrumentation. Directed group on electronic applications in the oil industry
PDVSA/INTEVEP – Research Engineer 1977-1981
• Participation in Project: Oil and Gas Offshore Exploration
• Selection process and installation of suitable microprocessor GPS system to guide a geophysical ship in seabed scanning operations to survey presence of oil or gas deposits.
Harlow Town, Essex, England – Research Engineer
Standard Telecommunications Laboratories Research 1969-1976
• Design and testing of thin film electronic applications for community TV instrumentation .
• Design and test of negative feedback amplifier system for application in sub-sea repeater stations for international phone communication applications.
Education
The Open University, Milton Keynes, England
• Part-time Bsc. Mathematics 1971-1975
The Polytechnic of North London
• Postgraduate Physics 1970-1971
• Engineering Electronics