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Josefina Céspedes Rodríguez

Linguistics and Literature Bachelor

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Santiago, Chile
Import Coordinator and English-Spanish Interpreter at SHONA SpA
Studied Linguistics, Spanish, Language Teaching at Universidad de Chile
Studied English Language at Instituto Chileno-Británico de Cultura
Translation & Localization
Joined September 7, 2022

Skills

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Spanish
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Native or Bilingual
English
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Native or Bilingual
Latin
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Intermediate
About
I'm a Linguistics and Literature Bachelor with experience in English-Spanish/Spanish-English Translation and Interpreting. Other areas I'm strong at are academic writing, proofreading and language teaching.
Experience
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SHONA SpA
Dec 2021 – Present
Chile
Import Coordinator and English-Spanish Interpreter
● Provides language translation skills to the company in order to successfully import goods from overseas. ● Translates legal and research materials from English to Spanish ● Communicates clearly in written English with international business partners and suppliers. ● Interprets conversations simultaneously to help both parties conduct business. ● Drives business growth while leading import operations.
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SHONA SpA
Sep 2017 – Oct 2017
Chile
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Translator and Interpreter
● Provided oral interpretations for clients during an international business fair (Food & Service) to deliver real-time comprehension. ● Provided cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another. ● Maintained message content, tone and emotion as closely as possible. ● Consulted specialized dictionaries, thesauruses and reference books to identify closest equivalents for nuanced terminology, words and phrases. ● Interpreted conversations simultaneously to help both parties conduct business.
Education
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Universidad de Chile
Mar 2017 – Mar 2021
Linguistics and Literature Bachelor with major in Linguistics , Linguistics, Spanish, Language Teaching
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Instituto Chileno-Británico de Cultura
Aug 2015 – Oct 2015
Higher-Intermediate English Course, English Language