Work & Experience

Legal Secretary III El Paso County Attorney

Oct. 2003-Dec. 2007

– Coordinated and scheduled all mental health commitment hearings with El Paso Psychiatric Center.
– Processed all legal Emergency Detention Warrants, pleadings, dockets, judgments, and dispositions for mental health hearings.
– Interviewed/interpreted mental health and emergency detention procedures to family members of consumers under mental health crisis.
– Outreach to Spanish speaking communities

Self Employed Interpretation Services of El Paso

July 1999-present

– Official Interpreter for Parents Empowering Program, Bayer/Childrens’ Hospital of Michigan;
– Interpreter for Train-the-Trainers PEP Hispanic Program 2014-Present
– Interpreter for PEP Program – International Coordinators Training
– Participated as Interpreter in SURO 2014 Edinburgh, Scotland, Gulf States Hemophilia & Thrombophila Treatment Center
– Interpreter for the Texas Bleeding Disorder Conferences since 2005 – Present
– Interpreter in Twinning Program with Gulf States Hemophilia and Thrombophilia Treatment Center – Houston, Texas and Benjamin Bloom Hospital in El Salvador. 2008-2014
– Interpreter in 2007-2013 Twinning Program with Cooks Children’s Hospital, Ft. Worth, Texas and Dos de Mayo Hospital in Lima, Peru.
– Official National/International Simultaneous Interpreter – Trainer, Bayer/Children’s Hospital of Michigan – February 2015 –Present
– Interpret Parole Hearings for the West Texas Community Supervision Department.
– Interpret for Mental Health Commitment Hearings for the El Paso Psychiatric Center and Domestic Violence/Protective Order hearings.

Probate Supervisor El Paso County Clerk

Dec. 2007-Jan. 2010

– Train, supervise and evaluate staff, coached improvement management skills.
– Design employee improvement plans and conduct department assessments.
– Successfully refined and implemented new projects.
– Approve and submit time cards, medical, and vacation requests.
– Report on monthly basis to Supreme Court of Texas/Office of Administration attorney fees, mental health, guardianship, and probate matters.
– Strong public relations.
– Worked closely and established excellent rapport with County Courts, attorneys, judges, general public, and court staff.

Lionbridge Interpretation Services Texas Children’s Hospital

Jan 2010- 2014

– Interpret for Master and Individual Hearings in Immigration Court
– Department of Justice (Qualified Interpreter)

Language Services and Associates (LSA) Texas Children’s Hospital

Jan 2013 – present

– Interpret for the Women’s Hospital of Houston in NICU
– Interpret at Kingwood Hospital in the Rehabilitation Unit
o Physical Therapy
o Occupational Therapy
o Speech Therapy
– Simultaneous interpretation at Women’s Hospital for all CPR, Labor and Birth classes and Staff meetings
– Interpret in the Psychiatric Unit-Bayshore Medical Center

Medical Interpreter Texas Children’s Hospital

May 16, 2011-Present

– Simultaneous and Consecutive modes of interpretation for medical personnel
– Diagnostic Talks, Diabetes Teaching, CPR Training, Car Seat Education, Nutrition Education and Clinical Care Center, Maternal Fetal Team Meetings, IVF Classes
– Simultaneous interpretation for teachings and medical conferences
– Translation of AVS documents and discharge instructions
– Interpreter for Women’s Pavilion; Maternal Fetal Center; PPACT
– Simultaneous interpreter for Hematology and Oncology Centers – Bereavement Breakfast 2012-present
– First Microtia Annual Conference 2018-2019