I am a native Spanish speaker, English is my second language and I can converse (very poorly, I might add) in Portuguese.
I grew up in a suburb west of Buenos Aires, Argentina, where I obtained a technical degree roughly equivalent in the U.S. to two years of mechanical engineering. I was trained as an aircraft mechanic b y Aerolíneas Argentinas and worked in different areas of the company for three years before leaving for the United
States in 1981. I worked many jobs, for others and for myself, before discovering I had a knack for interpretation.
While studying at the Southern California School of Interpretation
I took classes on Over the Phone Interpretation (OPI). I got my first interpreting job as an OPI interpreter with TeleInterpreters
Inc. in 2005. After acquiring state certification as a court interpreter from the California Judicial Council in 2006 I started working as an independent contractor for the Los Angeles
Superior Court and in the private sector by interpreting at depositions, conferences and various assignments in the medical field. In 2007 I passed the Federal Court Interpreter Certification
Examination (FCICE). I am now employed full time by the Los
Angeles County Superior Court. During the course of my employment with the county I have translated many documents which are currently used in court. Periodically, I prepare transcriptions/translations for the Public Defender ’s Office and for the District A ttorney’s Office. A Transcription/Translation, known in court parlance as TT, is a very complex task. The job requires

listening to an audio/video recording, preparing a transcript of said material and translating it into the target language. The resulting translation is introduced in court proceedings as documentary evidence.
I collaborate at the Southern California School of Interpretation in the capacity of oral mock exam proctor and part time instructor preparing students to take the California State Certification Exam.
I participate in ProZ.com because I love the interaction with my peers, I can help others by sharing what I know, and because I learn a great deal from the talented professionals who answer the most difficult questions imaginable and amaze me with their knowledge day in and day out.
2006 State Certified Court Interpreter.
By The California Judicial Council.
2007 Federally Certified Court Interpreter.
By The Administrative Office of the United States
Courts.
2007 Southern California School of Interpretation.
Advanced Interpreting Techniques in Civil and Criminal
Matters
– Federal Interpreter Program, class.
Instructor, Nestor Wagner.
2005 Southern California School of Interpretation

2005
Court Interpreter Program.
Interpreting Criminal Proceedings I, class
Interpreting Criminal Proceedings II, class
Sight Translation for Court Interpreters, class.
Interpreting in Municipal and Superior Court, class.
Advanced Interpreting Criminal Procedures II, class.
Instructor, Nestor Wagner.
Southern California School of Interpretation
Over The Phone Interpretation, class.
Instructor, Claudio Federico.
1978 Escuela de Educación Tecnica No. 3 de Merlo.
Técnico Mecánico.
Buenos Aires – Argentina.
2010 Seminar: Internet-based Terminology Research, by Curtis Draves.
2010 Seminar: Ins and Outs of Transcription/Translation, by Maria Cecilia Marty.
2010 Seminar: Translating Plea and Plea Bargain into
Spanish, by Sandro Tomasi.
2010 Seminar: Expert Testimony on Gang Activity, by Ryan Libe.

2010
2010
2009
2009
2006
2006
2006
2006
Seminar: Expert Testimony on Hazardous Materials-
Meth Labs, by Mr. Birchfield.
Seminar: Orientation to the Judicial Branch for Court
Interpreters, by Barbara Edwards.
Seminar: Cyber Wordsmiths Workshop, by H. Torres Comas.
Seminar: Still Buzzing Along, by H. Torres Comas.
Seminar: Conference Interpreting: Vocabulary and
Technique, by Nestor Wagner.
Seminar: Linguistic Weapons of Mass Construction, by Debra Donson.
Seminar: Dealing with Contempt, by Al Menaster.
Court Interpreter Ethics Workshop, by California Judicial Council.