Lisa G. Siegel-Cruz
PROFESSIONAL FREELANCE TRANSLATOR
ENGLISH <> SPANISH <> ENGLISH
637 Riverwoods Circle – Orlando, FL 32825
Tel.: (407) 381-2962 FAX: (407) 249-5642
E-mail: alisaintl@hotmail.com
BACKGROUND
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Educated in both Puerto Rico and the US.
Continued Education Seminars taken in Technical and Creative Writing, Brochure Layout and
Marketing Techniques, HTML Editing and JavaScript
Exposed to most variations of Spanish due to influences of other Latin American cultures, while
living in Puerto Rico
While in College, admitted at the highest entry levels for required courses in English and Spanish,
as well as for English and Spanish courses in the field of specialization
Over 15 years of professional experience as a translator
Freelancer for more than 20 major translation bureaus
Formerly held in-house positions as an Office Manager, Director of a Translation Department and
Translator at several large translation companies in Orlando, Florida
Former FDA Spokesperson, winner of Media Awards for promoting the Agency in Latin America (in
both English and Spanish)
Earlier temporary jobs included assignments at bilingual businesses in most of the fields of
expertise (see FIELDS below)
Totally proficient in the use of over 50 computer software programs, including CATS (Trados
Freelance Edition) and MATS.
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
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Legal (Immigration, Business, Contracts, Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law)
Medical (Healthcare, Nutrition, Alternative Medicine)
Advertising and Marketing (Brochures, Print Ads, TV and Radio Scripts, Web Sites)
Academic (Certified Translations of School and College Transcripts and Diplomas)
Human Resources (Employee Handbooks, Manuals, Procedures and Policies, Workers Comp)
Financial (Stockholding Information & Benefits, Banking Information, Accounting)
Environmental (Utilities, Government Policies, Regulations and Requirements)
Technical
Religion and Philosophy, etc.
Member of:
American Translators Association (ATA) ∙ Florida Chapter of the American Translators Association
(FLATA) ∙ Spanish Division of the American Translators Association (ATA-SPD)
Freelance work performed for:
The Adams Law Firm
The Law Office of Sylvia Safille Ibañez
Prisma International
The Language Bank
Immigration and Multiple Services
Letspeak.com
Corporate Translations
In French only
Tolocalize
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Minneapolis, MN
Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Fort Myers, Florida
Redondo Beach, CA
Etobicoke, Ontario
London, England
Work performed for outside clients:
Type of documents/websites
Legal documents and transcription services
Documents for immigration and academic services
Bylaws and regulations
Hospital Patient’s Bill of Rights and Info
Website translation
Website translation and interoffice correspondence
Website and promotional materials
Tourism and employee manuals
Client
Law firms and insurance companies (various), Orlando, FL
Law firms, professional evaluation services & general public
College of Engineers Orlando, Florida
Hospital, Volusia County, Florida
National cable TV company
Electronic Hearing Aids Manufacturer Longwood, Florida
Alternative Medicine Distributor, Detroit, MI
Hospitality Consultant, Cleaning Company, Orlando, Florida
and many others…
EQUIPMENT:
 HP/Compaq Notebook Computer with Pentium III 800 MHz Processor, 128MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive,
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DVD-CD-RW ROM. Windows XP Operating System, 56K FAX/PHONE Modem
CRT Desktop Computer, 40MB RAM, 20 GB hard drive, Windows XP Operating System, 56K FAX/PHONE
Modem
DSL Internet access
HP OfficeJet 4215 Fax/Copier/Scanner/Printer
Sony Voice Recorder/MicroCassette Transcriber and Emerson Voice Recorder/Cassette Transcriber
SOFTWARE:
 MS Office 2003 (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, and MS Publisher) with Proofreading
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Tools for Spanish
Internet Explorer
Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0
Trados Freelance Edition
Reference Software Programs:
Reference Dictionaries:
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Routledge Spanish/English/Spanish Technical
Dictionary (CD-ROM)
Stedman’s Medical Dictionary (CD-ROM)
Dragon Naturally Speaking (English dictation)
IBM ViaVoice (Spanish dictation)
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Simon and Schuster’s International Dictionary Eng/Span – Span/Eng
Glenn T. Rogers, MD Medical Dictionary English/Spanish – Spanish/English
Harper’s Dictionary Eng./Span. – Span./Eng.
Oxford Spanish Dictionary Eng./Span. – Span./Eng.
Univ. of Chicago Dictionary Eng./Span. – Span./Eng.