EDUCATION:
-Valle State University (Cali - Colombia) ; 1973 - 1980 ; B.A. in Modern Languages (English , French , Spanish for foreigners).
-New World Language Institute; Technology and Bilingualism , Boston, Ma. (USA), January 20 - March 2 , 1998 ; Midland , ON. (Canada) , March 3 April 13 , 1998.
-Valle State University (Cali , Colombia) ; 1996 1997 , Postgraduate studies in University Teaching ; 1985 , M.A. in Linguistics and Spanish.
-Private Held Antonio Narino University (Roldanillo , Valle del Cauca , Colombia) , 2000 , Postgraduate studies in Business Adminstration.
-University of South Carolina (South Carolina USA) , 1986 , Cross Cultural Teaching.
-St Albans College (St Albans , England) , 1988 1989 , University of Cambridge Cerstificate of Proficiency in English.
-Different Seminars and Workshops on English for Specific Purposes ; Fundamentals of Distant Education and Designing Materials ; English Language Teaching ; English Language Teaching for Elementary School Students.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
-February 2003 , Present , Unidad Central del Valle del Cauca , (Tuluá , Valle del Cauca , Colombia) , ESP for Engineering and ESL.
-February 2003 , Present , Valle State University (Zarzal , Valle del Cauca , Colombia ), Business English for Business Administration , and ESP for Electronics.
-April - December 2002 , Instituto Universitario de TecnologÃa Superior de Oriente (Puerto La Cruz , Estado Anzoátegui , Venezuela), I taught translation.
-September 1998 - December 2001 , Private Held Antonio Narino University (Roldanillo , Valle del Cauca Colombia). I taught English for Specific Purposes: International Trade (Business English) , Psychology , Mathematics.
-January 199 - December 2001 , INTEP (Community Technical College , Roldanillo , Valle del Cauca , Colombia). I taught Communicative Skills One and Two for Executive Secretaries. I also taught English for students of Costs and Accountancy and students of Computer Science.
-February 1990 - March 2002 , Valle State University ( Cali , Zarzal , Cartago , Caicedonia - Valle del Cauca , Colombia). I taught English for Specific Purposes: Engineering , Computer Science , Food Science , Electronics ; and Business English for Business Administration , Accountancy and International Trade. I also have taught Reading , Writing and Communicative Skills.
-April 1993 , April 2000, Concentracion de Desarrollo Rural , State - Owned Middle and High Techincal School (La Victoria , Valle del Cauca , Colombia). I taught English as a Foreign Language and Language Arts.
-September 1986 , June 1988 , La Presentacion Middle and High Private School (Cali , Valle del Cauca , Colombia); I taught English and French.
-September 1988 , August 1989 , Spanish Language Assistant , Hertfordshire County Council (St Albans , Hertfordshire , England) . I taught Spanish as a Foreign Language at St Albans Girls' School , Loreto College , Nicolas Hawksmore School.
-September 1985 , June 1986 , Juanambu Middle and High Private School (Cali , Valle del Cauca , Colombia). I taught English as a Foreign Language.
-January 13 , February 7 1986 , Different State , Owned Middle and High Schools in Greenville (South Carolina , USA) . I lectured students and teachers on History , Geography and Culture of Colombia. I got three university credits from University of South Carolina.
-September 1985 , June 1986 , Sagrado Corazon Middle and High Private School (Cali , Valle del Cauca , Colombia ). I taught English as a Foreign Language.
-January 1980 , June 1985 , Santa Dorotea Middle and High Private School (Cali , Valle del Cauca , Colombia). I taught English and French as Foreign Languages.
-September 1984 , June 1985 , Liceo Cooperativo Sur Oriental Middle and High Private School (Cali , Valle del Cauca , Colombia). I taught Language Arts.
-September 1987 , June 1988 , Eliseo Payan Middle and High Private School (Cali , Valle del Cauca , Colombia). I taught English as a Foreign Language.
-October 1988 - June 1989 , Tesco Stores Limited (St Albans , Hertfordshire , England). I worked as a General Assistant.
QUALIFICATIONS
-Strong interpersonal skills: dynamic , calm , friendly , and diplomatic.
-I speak English , French and Spanish. I can read German , Italian , Portuguese , Esperanto.
-Highly self - motivated , enthusiastic , commited to producing results.
-I work well within a diverse team environment.
-Excelent analytical and conceptual skills.
-Ability to handle multiple tasks.
-Very adaptable to a rapidly changing work environment.
-Eager to learn new skills and ideas.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
-I am a translator (English , French , German , Italian , Portuguese , Spanish).
-Knowledge of Windows, Word , Excel , Powerpoint , and Internet.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
-I ran the University Students Welfare Office at Valle State University.
-I was in charge of the Local Television Channel in Zarzal , Valle del Cauca , Colombia.
