ROBERTO (ROBERT) PARKHURST

110 Hearst Avenue

San Francisco, CA. 94131

(415) 585-1258 E-mail:

OBJECTIVE: position as a translator Spanish-English-Spanish

HIGHLIGHTS of QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience in interpreting for American diplomats and government officials
  • Reared fully bilingual (Spanish/English) and bicultural from childhood
  • Developed extensive vocabulary in legal matters, weather, mechanics, aviation
  • Self-starter; flexible and adaptable; dedicated to accuracy in translation
  • Excellent listening skills; resourceful and ask questions; work under pressure

EXPERIENCE and KNOWLEDGE

Communication

As a flight operations manager for the US Department of State in Colombia:

  • Communicated daily in Spanish and English to both American and Colombian diplomats, pilots, mechanics, air traffic controllers, custom officials, and others regarding the operations of 3 airfields and 36 aircraft.
  • Wrote requests in Spanish for equipment as well as schedules for pilots; required knowledge of technical and aviation terms.
  • Gave daily briefings in English to American site manager, operations manager, and aviation advisors.

Listening

As an air traffic controller in Alaska, California, and as an aircraft crew member in Colombia for the US government:

  • Developed ability to listen carefully to routine as well as urgent communications from aircraft and other controllers both in English and in Spanish.

As a bilingual long-distance and international telephone operator for AT&T in the US:

  • Handled Spanish-speaking customers placing calls or requesting other services: collect calls, emergencies, credit for wrong numbers, poor connections, and so on.

Spanish/English Vocabulary

  • Learned to speak Spanish and English simultaneously from infancy due to having a Spanish-speaking mother and an English-speaking father.
  • Developed specialized vocabulary in both languages through contact with business professionals in the fields of mining, forest products, electrical equipment, shipping, and seafood, and as an interpreter for government officials and diplomats.
  • Through military training, learned aviation, transportation, weather and other technical terms.

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WORK HISTORY

Self-employedSan Francisco, CA 2003 – present

Electronics Systems TechnicianMoffett Airfield, CA 1998 – 2002

Assistant Operations ManagerDyncorp, Bogota, Colombia 1999 – 2000

TechnicianMETNAV, Hayward, CA 1992 – 1998

Air Traffic ControllerTravis AFB, Fairfield, CA 1992 – 1994

Self-employedOklahoma, FL 1990 – 1991

Air Traffic ControllerFBK Tower, AK 1986 – 1989

Installer/TechnicianSperry Co., Long Island, NY 1984 – 1986

Long Distance OperatorAT&T, San Francisco, CA 1981 – 1984

EDUCATION and TRAINING

Diploma, Instituto TELCOR, Managua, Nicaragua (all instruction in Spanish)

FAA Licensing Course, GroundSchool for Pilots, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK

Stress Management, Florida KeysCommunity College, Key WestFL.

Military Training:

- Training Airload Planners Certificate Course, Moffett Field, CA

- Avionics Certificate Course, Moffett Field, CA

- Electronics Principles Course, Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS

- Limited Observation Meterology Course, Oklahoma City, OK

- Airspace Management Course, Fort Wainwright, AK

- Air Traffic Control Courses, Fort Rucker, AL