Karem Pantin Vences
Personal Information
Date of birth:January 22nd1970
Address:Castaños 18
Jardines de San Mateo
Naucalpan, Estado de México
México
Telephone:+52 55 53 63 14 28
Cellular:+52 1 55 50 68 65 12
E-mail:
Professional Experience
2014 - Current
Spanish Teacher (Global LT)
Spanish teacher to expatriates residing in Mexico.
Freelance translator
Example of translations done in the past two years:
Spanish to English
- Manual Integral de Administración de Calidad, Medio Ambiente y Seguridad Industrial, CYMI (Engineering)
- El Proceso de Articulación de la Política Pública para la Adaptación al Cambio Climático en México (PNUD/UNDP) (Environment)
English to Spanish
- South Africa NEDC Report (Government Elections)
2013 – 2015
Over the phone interpreter (Language Line Solutions)
Over the phone interpreter to a wide range of areas: insurance, US government, hospitals and clinics, detention facilities, 911 services andfinancial institutions.
Since July 2014, Medical Specialized Interpreter
2005 – 2013
United Nations Development Programme UNDP
Position:Executive Assistant to the Resident Representative
Function:Agenda, travel procedures, manage incoming and outgoing calls and documents, draft and translate documents both in English and Spanish, good communication skills and general administrative work.
Participatedin the coordination, with the guidance of the RR/RC,of two visits of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, being involved in the overall logistics of the visits. Also participated in the logistics of high level official visits, such as UNDP Administrator and UNDP Associate Administrator.
Assisted the RR/RC in the Influenza AH1N1 outbreak that took place in Mexico City in 2009,and drafted the report for UNDP Head Quarters.
1997 – 2005Grupo Dragados de México / Control y Montajes Industriales / Dragados Offshore
Position:Executive Assistant to several Directors, including, Director General.
Function:Manage the head of office position for several years along with other tasks including translation of technical/engineeringdocuments.
1994 - 1997IPLA
Junior School
Position:English Teacher
Function:English teacher for 4th and 5th grades.
1989 – 1993Grupo Dragados de México
Position:Executive Assistant
Function:Executive assistant to the Director General.
Academic Background
2009 – 2014
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Degree in International Relations
2005 - 2007
Alianza Francesa
Intermediate Level French course
2005 – 2006
Berlitz
Diploma in Translation and Interpretation
1995 - 1996
International de Idiomas
Diploma in English Teaching Techniques
Other
LanguageEnglish:
TOEFL: 620 points
Proficiency certificate from the United Nations
French: Low intermediate level
CoursesMedical Specialized Interpretation
Language Line Solutions 2014
Taking recorded statements and non-clinical calls for interpretation
Language Line Solutions 2014
How to be an over the phone interpreter
Language Line Solutions 2013
Course on Gender Equality (UNDP)
United Nations2006
HIV/AIDS workshop
UNDP 2006
Security in the field
UNDP 2006
Prevention of sexual harassment and authority abuse in the working place
UNDP 2005
Paramedic course
Protección Civil Estado de México
1996
Forensic Course
SEMEFO
1996
IT Programmes
Internet search
Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)
TRADOS Studio 2014