ANDREA LOAIZA
Spanish cultural consultant and translator.
She is from Colombia, and has worked with Spanish-speaking colleagues there and elsewhere around the world.
A language and cultural consultant for Teach Yourself Business Spanish for Hodder Education London.
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http://teachyourselfbusiness.com/teach-yourself-business-spanish-
After obtaining a degree in Industrial Design and a Diploma in Finance in Medellin - Colombia, Andrea went on to work there for more than four years with different Colombian retail and manufacturing companies as a General Manager, at the same time as running her own translation business.
Since living in London, she has qualified as a Spanish language trainer and teaches business people. She combines this with her business consultancy and English-to-Spanish translations, making her invaluable to companies wanting to move into Spain or Central and South America.
She is passionate about getting the message across that Spanish is one of the most important business languages in the world. Given that Spanish is spoken by more than 400 million people across the world and in business and industry in South America, Central America and increasingly in North America, Andrea is helping many people and companies tap into this potential.
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CONTACT ANDREA LOAIZA
If you need English to Spanish translations or consultancy services, do not hesitate to get in touch with Andrea Loaiza: samuelita111@hotmail.com
Hasta pronto
PROFILE
- A proficient English-to-Spanish translator, editor and project manager with seven years of relevant experience.
- Native Spanish speaker - comfortable with both Latin American and Castilian Spanish; fluent English - adept in both British and American English.
- Practised in translating news, press releases, Web pages, economic analyses, magazine articles, annual reports, stock exchange compliance, speeches, marketing, legal documents, technical instructions manuals, entire books etc.
- High level of computer literacy, including Trados and all Microsoft Office applications.
- Professional Spanish teacher; implemented bespoke courses for senior executives of major corporations.
- First-hand professional experience and business studies in a Spanish-speaking environment; familiarity with key issues and vocabulary.
- Works in partnership with a native English translator.
TRANSLATION AND EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE
· Combined part-time translation work, including own business, with management positions in Colombian companies.
· Spanish-to-English translation of a 15,000-word book, ‘Planet Football’ (2007); managing highly prosaic language and technical terminology.
· Edited multiple drafts of a self study course, ‘Teach Yourself Business Spanish’ (2007), incorporating submissions from a team of consultants and translators.
· Researched, secured copyright permissions for and wrote English-to-Spanish translations of business-relevant texts.
· Designed business skills dialogues around core language goals; compiled glossaries.
· London-Based translator of business, financial, legal and technical documents working with different agencies.
Work History:
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2004 - Present day Freelance Translator, UK
Translator, PWMTranslations Ltd, UK; Almacenes Exito, Colombia
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2007 Translator, Aurum Press, UK
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2006 - 2007 Language and Cultural Consultant, Hodder Education, UK
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2000 - 2004 Freelance Translator, Traducciones exclusivas, Colombia,
(own business)
Freelance Translator, Executive English Systems
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2005 –Present Freelance Spanish Language Trainer
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Agencies:
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'Professional Language solutions'
'Saint George International'
'Business Languages training'
'Languages Services Direct'
'Succeed in Languages'
· Design and deliver one-on-one training with non-native-English-speaking senior executives.
· Incorporates professional writing, presentation and negotiation skills.
· One-on-one advanced Spanish for business.
· Group and one-on-one beginners general Spanish.
· Use both course books and design own materials around clients’ specific needs.
Private Tutor
- Private one-on-one students, ranging from total beginners to conversation and maintenance classes with advanced learners.
- Survival Spanish and business language courses.
- DELE Exam preparation (Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera).
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2003-2004 General Manager, ‘Tripper, Medellín, Colombia
2002-2003 Freelance Merchandiser, Avetex, Bogotá, Colombia
2000-2002 Product Manager, Almacenes Exito, Colombia
STUDIES
- Course for the Institute of Linguists' Diploma in Translation, Language Distance Learning Susanne James Associates, Brentford - Middlesex, 2007.
- Certificate in Language Teaching to Adults (CLTA - Spanish), International House, London, April – June 2006.
- Advanced English, ‘The English Studio’, London, January 2005 - January 2006.
- Industrial Design degree, ‘Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana’, Medellín, Colombia, 1995 – 2000; 80% average mark.
- Master of Business Administration, EAFIT University, Colombia
- Diploma in Finance, EAFIT University, Colombia, 2004.
- ‘PADI’ Scuba Divemaster, 2002
- Advanced Microsoft Office, Trados, Photoshop, Illustrator, Corel Draw.