María José Legelén

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Freelance Translator and Digital Nomad
Uruguay

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Starting at USD500/month
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Starting at USD8/hour
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    English Language Teacher.
    Redwood School Tacuarembó, Uruguay.
    Jun 2020 - Dec 2020 (7 months)
    - English teacher in bilingual school with teachings methods implemented in NZ, Aus, EEUU. I went through several traingins in Literacy Acquisition for Early Childhood. I worked with kids 3, 4 and 7 years. Private English and Spanish Tutor for adults.
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    Worked mainly in customer attention, hospitality and gastronomy.
    Australia Work and Holiday Visa.
    May 2018 - Apr 2020 (2 years)
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    Secretary and Assistant.
    Dominican Republic Embassy Montevideo, Uruguay
    Feb 2014 - Jun 2017 (3 years 5 months)
    - Secretary of the Ambassador. Secretary of Consular Affairs. Receptionist. Redaction of POAs, reports, notes. Contact with Ministries, International Organizations, local and foreign institutions. Event organization.
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    Human Resources Department.
    United States Embassy in Montevideo.
    Dec 2012 - Mar 2013 (4 months)
    - 4-month voluntary internship
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    Freelance Translator.
    Aug 2012 - Current (13 years 1 month)
    - Translation of documents covering a wide range of fields: legal, certified, academic, technical, business. Especializations: Legal and Technical Translator. - I worked as a Freelance Technical Translator for Kolke DistriComp Uruguay for more than three years, translating user manuals (Software and Hardware) of all sorts of gaming and electronic devices. - As Certififed Legal Translator in my country I worked with big Law Firms and Particulars, translating contracts of agreements, POAs, Certifications, Licences and Permits, etc. - I have also worked as Official Legal Interpreter in the Civil Register Department of Montevideo, Uruguay, simultaneously interpreting marriages and judicial cases.
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    Literacy acquisition in early childhood.
    International House Montevideo. Mag. Inés Stefani.
    Oct 2020
  • Alliance Française
    French Language Course.
    Alliance Française
    Sep 2020
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    Creative Writing for kids Workshop.
    T.P. and Esc. Virginia Brown. Redwood School.
    Jul 2020
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    Healing Writing Workshop
    Soledad Voulgaris.
    Jun 2020
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    Certificate of Proficiency of Portuguese for Foreigners (Celpe-Bras). Level C1/ ADVANCED
    CEFR. Ministry of Educaction of Brazil
    Sep 2015
  • Funiber
    Master in International Cooperation Project Administration.
    Funiber
    Apr 2015 - Jul 2017 (2 years 4 months)
  • Universidad de Montevideo
    Bachelor’s Degree in Certified Legal Translation (Spanish<>English).
    Universidad de Montevideo
    Nov 2009 - Jan 2014 (4 years 3 months)