Education B. A. IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH 1992 Cambridge University.

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1 JOSÉ ANTONIO PORTILLO FELIPE FREELANCE TRANSLATOR (ENGLISH SPANISH) C/ Ronda Saliente, Vfranco del Guadiana (Badajoz) SPAIN Tel.: Education B. A. IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 1992 (LICENCIADO EN FILOSOFÍA Y LETRAS, FILOLOGÍA ANGLO-GERMÁNICA) Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Universidad de Extremadura ( ) CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH 1992 Cambridge University. June, 1992 TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) 1993 Educational Testing Service, Washington, DC. October, 1993 CERTIFICATE IN LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY 1995 CERTIFICADO DE APTITUD PEDAGÓGICA (CAP) Universidad de Extremadura. May, 1995 Work Experience FREELANCE TRANSLATOR (ENGLISH SPANISH) I have been translating professionally since I work exclusively into Spanish, my mother tongue, and I specialize in the localization of: Computer hardware and software documentation User guides Information technology (IT) and Web pages Education (elearning) Marketing I have also worked on many other projects involving human resources, tourism and legal documents (licenses, software agreements, and contracts). This experience is built on tasks as translator and proofreader for very well-known clients such as leading software developers, telecommunications companies, and private companies from all over the world Present

2 Related Work Experience TEACHER OF ENGLISH Experience at different levels and institutions: - Intensive English Courses (Residencia Sagrado Corazón) Jaraíz de la Vera (Cáceres). July, Communication in English for Blind Students Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles (O.N.C.E.) Badajoz, October, 1998 March, Present SUMMER CAMP MONITOR Camp America International Campower Exchange Programme New York (USA). Summer, WORK EXPERIENCE IN GREAT BRITAIN Different summer student jobs (1989, 1991, and 1992) AU-PAIR (World Learning s Au -Pair / Homestay USA Program) Alexandria, Virginia (USA). May, 1993 May, Other Skills and Interests GERMAN: Elementary Level Certificate CICLO ELEMENTAL (THREE COURSES) Escuela Oficial de Idiomas (Badajoz), PORTUGUESE: Elementary Level Certificate CICLO ELEMENTAL (TWO COURSES) Escuela Oficial de Idiomas (Badajoz), ARABIC: Basic Level Certificate One course in, 1993 MUSIC STUDIES: Music Theory and Saxophone Escuelas Municipales de Música Badajoz, 1999-Present

3 Hardware Desktop computer: AMD-64 bits 3000, 1 GB RAM Notebook: Toshiba, Pentium 4 3.0, 512 MB RAM Internet connection: DSL connection Software Skillful handling with most useful CAT-related software: Microsoft Office Trados Freelance SDLX Lite Adobe Acrobat Please, do not hesitate to request additional information.

4 Courses and Training CURSO DE INGLÉS - Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación (ICE-UNEX) 1988 Cáceres, 12 of January - 30 of May, hours II SIMPOSIO Literary and Scientific- Technical Translation (English-Spanish) 1988 Cáceres 20, 21, and 22 of May, 1988 I JORNADAS DE ANÁLISIS DE TEXTOS 1989 Cáceres 26 and 27 of January, hours SEMINARIO PERMANENTE Filología Inglesa y Didáctica del Inglés 1989 ( Cáceres, 1988/ hours SIMPOSIO SOBRE EL ESPAÑOL DE ESPAÑA/ AMÉRICA 1989 Asociación de Historia de la Lengua Española Cáceres 8, 9, and 10 of May, hours III SIMPOSIO Literary and Scientific- Technical Translation (English-Spanish) 1989 Cáceres 19 and 20 of May, 1989 IV SIMPOSIO "Literary and Scientific -Technical Translation (English -Spanish) 1990 Cáceres 19 and 20 of May, 1990 SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL DE LITERATURA IBEROAMERICANA: 1990 LO REAL MARAVILLOSO EN IBEROAMÉRICA Cáceres 19, 20, 21, and 22 of November, hours II SEMINARIO DE ESTUDIOS CANADIENSES Canadian Studies 1992 Cáceres 27 and 28 of March, 1992 BETTER PRONUNCIATION SKILLS IN ENGLISH 1993 April August, 1993 (Continued)

5 Courses and Training (cont.) ESL: READING AND WRITING SKILLS 1993 September December, 1993 COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN ENGLISH 1993 September December, 1993 INTRODUCTION TO ARABIC LANGUAGE PART I 1993 June August, 1993 INTRODUCTION TO ARABIC LANGUAGE PART II 1993 October November, 1993 ADVANCED WRITING IN ENGLISH 1993 September November, 1993 CURSO DE INFORMÁTICA EDUCATIVA 1994 Instituto Nacional de Empleo (INEM) Badajoz, 30 of May 25 of June, hours CURSO DE ADAPTACIÓN PEDAGÓGICA (C.A.P.) 1995 Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación. Universidad de Extremadura Badajoz, 1994/ hours Prácticas pedagógicas: I.E.S. SAN ROQUE (BADAJOZ) I CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL SOBRE LITERATURA NORTEAMERICANA 1995 (STUDIES ON AMERICAN LITERATURE) Facultad de Cáceres, 30 of March 1 of April, 1995 Badajoz, 17 of January, 2006