Title: Beth L
Author: Beth Farkas

Beth L. Farkas	6 Longwood Pl., #40, Elgin, IL, 60123 USA
Spanish-English Translator & Editor	Home: +1 (847) 531-6096
Work: +1 (847) 429-2392
		Fax: +1 (413) 683-3421
		Email: bfarkas75@hotmail.com

Translator, Interpreter & Editor (Spanish-English)
ATA Accredited for Spanish > English translation

Interpreter/Terminologist, Sherman Hospital.  Staff interpreter at suburban Chicago hospital, in charge of hospital’s terminology management.  Elgin, IL. July 2001-present.  

Over 100 translations completed during 2½ years of coursework at Kent State and Monterey Institute (50+ financial, commercial, and/or legal)  

Programa de Comercio Interior, Abasto y Protección al Consumidor, Mexican Commerce Ministry. Masters thesis, Dept. of Modern & Classical Languages, Kent State University, Dec. 2000.

"La fiesta brava" by José Emilio Pacheco. Senior thesis, Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese, Indiana University, April 1997.

Intern, Techno-Graphics & Translations, Inc. Experience included editing, proofreading, desktop publishing, human resources. South Holland, IL, summer 1998.

Editor of 3 full-length novels. (not yet published).

Education

•	M.A., Spanish Translation, (4.0 GPA), Kent State University, Dec. 2000
•	One year of translation studies at Monterey Institute of International Studies, 1997-98
•	B.A. Spanish with Honors (3.8 major GPA), Indiana University, May 1997
•	Minors in linguistics and economics
•	Coursework in grammar, syntax, phonetics, and phonology
•	Junior year abroad, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, 1995-96
•	Phi Beta Kappa –1997 inductee

Qualifications

•	Native language is U.S. English
•	Near-native speaker of Latin American Spanish (primarily Mexican)
•	Detail-oriented grammarian/linguist 
•	Active Member of American Translators Association (ATA)
•	Spanish teaching assistant at Kent State University
•	Ten years formal study of Spanish (spoken for 13+ years)
•	Desktop publishing experience with Interleaf
•	Corel Catalyst, Trados MultiTerm, Workbench, TagEditor, WinAlign, FrontPage