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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Manage body of learning and professional development content in Spanish for Puerto Rico Walgreens employees.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois

Fast, accurate translations done for both English and Spanish. ATA-certified translator #509048

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Inspired a team of 25+ bilingual Enumerators to fulfill the U.S. Census Bureau mission of counting every resident in the country every ten years. Our zone closed all cases first, out-performing all Chicago zones. Perfect score on supervisor training assessment.

Chicago, Illinois

Creating a better health insurance experience for Latinx customers, members and potential customers means better in-language digital delivery, the right culturally relevant products and messaging in marketing collateral. Helped build and develop new translation / transcreation team, supervising three indirect reports. Communications lead for HCSC's Innovation Platform pilots. Selected as the company’s marketing lead to promote the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program in our markets, under the Scripps Translational Science Institute and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.• Exceeded corporate goal for Latinx membership growth, from 17% to 22%.• Increased user adoption of new secure Spanish-language member portal. Growth in first two years outpaced general market’s original growth by 4x.• Doubled membership as state chair of Latinos for Advancement Business Resource Group (2017-2019).• Boosted first-contact resolution score of virtual assistant tools by 10 points.• Implemented translation vendor scorecard for improved quality, tracking and reduced turnaround time.• Finalist for Center for Plain Language 2015 ClearMark award for flier promoting new offerings in Spanish.

Chicago, Illinois

Shaped strategies for enhanced B2B brand and product messaging that drove key client wins and improved retention. Launched updated presentation library used by 700+ sales and account executives and leaders across enterprise, in all market segments from small groups to national accounts. Coached users on presentation delivery and design. Three direct reports.• Contributed to major customer wins, client retention, and member education. • Built sales presentation model, protocols and platform still in use today.• Designed PowerPoint presentations still in use today.• Introduced new presentation technologies – iPad-based and Prezi. • Implemented design portfolio to streamline delivery of effective presentations.

Chicago, Illinois

Led a team of ten creatives delivering multimedia communications in PowerPoint, Flash, video, audio, serving internal and external audiences and senior leaders.

Chicago, Illinois

Built brand new initiative to develop messaging and strategies for marketing and product presentations with a consistent brand value story. Created gallery of member, finalist, and client presentations contributing to successful sales. Promoted after six months to manager, with two direct reports.

Enrollment support for major national accounts meant hopping on a plane at the drop of hat, on a speaking tour across 43 states. Five seasons of open enrollment allowed me to speak personally with more than 15,000 individual members - in English and Spanish. Recruited, trained, and managed 20-30 contractors each year, with an annual budget of $400k– $700k. Continued to offer open enrollment ad hoc support during the remainder of my entire career.

B.A., Latin American Studies

Activities and Societies: Student Advisor for 2 years, Big Sister for two years in local Holyoke MA community, Italian Govt. Award.

Honorary B.A., Fine Arts (Exchange Student), Gpa (96/100)

Activities and Societies: Finished the year with an A average in ten subjects while learning a foreign language, and tutoring half.