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Teresa Belén Zepeda

Madrid

Summary

Experienced Spanish Interpreter with 11 years of diverse industry experience, including customer service, medical fields (EC, NICU, Day Surgery, and genetics), insurance, credit card services, vehicle recall, 911 calls, finance, and social services. Committed to ensuring customer/client satisfaction through exceptional service delivery. Recognized for reliability and a strong work ethic, adept at efficiently managing time and providing accurate interpretation even in high-pressure situations. Proficient in over-the-phone interpretation and video interpretation.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Spanish Interpreter

Jeenie
04.2024 - Current
  • Interpreted conversations between foreign language-speaking clients and others.
  • Provide cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
  • Maintained message content, tone, and emotion as closely as possible.
  • Attended training programs to improve professional knowledge and interpretation skills.

Spanish Interpreter

Montana Languages
09.2022 - Current
  • Provide cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
  • Facilitate communication between law enforcement personnel and individuals involved in crimes such as witnesses, persons of interest, and suspects.
  • Maintained message content, tone, and emotion as closely as possible.

Remote Spanish Interpreter

Globo
01.2021 - Current
  • Provide interpretation over VRI and OPI for clients in HR, banking, crisis line, medical, vehicle recall, credit card services
  • Provide excellent customer service while delivering accurate and complete message
  • Proven ability to work well both individually and in a team from home or in situ.
  • Stayed current on new expressions and cultural changes impacting language translation.

Medical Interpreter III

Atrium Health Cabarrus Hospital
02.2020 - 07.2021

Provided interpretation over VRI, OPI and in person to different areas of hospital and satellite clinics

  • Proven ability to work in fast paced environment
  • Proven ability to work well both individually and in team from home or hospital.
  • Streamlined patient and provider interaction by providing channel of effective communication.

Medical Interpreter

Spanish-Harris Health System L. B. Johnson Hospital
11.2013 - 12.2020
  • Facilitated cross-cultural communication for non-English speaking patients of all ages
  • Provided interpretation services for domestic and international patients in all areas (inpatient, outpatient, day surgery and emergency center); provide accurate translation of clinical and health-care related discussions involving staff, patients, families and physicians; maintain proper medical terminology vocabulary and fluency both in English and Spanish language

Call Center Medical Interpreter

Harris Health System Ben Taub Hospital
03.2013 - 10.2013
  • Facilitated cross-cultural communication for non-English speaking patients of all ages over phone
  • Provided language interpretation as Spanish speaking patients interface with non-Spanish speakers over phone
  • Provided translations services for domestic and international patients in all areas (inpatient, outpatient, day surgery and emergency center); provided accurate translation of clinical and health-care related discussions involving staff, patients, families and physicians over phone; maintain proper medical terminology vocabulary and fluency both in English and Spanish language

Interpreter Spanish

Cyracom International
10.2011 - 02.2013
  • Provided interpretation over phone and video for all types of situations, doctor offices consults, consents, medical procedures and 911 calls
  • Interpreter Coach for new candidates providing training on company policies, procedures and company protocols
  • Worked as Trainer Assistant (8 OPI Training 3-week courses).

Education

HIPAA Compliance certificate -

PROZ
Remote
01.2023

CCHI Spanish -

CCHI
01.2020

SBA Certificate - 40 Hour Medical Interpreter Training

Mercy West Hospital
01.2013

Skills

  • Confidentiality Practices
  • Documentation skills
  • Consecutive interpreting expertise
  • Customer relations understanding
  • Legal Terminology
  • Consecutive Interpretation
  • Attention to Detail

Certification


  • CHI- Spanish

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Spanish Interpreter

Jeenie
04.2024 - Current

Spanish Interpreter

Montana Languages
09.2022 - Current

Remote Spanish Interpreter

Globo
01.2021 - Current

Medical Interpreter III

Atrium Health Cabarrus Hospital
02.2020 - 07.2021

Medical Interpreter

Spanish-Harris Health System L. B. Johnson Hospital
11.2013 - 12.2020

Call Center Medical Interpreter

Harris Health System Ben Taub Hospital
03.2013 - 10.2013

Interpreter Spanish

Cyracom International
10.2011 - 02.2013

HIPAA Compliance certificate -

PROZ

CCHI Spanish -

CCHI

SBA Certificate - 40 Hour Medical Interpreter Training

Mercy West Hospital
Teresa Belén Zepeda