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I am a certified novice American Sign Language/Spoken English interpreter in the state of Utah. I currently work in a K-12 educational interpreting setting, but am looking to gain experience in all types of situations.
Skills
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Personable
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Professional
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Reliable
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Punctual
Work
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American Sign Language/Spoken English Interpreter, Alpine School District
August 2018 - present
I currently work as an interpreter for Alpine School District. As an interpreter, I am responsible for facilitating communication and culturally mediating between people who are deaf, and people who are not. As an educational interpreter, my responsibilities expand to include being a member of the educational team for students who are deaf.
Interpretation Services Intern, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
January 2018-May 2018
As an intern for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, my responsibilities included preparing work space prior to appointments, logging data into appropriate systems and assisting the floor director to manage and direct interpreters.
Accounts Receivable Representative, Guardian Flight
June 2016-August 2018
During my time at Guardian Flight, I worked with insurance companies to file medical claims and track payments for several air ambulance companies. My responsibilities also included writing appeals citing applicable laws and regulations, as well as tracking and reporting on patient accounts.
Languages
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English
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American Sign Language
Education
Utah Valley University
2015- present
I am currently a student at Utah Valley University majoring in Deaf Studies with an emphasis in interpreting. I will graduate April of 2019 with a Bachelors Degree. Throughout my time at UVU I have had opportunities to be involved in student organizations including the Honor's Program and the UVU ASL Club. I have also had the chance to enroll in courses designed to improve my interpreting abilities. These classes include Sign to Voice, Simultaneous Interpreting, Consecutive Interpreting, Visual Linguistic Analysis, and more.