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About / ObjectiveI am irish-spanish currently residing in the United States. I was able to gain a wide variety of work experiences while attending university. Most notably I worked in conusmer collections in student loans; business to business collections in the automotive industry; and as a supervisor of a group of ten to fifteen employees. The majority of positions that I have held have been at least bilingual if not multilingual. I am fluent in Spanish, English and German. I have some ability in French, Portugese and Catalan. I am currently studying Arabic, Chinese and Russian. In 2006 I completed my Bachelor of Art's Degree with a double major in Spanish and German. I just completed the Basic Web Design Certificate through the community learning network at Indiana University Purdue University. I am currently looking for a position in Accouting or Collections or Web Design. Education
2006 Bachelor of Arts Double Major in Spanish and German Work ExperienceOctober 2006 to present Global Multilingual Accounts Receivable Specialist Product Action International LLC Indianapolis, Indiana, United States October 2005 - July 2006 ESL Classroom AideI was a classroom aide/ assistant in adult English as a second language programs. The average day would consist of making copies, grading papers, answering student's questions and assisting the instructor in any way that I could. Hilltop Learning Center Adult Education Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Academic School Year 2005-2006 Substitute TeacherI worked as a substitue teacher in high schools in and around Indianapolis. I hold an Indiana State Substitue Teachers Liscence. Options Charter School Carmel, Indiana, United States Christmas/ Thanksgiving Holiday 2005 Stock AssociateDuring the Christmas and Holiday seson I was a sesonal employee with Gap as a stock associate. My main responsibilities were maintaining the merchandise on the main floor for customers and organizing the stock merchandise in the store room. The Gap Inc Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Academic School year 2004 College/University Level Spanish TutorWhile I was attending University, I tutored other University students in their Spanish courses. IUPUI Center for Research and Learning Indianapolis, Indiana, United States March 2002-May 2004 Bilingual Claims Aversion SpecialstBilingual Claims Aversion Representative for Sallie Mae for over two years, dealt with English and Spanish speaking clients regarding their student loans focusing on customer service, collection and financial options in regard to bringing accounts current and maintaining current. Consumer Collections Sallie Mae Fishers, Indiana, United States Feburary 2000- October 2001 Bilingual Training SupervisorFor just under two years I supervised a group of 10-15 Spanish speaking employees while directing an unload area, dealt with logistics and transportation and technology regarding scanning and toggling packages, responsible for training new employees, interpreted communication between the Union, Management and the Spanish speaking employees, translated documents regarding benefits and business policies. Indianapolis, Indiana, United States June 1999-December 1999 BaristaBrentwood, Tennessee, United States Academic School Year 1998-1999 Customer ServiceBozeman, Montana United States Summer of 1998 LifeguardIndianapolis, Indiana, United States Summers of 1996-1998 LifeguardIndianapolis, Indiana, United States Languages
*Language Fluencey Definitions were derived from Laura K. Lawless. Computer SkillsI own three computers; a Dell Inspiron that runs Windows XP, a Mac Powerbook G4 that runs OS X Leopard, and a Dell that runs Linux. I am familiar with enough computer programs that even if I have never used a particular program I am able to navigate my way around and learn how to use the new software relativly quickly. At my most recent employer I used Excel, Collect One, MAS and a web based interface called PAIS to access information in the company wide database. I have taken classes and consider myself proficient in the following programs; Access, Excel, Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML, Java Script, CSS. I am familiar with many different email clients web based, SMPT, IMAP, IMAP4 and POP3. I also have a lot of experience searching databases like Lexus Nexus or Dunns & Bradstreet for example. Volunteer
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GroupsCentral Indiana Linux Users Group Indianapolis Spanish Language Meetup Group Amnesty International Web Sites
Below are links to web sites that I have either created or contributed to. Ect.Email webmaster@kyledugantarraguna.com© Tarraguña 2007-2008 |
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