Thomas Douglas

Long Beach, CA

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How would you describe your dream job in 10 words or less?

International, translation, language and culture specialist for more diverse market.

Posted @ 10:41AM, April 04, 2008 by Thomas Douglas | Permalink
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Work history

WordReference.com September 2007 to December 2007
Editor

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How would you describe your time at WordReference.com?

English language editor for the free, online Portuguese/English dictionary at wordreference.com. This was a temporary contract position.
Student Center Ltda. January 2005 to the present
English Teacher

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How would you describe your time at Student Center Ltda.?

Brazilian English school located in the northwest of Brazil. I worked there for two years as an English teacher. At present, I am a co-owner (small investor) and my duties are limited to marketing and promoting the school in the US.
American Traveler Staffing August 2004 to January 2005
Reference Specialist

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How would you describe your time at American Traveler Staffing?

Organized files with sensitive material (C.o.C.s, medical records etc). I used excellent customer service skills to attain references for travel nurses through this company.

Education

Universidad de Alcala de Henares September 2001 to May 2002
Spanish Literature and Linguistics

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How would you describe your time at Universidad de Alcala de He...?

I became functionally fluent in Spanish, learning translation concepts and theory and phonetic principals of the language and dialects. I also became familiar with classical Spanish literature.
University of Arizona September 1999 to May 2004
Spanish, Anthropology

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How would you describe your time at University of Arizona?

I was a resident assistant for my last two years at school. I also participated in a foreign exchange student counselor program to help Japanese students acclimate themselves to US culture. I learned a lot about Mexican culture, Spanish Literature (in general), Anthropology (cultural and linguistic). I also participated in an internship through the dept. of linguistic anthropology for three consecutive semesters (gathering audio/visual samples, doing transcription etc).... read more

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Dee Garlicki
Dee Garlicki

Thomas is a very personable and professional young man. While here at American Traveler, he was given diversified tasks to accomplish daily and they were always completed thoroughly, correctly and timely. He was a very well liked team member.

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