Pepe Velázquez

Mexican, translator, proofreading, documentt editing.

Translator, proofreader at The Spanish Group (2022-06 – Present)

English-Spanish and Spanish-English, French-Spanish translator of different legal, immigration, technology, cultural, and scientific documents and texts; document editing. U.S. company based in Los Angeles.

Translator (Freelance) at Andromeda Services (2020-03 – Present)

Translator, proofreader, CAT tool manager. Creation, import and export of translation memories, import of terminology bases. Document editing. Staff training in the use of the CAT Tool

Proofreader and translator (freelance) at Instituto Hamer SHARP (2017-12 – 2022-05)

Translation of documents and texts from English into Spanish, Spanish into English, French into Spanish. Proofreading.

General Manager at J&P WordWorks (2014-05 – 2017-04)

Management of large volume translation projects; work plans elaboration, cost savings in projects, volume control; personnel hiring and coordination, processes training, monitoring, and implementation. Process automation project. Staff recruitment.

Editor in chief (Freelance) at TAB! (Take a break!) [MAGAZINE] Por amor al arte (2013-12 – 2014-05)

Management and editing of an artistic-cultural magazine, control of delivery times, employee management, interviews, writing of articles and notes, as well as supporting new talents from all branches of art.

Editor, proofreader, and translator at UMEL (Mexican University Online) (2011-06 – 2014-01)

Of the subjects of the university, in areas like technology, literary, legal, economic-commercial, psychological-medical, pedagogical, for the different degrees.

(Freelance) Editor, proofreader, and translator at EDITMUSA (2010-05 – 2017-10)

Project coordinator and editor for different book collections of the publishing house: coloring classics, comics, and classics for young people; translation of the "Medicine and alternative therapies" collection. The CV also lists a separate period: May 2010 - May 2011.

Editor, writer, translator and proofreader at MIRAMAR OUTSOURCING (2008-01 – 2011-01)

Quality Assurance about content edition, and printed material design related to medical and clinical research for the pharmaceutical sector and, finally, for doctors, patients, and families.

Writer and proofreader at GRUPO MEDIOS (2006-05 – 2008-01)

For SKY VIEW magazine, creation of new sections, proofreader for the magazines Executive Finance and Veritas, belonging to the same company.

Teacher at UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA AMERICANA (2004-08 – 2006-05)

Legal translation I and II, Scientific-technical translation I and II, Literary translation; Spanish Language I and II, World Literature, Latin American literature, for the career in Interpretation and Translation.

Translator (Freelance) at "LA MATATENA", San Fernando Cultural Center (2004-06 – 2004-08)

Translator of short films, feature films, and documentaries for the 9th International Children's Film Festival 2004.

Writer, journalist, and translator at SAYROLS PUBLISHING CONSORTIUM (2002-07 – 2005-08)

As well as co-publishing and coordinating the magazine in general. Translation of articles, interviews, reports, fashion, culture, contracts, privacy policies for the website, translation of interviews in conferences; interviews in English and Spanish.

Hispanic Literature – National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Campus CU (1996 – 2001)

Specialization in Translation of English Literature career – Versal, editorial production

Specialization in quality edition and proofreading – Versal, editorial production (2001-01 – 2001-04)

Diploma in editorial graphic design – Versal, editorial production (2013-01 – 2013-05)