Simone Maria Bengochea

Simone Maria Bengochea

Spanish and French Customer Service Rep

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Writer and QA specialist. Translator and Proofeditor (FR/ES>EN)

  • Education

    • International Language Academy of Canada

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      TEFL Certification Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
    • University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus

      2005 - 2009
      BA Spanish and French Humanities/Humanistic Studies

      Participated in year abroad in Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3.

    • University of Westminster

      2016 - 2017
      MA Interpreting and Translation International Liaison

      Expected Graduation November 2017

  • Experience

    • American Airlines

      Jun 2008 - Jul 2009
      Spanish and French Customer Service Rep

      •Telephone Agent on the Spanish and French desk

    • Université Bordeaux Montaigne (ex - Bordeaux 3)

      Sept 2010 - Sept 2012
      English Teacher
    • Massy Motors

      May 2013 - Jan 2015
      Customer Service Trainer

      •Authored Human Resource needs analysis for strategic acquisition in Cali, Colombia •Delivered training and orientation to management and employees in the Massy Customer Service Philosophy and Emotional Intelligence•Developed an annual Customer Service Certification programme•Developed Mentorship programme for frontline staff

    • Centre for Language Learning, UWI

      Sept 2013 - Sept 2015
      French Teacher
    • Colegio Ideas

      Dec 2015 - May 2016
      TEFL Teacher

      •Developed an English secondary school syllabus. (the school was introducing English into its curriculum).•Taught English to secondary school students. Concentration on the four main elements of language learning: Listening, Reading, Writing and Conversation.•Evaluated students based on coursework and end of term examinations.

    • Hogarth

      Oct 2017 - May 2021
      Senior Account Manager
    • TransPerfect

      May 2021 - now
      Freelance Translator and copywriter

      I translate for many major life science brands on a variety of topics from ethics committee letters, and applications to clinical trials, scientific journal articles, and patient-facing documents to name a few.

    • IQVIA

      Jul 2021 - Jan 2022
      Freelance Translator

      6 month contract

    • Mother Tongue

      Mar 2022 - now
      AI quality assurance specialist and writer for a major large language model (LLM)

      Training and providing quality control for a popular AI model for a leading global tech company. The day to day tasks include writing text to feed the AI model, and doing QA checks on text generated by model to ensure safety, language quality, and content quality.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Non Violence in the Workplace

      Certified by Pace e Bene at Customer Service Academy of Trinidad and Tobago
    • TEFL

      International Language Academy of Canada
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Homework assistant

      Issued by Amica Home for Girls
      Amica Home for GirlsAssociated with Simone Maria Bengochea
    • Translator

      Issued by Sikana on Sept 2016
      SikanaAssociated with Simone Maria Bengochea
    • Teacher

      Issued by Campaña Nacional de Bilingüe on Oct 2015
      Campaña Nacional de BilingüeAssociated with Simone Maria Bengochea