Experience

California Court Proceedings

• Jury Trials – Alameda, Kern, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara Counties
• Temporary Restraining Orders (TRO) - Los Angeles, Monterey, San Francisco,
  San Mateo Counties
• Preliminary Hearing – Los Angeles, Monterey, San Francisco, San Mateo
• Arraignment, Attorney & Plea, Pre-Trial Conferences, Progress Reports – U.S. District Court, Alameda, San Mateo, San Francisco, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Yolo Counties
• Juvenile Court Hearing, Traffic Court – Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Francisco Counties
• Jury Selection – Santa Clara, San Francisco Counties
• Victim Impact Statement – San Mateo County

Administrative Hearings

• Executive Office for Immigration Review in San Francisco, CA & Reno, NV
• Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, Walnut Creek & Oakland
• Office of Hearing and Appeal, Oakland
• California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, San Francisco
• DMV Driver Safety Division, Oakland
• Board of Supervisors Special Meeting, San Francisco

Arbitrations/Depositions

Mediations

• Family Court Services – Alameda, San Francisco & San Mateo Counties

Client Interviews

• Child Abduction Unit, District Attorneys' Office, San Francisco
• Elmwood Correctional Facility, Milpitas
• San Francisco County Jail, San Bruno
• Hastings College of Law Civil Justice Clinic, San Francisco
• Office of the Public Defender, San Francisco, Alameda & Santa Clara Counties
• Private Defender Program - San Mateo County

Over-the-Phone Interpretation

Voice-over Recording

Bilingual Testing

Insurance Investigations and Open Enrollment Meeting

Medical Examinations, Diabetic Teaching & Counseling, Adult Transplant Program

• Stanford Medical Center, Kaiser Hospital-Oakland & Children's Hospital-Oakland

Psychological Evaluation & Psychotherapy

• State Department of Rehabilitation, Fremont
• Trauma & Stress Recovery Center, San Francisco

Conference Interpreting

• 2009 Global Women’s Rights Forum, University of San Francisco

Translations

• Account Agreement, Diplomas, County Form, Labor Union Articles, Video Script, Localization of Computer Software, Booklet on Domestic Violence ("API Partnership Stories: There Is A Way Out") & Auto-contract forms

Philippines Court Interpretation

• Arraignment, Pre-Trial, Trial, Sentencing (Incident to my duties as legal researcher and branch clerk of court at the Regional Trial Courts, Quezon City)

Education

University of the East, Manila, Philippines
Bachelor of Laws, Member: Philippine Bar

University of Sto. Tomas, Manila, Philippines
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Economics

Memberships

Associate Member, American Translators Association (www.atanet.org/index.php)

California Federation of Interpreters www.calinterpreters.org

Certifications

California state-certified court interpreter (English<>Tagalog)

Qualified Administrative Hearing Interpreter and Medical Interpreter (Gov. Code Sections 11435.30 & 11435.35)