Alexandra Giraldo
Edmond,OK
Summary
Reliable translator possessing excellent critical thinking skills and German-Polish-English trilingual fluency. Polished in converting written materials, relaying concepts and ideas between languages and editing and proofreading text to reflect language. Meticulous and detailed professional with experience translating verbal and written communication.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Account Executive
Paychex, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
01.2023 - 04.2024
- Growing Paychex’s market share by gaining new accounts targeting small to medium businesses
- Consistently achieving 100% of monthly unit target
- Developing strong relationships with channel partners (CPA’s, banks and current clients) within my territory to establish referral channels
- Presenting payroll products and services of Paychex to final decision makers and end user
Account Manager
Enterprise Holdings Inc., Rent-A-Car
Fort Lauderdale, FL
04.2018 - 10.2020
- Expanded market share by selling company's fleet to franchise and independent dealerships in South Florida. Main focus was to sell as many cars as possible, for the highest price, as quickly as possible to an expanding buyer base.
- Ranked in the top 30% of all national account managers in the first year.
- Achieved 1336 total volume sales for FY 2019.
- Increased dealer volume growth by 99.8% and dealer sold to growth by 19.9%.
- Top Performer in sales price.
Branch Manger
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
San Antonio, TX
12.2015 - 03.2018
- Promoted a strong branch environment, that excelled in achieving profit expectations, excellent customer service and employee development.
- Increased efficiency and drove branch revenue by maximizing profit and leveraging expenses (profit-cost control).
- Increased branches overall performance by 95%.
- Made "Elite Club" in customer satisfaction 3 months in a row by being ranked #1 in the area.
- Made several MVP awards in personal sales.
Assistant Manager
Enterprise Holdings Inc., Rent-A-Car
San Antonio, TX
02.2015 - 11.2015
- Assisted the branch manager by making recommendations to improve daily branch operations.
- Increased fleet growth by 22.8% over previous year through weekly marketing and gaining additional business from different accounts like insurance company's, bodyshops, dealerships, hotels and corporate accounts.
- Achieved "Elite Club" for excellent customer service several months in a row.
Management Trainee
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
San Antonio, TX
03.2014 - 01.2015
- Recognized as Top Salesperson (MVP) 10 months in a row by exceeding monthly sales objectives.
- Completed the airport rotation to get an insight into the rental business on a larger scale.
- Successfully passed the internal qualification test- RSET.
Intern
Ai-Ti - Association of translators & interpreters)
Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain
01.2010 - 12.2010
- Translation of various texts on various subjects, especially from English into German and Polish
- Dealing with formal differences between various types of translations, such as certified translations of documents, publicity texts for tourism and other purposes, technical manuals and legal vocabulary
- Revision of translations into and from German and Polish
- Proofreading
- Interpreted simultaneously into German and Polish from English
Assistant
Alpha Translation Service
Frankfurt Oder, Germany
01.2007 - 12.2007
- Working in the Trados translation program
- Translations of diverse documents, including legal contracts, marketing materials and technical manuals, ensuring linguistic precision and cultural relevance
- Translated an average of 2000 words per day with a 98% accuracy rate
- Conducted thorough research to understand cultural nuances, resulting in culturally appropriate and accurate translations
- Achieved a 95% client satisfaction rate based on feedback surveys for culturally sensitive translations
- Proofreading and corrections
- Terminology work
Education
Master of Arts - Intercultural Communication Studies
European University Viadrina
Frankfurt Oder ( Germany)11-2011
Bachelor of Arts - Linguistic/ Translation Studies
European University Viadrina
Frankfurt Oder ( Germany)03-2009
Skills
- German and Polish fluency (bilingual/ bicultural native speaker)
- English full professional proficiency
- Spanish professional working proficiency
- Proofreading, revising and editing skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Microsoft office
- Translation and interpreting skills
- Cultural sensitivity
- Attention to detail
Timeline
Account Executive
Paychex, Inc.
01.2023 - 04.2024
Account Manager
Enterprise Holdings Inc., Rent-A-Car
04.2018 - 10.2020
Branch Manger
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
12.2015 - 03.2018
Assistant Manager
Enterprise Holdings Inc., Rent-A-Car
02.2015 - 11.2015
Management Trainee
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
03.2014 - 01.2015
Intern
Ai-Ti - Association of translators & interpreters)
01.2010 - 12.2010
Assistant
Alpha Translation Service
01.2007 - 12.2007
Master of Arts - Intercultural Communication Studies
European University Viadrina
Bachelor of Arts - Linguistic/ Translation Studies
European University Viadrina