Elvira Del Carmen Sanchez

• Provide on-site interpretation for hospitals and medical settings.

This includes doctors’ offices, specialist clinics, psychiatric and psychological consultations, and autism evaluations.

• Maintain confidentiality in accordance with the interpreter code of ethics during all interpreting sessions.
• Follow the HIPAA compliace requirements

On-Site Interpretation

• Performed Medical Interpreting for 10 years and overall Community On-Site

Interpreting for 16 years of Consecutive interpreting.

• Understand cross-cultural sensitivity and have the ability to work well with a diverse population and on a diverse team.
• I drive throughout the Houston and Metropolitan areas to meet with clients and

“LEP”.

• On-Site interpretation for cases such as Hospitals, Medical Interpretation for

Doctors and Specialists Clinics, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Consultation and

Evaluations, Behavioral and Rehabilitation Centers, Refugee Centers, Special

Education Service Assessments [ARD/EIP] conference meetings for schools, Child

Protective Service, Correctional Facility, Jails for minors and adults, Law

Enforcement, Arbitration, Deposition conferences for Lawyers, Immigration

Interviews, Insurance Companies, Enrollment, and Housing Authority.

• Business and corporate interpreting environment where I provide both interpreting (spoken) and translation (written) services to Spanish guests. My interpreting work involves facilitating real-time conversations during meetings, presentations, and phone calls, ensuring accurate, clear verbal communication. In addition, I translate documents, emails, and other written materials from English to Spanish and Spanish to English, helping clients effectively communicate important information in both languages.
• Provided accurate simultaneous interpretation during meetings, conferences, and training sessions.
• Facilitated cross-cultural communication between Spanish-speaking clients and English-speaking staff.
• I consider myself a well-rounded Community Interpreter.
• Follow the interpreter code of ethics while performing an interpreting session.
• Delivered exceptional customer service to both English-and Spanish-speaking clients through skillful written and verbal communication abilities.
• Facilitated clear communication between healthcare providers and patients, bridging language barriers for optimal care delivery.
• Strengthened relationships with clients by providing culturally sensitive interpretations that demonstrated respect and understanding.
• Demonstrate reliability and dependability.
• Contributed to increased client satisfaction by providing effective language support during important meetings.

OPI and Virtual Interpreter

March 2014 -2024

• Performed virtual and telephonic interpreting of Spanish and English language pairs for 10 years.
• I answer incoming calls from all over the United States and internationally.
• I serve as a telephone interpreter between the client and “LEP” for the government,
• Facilitated cross-cultural communication between Spanish-speaking clients and English-speaking staff.
• Immigration, Workers Compensation, Lawyers, Law Enforcement, and Financial.
• Follow the interpreter code of ethics while performing interpreting sessions.