Raluca Boca
West Palm Beach,FL
Summary
Detail-oriented translator offering 5+year background converting conversations, recordings and documents from Romanian and Spanish to English and vice versa.
Adaptable professional with success handling challenges. 14-year background in high-end demanding restaurant industry.
Looking to apply my language skills into a translation/interpreting position to further develop my experience and apply my love of languages while bringing value to your organization.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Sous Chef
The Everglades Club
Palm Beach, FL
10.2017 - 11.2022
- Assisted the Executive chef in kitchen operations, food and stock ordering and kitchen supervision, as well as cuisine and menu experimentation.
- Planned and directed high-volume food preparation in fast-paced environment, following local and state food handling regulations.
- Consistently trained and mentored kitchen staff to prepare them for demanding roles, educating and motivating them to perform well under pressure.
- Actively conducted onboarding and training of new team members on culinary techniques to improve productivity and increase kitchen workflow.
- Planned menu items and directed food presentation and expediting to meet and maintain expectations and standards.
- Oversaw kitchen operations for Banquet and A La Carte Restaurant locations, to include staff scheduling, supply ordering, monitoring quality and production costs, expediting menu items, training new kitchen and dining staff on procedures and daily special menu items.
- Successfully managed 20+ culinary staff members, providing quality service to over 200 customers on a daily basis in the restaurant and 500-1.200 customers in a banquet setting.
Cook Shift Leader
The Everglades Club
Palm Beach, FL
10.2008 - 10.2017
- Inspected kitchens to observe food preparation quality and service, food appearance and cleanliness of production and service areas.
- Coordinated training activities for kitchen and back of house employees while continuously monitoring performance and consistency of service.
- Developed recipes, portion specifications, and standard preparation procedures for dishes under direct supervision of Sous-Chef.
- Maintained high food quality standards by checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity.
- Maintained well-organized mise en place to keep work consistent.
- Oversaw scheduling, inventory management and supply ordering to maintain fully stocked kitchen and to provide best service to over 200 customers daily.
Freelance Translator (remote)
Curtea Veche Publishing House
Bucharest, Romania
11.2006 - 08.2008
- Translated 4 published books from English to Romanian.
- Reviewed final works to spot and correct errors in punctuation, grammar and translation.
- Applied cultural understanding to discern specific meanings beyond literal written words.
- Replicated flow, style and overall meaning of original texts.
- Stayed current on new expressions and cultural changes impacting language translation.
- Communicated effectively with clients to establish scope and requirements of translation, following up after submission of work to confirm satisfaction and understanding.
Subtitle Translator
Total Record
Oradea , Romania
06.2003 - 08.2008
- Translated subtitles for over 900 movies, cartoons and TV series from English and Spanish to Romanian. Produced subtitles for media companies such as :Netflix, Reality TV, Warner Bros, Cartoon Network, Extreme Sports.
- Produced transcriptions and captioning documents using constantly developing software to meet current trends in communication.
- Applied cultural understanding to discern specific meanings beyond literal written words.
- Replicated flow, style and overall meaning of original texts.
- Consulted specialized dictionaries, thesauruses and reference books to identify closest equivalents for nuanced terminology, words and phrases.
- Conferred with subject matter experts and other colleagues to establish precise understanding of specialized concepts.
- Listened to non-English video dialogue and developed translation into target language to prepare subtitle scripts (French, Italian).
- Proofread and reviewed final works to spot and correct errors in punctuation, grammar and translation.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Foreign Languages And Literatures
University of Oradea
Oradea, RomaniaSkills
- Teacher Education
- Translation Accuracy Verification
- Literary and document Translation
- Needs Assessment
- Romanian, Spanish Interpreting
- Cultural Understanding
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Management, recruiting and hiring
- Customer service and satisfaction
- Deadline Management
- Meaning and Content Conformity
- Consecutive Translation
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Romanian
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Full Professional
French
Limited Working
Timeline
Sous Chef
The Everglades Club
10.2017 - 11.2022
Cook Shift Leader
The Everglades Club
10.2008 - 10.2017
Freelance Translator (remote)
Curtea Veche Publishing House
11.2006 - 08.2008
Subtitle Translator
Total Record
06.2003 - 08.2008
Bachelor of Arts - Foreign Languages And Literatures
University of Oradea
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