Ileen Gully
Junction City
Summary
Trilingual, highly literate, speaker of German (native) & Spanish (native) & English (1st generation immigrant to the US), with a BA in Modern Languages (German/Spanish) in the US (Kansas State University); high fluency, orthographical and grammatical competency in German (written & spoken) and translation into German (from the English & Spanish). Have lived in the United States for the last 34 years of my life, moving here at 20 years of age, deploying the English language in everyday life, professionally & academically since then. Highly capable of insuring domain-specific terminology is up to date & correct. Very effective in foreign language student assessment & correction. Sensitive to cultural tone and context in translation. Passionate about my languages & translation and helping cultural mediation. Trained as an actress in American English and giving language-use and -deployment a high and cherished value.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Records Management Specialist
US Army
03.2007 - 05.2009
- Engaged in communications with my Army unit's partners and identified relevant records' issues requiring interdepartmental cooperation; initiated (and responded to) follow-up.
- Adhered to established procedures for handling sensitive and classified documents (to retain "chain of custody" integrity).
- Contacted document requestors and obtained additional information required to process document requests.
- Engaged in processing of Army/unit personnel document requests.
- Received, categorized and logged incoming information requests to begin document processing sequence.
- Logged Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and verified eligibility of documents for release to requestors.
- Generated targeted correspondence to accompany transmission of outgoing document packages.
- Manipulated and converted documents to meet needs of individual personnel or projects.
- Collaborated across departments and levels of management to gain consensus on procedural documentation.
- Language dominantly deployed while on active duty with the US Army was English
- Maintained legally compliant, highly secure and user-friendly content to facilitate smooth use by internal and external stakeholders.
- Worked with internal staff to process documents and prepare to send for closing.
- Built and updated diverse documents, charts, tables and mail merges using various programs.
- Remained informed on current regulations, especially concerning document retrieval, recall, filing and document creation and production.
- Performed document reproduction, printing documents from electronic sources such as email attachments, PDF files and cloud storage.
- Developed and edited templates with changes in unit's service lines or new needs.
- Managed file archival and information retrievals.
German Language Instructor & Translator
Varied (pin Board Goethe Institute, Berlitz LA)
05.1992 - 08.1999
- developed lesson plans for each course and student and his or her needs and concerns
- Expanded student understanding of texts by setting up deeper discussions and assigning exploratory homework paragraphs on the topics, to help students articulate knowledge and then going through it together and providing students with targeted feedback and drills (as needed)
- Immersed students in German cultural topics by setting up hands-on challenges and interactive tasks and activities.
- modeled authentic idioms and idiomatic repertory to give students' tools for self-expression in German
- provided students with vocabulary in areas of their interests and (language) needs
- assisted with reading and listening comprehension and language production (speaking/writing)
- encouraged students to be active with enunciation and pronunciation in German
- assisted students in producing orthographically and grammatically correct sentences and paragraphs, both written and spoken
- Organized detailed list of resources to help students go beyond classroom environments and delve into topics of interest, and assisted with use of dictionary.
- used media, like magazines and movies, to expose my students to authentic German language content
Education
Bachelor of Arts - - Modern Languages (German, Spanish)
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS, United States08.2018
Skills
- native speaker of German with a BA in German
- fluent in Spanish
- fluent in English (live in the US)
- multilingual; grew up bi- and tri-lingual
- translation
- trilingual error correction
- versed in cultural sensitivity/contextualization
- interest in current affairs and cultural topics
- interest in language product production & Second Language Acquisition (SLA) topics
- interest in foreign language training and teaching via distance technologies
- efficient in language- & comprehension mediation between groups & individuals from varied (German, Spanish, English speaking) backgrounds
- likes to resolve (and assist people with getting past) language barriers (with the 3 languages of my expertise)
- likes to improve through continuous, updated learning
Timeline
Records Management Specialist
US Army
03.2007 - 05.2009
German Language Instructor & Translator
Varied (pin Board Goethe Institute, Berlitz LA)
05.1992 - 08.1999
Bachelor of Arts - - Modern Languages (German, Spanish)
Kansas State University
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