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Luciana Pansera-Marino

Concord,MA
“Live through deeds of love, and let others live with tolerance for their unique intentions.”
Rudolf Steiner
Luciana Pansera-Marino

Summary

Brazilian, with Employment Authorization to work in the USA. Married with 2 children (2006 and 2011) who have studied in Waldorf Schools since Pre-school. Experienced Waldorf Schools Class Parent working directly with class teachers organizing class events and transcribing class meeting minutes. Attended for 2 years a Waldorf Teacher Training in Sao Paulo, Brazil at Escola Waldorf Rudolf Steiner where also worked as a Subject Teacher teaching English as a Foreign Language for Grades 1-5.

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Bilingual Medical Interpreter fluent in Portuguese and English. Compassionate and caring professional offering 3 + years of experience interpreting and translating services to benefit patients and medical personnel. In-depth knowledge of medical terminology, clinical practices and healthcare system. Event Organizer maintaining efficient office operations. Expertise in scheduling and coordinating meetings, managing travel and expense reports.

Overview

32
years of professional experience

Work History

Grátis Healthcare
Framingham, MA

Portuguese Medical Interpreter (volunteer)
06.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Video Appointments
  • Portuguese-speaker Patients’ advocate and scheduler’s assistant
  • Working as volunteer by educating patients with Telehealth video appointments with doctors and also follow procedures to get patients into their appointments.
  • Served as medical interpreter for patients and staff clinical encounters by delivering accurate, skilled interpretations to facilitate effective communications.
  • Followed ethical codes to protect confidentiality of patient medical information.
  • Interpreted services to families during process of scheduling initial visit and coordination of ongoing treatment.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships

Homespun At Waldorf School Of Lexington
Lexington, MA

Volunteer Sales Associate
10.2018 - 04.2022

Job overview

  • Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers and promote specific merchandise.
  • Provided positive first impressions to welcome existing, new and potential customers.
  • Helped customers locate products and checked store system for merchandise at other sites.
  • Answered customer questions regarding sizing, accessories and proper care for merchandise.
  • Completed orders and organized product deliveries to meet customer timetables.
  • Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging
  • Engaged with customers to build rapport and loyalty

Medical Interpreting, Bay State Interpreters
Franklin, MA

Portuguese Medical Interpreter
08.2018 - 10.2021

Job overview

  • Worked per Diem at several appointments for the agency
  • Served as medical interpreter for patients and staff clinical encounters by delivering accurate, skilled interpretations to facilitate effective communications.
  • Followed ethical codes to protect confidentiality of patient medical information.
  • Maintained message content, tone and emotion as closely as possible.
  • Provided cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.

MetroWest Free Medical Program
Sudbury, MA

Portuguese Medical Interpreter (volunteer)
11.2018 - 06.2021

Job overview

  • Helping LEP (Low English Proficiency) Brazilian people to get medical assistance.
  • Served as medical interpreter for patients and staff clinical encounters by delivering accurate, skilled interpretations to facilitate effective communications.
  • Interpreted conversations simultaneously to help both parties conduct business, handle medical needs or manage personal concerns.
  • Followed ethical codes to protect confidentiality of patient medical information.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships

Amei Eu Quero
SAO PAULO, SP

Co-Founder
02.2015 - 09.2016

Job overview

  • Amei Eu Quero is an e-commerce which produces and sells clothing made from textile waste by re-using and upcycling.
  • Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.
  • Listened to customer needs and desires to identify and recommend optimal products.
  • Collected textile waste from clothes industry to produce new upcycled and custom-made items.
  • Networked with other businesses and customers to increase sales opportunities and contacts
  • Conducted target market research to discover customer needs and analyze competitor trends

Bridge Eventos
SAO PAULO, SP, Brazil

Co-Founder
01.2009 - 07.2010

Job overview

  • Organized corporate events, such as congresses, symposiums, seminars and training, held in Hotels in Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Organized social events, such as weddings and birthdays parties
  • Duties included: briefing, budgets with suppliers, spreadsheets, guest check-in and check-out, as well as support to guests during event, event financial closing and feedback.
  • Aligned organizational objectives with company mission to increase business growth and integrate work strategies
  • Managed administrative logistics of events planning, event booking and event promotions
  • Coordinated florists, photographers and musicians during for events
  • Solicited feedback from clients to assess event success and uncover opportunities for improvement
  • Selected and ordered refreshments, decor and event materials
  • Oversaw preparation and management of event budgets to deliver at or below projected costs
  • Searched and negotiated suitable venues per setup requirements and budget constraints
  • Maintained and built comprehensive database of industry contacts, vendors and venues
  • Negotiated with vendors to achieve most favorable terms
  • Prepared invitations to send out to guest lists

Self-employeed
SAO PAULO, SP, Brazil

Foreign Language Teacher
02.1997 - 12.2008

Job overview

  • Worked as Foreign Language English Teacher to Brazilian employers of several companies, such as SoftBrasil Automacao, Traffic Sports marketing, Natura Cosmetics, Renault, Analise Laboratorios, Engeval, Vibrapar, Groupon Assa, Santander Bank.
  • At Natura Cosmetics, worked along with Human Resources at Learning as Foreign Language Awareness Project in Sao Paulo
  • Evaluated and graded students' class work, assignments and papers.
  • Collaborated with fellow teachers to streamline lesson plans, share creative activities and accelerate student learning.
  • Provided written and oral feedback to parents on students' progress.
  • Developed worksheets, PowerPoint presentations and group activities from scratch.
  • Designed task-oriented activities and games to facilitate better language acquisition.
  • Determined learning needs and styles of students to target lesson plans.
  • Prepared course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments and handouts.
  • Facilitated positive learning environment by using enthusiastic and energetic instructional strategies and consistent classroom management.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Personalized instruction based on needs, interests and capabilities of individual students.

Escola Waldorf Rudolf Steiner, Waldorf School
SAO PAULO, SP, Brazil

Foreign Language Teacher
02.2004 - 07.2006

Job overview

  • Waldorf Language Teacher of English to students from Grade 1 to Grade 5, following Waldorf Education at Escola Waldorf Rudolf Steiner (Waldorf School) which is the first, largest and reference Waldorf School in Brazil.
  • Quickly learned about Waldorf Education and applied them to daily tasks with activities that would benefit students' organic learning.
  • Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Facilitated positive learning environment by using enthusiastic and energetic instructional strategies and consistent classroom management.

Personal American English
SAO PAULO, SP, Brazil

English as a Foreign Language Teacher
02.1992 - 01.1997

Job overview

  • English as a Foreign Language Course Coordinator and Teacher of English as Foreign Language: course planning, selection and teacher training, students’ placement test, event organizing, support to students and teachers.
  • Educated students in basics of English grammar and conversational speaking.
  • Attended workshops to learn about student motivation and engaging learning activities.
  • Gave one-on-one attention to each student while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
  • Emphasized critical thinking through small group activities.
  • Documented student attendance and progress against goals.
  • Coordinated communication between students and school administration to create culturally-sensitive learning environment

Education

Language Connections
Boston, MA

Interpreter Training Programs from Medical Interpreting
11.2018

University Overview

60-hour Medical Interpreter Training in Portuguese

www.interpretertrain.com

Escola Waldorf Rudolf Steiner (Waldorf School)
Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

Professional Waldorf Teacher Training from Waldorf Education
2005

University Overview

Professional Waldorf Teacher Training at Escola Waldorf Rudolf Steiner prepares Students to become Waldorf Class Teachers from Grades 1 to 8.

This teacher training is reference in Waldorf Education in Brazil and Latin America.

The course is 4 years long. I took the first 2 years, which worked the core and basics of Anthroposophy and the Waldorf Education.

Universidade Mackenzie
Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

Bachelor of Arts from Translation Studies
07.1999

University Overview

BA in Translation Studies in Portuguese, English and French

Universidade Mackenzie
Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

Bachelor of Arts from Education
07.1999

University Overview

BA in Education - License to Teach Portuguese and English

ISE- Florida - Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL

No Degree from English As A Foreign Language
1997

University Overview

  • Study Abroad: ISE Florida at Jacksonville University, English as a Foreign Language for International Students of English.

Skills

  • Knowledge of Waldorf Education and Waldorf Schools as Waldorf Mother and Class Parent of several of my children's classes
  • Medical Interpreter
  • Scheduler
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Quick learner - impeccable organizational skills - teamwork
  • Strong computer skills including typing, familiarity with Windows and Google packages and data entry typing
  • Bilingual Portuguese<>English
  • Customer Service and communication skills
  • Positive and Energetic Attitude
  • Volunteer program assistance

Languages

Portuguese
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
French
Elementary
Spanish
Elementary
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Timeline

Portuguese Medical Interpreter (volunteer)

Grátis Healthcare
06.2021 - Current

Portuguese Medical Interpreter (volunteer)

MetroWest Free Medical Program
11.2018 - 06.2021

Volunteer Sales Associate

Homespun At Waldorf School Of Lexington
10.2018 - 04.2022

Portuguese Medical Interpreter

Medical Interpreting, Bay State Interpreters
08.2018 - 10.2021

Co-Founder

Amei Eu Quero
02.2015 - 09.2016

Co-Founder

Bridge Eventos
01.2009 - 07.2010

Foreign Language Teacher

Escola Waldorf Rudolf Steiner, Waldorf School
02.2004 - 07.2006

Foreign Language Teacher

Self-employeed
02.1997 - 12.2008

English as a Foreign Language Teacher

Personal American English
02.1992 - 01.1997

Language Connections

Interpreter Training Programs from Medical Interpreting

Escola Waldorf Rudolf Steiner (Waldorf School)

Professional Waldorf Teacher Training from Waldorf Education

Universidade Mackenzie

Bachelor of Arts from Translation Studies

Universidade Mackenzie

Bachelor of Arts from Education

ISE- Florida - Jacksonville University

No Degree from English As A Foreign Language
Luciana Pansera-Marino