LUIS MONTES

16356 N. Thompson Peak Pkwy # 2016

Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Phone: 480-284-4381
Cell: 602-326-2456
luis.m.montes@gmail.com

EDUCATION:
1984: High School Diploma: Saint Jude’s Bilingual High School (San José, Costa Rica)
1989: Undergraduate: Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish Philology (University of Costa Rica)
- Major: Spanish Language and Literature
- 9.50 average (out of 10.00)
- Graduated: Summa Cum Laude
1990: Unfinished coursework towards a second Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Studies
1993: Graduate: M.A. in Spanish Philology (University of Costa Rica)
- Major: Spanish Medieval Language and Literature
- Degree is very close an equivalent to a M.A. in USA
- Degree dissertation (thesis) approved with the highest possible score: 10.0
- Highest grade average in graduating class, March 1994
- Graduated: Summa Cum Laude
- Certified completion of twenty-four (24) upper division hours of Spanish coursework
2001: Arizona State Board of Education, Phoenix, Arizona
- Certified Substitute Teacher
2003: Rio Salado Community College, Tempe, Arizona
- Certified High School Spanish Teacher
2008: WLS
- Translation Certification Program

OTHER SKILLS:
- Typing Speed: 65 wpm
- Word Processors: WordPerfect, Word, Works
- Spreadsheets, Database & Others: Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher, FileMaker Pro
- Internet Skills: Advanced Knowledge in the process of building & editing WebPages
- Fluent in Spanish & English (speak, read, write).
- Basic knowledge of French, Portuguese and Italian.

EXPERIENCE:
2001 – Present: Translation Specialist
Official Translator and Interpreter for the Scottsdale Unified School District, Scottsdale,
Arizona. Duties: translation of all type of written materials used by the District in the
communication with the Mexican community (media releases, Special Education reports,
students evaluations, the whole Website www.susd.org, assessment reports, curriculum
information, schools planning guides, Language Acquisition documentation, student
services, code of conducts, community school information, etc.)

2000 – 2001: Students Counselor / Teacher Assistant

Parent Liaison (communicator between Mexican parents and school administration and
staff), teacher assistant and school translator and interpreter for the Scottsdale School
District, Scottsdale, Arizona.

1999 – 2000: Administrative Assistant

Supervisor of the data entry department, coordinator of the filing and mailing room, and
Translator and bilingual customer service for Telefreedom USA.

1996 – 1999: Office Manager Assistant

Responsible of all type of clerical tasks: data entry, typesetting, word processing, mailing,
filing, interpretation and translation for Milton Construction Inc., Miami, Florida.

1990 – 1996: Freelance Proofreader and Spanish Language Consultant

Proofreading of promotional materials and medical surveys translated from English to
Spanish for Merck Sharp & Dohme Laboratories of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.
Editorial quality control of ready galley proofs, and communication coordinated between
the product managers and the production staff.

1989 – 1990: Spanish Teacher

Spanish grammar and literature teaching, junior and senior grade levels several high
schools in Costa Rica.

RECOMMENDATIONS:
Nitty Ram, Lead District Translator, Scottsdale Unified School District, Phone (480) 484-
2834, nram@susd.org

Catherine Rivera, Director for the Language Acquisition Program & Executive Director
for Educational Operations, Scottsdale Unified School District, Phone (480) 484-6169,
crivera@susd.org

Tom Hermann, Former Director of Communications, Scottsdale Unified School District,

Phone (602) 571-1129. hermann13@cox.net

Carol Hughes, Former Director of Communications, Scottsdale Unified School District,

Phone (602) 375-2244, chughes241@cox.net

Patty Moraga, School Translator & Interpreter, Scottsdale Unified School District, Phone
(480) 897-0781, pmoragga@hotmail.com