## BIO
Luis Antonio Jiménez-Salazar
**OBJECTIVE**
Obtain a flexible position requiring previous experience in the fields of education, language exchange/simple translation, and/or customer service.
**EDUCATION**
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts
August 2012 Overall GPA:3.35/4.0
Major in German and English Education.
Harrisburg Area Community College
Associate in Arts in the Humanities, Languages, and the Arts Education
May 2008 Overall GPA: 3.74/4.0
Graduated with High Honors
**LANGUAGES**
Native Proficiency in Spanish and English
Advanced Proficiency in German
**WORK EXPERIENCE**
SEARS Holdings. Big Kmart at Hershey, Hershey, PA
March 2012-August 2012
Sales associate in charge of the toys, layaway, electronics and sporting goods departments. Also occasionally asked to take on additional duties, such as setting up new displays according to company "planograms," as well as cashiering.
Vector Marketing. York Vector Marketing Office, York, PA
February 2012-Present
Asked to sell CUTCO cutlery products by giving one-on-one demonstrations at customers' homes.
Teacher of Spanish, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
October 2009-May 2011
Asked to teach Spanish to medical students, hospital staff, and other medical professionals who carry out pro-bono medical procedures in Ecuador, South America ?under special provision. Strong focus on medical vocabulary.
Private English Teacher, Colegio Liceo Internacional, Quito, Ecuador
July-August 2010
Asked to teach two intensive English language courses to students at basic and intermediate proficiency levels.
ESL Tutor, Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA
August 2008-May 2009
Position granted only to tutors with ample tutoring experience: Required high sensitivity to the diverse cultural and language-learning needs of students from other countries and backgrounds.
Spanish and German Tutor
August 2007-May 2009
Position entailing a review of the target languages with students: Responsible for the explanation and clarification of grammatical concepts and word use.
English Writing Tutor, Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA
January 2007-May 2009
Position granted by recommendation of an English Faculty member: Selected by the Head of the English Department and the Head of the Office of Academic Success.
Asked to review papers with students and clarify any concerns regarding the writing process. Also responsible for classroom visits at the start of each semester, in order to clarify the services provided by the various support centers of the Office of Academic Success.
**RECENT HONORS AND DUTIES**
March 18, 2010
Induction into Kappa Delta Pi: International Honor Society in Education - Alpha Gamma Nu Chapter
Selected for good scholarship: Members are admitted upon proving strong potential within the field of education: They must have an overall GPA of 3.5 or above at the time of induction and must maintain a GPA of 3.25 for the remainder of their college careers.
January 2010-October 2010
Secretary of the German Club of Millersville University
August 2009-December 2009
Vice-President of the German Club of Millersville University
August 2008-April 2009
Secretary of the German Club of Millersville University
August 2007-May 2008
Tutoring Program Planning Committee: Harrisburg Area Community College
Asked to provide input and ideas to better the tutoring program offered by the Office of Academic Success: focus on future development and certification.
March 18, 2007
Induction into Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society - Alpha Nu Omega Chapter
Selected for good scholarship: Members are admitted if their overall GPA is that of 3.5 or above at the time of induction; they must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.25 throughout their college careers.
## Area of Expertise
Translation of written documents and audio materials within the following language pairs: German-English, Spanish-English, German-Spanish, English-Spanish, Spanish-German, English-German.
University formation/training as a professional educator.
