RESUME

EDUCATION:

• Washington State University, Pullman, WA (Yakima Campus): MBA (1997 - May 2000)
• California State University, Sacramento, CA: BS, Business Admin. – Marketing (1991-95)

EXPERIENCE:

RitvaK.com, 116 N 79th Ave, Yakima, WA
Art & Language Services (Jan 1998 – Current)

• Translate documents from English to Finnish, and Finnish to English (Jan 2007 - current)

• SPECIALIZATION: Information Technology, Business - Marketing, Travel and tourism, real estate, electronics, agriculture, railroad industry
• TRANSLATION SOFTWARE: Across Translation Manager, MetaTexis, WinLexic 2005, Babylon
• Other software: Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, PageMaker, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Freehand, Fireworks
• Programming languages: HTML, XHTML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript

• Web and Graphic Design (1998 - current)

Yakima Valley Community College, 1600 Nob Hill Road, Yakima, WA 98902
Adjunct Instructor (September 1996 – current)

• Instruct Information Technology classes in Web site development (Dreamweaver, Flash, HTML, Internet Essentials), desktop publishing applications (Illustrator, Publisher), and other computer software (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Windows).
• Web site

CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, 400 east University Way, Ellensburg, WA
Adjunct Lecturer (March 2003 – June 2005)

• Instruct Basic Information Technology classes (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and HTML) for the Computer Sciences Department
• Web site

The Baby Jogger Company, 2609 River Road, Yakima, WA (has moved since)
Marketing Manager (March 1997 – September 1999

• Planned, allocated, and managed $700,000 marketing and advertising budget
• Secured product placement in several high visibility publications (print, sitcoms, movies)
• Crafted specific budgeting worksheets to track expenses and determine rate of return on advertising dollars
• Designed and conducted database design to utilize registration information to increase revenue by $24,000 in 1998
• Brought graphic design and desktop publishing in-house, eliminating external designer fees, and allowing access to immediate revisions and last minute promotional ideas
• Planned, designed, and developed user's manuals, installation guides, and training manuals

MEMBERSHIPS

• American Translators Association
• Yoga Alliance
• Proz.com, TranslatorsCafe.com