Internet Visionary - fluent in 5 languages
Greater Boston Area
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- Computer Skills Instructor / Tutor at Roxbury Youthworks
- Administrative Specialist, Interpreter Services at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Past
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- Interpreter at Bay State Interpreters
- Valet at Exclusive Valet
- Interpreter at Global Link Translation
- Tutor at Health Careers Opportunity Program
- Tutor at Gear Up!
- Education
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- Cambridge College
- Gibbs College
- University of Massachusetts Boston
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Michael Lewis’s Summary
Currently provide a range of database, billing, and foreign language support to the interpreter services department of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Four years experience tutoring children and adults in diverse scholarly fields, from basic mathematics to foreign languages.
Fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Haitian Creole, both spoken and written. Working knowledge of Italian.
Fairly in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office and Windows operating system.
Passed Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure, Reading/Writing Communication and K-12 Mathematics, July 2003.
Two years study in Medical Office Administration.
Michael Lewis’s Specialties:
Tutoring and learning in K-12 subjects; medical vocabulary; Microsoft Office functionality; information procurement on the World Wide Web.
Michael Lewis’s Experience
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Computer Skills Instructor / Tutor
Roxbury Youthworks
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)
Instruct between 1 and 5 youth in broad-base computer knowledge with a focus on meeting minimum requirements to enter the Year Up program.
Train said youth in basic computer skills such that they are better prepared to enter the workforce -
Administrative Specialist, Interpreter Services
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
April 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)
Contracting of freelance interpreters for foreign language appointments.
Managing interpreter billing payments and records.
Maintenance of foreign language patient appointment database.
Phone interpretation between patient and provider for patients who speak Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole or French. -
Interpreter
Bay State Interpreters
(Privately Held; Translation and Localization industry)
January 2006 — April 2006 (4 months)
Interpret orally between English and Haitian Creole.
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Valet
Exclusive Valet
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Hospitality industry)
August 2005 — March 2006 (8 months)
Drive customer cars to designated area for parking.
Return car to customer upon request.
Keep track of cars, car keys, payments and tips. -
Interpreter
Global Link Translation
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Translation and Localization industry)
2004 — 2005 (1 year)
Interpret orally between English and Spanish or Portuguese.
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Tutor
Health Careers Opportunity Program
(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
June 2004 — August 2004 (3 months)
Tutoring students entering grades 9 and 10 in English, with a focus toward public health.
Supervising students on educational field trips to public health facilities and hospitals.
Monitoring activities periods and enforce a modicum of discipline. -
Tutor
Gear Up!
(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
September 2001 — June 2004 (2 years 10 months)
Tutoring students in Grades 6 thru 8 in all applicable subjects.
Supervising students on field trips to various locations.
Serving as monitor on afterschool late bus.
Michael Lewis’s Education
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Cambridge College
2006 — 2008
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Gibbs College
AS , Medical Administration , 2004 — 2006
3.85 grade point average upon graduation. Multiple President's List/Deans List awards.
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University of Massachusetts Boston
Community Studies 1999 — 2003
1½ years study of Mandarin Chinese.
- Activities and Societies:
- African Hut Club, Radical Student Alliance
Additional Information
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Michael Lewis’s Interests:
Languages, Internet-based collaboration, international relations, concept formation and innovation, professional networking, new technologies, singing, piano playing, music and multimedia creation, history,
Michael Lewis’s Contact Settings
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- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
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