ANA MARIA SALAZAR

Besides being an excellent young artists, singer and performer, Ana Maria Salazar is a well educated scholar interested in astrophysics, mathematics, science research and the Universe as a source of life and energy. She moved to Ottawa to study those scientific matters and explore the possible application of her knowledge to develop new environmentally friendly technologies. Here is a short résumé of a person where art and science meet.

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Ana Maria Salazar

208-335 Van Horne Ave

North York, Ontario M2J2V1

(647) 340-1779 anamariasalazarm@gmail.com

Career Objective

To pursue a challenging position that will allow me to apply and improve my analytical and technical skills as well as to utilize acquired problem solving abilities in a professional environment.

 

Education

2002-2006 BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING – ELECTRICAL, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario

• Completed courses in accounting, business and management in the hi-tech sector

 

Summary of qualifications

• Fluent in English and Spanish
• Outstanding ability to work with professional groups
•  Excellent communication skills
• Ability to conduct presentations and publicly speak to specialized audiences
• A self starter and a dynamic team leader capable of motivating team members
• A fast learner capable of following instructions and methodically trail processes
• 4 years of volunteer experience involving educating rural communities in Colombia

 

Relevant Experience

Communication Skills

·         Delivered multiple oral presentations to technical audiences

·         Presented various workshops regarding the better usage of water and improvement of living conditions to single parents in rural communities

·         Delivered a presentation to obtain approval of a project proposal in a national ecology congress

·         Wrote several documents reporting laboratory and research findings

·         Presented workshops sponsored by the local archdioceses about self esteem and leadership to youth

·         Communicated by phone and provided prompt customer service to clients

·         Tutored high school and university students in Calculus, Physics, Algebra, Trigonometry, Statistics and English

·         Translated several documents from English to Spanish for a private organization

Organizational Skills

·         Helped maintain a database of customers

·         Kept record and filed important documentation

Management Skills

·         Handled and directed mail and inventory

·         Studied documentation of clients in order to take decisions about leaving merchandise on consignment

·         Started a partnership which distributed and commercialized products mainly from Casa Editorial El Tiempo, a known publisher from Colombia

·         Designed, created and commercialized a line of products for kids

·         Designed and painted customized murals for local business

·         Designed and commercialized jewelry

·         Computer skills include MSOffice, Matlab, Pspice

Work History

                2002-Present   PARTNER, XY Promociones, Bogotá, Colombia

1996-2005       PRIVATE TUTOR, Self employed, Ibague - Bogotá - Ottawa, Colombia – Canada

1998-2002       TRANSLATOR, Self employed, Bogotá, Colombia 

2002-2005       ART DESIGNER, Self employed, Ottawa, Ontario 

Extra curricular activities

• Exchange student for a year in Elmira, NY
• Four years of volunteer experience with the local Archdiocese 
• Former Interact member for two years
• Member of Humanity’s Team
• Personal interest in health, fitness, ecology, cultural diversity

 

References

Available upon request