Klaryne

Quirarte

Phone: 702-575-7821
E-mail: k.quirarte88@gmail.com

Certification
Utah Certified Professional Level Interpreter/Transliterator (March 2015)
NIC Written Exam (2014)
Utah Certified Novice Level Interpreter/Transliterator (2013)
Utah Written Exam (2013)

Education
Salt Lake Community College
A.A.S. in Interpreting (2011-2014)

University of Utah
B.S. in Psychology ( 2006-2010)

Interpreting Experience
Professional
University of Utah
SLC, UT
Part-time Interpreter (Spring 2014 Present)
Duties include providing English to ASL and ASL to English interpreting services for
students in a variety of classes. Other responsibilities include interpreting for
University staff in settings such as training and staff meetings.
Sorenson Communication
SLC,UT
Video Interpreter (Dec 2014 Present)
Responsibilities include providing sign to voice and voice to sign interpretation on
video relay calls for customers of Sorenson VRS.

ASL Communications
Utah
Interpreter-Independent Contractor (May 2015 Present)
The job involves providing sign to voice and voice to sign interpretation in a variety of
settings throughout SLC and the surrounding areas. Interpreting assignments are
handled on a contractual basis through the agency.

Internship
University of Utah/Salt Lake Community College
SLC, UT (2014)
This internship involved eight weeks of working alongside nationally certified
interpreters who provided one on one mentoring about a variety of classroom topics.
Both observation and hands on interpreting were incorporated into this internship.
Sorenson Communications
SLC, UT (2014)
This internship was eight weeks in length and provided exposure to interpreting in a
corporate environment. Opportunities included observing staff interpreters as well as
hands on interpreting during meetings including tech support, marketing, and one
on ones.
VRS Interpreting Institute
SLC, UT (2014)
This intensive twelve week internship include classes in interpreting methods, weekly
one on one meetings with language mentors, as well as over 150 hours of hands on
interpreting experience in a wide range of settings.

Other Work Experience

Sorenson Communications

SLC,UT

Communication Assistant ( Oct. 2011-Present)

Duties include using voice recognition software and typing skills to assist Deaf
or Hard of Hearing customers with communication by providing captions for
their telephone calls.

ASL Tutor

SLC, UT

Independent ASL Tutor (Fall 2013)

Provided ASL tutoring to a high school student. Lessons covered basic ASL
including numbers, fingerspelling, vocabulary and grammatical structure.

Sorenson Communications

SLC, UT

Customer Information Representative (Feb. 2013-May 2013)

A temporary position which involved assisting Deaf or Hard of Hearing

customers with a variety of issues including tech support, installation of new
software and general customer service. Work was done using a Video Phone and
in American Sign Language.

Petco Animal Supplies

SLC, UT
Grooming Assistant (July 2007 Dec. 2010)
Responsibilities included bathing and grooming dogs as well as performing various
clerical duties such as making appointments, answering phones and providing
customer service.

References provided upon request.