LILLIAN MARTINEZ SIMMONS, PLS
                              (512) 246-2597


EXPERIENCE
                                     
July 1997 to Jan. 1999: Legal secretary at Legal Aid of Central
Texas, 205 W. 9th St., Ste. 200, Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 476-
7244 Maria Lopez.
     Translated all forms used by Legal Aid into Spanish.
References
	Translations: General - Maria Lopez 512/476-7244
							Legal Aid, 2201 Post Rd.
							Austin, TX 78704, USA	
	              Legal - Laura Martinez 512/476-7244
							Legal Aid, 2201 Post Rd.
							Austin, TX 78704, USA
	Interpreting: General - Jean Roberts 512/326-1161
		                    Attorney at Law, 1919 Willow Creek Dr.,
						    Austin, TX 78741, USA
	              Judicial - Ingrid Ellerbee 476-1866
                             Women's Advocacy, 800 Brazos St.
						     Austin, TX 78701, USA

Sept. 1996 to June 1997: Secretary at Custard Insurance
Adjusters, 7701 N. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 416, Austin, Texas 78752
(512) 458-2180 David Palmer.

March 1996 to July 1996: Temporary assignments as Clerk Typist
for Talent Tree Staffing Services, 6850 Austin Center Blvd., Ste.
150, Austin, TX 78731 (512) 343-6400.
                                     
August 1995 to November 1995: Legal secretary at Haskell &
Perrin, 200 W. Adams St., Ste. 2600, Chicago, IL 60606 (312)
781-9393.

May 1994 to June 1995: Transcriptionist for Corinne Loisel,
Skilled Nurse, 4812 Sanford St., Metairie, LA  (504) 885-0327;
and temporary secretarial assignments for Corporate Connection,
Inc. 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 2542, New Orleans, LA 70170,
(504) 582-1315.

October 1987 to December 1993: Legal secretary at United States
Fidelity & Guaranty Co., 2450 Severn Ave. Metairie, Louisiana  
70001 (504) 837-1304; USF&G (Main Office) 100 Light St.,
Baltimore, Md. (410) 547-3000. 

EDUCATION

Cuban natural. Equally fluent in both English and Spanish. 
     Born and raised in Cuba. Moved from Cuba to the United States
	 at age 18.

1963-66:  Completed two years of college at University of New
Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana (under the name of Lillian
Martinez Brower). 
     Completed all Spanish and English courses required for a
     degree in Spanish Education, including Advanced Spanish
     Syntax, which stressed translation of idioms. Other courses 
     completed were psychology, biology and geology.

1993:  Certified Professional Legal Secretary by the National
Association of Legal Secretaries (International).

PERSONAL DATA

Mailing address: P.O. Box 293, Round Rock, Tx  . 
Telephone (512) 246-2597.
Email: lm@xld.com
www:  http://xld.com/public/cuba/cuba.htm
Member of the Austin Area Translators and Interpreters Association
Translation sample: http://xld.com/public/cuba/hero.htm