Hi! My name is Lorena Pacheco, I’m the owner of a language school located in Altabrisa area in Mérida and I’m looking for an experienced (1 year at least) English teacher to work with small groups kids, teenagers, adults. to start in June.

Job Offered:

Name of Company: Global Passage
Job Location: Jardines de Vista Alegre, Altabrisa, Mérida Yucatan
Name of Contact: Lorena Pacheco
Phone Number: 99 93 33 96 76 / 9 48 28 72
Email Address: glob [dot] passage [at] hotmail [dot] com
Job Description: English language teacher to work with small groups (1-6 students), kids, teenagers and adults, different levels
Job Requirements: Native english speaker, British-Canadian pronunciation preferred, 1 year min. experience in similar position, excellent rapport with students (games, songs, video techniques), some knowledge of Cambridge ESOL examinations would be a plus, able to work in the evening shift.
Any Additional Information: If interested, please, send your resume with photo and a cover letter to glob [dot] passage [at] hotmail [dot] com Thanks a lot!

Thanks a lot!

The First Tropical Wave Has Formed

It’s only the middle of May, with another two weeks to go before hurricane season is officially here, but the first tropical wave has formed in the Atlantic. While this tropical wave is one of many that will form and dissipate without ever reaching Mexico, it is still a reminder to make sure that you get ready now – just in case. It is always better to prepare for the worst and never need use those resources than to not have what you need when the worst comes.

Tourism Will Be Up in July and August

For the first half of the year, the Cancun airports are reporting tourism rates that are well above those of last year, with a flood of tourists already booking flights from July and August through Christmas. Cancun is already handling 107 flights a day. Since planes are continuing to be larger, this serves an ever-increasing number of foreign and domestic tourists. The airport in Merida reported 1,200,000 visitors in 2012, with 600,000 in just the first five months of 2013. This bodes well for tourism for the rest of the year. It should also be noted that Merida has become a huge center for domestic and international conferences and sporting events. Some of the week-long sporting events drew in almost 20,000 people in 2012 and more are expected in 2013.

Limons Limons Everywhere!!!

Limon production, in Yucatan, is up 19% for the first quarter of 2013, over the same period for last year. . This equates to 5,735 tons of harvested limons. Orange production is down 22.3% for the quarter, while corn was up 39.5% and maize was down 43.3%. Sorghum is up 10% and honey is down 49.7%. Many of these numbers are due to extreme cold and rain, coupled with changes in political support for one crop over others. However, there is one thing that is certain – Yucatan’s farmers work hard every day and, overall, are quite successful in every project they take on.

Yucalpeten Fishing Docks: Dangerous Light Poles

Local fishermen and their families, as well as tourists and expats, fish from the docks that border Fisherman’s Park. This is the park where you will find the Monument of Anguish, with nameplates for fishermen who died at sea. The fishermen in the area are reporting that ten of the fifteen concrete light poles are in serious danger of coming down at any time. It is expected that these poles will be replaced in the near future but, until then, if you fish from the docks in Yucalpeten, please do be careful to stay well clear of those light poles.

Progreso: Twelve Honorable Mentions in Houston

These are no ordinary COBAY students and this was no ordinary competition. Three of the group of a dozen students who worked on this project actually went to Houston, Texas, to Texas to compete in the International Olympiad of Projects in Sustainable Energy and Development: Iran Ivan Alpizar Duran and Jonathan Andres Perez Castillo, students of Chemistry-Biology, and Abigail Martinez Perez, a Community Health student. The honorable mention earned by their solid waste included the names of all twelve students from Progreso. At this very special International Olympiad of Projects in Sustainable Energy and Development, there were a total of 1,500 projects from 52 nations. Other honorable mentions went to Argentina, the United States, Peru, Jordan, Russia, Slovenia, South Korea, China and the Philippines. That is quite some company Progreso’s COBAY students are keeping up with these days. Congratulations to each of the twelve students who worked so hard on their solid waste utilization project, to their teachers and to their families.

Fighting Hunger in the Southern Cone

As welfare nations have taught us, feeding programs with no hope of ever getting away from them do not work in the fight against hunger. In Yucatan, however, there is a different scenario going on. This program provides food to fight initial malnutrition, then goes on to provide jobs (in this case, growing chile habaneros), housing, public baths and bathrooms, and education. All of this begins with providing the people with chickens to raise for meat and eggs, and seeds to plant a vegetable garden. We have watched as each of these projects have been tested with groups of school children and with farmers. They have all been successful and now form the foundation of a sustainable fight against the hunger that has long stalked outlying villages that lie deep in the Southern Cone of Yucatan. It is, indeed, now a brighter day in Yucatan.

Fires (almost) Over? Farmers Ready for Rain

Is it just us or does the calendar seem to be flipping a little faster these days? The last of the field burning has ended and the people of Tizimin have already asked San Isidro Labrador to bless them with the first rains to moisten the soil enough to begin a favorable planting. However, even though the official field burning has ended, some producers still need to do a little burning, so do keep an eye out for wild fires and field burnings when you are on the highway. The heat is far from over in Yucatan and the risk of wild fires will be with us for several months yet.

Mobile Banking and Financial Education

While people in larger cities live by their ATM and credit cards, people in rural Yucatan often continued to live in local economies that are based on cash and barter. However, as the 21st century unfolds, rural Yucatan is taking giant leaps ahead and those cash and barter days just don’t quite fit with the current lifestyle of the people, nor with their financial hopes and dreams for the future. This week, Bancomer took a mobile bank out to Hunucma and provided the first banking and financial education to residents there. The classes will go on for 3 days and nights. This is a wonderful idea whose time has certainly come, and we fully expect to see more of these teaching opportunities, in banking and other services, in the near future.

Economic Program: Come to the Center and Win!

There is a new program in Merida, designed to be the basis for a financial revival in Centro. In the Council Chamber of the National Chamber of Commerce in Merida, Merida’s Services and Tourism Department announced that it has invited 1,000 micro-, small and medium size businesses to participate in this program. A total of $3,000,000 pesos has been set aside as seed capital to assist these businesses reach their goal of revitalizing the economic heart of Merida. We wish them all well and, with all of the growth in tourism that lies ahead, they cannot help but succeed.

This Week… starting May 20 , 2013

2013 Spring Cultural Festival: Renew Yucatan With Music – May 2 – 31
This week explodes with music that will continue until the end of the month. This means that audiences will be treated to the very best in everything from Yucatan’s young composers to soloists, groups and orchestras, as well as a wide variety of music. You name the genre and it will be here.
Location, Time and Admission: Events will be listed in Yucatan Living’s Month-at-a-Glance Calendar of Events, with more information in our weekly Events column.

Municipal Fiestas This Week

Tekom Fiesta de las Hamacas: May 20 to 28
Tekom is located way over in the southeastern part of our state, just south of Valladolid and north of Chikindzonot. If anyone is looking for “authentic,” this is the place to find it. Artisans in Tekom produce articles carved from wood, typical clothing, embroidered tablecloths, and traditional woven hammocks (hence the name of the fiesta). Since Tekom is off the beaten path, we suspect this is just the sort of place our readers will love.

Kinchil Fiesta : May 24
This fiesta is in honor of Santo Cristo de las Ampollas. Kinchil is located between Samahil and Celestun, just 34 km southeast of Merida, so it is near enough to the city to go and see this event. Look for woven baskets of palm, rattan and bamboo here.

Monday (Lunes) May 20, 2013

Victory Day in Canada

Concert: Pacha Mari, Bolero Jazz, Grupo Pacha Mari
No information is given about this event and this group is new to us… what fun! Check it out!
Location: Centro Cultural Dante on Paseo de Montejo
Time: 9:00 PM
Admission: Free

Tuesday (Martes) May 21, 2013

Movie: Dead Poet’s Society
(U.S. 1989). Starring Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard and Ethan Hawke. English teacher John Keating inspires his students to a love of poetry and to seize the day. If you haven’t seen it yet, you really ought to…
Location: Centro Cultural Jose Marti / Parque de las Americas , Av. Colon x Calle 20, Garcia Gineres
Time: 8:00 PM Tuesday
Admission: Free

Tuesday of Trova: Ruby in Concert
One of Yucatan’s greats, this lady is the lead singer of Maya International. She is a wonderful performer and her concerts are always crowd-pleasers.
Location: Auditorio del Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 8:30 PM Tuesday
Admission: Free

Angelica Balado in Concert
We never see enough of this Yucateca legend, nor of the Orquesta Tipica Yukalpeten. This performance is under the direction of a musical legend in his own right, Pedro Carlos Herrera. If you have ever wondered whatever happened to those talented young musicians and songsters of the 70s, here’s one place you can find out.
Location: Teatro Jose Peon Contreras, Calle 60 x 61
Time: 9:00 PM Tuesday
Admission: Free

Wednesday (Miercoles) May 22, 2013

Video Documentary: Water and Biodiversity
This documentary is presented by the Comision Nacional para Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad.
Location: Videosala del Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 6:00 PM Wednesday
Admission: Free

Cony Ancona in Concert (Jazz for Children)
This performance is titled “A Basket Full of Songs of Cri Cri” and includes the participation of the young students of CEDART. To have this quality of program for children is standard for Merida and certainly a draw for parents who want their children to learn to appreciate the arts with enjoyment. And Cri Cri is a legend in Yucatan… a children’s singer and composer who was popular throughout Mexico in the 60′s.
Location: : Cruceta del Edifico of CECUNY , Calle 50 x 59
Time: 7:00 PM Wednesday
Admission: Free

In Concert: Tayrona
This concert has it all, including: bossa nova, jazz and traditional trova, as well as jusic typical of Colombia. Come and experience the smooth voice of none other than Armando Manzanero in his own jazz interpretation, and Tiko Tiko of Brazil providing the fine instrumental sounds of Latin American jazz.
Location: : Centro Cultural Tapanco , Calle 68 x 47
Time: 9:00 PM Wednesday
Admission: $50 pesos

Thursday (Jueves) May 23, 2013

Movie Classics: Zorba The Greek
(1964 Argentina). Starring Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates and Irene Papas. An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.
Location: Videosala del Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 7:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free

Andres Tinoco in Concert: Songwriter of My Time
We hope everyone can get out to see this performance. One of the great musical events of the week.
Location:Auditorio del Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 7:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free

Valladolid English Library Lecture: Rethinking Maya Heritage: Preservation Models for the Future
Presented by: Richard M. Leventhal, Penn Cultural Heritage Center, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Maya culture is usually identified through the spectacular ruins of a once great civilization lost in the jungles of Central America. Although the Maya people today in Quintana Roo see some continuities and connections to this ancient culture, they see an even stronger and direct connection to their recent history and heritage of the 19th century. The Caste War rebellion in the Yucatan of the mid-19th century is a critical historical moment for the modern Maya of the region. These continuities and changes in the representation of the Maya past are the focal point for this talk. A new community development and preservation project in this region highlights a Maya view of history and the past. This type of community project highlights issues of contested heritage and provides a model for the identification and preservation of heritage in the future.
Location:In the Palapa at Casa Hamaca in Valladolid
Time: 7:45 PM Thursday
Admission: $50 pesos (includes botanas) Drinks available for purchase or bring your own

Opening of the Exhibition: Expressing the Colors of Life
Works are by the Arte Jejelaas (Diverso) Workshop.
Location: Centro Cultural Jose Marti / Parque de las Americas, Colonia Garcia Gineres
Time: 8:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free

Grupo Los Golden Years in Concert: Eight Years of Rock
This performance is part of the celebration of the 15th Anniversary of La Iberica, that wonderful community center and garden in Santa Ana. The Golden Years are always a favorite with every audience that loves golden oldies and early rock.
Location: Centro Cultural Iberica, Calle 37 #526 x 74 y 74-A
Time: 8:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free

Concert: Silvia Kater: Letters of Love and Tango
This is going to be a wonderful concert. Audiences in Merida love the tango and Silvia Kater has a sound that lends itself beautifully to this genre.
Time: 9:00 PM Thursday
Location: Centro Cultural Tapanco, Calle 68 x 47
Admission: Free

Movie: TBD
Coming Soon!
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Thursday
Admission: $30 pesos, $15 pesos students

Concert: Tunkul Jazz Band of Alberto Palomo
Alberto Palomo has been a constant in the music scene of Yucatan for years and never disappoints an audience.
Location: Teatro Daniel Ayala, Calle 60 x 61
Time: 9:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free

Movie: TBD
Coming Soon!
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Thursday
Admission: $30 pesos, $15 pesos students

Wendy Argaez in Concert: Los Maestros y Yo
This popular music songstress is an accomplished entertainer and her concerts never fail to please.
Location: Centro Cultural Dante on Paseo de Montejo across from La Tratto (upstairs)
Time: 9:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free

Jesus Armando in Concert: Mis Raices (My Roots)
This young man is in a class by himself. He and his voice move effortlessly across the stage and audiences love him. We see far too little of him these days! And it is always a treat to listen to music in this lovely space… trust us on this one!
Location: Museo de la Cancion Yucateca, Calle 57 # 464 x 48 y 50, Mejorada, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free

Abril Rivas and Emilio Rosado in Concert: Sintonia
This young duet has been performing for several seasons and they are always a crowd pleaser. We do wish we could see more of them.
Location: Centro de Artes y de Espectaculos “II Piano,” Av. Perez Ponce #118, Colonia Itzimna
Time: 9:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free

Marilu Basulto in Concert
This lady is yet another of the talented members of a generation of voices who rose to stardom in Yucatan.
Location: Teatro Peon Contreras, Calle 60 at Calle 59
Time: 9:00 PM Thursday
Admission: Free

Friday (Viernes) May 24, 2013

Invitation: Sister Cities Photo Exhibition
The U.S. Consulate General in Merida cordially invites you to the opening ceremony of a Sister Cities Photo Exhibition that is being celebrated between Serasota, FL, Asheville, NC, and Merida, Yucatan. The photographic works are landscapes and other cultural characteristics of the three sister cities done by Eric Hilton.
Location: U.S. Consulate Visa Waiting Room
Time: 3:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free (RSVP meridarsvp [at] state [dot] gov or by phone: (999) 942-5700 ext 5706)

Trova Concert: Trio Los Tres Duendes
This event includes a performance by the Armando Manzanero Troubadors. If you love traditional, romantic trova, then this is the event for you.
Location: Plaza Comercial Diamante, Calle 62 #534 x 63 Esquina
Time: 6:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free

Movie: Chinatown
(U.S. 1974). Director: Roman Polanski. Starring: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston. A private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with water, a very precious commodity in Los Angeles, California. This is part of a Roman Polanski film series.
Location: Videosala del Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 7:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free

Progreso: Los Juglares in Concert
Los Juglares is one of a small group of trova trios that has defined trova in Yucatan for a generation.
Location: Progreso
Time: 8:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free

Concert: Vocal Ensemble of Yucatan
This group is under the direction of Nestor Rodriguez, a long-time and talented interpreter of the music of Yucatan.
Location: Comisaria de Komchen
Time: 8:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free

Spring Recital: Emilio Castellanos and Mario Bolio
This is a performance by the talented tenor Emilio Castellanos, with the legendary Mario Bolio on Piano. Whenever you see one of these recitals, always take a second look at who is performing in support of the headliner. You will end up enjoying some of the most accomplished voices and musicians to be found anywhere in the world.
Location: Teatro Daniel Ayala, Calle 60 x 61
Time: 8:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free

Concert: Choir of the City of Merida
This choir is under the direction of Nidia Gongora. The choir has matured over the course of the past few years and their performances are better than ever.
Location: Centro Cultural Jose Marti, Av. Colon x Calle 20, Garcia Gineres
Time: 8:30 PM Friday
Admission: Free

Emma Alcocer in Concert: Among Jaranas and Serenades
These traditional trova concerts, by Merida’s greats, are just one of the treasures of Yucatan.
Location: Museo de la Cancion Yucateca, Calle 57 x 50
Time: 9:00 PM Friday
Admission: Free

Concert: Orquesta Sinfonica de Yucatan: Program 12
The orchestra is under the direction of Juan Carlos Lomonaco tonight, and features Mahler’s Symphony #5. Mahler is one of the great composers whose music just takes you away to another time and place. Don’t miss it!
Location: Teatro Peon Contreras
Time: 9:00 PM Friday
Admission: Tickets on Sale at the box office

Movie: TBD
Coming Soon!
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Friday
Admission: $30 pesos, $15 pesos students

Saturday (Sabado) May 25, 2013

Foreign Plant Workshop
We felt a little sheepish when we read the list of plants that are all around us in Yucatan, but are not actually native to this area. Perhaps we didn’t realize that, just because they were here when we arrived, they didn’t necessarily have to have originated here. This workshop, in Spanish, will provide you with the care and feeding of a surprising list of plants that are actually foreign to Yucatan.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Saturday
Admission: $120 pesos

Movie: The Tenant
(1976 U.S.). Director: Roman Polanski. Starring: Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani and Melvyn Douglas. This movie is part of a Roman Polanski series. A quiet and inconspicuous man (Trelkovsky) rents an apartment in France where the previous tenant committed suicide, and begins to suspect his landlord and neighbors are trying to subtly change him into the last tenant so that he too will kill himself.
Location: Videosala del Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 7:00 PM Saturday
Admission: Free

Concert: Grupo Ragnarok
This concert is part of the Urban Expressions series and goes by the interesting title of “Movies All Night!” .
Location: Teatro Daniel Ayala, Calle 60 x 61 and 59
Time: 8:00 PM Saturday
Admission: Free

Concert: Kantulo-on Quartet for Flutes
“Enter the Flutes” is the name of this performance. The director is Gabriela Lool Bej Sanchez. It’s been a while since we have heard Yucatan’s flutes, so don’t miss this chance to see this classical quartet.
Location: Cineteca Nacional Manuel Barbachano Ponce in Teatro Armando Manzanero, Calle 62 at 61
Time: 8:00 PM Saturday
Admission: free

Concert: Ivan Adriano (classical guitar)
Of course, Merida is the home of classical guitar, so this is certainly a performance to see. The title is Tour et Melancolie.
Location: Sala Mayamax in the Gran Museo de la Cultura Maya, Prolongación de Paseo de Montejo at Siglo XXI
Time: 8:00 PM Saturday
Admission: Free

Valladolid: Concert for IV Festival of San Bernardino
Performers for this event are excellent and include Misa Luba (African Religious Music), as well as the Chamber Choir of Yucatan, which is under the direction of Jonathan Renteria. Valladolid is now one of Mexico’s Magical Cities, so the quality of performances immediately rose to the category of always excellent.
Location: Convento de Valladolid
Time: 8:00 PM Saturday
Admission: Free

Concert: El Tunkul de Aluxes
This prehispanic music concert, “The Evocation of Pech Ahnakuk,” is under the direction of Moses Hernandez. The fact that prehispanic culture and music are still celebrated in Yucatan is testament to the strength, courage and adaptability of the people. They bring the best of every era with them into the future and we are their beneficiaries.
Location: Plaza Principal, Calle 60 x 61
Time: 8:30 PM Saturday
Admission: Free

Maria Teresa in Concert
This lady is another of the almost beloved voices in Yucatan. This will be a popular music concert.
Location: Teatro Jose Peon Contreras, Calle 60 at 57
Time: 9:00 PM Saturday
Admission: Free

Movie: TBD
Coming Soon.
Location: LA 68, Calle 68 at Calle 55, Centro
Time: 9:00 PM Saturday
Admission: $30 pesos, $15 pesos students

Miguel Luna in Concert
This popular music concert is called A Creator of Songs, an interesting title for a concert by a man who writes songs for some of the greatest names in Latin American music. This is going to be a very good concert!
Location: Amaro Foro Cultural (Amaro Restaurant), Calle 59 at 60
Time: 9:00 PM Saturday
Admission: Free

Sunday (Domingo) May 26, 2013

Documentary: Dino Planet: Das the Hunter Meet one of the most fearful predators of the Mesozoic era, the Dapletosaurio Das, able to hunt a Tyrannosaurus.
Location: Museo de Historia Nacional, Calle 59 x Av. Itzaes
Time: 12:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free

Concert: Orquesta Sinfonica de Yucatan: Program 12
The orchestra is under the direction of Juan Carlos Lomonaco tonight, and features Mahler’s Symphony #5.
Location: Teatro Peon Contreras
Time: 12:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free

Concert: Clarinett All’Opera
This performance is by the ASEA Clarinet Chamber Quartet and features Dorela Cela (Soprano).
Location: Auditorio del Olimpo, Calle 62 x 61
Time: 5:00 PM Sunday
Admission Free

Concert: Vocal Ensemble of Yucatan
This group is under the direction of Nestor Rodriguez, a long-time and talented interpreter of the music of Yucatan.
Location: Centro Cultural Jose Marti, av. Colon x Calle 20
Time: 6:00 PM Sunday
Admission Free

Beatriz Cervera in Concert: Remembering Guadalupe Trigo
This is yet another of the voices that identify music and song in Yucatan. We do wish we could hear her more often.
Location: Teatro Daniel Ayala, Calle 60 x 61
Time: 8:00 PM Sunday
Admission Free

Yucatecanto en Concierto: A Punto de Voz
From a point of view to a point of voice sounds like this traditional trova concert will be right on the mark.
Location: Teatro Peon Contreras, Calle 60 x 57
Time: 8:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free

Valladolid: Noche de Baile Popular
Any time you see that as a title to an event, do bring your dancing shoes. Tonight’s performers include the Consentida Band, Dance and Life, and Grupo de Animacion.
Location: Valladolid
Time: 8:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free

Valladolid: Closing Concert: IV Festival de San Bernardo
We are so pleased to see the Daniel Ayala Perez Youth Symphony Orchestra of Yucatan performing in Valladolid. We hope to see Valladolid’s own youth symphony in the very near future. Please do always come out to support the young people in any area of the arts and music. They work hard and are really quite wonderful. The director of this orchestra is Maestro Jose Luis Chan.
Location: Convento de Valladolid
Time: 8:00 PM Sunday
Admission: Free

Monday (Lunes) May 27, 2013

Concert: Aida Borges in Concert
This popular music concert is to present the new CD “Timeless Song”.
Location: Centro Cultural Dante on Paseo de Montejo
Time: 9:00 PM
Admission: Free

Coming Soon

Opera Yucatan A.C.
The third season of Opera at the Movies continues at Sala MAYAMAX in the Gran Museo Del Mundo Maya. Due to the change of venue, admission is now free and the last date of the season is June 1 – OTELO by Verdi.
Location: Sala MAYAMAX in the Gran Museo Del Mundo Maya. Parking: open free parking lot at Siglo XXI and a 5-minute walk around the Convention Center, or garage at the Gran Museo Del Mundo Maya. (modest fee).
Time: Opera Talk at 11:30 AM, Show at 12:00 PM
Admission: Free

Talented Bitches Presents ARTSPASM! Encore! – Thursday May 30th
An evening of comedy and visual art by Mexico’s first English speaking stand up comic Mel Blossom. If you missed the first Artspam show, she is doing it again! If you saw the last show, stay tuned for an all new show in July!
Location: Bravo Tapas, Paseo Montejo # 462 x 37 (on top of Oxxo)
Time: 9:00 PM. Doors open at 8 PM.
Admission: 100 pesos, which includes entrance to comedy show, 1 free drink of Sangria, domestic beer, call drink, wine or refresco.
Also: Talented Bitches, El Estudio and Tejon Rojo merchandise available for purchase. 10% of all Talented Bitches merchandise sold goes to Evolution Animal dog rescue.

I am currently employed at the Arbor Day Foundation as a Network Systems Administrator. I would like to know if there are IT Network Systems Admin jobs in Merida.

If you are interested, please contact me: Luis Landeros at luislanderos67 [at] gmail [dot] com

Here is my resume:

Skills:

Databases: SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, Active Directory and Red Hat;
Platforms: UNIX, Linux, Ubuntu, Sun, Sybase, Windows 2007, XP, 2000, Vista, DOS, Mac OS, MVS, VM/CMS, OS/2,LAN and WAN;
Languages: C, C++, C#, Pro*C, iOS, Android, PHP, Java, TCL, PASCAL, Assembler, PL/AS, Perl,and Visual Basic;
Software: PVCS Tracker, Test Track Pro, Team Track, Clear Quest, Track Record, MS Visual Source Safe, PVCS Version Manager, Perforce, Install Shield, SQL, SMP/E, PowerPoint, PC Anywhere, VNC, T-Plan, Test Director, Calyx Point, SharePoint, Workflow, MS Office Suite, and Outlook;
Networks: Network Analyzers, Domain Name Servers, Network encryption devices, Multi Router Traffic Grapher and Intrusion Protection Systems, Networking Protocols (TCP/IP, SNMP), Shell scripting, System security, System patching, Backup and restore concepts, multivendor routed networks, MPLS, IPv4, and IPv6;
Automation: e-Test suite – e-Tester/e-Load, TCL, SILK Test, TPNS, SECS/GEM, MVS JCL, REXX

Professional Experience:

Arbor Day Foundation Nebraska City, NE 10/1012-Current
Network Systems Administrator

• Manage networked PC’s, routers, switches in all that pertains to Network users within our Active Directory Forrest.
• Monitor the Untangle Unix Server; manage the guest wireless network.
• Configure, monitor, and maintain email applications or virus protection software.
• Handle all guest phone management systems, Precipia, and PC support for guests; printing, login and any questions or concerns guests may be experiencing.
• Set-up new PC’s for users installing all software via our Ethernet network.
• Maintain UPS Worldship software, Givex, Onity and other systems on site, as well as Microsoft retail management system.

Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. Nebraska City, NE 03/2012-10/2012
Site Manager in Training

• Trained employees on safety and regulations.
• Worked with management of PSSI and Cargill, learning how to deal with personnel.
• Learned various employment positions, including forklift training and the operation of the plant.
• Attended a week long management training course.
• Applied the training, supervising employees, processing payroll, and ensuring shifts were properly staffed.

Motorola, (Doing Business As Free scale Semiconductor) , Austin, TX 1997-03/2012
HVAC Technician

• Operated and maintained equipment pertaining to the production and support of the semiconductor factory.
• Lead technician in HVAC support; steam or clean steam, vacuum air or compressed dry air, chilled water, process cooling and heating water, house vacuum systems, and environmental specifications.
• Handled the toxic gas monitoring equipment; fault recovery and basic maintenance.
• Implemented the business resumption plan for the re-deployment of factory services during crisis.
• Monitored the system during loss of power or equipment failure, ensuring factory downtime is minimal.

Education and Training

• ITT Tech, Austin, TX, Associate, Network Systems Administrator
• USAF, Wichita Falls, TX , Lab Tech , Hematology, Microbiology, Phlebotomy

Additional Information
• Fluent in Spanish