Santiago Herrera Restrepo

Dedicated professional with extensive experience in interpreting, education, coaching, and customer service in international contexts. Proven ability to create effective learning environments and achieve success in academic and sports settings. Multilingual communicator fluent in English and Spanish, with foundational skills in French, Portuguese, and ASL.

1997 - 2001

Integrating forces: F.U.D.R.A., Elite Troop Class Counter-Guerilla - equivalent to US Special Forces(deployed in active warfare for 9 months out of the year for 3 years)

Duties: Combat-oriented to protect the sovereignty of the population and the government against the guerrilla and the paramilitaries, quick infiltration to extinguish drug laboratories and crops, search and rescue of civilians and militia captured by guerrilla and paramilitary groups, special operations designated.

Permanent building guest teacher, Raymond Park Intermediate Academy, Indianapolis, IN

07/17 – 08/18

Assist students in completing their daily lessons, and ensure a safe learning environment for them to develop their knowledge; substitute for 5th-grade or 6th-grade classes, all subjects

11/14 – 08/18

Coach students on their physical conditioning, to provide motivation and guidance during rigorous training to help them develop the skills necessary to succeed in the sport of wrestling.

Three-time Warren Township champions, two-time MIIC runners-up, and produced over 20 high school varsity team members, 6 of whom are currently wrestling in 4 different colleges in Indiana, Illinois, and Miami, FL

2022 – Present, IUPUI, an active member of Tau Sigma Society and Sigma Épsilon de la Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica Sigma Delta Pi; recipient of four Dean’s List honor roll awards

2019-2022 - Ivy Tech Community College, Magda Cum Laude. Recipient of three Dean's List honor roll awards