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| MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, Monterey, CA, U.S.A. M.A., Translation, Chinese Program, May 2007 NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY, Taipei, Taiwan B.A., Economics, June 2002 | |||||||
| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
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| HAI XIA PUBLISHING, Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 2009 - Present Editor * Proofread and edit English-Chinese translations for National Geographic Traditional Chinese Version. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION OFFICE, Taipei, Taiwan, Apr. - Dec. 2009 Contract Translator & Proofreader * Compile current crucial international news reports and provide translation services from English into Chinese. Pebble Beach, CA, U.S.A. Mar. 2007 - Feb. 2009 Chinese Private Tutor * Designed curriculum tailored for students' individual needs and provide tutoring services to school aged students. PALMA HIGH SCHOOL, Salinas, CA, U.S.A. Aug. 2007 - Jun. 2008 Chinese teacher * Taught beginning Chinese to junior and senior high school students. GADUATE SCHOOL OF TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION, MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, Monterey, CA, U.S.A. Jul. - Aug. 2007 Chinese Instructor * Created curriculum tailored for a new Chinese learner for business purposes and tutored in Chinese. SDL INTERNATIONAL, Taipei, Taiwan, Jun. - Jul. 2006 Intern In-house Translator * Translated a variety of technical documents between English and Chinese. GENERAL INNOVATION SERVICE, Taipei, Taiwan, Mar. 2000 - Oct. 2001 Escort Interpreter and Conference Receptionist * Managed logistics for international guests and assisted at large multi-national conferences. | |||||||
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| * Familiar with Trados and SDLX. | |||||||
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| CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE FOR OVERSEAS YOUTH CAMP, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Summer, 2002 Escort / Consecutive Interpreter and Translator * Provided interpretation and translation services for camp announcements, Sunday church services, and field trips. SUMMER WORK AND TRAVEL USA PROGRAM, Ocean City, New Jersey, U.S.A.,Summer, 2000 * Assisted with customer service and beachwear sales. OVERSEAS CHINESE YOUTH LANGUAGE TRAINING AND STUDY TOUR, Taipei, Taiwan, Summer, 1999 Camp Counselor * Organized activities, managed groups during field trips, planned talent show, and coordinated yearbook. | |||||||
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| TOEIC Score: 915 (Sep. 2009) TOEFL CBT Score: 287/300 (Nov. 2004) | |||||||
| PERSONAL |
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| Areas of specialty: Christianity, religion, law, business, economics, marketing, technology, government literature, social science, software manuals and website translation. | |||||||
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