Resume

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Education:

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
  • MA: Translation and Localization Management, May 2019
Boston University
  • BM: Cello Performance May 2017, with minor in Chinese

Work Experience:

January 2020 – September 2020, May 2022 – Present: Freelance Translator – WIPO PCT Translation
  • Translate Chinese patent abstracts and reports into English in keeping with style guide requirements
  • Receive feedback and adapt in subsequent projects
  • Research wide variety of new technologies to understand inventions and find equivalent English language terminology
  • Maintain consistent, timely return of projects at high volume with high quality
  • High degree of independent responsibility
October 2020 – April 2022: Associate Translator – WIPO PCT Translation
  • Translate Chinese patent abstracts and reports into English with same requirements as current position
  • Review translations from colleagues
  • Work flexibly to return urgent in-house projects quickly on short notice
June 2019 – December 2019: Translation Fellow – WIPO PCT Translation
  • Translate Chinese patent abstracts and reports into English with same requirements as current position
  • Integrate feedback from multiple revisers and learn a new translation style
May 2018 – 2020: Freelance Translator & Desktop Publisher – Supertext
  • Translate Chinese and German to English in SDL Trados
  • Vary translation style according to client requirements
  • Proofread and evaluate English texts produced by translators against original Chinese texts
  • Perform desktop publishing of translated materials using wide variety of desktop publishing software
January 2018 – 2019: Freelance Translator – Linguitronics
  • Translate Chinese to English in SDL Trados
  • Use and update provided reference materials, particularly translation memories and termbases
  • Communicate promptly and effectively with PMs