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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