University of California, Los Angeles, Extension
Program
April 2008 -- Present
Instructor, Simultaneous Interpretation II
-- Simultaneous interpretation class in preparation for the California court
interpreter certification exam.
LA Institute of Translation and Interpretation
Aug. 2004 – Present
Instructor, Mandarin Translator and Interpreter
-- Taught interpretation classes including consecutive interpretation,
simultaneous interpretation, sight translation in preparation for California
Court Certified Interpreters Exam.
-- Translated and interpreted from Mandarin to English and from English to
Mandarin for different industries such as legal, entertainment, business,
sports, etc.
Los Angeles Chinese Learning
Center
Aug. 2002 – Present
President
-- Initiated, managed and expanded Los Angeles Chinese Learning Center, a
non-profit organization aimed at promoting cultural exchanges between the United
States and China through Chinese language classes and other services.
-- Provided consultation services to legal and entertainment firms regarding
issues related to Chinese culture.
-- Wrote China Investment Report, providing China
related investment information and analyzed equities, commodities, and foreign
currencies
Los Angeles Immigration Court, Los Angeles,
California, USA
Court Mandarin Interpreter
-- Interpreted orally for immigration cases.
Harry
J. Liu & Associates, California, USA
Jun. 2002 - Aug
Paralegal
The
Industrial Bank of Japan, Beijing Branch
Oct. 2001-Feb. 2002
Risk
Analyst, Business Department
Orient
Trend Investment Consulting Company Ltd.
Aug. 2001-Oct. 2001
Analyst,
Market Research Department
--
Analyzed and presented buy/hold/sell recommendations for listed companies in
Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges to clients using fundamental and technical
analysis
TRANSLATION AND
INTERPRETATION WORKS AND ACTIVITIES
"The
Alps" - IMAX - MacGillivray Freeman Films
October 2007
Mandarin Chinese Voice Consultant
-- Consulted for the Mandarin voice over of this adventure giant screen film
-- Provided translation and interpretation services during the consultation
process.
"The Closer"
July 2007
Actor/Chinese Consultant
-- Played a co-star role in one of the episodes of the TNT show "The Closer".
--Provided Chinese cultural consultations to one of the screenwriters, Mandarin
language coaching to its actors and actresses, as well as casting assistance.
Herzog Cowen Entertainment and Chow, Yun-Fat
November 2006
Interview Interpreter
-- Interpreted for Mr. Chow, Yun-Fat for a Mandarin interview.
Jackie Chan
-- Provided Chinese translations of his Mandarin interview (for Quincy Jones)
into English for subtitles
Disney Studios
September 2006
Mandarin Dialog Trainer
-- Trained an actor for a Mandarin sentence in "The Big Day" show..
The Federal Reserve Bank, Los Angeles
September 2006
Mandarin Interpreter
-- Interpreted for a group of executives from the People's Bank of China
-- Interpreted for the tour during their visits to the Federal Reserve Bank in
Los Angeles
Immigration Court, Los Angeles
October 2005 to Present
Chinese Translator and Chinese Simultaneous Interpreter
-- Provided Mandarin interpretation and Chinese written translation services for
the Immigration Court in Los Angeles.
-- Chinese simultaneous translation for defendants of the court.
Farmers' Insurance Group
May 2004 to Present
Mandarin Interpreter
-- Interpreted for nurse case manager for Mandarin speaking patients in Los
Angeles County Hospital, USC University Hospital, Garfield Medical Center and
other private clinics and physical therapists
-- Translated notes and medical documents as well as workers compensation policy
papers to Mandarin speaking patients
Food
and Drug Administration Experts, Los
Angeles, CA
June, 2005
Chinese Interpreter
-- Interpreted a presentation by FDA Experts to a group of Chinese
pharmaceutical executives
-- Translated materials related to FDA regulations on generic drugs from English
to Chinese
University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business,
Los Angeles, CA
May. 2005
-- Interpreted for an Executive Master of Business Administration course on
Advertising
-- Provided translation services to course materials from English to Chinese.
Westside Casting Studios
Feb. 2004
Television Advertisement Interpretation and Consulting
-- Interpreted and trained casts of a Fidelity advertisement for a TV promotion
targeting Chinese consumers.
-- Consulted Chinese cultural issues related to the content and language of the
advertisement
Simultaneous Interpretation for a Rupert Murdoch Interview of Phoenix Television
Mar. 2004, Fox Studios
-- Simultaneous interpretation for an interview between Rupert Murdoch of News
Corporation and Changle Liu, CEO of Phoenix Television
Business
Watch Magazine
Sep. 2001 - Present
--
Drafted monthly columns on investment trends and emerging markets
London
School of Economics Investment Society
Sep. 1999 - May 2000
Sinotrust
Business Risk Management
Jun. 1999 - Aug. 1999
Risk
Analyst - Intern
Universidad
Carlos III de Madrid, Getafe (Madrid), Spain
Oct. 2000 - Aug. 2001
Courses:
Economics
of Organizations; Financial Analysis; Financial Economics; Statistics and
Quantitative Methods; Corporate Finance; Econometrics and Time Series Analysis;
Financial Institutions; Fixed Income Securities and Derivatives; International
Accounting and Finance; Financial Markets and Banking; Insurance Markets; Risk
Management
Thesis:
"The
Japanese Banking Crisis and Its Policy Responses"
London
School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
Sep. 1999 - Jun. 2000
University
of California, Berkeley, California, USA
Aug. 1997 - Jun. 1999
Bachelor
of Arts in Economics
Pasadena
City College, California, USA
Aug. 2002 - Aug. 2003
American
Bar Association approved paralegal program
Kyu
Eikan Japanese Language Learning Center, Beijing, China
Sep. 2001 - Feb. 2002
Universidad
Carlos III de Madrid, Getafe (Madrid), Spain
Jan. 2001 - Mar. 2001
SKILLS
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Languages: Multilingual in English, Chinese (Mandarin), and Spanish.
Knowledgeable in Japanese
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Computer Programs: Microsoft Office, Internet, Visual BASIC, dBASE, HTML,
Bloomberg, Crystal Ball, Oracle, Abacus, Westlaw, LexisNexis