Freelance Translator / Proofreader / Editor / Writer
Personal Details:
§ Birth date: 10.Jan.1985
§ Birth Place: Malaysia
§ Nationality: Malaysian
§ Ethnicity: Chinese
§ Marriage Status: Single
§ Born and bred in Malaysia, raised in an English speaking community
§ Educated in the Malaysian Chinese School System
§ Speaks and writes four Languages:
o English: Mother Tongue
§ Excellent in both American and English
o Chinese: Secondary mother tongue
Mandarin : Excellent
Cantonese: Excellent
Hokkien: Good
Hakka: Good
o Malay: Native Language (Excellent)
o German: Studied Language (Good)
Educational Qualification:
§ Diploma in Communication
o Majoring in Advertising
o Taylor’s College, in conjunction with Universiti Sains Malaysia
o Summer Semester 2003
o Graduated in October 2004
o Studied subjects such as Academic English, Marketing and Advertising, and also Social Psychology, Sociology, Personal and Group Communication.
§ American Degree Program
o Taylor’s College American Degree Program
o Major: Social Psychology
§ Royal School of Music, London; Grade 5
§ Royal School of Ballet, London; Grade 1
§ Goethe-Institut, Dresden
o TestDAF, Niveau 4
o With an accreditation of level C 2
§ DSH, TU Dresden
§ Current Study: Diplom Übersetzer und Dolmetzer (Translation and Interpretation Masters)
Area of Specialization:
ª Legal (Certificates, Licenses)
ª Arts
ª Music
ª Medieval and Renaissance Studies
ª Literature
ª Visual and Performing Arts
ª History
ª Journalism
ª Advertising
ª Culture and Traditions
ª Tourism
ª Marketing
ª Graphic Design
ª Bible and biblical Studies
ª Religion and Religious Studies
ª Business (general)
ª Social Psychology
ª SEO
Skills:
§ Fluent in English and Chinese, both written and spoken.
§ Sufficient writing skills and conversational proficiency in Malay and German.
§ Excellent writing skills – persuasive, academic and creative writing
§ Excellent translation skills – more than 5 years of translation experience. (Prefer to use manual translations, adding to its originality)
Normal Rates:
ª Translation: $ 0.10 / word
ª Proofreading: $ 10.00 / 500 words
ª Editing / Rewriting: $ 20.00 / 500 words
ª Writing $ 0.08 / word
Instant Job Rates:
ª Translation: $ 0.15 / word
ª Proofreading: $ 15.00 / 1000 words
ª Editing / Rewriting: $ 30.00 / 500 words
ª Writing $ 0.12 / word
Software:
ª TRADOS
ª Star Transit
ª Microsoft Word
ª Microsoft Excel
ª Microsoft Power Point
ª Adobe Acrobat
ª Adobe Photoshop
ª Adobe Illustrator
ª Quark Express
Preferred Payment:
GAF / PAYPAL