Résumé

Education

Master of Arts (MA)
Graduate Institute of Translation and Interpretation

National Taiwan Normal University
2020 - 2023

Advisor:
李根芳 博士
Ken-Fang Lee, Ph.D.

Published Thesis:
迪奧與凱魯亞克的多模態之旅:探究迪奧2022秋季男裝系列中的翻譯現象
Dior and Kerouac, A Multimodal Adventure: Exploring Translational Phenomena in Dior Men's Fall 2022 Fashion Collection

Intensive Curriculum
Contemporary Chinese

Mandarin Training Center at National Taiwan Normal University
2018 - 2020

Coursework:
當代中文課程 A Course in Contemporary Chinese
迷你廣播劇 Mini Radio Plays
縱橫天下事 華語新聞教材 Readings in Chinese Newspaper
各行各業說中文 Advanced Business Chinese

Bachelor of Science (BS)
Apparel, Merchandising, and Design

Iowa State University
2011 - 2013 (Magna Cum Laude)

Emphasis:
Creative Design

Professional Experience

Translation and Localization

Copy Editor

TaiwanPlus (Taipei, Taiwan)
2023 - Present

Field:
Television | Streaming Video

Topics:
Arts | Business | Culinary | Geopolitics | Society

Linguist

Self-Employed
2019 - Present

Languages:
Traditional Chinese | Simplified Chinese | American English

Fields:
Arts | Culture | Mobile Gaming

Clients:
AllCorrect | Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan) | National Museum of Taiwan History | Taiwan Art Space Alliance

Translation Intern

All9Fun (Taipei, Taiwan)
2020 - 2021

Field:
Mobile Gaming

Awards

Winner, Best Ethnic Lifestyle Series

16th Annual Taste Awards (2024)

Awarded Program:
Veggie Island (TaiwanPlus)

Credit:
Copy Editor

Bronze Tower, Documentary, Cultural Issues

2024 New York Festivals (NYF) TV & Film Awards

Awarded Program:
Taste of Life (TaiwanPlus)

Credit:
Copy Editor

Professional Experience

Apparel Industry

Product Development Manager

Re/Done (Los Angeles, USA)
2017

Category:
Womenswear | Denim | Knits

Design and Pre-Production Coordinator

XCVI (Los Angeles, USA)
2015 - 2017

Category:
Womenswear | Garment Dye

Brands:
XCVI | Wearables | LACAUSA

Design Assistant

XCVI (Los Angeles, USA)
2013 - 2015

Category:
Womenswear | Garment Dye

Brands:
XCVI | Wearables | LACAUSA

Illustrator

Sue Wong (Los Angeles, USA)
2013 - 2015

Category:
Women's Eveningwear | Embellishments

Design Intern

XCVI (Los Angeles, USA)
2013

Category:
Womenswear | Garment Dye

Brands:
XCVI | Wearables

Design Intern

Sequin (New York, USA)
2012

Category:
Costume Jewelry

Licensed Brands:
Lauren Conrad (Kohl's) | Target | Tommy Bahama

Foreign Languages

Mandarin Chinese: Advanced

TOCFL Level 5 certified (equivalent to CEFR C1)

Capacity: High degree of professional fluency. Four years' experience in a Mandarin-speaking office environment. Two years of formal, full-time language education, and three years of graduate-level instruction in Mandarin. Seven years of immersion in a Mandarin-speaking country. Fully proficient in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Latin American Spanish: Limited Working Proficiency

Capacity: Limited working proficiency. Four years of formal language education in college. Four years of experience in a bilingual office environment from 2013-2017.

In-Demand Skills

  • Communication and leadership
  • Translation and localization
  • Project management
  • Computer-aided translation (CAT) tools
  • Subtitling standards and software
  • Associated Press (AP) Style Book
  • YouTube analytics
  • Search engine optimization (SEO)
  • Open source research
  • Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams)
  • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
  • Product lifecycle management (PLM) systems
  • Inventory management systems

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