"I took the path less traveled by and that has made all the difference."


I knew I wanted to go to Asia when I was young and decided on Korea. I have lived here for a total of 12 years.

After studying in an intensive language program for 2 years, I entered a Korean university called Sun Moon University where I attended 1 year of classes exclusively in Korean.

After that year I thought a degree from an American university might be more helpful in my career and I transferred to the University of Maryland and completed my degree there.

I soon found employment in Korea like most English speakers - teaching English as a Second Language.

I also taught English business skills, and presentation skills as well.

Through networking and word-of-mouth I was able to connect with many amazing clients:

OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) branch of Korea
U.S. Army 121 Hospital (on Headquarters Post in Seoul)
POSCO (world's 3rd largest steelmaker)
KOWACO (Korea Water Resources Corporation)
Doota! (Shopping mall)
Lotte Cinema (Movie Theater Chain in Korea)
Korea University
KITA (Korea International Trade Association)

Along the way I also became the English news anchor for G-News Plus, a weekly news segment in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. (Suburb of Seoul)

(Follow the link to view a sample news segment)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp8Ez2SK13Y


These days I teach and translate. Translation work mostly entails internal documents and automotive related manuals for my major client, Korea Fuel Tech Corporation, a supplier to Hyundai-Kia, GM Daewoo, Ssangyong Motors, Samsung Renault, Fiat and a few others.

I am also working as a visiting professor at Suwon Women's College, a two year college in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Korea.

Along the way I have done dozens of translation jobs. I’ve made a list of some of the more major works below.


Automotive
Technical paper on carbon canisters (English to Korean)
Company introduction for foreign customers (Englisht to Korean)

Business
Internal Documents of a Korean Chemical Company (Korean to English)
Contract for a Fortune 500 Company in Korea (Korean to English)
Contract for a Fortune 500 Company in the USA (Korean to English)
Contract for a Korean construction company (Korean to English)
Korean Patent (Korean to English)
Security camera company marketing materials (Korean to English)

Education
200 page Education Survey (Korean to English)

Food
Labels for Teas (Korean to English)

Gaming
Character names and script for an RPG (role playing game) (Korean to English)
List of inappropriate (curse) words to be banned from chat (Korean to English)

Journalism
Brochure for Major Magazine in Korea (Korean to English)
Brochure of themed tours in Korea (Korean to English)
6 issues of monthly local news for the City of Gumi, Korea (Korean to English)

Literature
Poem for advertisement for Fortune 500 Company in Korea (Korean to English)

Marketing
Employee trainee guide for Fortune 500 Company in Korea (Korean to English)

Media
Promotional video script for ‘X’ Fortune 500 Company in Korea (Korean to English)
Promotional video script for ‘X’ manufacturing company in Korea (Korean to English)
Promotional video script for ‘Y’ manufacturing company in Korea (Korean to English)
70 minute documentary about Brazilian Soccer (English to Korean)

Medical
User Manual for Urine Analyzer
Presentation material on accupressure

Music
Brochure for a Korean band (Korean to English)

Research
Survey results of language learning software (Korean to English)

Tourism
Guidebook for a science museum in Korea (Korean to English)

Welfare
Guidebook for Foreigners Living in Korea (Korean to English)


Proofreading

I also handle on average about 30-50 proofreading projects a month of works translated from Korean to English.

Voice Acting
I have more than 1000 hours of voice work experience.
I am able to take a script translated from Korean and record it using basic computer recording equipment. High quality studio recording is also available with the added fee of the studio recording time.