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Shirley Chen
MA in translation; Medical & IT

United States
Local time: 12:13 CST (GMT-6)

Native in: Chinese Native in Chinese
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User message
MA in translation; Specializing in Medical Devices & Website Localization
Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Website localization, Software localization, Subtitling
Expertise
Specializes in:
Medical: InstrumentsLaw: Contract(s)
Investment / SecuritiesFinance (general)
IT (Information Technology)Computers: Software
Law: Patents, Trademarks, CopyrightTourism & Travel
Surveying

KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 789, Questions answered: 325, Questions asked: 13
Blue Board entries made by this user  2 entries

Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 2
Glossaries Biology, Business/Commerce, EDUCATION, HR, Funds, IT, Legal, Medical
Translation education Master's degree - Monterey Institute of International Studies
Experience Years of translation experience: 16. Registered at ProZ.com: Aug 2006. Became a member: Dec 2008.
Credentials English to Chinese (Monterey Institute of International Studies, verified)
Chinese to English (Monterey Institute of International Studies)
Memberships ATA
Software Across, Adobe Acrobat, Idiom, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS, SDLX, Wordfast
Professional practices Shirley Chen endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines (v1.0).
About me
EMAIL: Shirley Chen



NATIVE LANGUAGES: Mandarin (Chinese-Traditional) & Taiwanese

PLACE OF BIRTH: Taiwan

PLACE OF RESIDENCE: United States

SERVICES: English to Chinese translation/editing



SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALIZATION:


medical devices/legal contracts/patent/trademarks, & IT/computer software

AREAS ALSO COVERED:


business/marketing, healthcare/insurance, human resource, and leisure & tourism.


SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

* Master degree in Translation from Monterey Institute of Int'l Studies (1993)

* 16 years of extensive experience as a Chinese translator (since 1993)

* Full-time freelance translator since 2001

* 3 years of subtitle translation experience, translating more than 100 videos

* 7 years of teaching experience as a translation lecturer at Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan (1994-2001)

*Translated and published 2 books, which have been collected by many libraries in Taiwan

*Member of American Translators Association

*Certified PRO member of Proz.com



CAT TOOLS & SOFTWARE

SDL Trados 2007, SDLX, Across, MemoQ, Wordfast, and Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.0.

This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 825
PRO-level pts: 789


Top languages (PRO)
English to Chinese557
Chinese to English232
Top general fields (PRO)
Law/Patents215
Bus/Financial137
Other134
Medical96
Tech/Engineering71
Pts in 4 more flds >
Top specific fields (PRO)
Law (general)154
Finance (general)85
Medical (general)60
Law: Contract(s)39
Other36
Government / Politics32
Education / Pedagogy28
Pts in 39 more flds >

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Profile last updated
Jan 18, 2011



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