- Bachelor's degree from the University of Queensland, in English literature, linguistics, French and German.
- Graduated of Queensland University of Technology, majoring in chemistry; other courses include: microbiology, biochemistry, physiology, anatomy, mathematics, statistics, physics and materials science.
-Completed my Masters of Applied Science from QUT in 2000, my thesis is on the thermal degradation of polyvinyl chloride blends
Work Experiences:
- Worked as an administrator, part-time translator/interpreter.
- Worked as a chemistry research assistant, using software/hardware facilities in the laboratory at QUT.
- Worked as a quality assurance and laboratory analyst at several pharmaceutical companies.
Expertise:
- Technical expertise of chemical, pharmaceutical, medical,photonics, optics, mathematical/statistics, automotive, construction, electrical and engineering-related terminology:
-Translation of technical (engineering, automobile, construction), chemical, physics, mathematical, business statistics, meat processing.
-450 pages of French, German, Vietnamese medical-related documents (clinical trials, medical conference information),
-70-page German-English translation on hearing aids and an English article that sums up the major points of this work.
-Approx. 86 pages of French and German to English translations on media planning, mathematical modelling and business statistics.
-100-page French-English translation on mining - legal, technical, commercial aspects.
- Literary translations:
-380-page translation from Middle English to Modern English of the "Beehive of the Romish Church".
-120-page English-Vietnamese translation of "The Tigers of Saigon" by Mr. Miguel Pereira.
- Vietnamese-English translation of a 529-page book, 'Phan Van Hum: A Biography and Career', written by Dr. Tran Nguon Phieu, with the collaboration of Assoc. Prof. McKenzie.
-200-page Vietnamese-English translation of Vietnamese historical/poitical documents, including poetry, relating to events in the 1940s. Currently translating a Vietnamese novel into English based on the political events in the 1940s in Vietnam.
- Legal fields: commercial law, real estate, patents, birth/marriage/divorce certificates as well as work references,French-English documents on commercial transactions, real estate, and mining engineering in Morocco.
Daily output: 2500-3500 words; >4000 words if using Trados with fuzzy oor 100% matches.
Special skills:
- Typesetting mathematical symbols, equations, chemical/molecular structures.
-Expertise in pharmaceutical/medical/chemical terminology.
- Ability to read scanned and difficult-to-read documents containing Gothic characters.
- Interpreting Old Vietnamese written in special characters, transcription of audio files in English.
CAT / software tools:
-SDL Trados 2007 SP2 Suite, SDL Trados 2009 SP1, SDL Passolo 2007 and 2009 SDLX, Multiterm 2007 and 2009, Wordfast 6.0.
-Dragon Naturally Speaking.
-Adobe Reader.
- Abbyy PDF Transformer 2.0, CAD KAS PDF editor.
Testimonial:
We have just had a quarterly evaluation about your performance during last three months.

Congratulations! You are rated 5/5 based on these following criteria: translation's quality, commitment to project's deadline, technical ability, communication and attitude. It is our pleasure to work with you, a very responsive andresponsible translator with good translation quality.


We thank you for your hard work and hope that you will keep this record consistently in the near future.


Best regards,


Nga Duong | Administrative Manager, Global Resources |nga.duong@csoftintl.com
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