Philippe Chang

Chinese/English Freelance Translator-Writer for 20+ years There is no substitute for experience

Language Pairs:

English > Chinese (Traditional/Simplified), Chinese (Traditional/Simplified) > English

Experience:

20+ years experience in translation of Marketing / Public Relation, Business / Finance, and Legal / Technical documents in various fields, including government publications, corporate reports, contracts / laws / regulations / standards, executive / advertising / marketing communications, manuals, user interface, web pages, etc. in manufacturing, IT/Telecom, consumer products, tourism, art/cultural industries, as well as literary works, academic papers, books, and magazine articles, etc.

Senior executive with over 20 years of experience including 10+ years in IT/Telecom industry (business management and strategy) and 6+ years in Fast Moving Consumer Product industry (marketing), etc. Studied Economics, pre-med, Computer Science, and English, and lived in the U.S. for more than 11 years.

Specialization: Translation and Transcreation

• Technical, Legal, Medical, Academic;

• Marketing/Advertising;

• Cultural and Literary

Computer Skills: Trados Studio, memoQ, and CAT tools in general

ProZ Profile: ProZ (frequently updated)

TM-TOWN Top 10--Language Pair: English to Chinese--https://www.tm-town.com/language-pairs/english/chinese (Last Update: March 2017)

TM-TOWN Top 10--Language Pair: Chinese to English--https://www.tm-town.com/language-pairs/chinese/english (Last Update: March 2017

Contact me at chang.philippe@gmail.com

A non-exhaustive sampling of types of documents and projects (each has at least 10k words) translated in recent years include:

High Profile Clients

Crédit Agricole, FM Global; Ministry of Culture (Taiwan); Sony, Cannon; Samsung, HP, Lenovo; United Technologies Corporation, OTIS; Harley-Davidson, among others.

Recent Highlights

n Marketing: Information security promotions (of IT companies), store/event/web page promotions (of leading luxury/fashion/bedding/seafood/beverage retailers, motorcycle/carmakers, computer/game makers), corporate promotions of leading device makers, etc. (EN-TW/HK);

n Marketing: Digital Campaign Studio website (computer maker); new camera launch campaigns (a name brand), etc. (EN-TW)

n Technical: Questionnaires in a variety of fields: medical/health care, insurance, investment, corporate IT management/decision-making/innovation, movies/entertainment, fashion/cosmetic, consumer products, use of internet, travel/tourism, community services, etc. (EN-TW);

n Technical: User interface/manuals of smartphones; insurance underwriting reports of a global insurance company, monthly and semi-yearly investment publications of leading banks, etc. (EN-TW/HK);

n Academic: Articles/papers in Regional Economics, Urbanization, Emergency Management, etc.; Cultural: Tibetan Buddhist architecture (books in a series), articles of art magazines, etc. (CN-EN).

n Technical: Specifications of Environment Tests for Vehicle Parts (CN-EN)

n Executive communications (high tech company) (EN-TW)

Public Sector

Government economic development projects, regulations, international standards, cooperation plans, white papers, speeches, minutes, website contents, presentations, executive letters, etc. (ZH-EN)

Laws / regulations / standards

n Civil Service Retirement Act, Civil Service Survivor Relief Act, and Civil Service Promotion and Transfer Act

n Regulations on Investment Management of the Public Service Pension Fund

n Road Traffic Safety Regulations

n Provisional Act for Adjustment of Functions and Organizations of Central Government

n Amendments to Qualifications Screening Guidelines for Teaching in Colleges of Higher Education

n Federal Indian Law

n Intellectual Property: Notice of First Review Opinions (National Phase of PCT Application)

Cultural & Literary Projects
Books, articles, website contents, archive documentation, cultural event and activity publications (ZH-EN, more than 2 million words and growing)
China (Simplified Chinese, ZH-CN>EN; more than 1,000K and growing):
n   Top historic architectures, villages, forts, settlements, monasteries, monuments in China (books, articles in a series), including The Temple Heaven in Beijing;
n   Tibetan Buddhist architecture (4 books in a series);
n   A Russian art magazine’s 3 Articles dedicated to Chinese culture
Taiwan (Traditional Chinese, ZH-TW>EN, more than 750K and growing):
n   Cultural Ministry: Histories of literature, painting, arts and crafts, performing arts (music, theater, opera), and filmmaking; bios and snapshots of artists’ works, activities, troupes, associations; and their publications, movements and events, festivals, etc. (Classical Chinese contents are often included);
n   Heritage (both Chinese and aboriginal): Folk arts, crafts, clothing, tools, folklore, ballads; historic architectures, forts, monuments;
n   Industrial History: Designers’ institutes, publications, associations, and significant events;
n   National art Museums, Memorial Halls, and Museums of History: Websites content, archives, classifications, article preservations;
n   Travel & Tourism: Snapshots (or USPs) for about 350 hotels, inns, motels, and B&Bs in Taiwan (> 130K words); tourism events (> 40K words); various types of attractions in Taiwan (> 50K words);

Private Sector
Business plans, executive communications, proposals, underwriting report, industrial surveys, market research reports, financial reports, minutes of board meetings, audit reports; legal documents, such as certificates, commercial agreements, etc.

Marketing:
n   Name-brand Fashion & Textile / Jewelry / Shoes / Cosmetics / Shampoos / Wines / FMCG (food, snacks) / Smartphones / Cameras / Motorcycle: Translation and editing of website contents, catalogs, various types of presentations (including multimedia), etc.;
n   Travel & Tourism / Hotels, Inns, B&Bs in Taiwan;
n   Marketing pieces of arts festivals, musical concerts, movies, performing arts, cultural activities and events;
n   Information security’s multimedia projects of big IT firms;
n   Various website contents of governments, companies, and institutions;
n   PR of city governments

Technical:
Medical Reports / Scientific / Academic Journals / Manuals
n   Insurance organization’s underwriting reports
n   Disaster nursing competencies (book);
n   Comprehensive examination and diagnosis reports;
n   Social-cultural Influence on body image;
n   End-of-life care in the ICU environment;
n   Postpartum period following-up and care;
n   Pregnant women’s HIV prevention;
n   The effective personality and attitudes on a student’s uptake in hospitality employment;
n   The role of the characteristics of personality in hotel job burnout;
n   Politics and new media;
n   Relation between cognitive and affective SWB;
n   Clinical experience and comparative analysis of fast Peritoneal Equilibration Tests (PET);
n   Phototoxicity assessment of cosmetics;
n   Stability of Angiotensin I-converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitory peptides
Manuals, guides
n   Firefighter Complete Manual (EN-TW, 1200+ pages);
n   Community’s autonomous disaster prevention of debris flow;
n   Labels on products for food industries;

Engineering
Specifications and regulations of IT equipment, automobile, etc.
Vehicle Specifications, Road Traffic Regulations for
n   Fire extinguishers;
n   Bodywork;
n   Performance requirements of resistance materials;
n   Vehicle Safety Certifications;
Manuals of various types of devices, machinery, and equipment
n   Computer software and hardware documents and manuals;
n   Telecommunications;
n   Requirements for assessing and maintaining the authenticity of electronic records;
n   25-ton Shunter Part Manual;
n   QSC8.3 and QSL9 Engines Maintenance Specifications;
n   Aviation Industry Test Reports (Non-metallic)
E-learning Programs for Plastic Molding:
n   Heat Capacity (Cp) Measurement;
n   Variotherm technique analysis and application

Professional Experience:
Senior executive with over 20 years of experience in strategic modeling, operational planning, sales & marketing, P&L management of new products, startups, and growth firms in the fields of IT/Telecom related services and devices (10+ years), fast moving consumer product industry (6 years), among others.

Educational Background: (about 30 years old, but might help)
Attended Economics, Political Science, pre-med, Computer Science, Marketing, and Finance programs.