Profile
I am a native Mandarin speaker grew up in Taiwan with Traditional Chinese as the main writing style. I started to work for Stuff Magazine Taiwan as a contracted translator and a part time translator for many other translation agencies since Nov 2009. In 2012, I become a full time translator focusing on translating and copywriting for poems, magazines, websites and books. With a working background in Marketing, Financial PR, Entertainment Industry, and Social Welfare, I am able to cover topics of Marketing, Finance, self-help, IT, traveling, Branding, Managements, etc. I speak Taiwanese (native), Mandarin (native), English (fluent) and Cantonese (fluent).

Experience

Finance
March-May 2012, Hong Kong
*Securities products presentations
*Website localization (English to Traditional Chinese/Taiwan & Traditional Chinese/Hong Kong)

Poetic Compositions
Year 2012-2013, New York
*Blackbird Looking (Concord, CA, privately printed, forthcoming 2012).
*Word Folding (Concord, CA, privately printed, forthcoming 2013)

Self-help
August 2011, Faces Publishing, Taiwan
*Translator for the book The Buddha’s Way of Happiness: Healing Sorrow, Transforming Negative Emotion, and Finding Well-Being in the Present Moment (佛陀的幸福課)
Language: Traditional Chinese
Category: Buddhism & Psychology
Author: Thomas Bien
ISBN: 9789862351321

Due August 2012, Faces Publishing, Taiwan
*Translator for the book Just One Thing: Developing A Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time (只要一件事)
Language: Traditional Chinese
Category: Self-help & Neuropsychology
Author: Rick Hanson
ISBN: 9781608820313

Technology
Since Nov 2009, Stuff Magazine, Taiwan
*Contracted translator covering mainly the Cover Story of every month in topics of cameras, future tech, smart phones, lifestyle, sportswear etc.

Travel
Jan 2012, Taiwan
*English to Chinese translation for 2012 Brochures used in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Philippine
*Website Localization ( www.rccl.com.tw)

Logistics
Since 2011, Taiwan
*Copywriting for seasonal brochures, e-letters and HR training materials

Marketing & Branding
August 2009, Gold Wall Press, Beijing
*Co-author of Marketing in fashion and luxury industry (時尚經濟漫談)
Topic: Interviewed CEO, Mr. Raphael le Masne de Chermont, of the first Chinese Luxury Brand, Shanghai Tang, and presented an 80-page-article in a case study style.
Language: Simplified Chinese
ISBN: 9787802513204

Lifestyle
Since Feb 2012, Taiwan
*Columnist on Photoonline.com.tw
NYCorner(角落∘紐約)
URL: photoonline.com.tw/forum-NYcorner-1.html