Quality certified translation for all types of government, legal, education, welfare agency and commercial documents and quality interpreting for conferences, court trials, and televised interviews particularly in these topic areas:

• Information systems - legal - medical - community
  
• Marketing - management - corporate governance - accountancy - finance - economics
  
• Teaching & learning in higher education

Other works and interests:

Accountancy & translator/interpreter training
NAATI accredited Thai translator and interpreter. Credentials verified by ProZ. Post-graduate accounting, management,translation and interpreting training & experience. Twenty years panel translator of the Community Relations Commission. Senior Practitioner Member of AUSIT: Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators. Associate Member of ATA: American Translators Association. Life member of TIAT: Translators and Interpreters Association of Thailand. Member of CPA Australia. Life member of The Institute of Certified Accountants and Auditors of Thailand. Working language pair:

• Thai <> English (Professional)
  
• Chinese>English (Professional)
  
• English>Chinese (Paraprofessional)

Professional qualification: NAATI Accredited Professional Translator and Interpreter
Awarded by the National Accreditation Authority of Translators and Interpreters (Australia)
Accredited since 1986 Contact details:
[email protected] (primary)
[email protected] (secondary)
Sydney : +61 (0)2 8840 9936; +61 (0)2 8003 3368 Mobiles : +61 (0)4 0080 1616; +61 (0)4 3244 7080
Fax : +61 (0)2 8212 9072


Confidentiality assured. References will not be given without written consents from past clients. Standard rates:

• Euro46/US$57/A$75 per 100 word
  
• Euro83/US$102/A$135 per hour

The standard rates listed here are variable and may vary according to the high volume or regularity of your job offers. Rates are variable according to subject matter, complexity of contents, and the scope, file format and timeframe required of each project.
Contact me to receive a quote, usually replied within the same day.

• NAATI accredited professional interpreter (Thai<>English)
  
• NAATI accredited professional translator (Thai<>English)
  
• NAATI accredited paraprofessional interpreter (Chinese<>English)
  
• NAATI accredited professional translator (Chinese>English)
  
• NAATI accredited paraprofessional translator (English>Chinese)

• Bachelor of Accountancy (Cost Accountancy) Chulalongkorn University
  
• Master of Business Administration Thammasat University
  
• Graduate Diploma in Interpreting and Translation, University of Western Sydney,(with Distinctions in Conference Interpreting and Specialised Translation
  
• Post-graduate Diploma in Internal Auditing with Credit, University of Technology, Sydney
• Master of Commerce in Information Systems, University of New South Wales
• Completion of "Interpreters and the Law" course conducted jointly by the University of Western Sydney, the New South Wales Attorney General's Department and the Community Relations Commission for a Multicultural NSW
  
• Completion of "Interpreting in domestic violence cases" course conducted by Education Centre Against Violence at Cumberland Hospital
  
• Completion of "Interpreting in sexual assault cases" course conducted by Education Centre Against Violence at Cumberland Hospital
  
• Completion of "Interpreter Orientation Course in the theory and practice of legal and community interpreting" conducted by the Community Interpreter and Information Services of the Ethnic Affairs Commission of New South Wales
  
• Australian Accredited Trainer and Assessor
• Certificate IV in Workplace Assessment and Training
  
• Ex-tutor/occasional lecturer of postgraduate Thai interpreting/Chinese translation subjects at Macquarie University and University of Western Sydney
• Currently Senior Practitioner Member of AUSIT (Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators), Associate Member of ATA (American Translators Association), Pre-candidate of AIIC (International Conference Interpreters Association), Life Member of TIAT (Translators and Interpreters Association of Thailand) and CPA member of CPA (Certified Practising Accountants) Australia
• Current panel interpreter and translator of the New South Wales Ethnic Affairs (Community Relations) Commission (since 1986)

Experience:

• 24 years of translation experience of texts in fields ranging from accounting, advertising, auditing, commercial, copy writing, education, emergency instructions, finance, health, human resources, industrial relations, legal, information systems, management, marketing, patent, police, speeches, television, the trades, the professions, to software/product user manuals
  
• 24 years interpreting in New South Wales courts and at international conferences
  
• 18 years teaching, training and assessment of adults
  
• 18 years of working experience in the public service (Community Relations Commissions, Housing Commission, Attorney General's, Police, Public Works, Planning (& Environment) departments)
  
• 34 years in accountancy -- auditing, financial management, bank administraion, and general/financial management (NSW civil/public service, Riche Monde (Thailand) Ltd, Royal Bank of Canada, Bel Oil Co Ltd, and SGV Na-Thalang & Co, Certified Public Accountants, & other Australian small businesses)
  
• Large TRADOS Freelance translation memory
  
• Maximum translation capacity 3,500 words per day
  
• Standard pricing starting from Euro46/US$57/A$75 per 100 word
  
• Hourly rate Euro83/US$102/A$135

HardwareHigh resolution laser printer
24/7 broadband internet access


Translation softwareTrados Freelance
Wordfast
Deja Vu X

Quotation method:
Please submit a representative sample of your source document for a more accurate price quotation, which will be based on the word count in English. Quotations for proof-reading or editing is usually half the cost of translation and based on my estimate of the time required and the extent of review expected.

Acceptance conditions:
As a Senior Practitioner member of AUSIT, I am obliged not to accept works that are beyond the level of my expertise; moreover, unless I know you, I will accept your job offer only when you send me your Purchase Order AND an amount of deposit according to the payment terms below. Only Australian businesses or persons will be charged a 10% GST as I am an Australian Business Entity. A tax invoice would be issued to you in that case.
Terms of trade:
For small projects with values less than US$100: Payment of 50% deposit upon acceptance of work, and payment of the remaining 50% when translation is ready for delivery.
For projects with values greater than US$100: Payment of 25% deposit upon acceptance of work, payment of the next 25% when work is completed halfway, and the payment of the final 50% when the translation is ready for delivery. Payment Methods
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