Education

1991-1993
University of Maryland Graduate School, MD, USA
M.A. in Intercultural Communication
Minor in North American Cultural Studies

1985-1987
Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China
2nd B.A. (graduate level) Intercultural Communications
Minor in Translation & Interpretation

1981-1985
Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China
B.A. in English Language and Literature
(Major coursework in translation and interpretation)


Financial/Accounting Training

​1993-1995
One-year accounting/CPA training in Howard Community College, Howard County, MD, USA 

Certifications

Most recent certifications:

• LAMP Testing (US government sponsored, June 6, 2011), certified
  
• ILR Scale Test (US government sponsored, March 28, 2011), certified
  

Experiences

• More than 30 years of professional experience in translation, interpretation, business consulting, business management, desktop publishing, etc.;
• Over 50,000 pages and 8 million words completed between English and Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), of which about 50% is from Chinese to English;
• More than 200 international meetings, conferences, symposiums, court hearings, training sessions, and other functions interpreted between English, Chinese/Mandarin and some local Chinese dialects;

Languages

• Native: Chinese - Mandarin
• Native: Chinese - Wu dialects (Ningbo-Shanghai)
• Native Proficiency: English
• Intermediate proficiency: Spanish (Mexico)
• Intermediate proficiency: French (4 years in college)

Computer Skills

• Translation: SDL Trados (2017), MemoQ, Across, Wordfast, etc.
• MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Desktop Publishing: Adobe Photoshop, InDesign
• Subtitle Editing: Subtitle Edit
• Research & Internet Browsing: Google Chrome, Modzilla FireFox, IE
• Other: Adobe Acrobat, Dreamweaver, FileZilla Client, etc.