Yuan Wang, known as “Andy,” has over 15 years experience as a freelance translator and interpreter.   He was born and raised in a Northern Province of Jilin, China where he began studying English at the age of 12.

 
Heather (Staffenson) Wang, Andy’s wife, was born and raised in Oregon, U.S.A.  Together with his native language of Mandarin Chinese and his international experiences, Andy successfully performs various translation, localization, interpretation, and consulting services for SINO-American ventures.

Accreditations/Associations:

Member, ATA - American Translators Association

- Chinese Division

- Interpreters Division

Member, GZTA - Guangzhou Translators Association 

Member, FIT (International Federation of Translators) - International

Member, NEA (National Educators Association)

 

                                                                                                                                            Professional Qualifications:

M.A. Education

Awarded by Concordia University - 08/2010

Portland, Oregon, USA

Post Bachelors Diploma  - Advanced Interpreters Program (AIP)                                                                          
Awarded by Simon Fraser University - 2005

Vancouver, BC, Canada

B.A. Degree – English Literature/Linguistics/Translation

Awarded by Northeast Normal University - 1999

Chang Chun, Jilin, P.R. China

 Andy’s Background :

USA (Sept. '04 to present)
Freelance Chinese Linguist & Mandarin Teacher

CANADA (April 2004 - April 2005)
Graduated from the Advanced Interpreter Program at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

PR CHINA (until 2004)                                                                       
Over ten years experience in English translation and interpretation.

Offering Language Services in the Following Language Pairs:

English <> Mandarin Chinese

(Simplified Characters from Mainland China & Traditional Characters from Taiwan)

Services: Chinese Translation  - Localization – Mandarin Interpretation (Simultaneous-Consecutive-Conference-Telephonic-Etc.) - Voice-Over – Editing - Cultural Consulting – Escort Interpretation - Language Instruction – Etc.  

Software:

Windows XP & 2007
Trados 7.0
Trados MultiTerm
Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0
Microsoft Office 2003
Skype, MSN, and Yahoo! Messenger (e-mail me for usernames)

Cable Internet Connection

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