Team of Court Certified Chinese Interpreters
Ping, Chinese Medical Translator and Mandarin Interpreter in Johnson City, Tennessee, Covering Cities of Knoxville, Greeneville, Chattanooga, Asheville, Tennessee, Greensboro, Raleigh, Charlotte, North Carolina
Dan - Chinese Medical Translator and Mandarin Interpreter in Nashville, Tennessee
Ping
is a Chinese medical translator and Mandarin interpreter based
in Johnson City, Tennessee. She covers the State of
Tennessee as well as western North Carolina. She
frequently travels for Chinese translation and Mandarin
interpretation assignments in the State of Tennessee and is a
very talented Chinese translator and Mandarin interpreter.Please see below for her information.
Summary
• Full-time Mandarin interpreter (Simultaneous & consecutive interpretation) & Chinese translator (to/from English)
• Over 10 years of experiences, specializing in medical, legal, IT, localization, DTP, and rush projects!
• CCHI accredited Associate Healthcare Interpreter™ & NC registered court interpreter
• Physician from China with years of clinical experience and in pharmaceutical industry
• Graduate degrees from both China & the U.S; fully bilingual; a U.S. citizen
Education
M.S., Pharmaceutical Policy & Administration, 1997-1999
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
M.S., Diagnostic Radiology, 1989–1992
Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
Bachelor of Science in Medicine (equivalent to M.D. in the U.S.), 1982–1987
Third Military Medical University, Sichuan, China
Experience
Full-time Freelance Linguist, Chinese-English Language Services, Johnson City, TN, 2008 -
Mandarin Chinese interpreter & translator, specializing in (not limited to) medical, pharmaceutical, legal, marketing, IT and localization (DTP) fields. Experienced in medical interpreting, international business meetings, attorney-client interviews and related social functions (consecutive and simultaneous). Together with my native English speaking partner, we offer translation b/w Chinese-English and DTP, website/software localization. Clients include Plexus, LingoTek, U.S.Translation, ACP Translation, thebigword, Transperfect, ETSU, FACIT, Access Tennessee, Plexus Scientific Corp.
Contract Medical Interpreter & Mandarin Tester, Pacific Interpreters, Portland, OR, 2008-
Daily phone interpretation for hospitals from the U.S. and Canada; also serving as a Mandarin tester for interpreter candidates and hospital staff. Tests consist of ethics, standards, and language skills.
All-Call Mandarin Interpreter, Language Line Services, Monterey, CA, 2008-2009
Taking calls & interpreting for various agencies, including government & private companies.
Chinese Language Instructor, Princeton Arts Center, Johnson City, TN, 2008
Taught Chinese as a foreign language to children & adults.
QA linguist, Infinite Technology Inc., Raleigh, 2000
Translated software platforms of Rockwell telecommunications call center products from English to Chinese, and evaluated and tested their functionality with simplified Chinese.
GlaxoWellcome & Blue Cross Blue Shield, Research Triangle Park & Durham, NC 1998-1999
Involved in quality control data analysis and disease management for asthma, diabetes and AIDS.
Chinese Language Instructor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997-1998
Taught Chinese to undergraduate students for one year as Asian Study Dept. teaching assistant.
Product Manager, Schering Pharmaceutical Ltd., Berlin-Beijing J/V, 1994-1996
In addition to market research, I led the translation of product, marketing & clinical trial materials from English to Chinese, interpreted on a regular basis for German personnel and occasionally at medical & business conferences for speakers and related social functions (escort interpreting).
Attending Doctor, General Navy Hospital, Beijing, China, 1992-1993
Led the opening of MRI diagnostic center and translated MRI user manuals from English to Chinese.
Resident Physician, Southwest Hospital, Sichuan, China, 1988-1989
Daily diagnostic Radiology practice and an instructor of X ray film-reading to medical students.
Credentials& Skills
Accredited Associate Healthcare Interpreter™ (Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters)
Registered North Carolina court interpreter; Passed TN court interpreter certification written exam
ALTA Oral Proficiency test score: Mandarin 12/12, English 11/12
Own and use Trados 2009; Skilled at DTP and website/software localization
Recent Trainings
• Ethics & Skill Building & Assessment, 2009 legal; 2010 medical
• Trados, Introductory & Intermediate, 2009 & 2010
• Long Legal Consecutive Interpreting skill building by Holly Nikkelson, 2009
Membership TAPIT (President-elect, Tennessee Association of Professional Interpreter & Translators)
ATA (Member, American Translators Association, in its medical, Chinese and literacy divisions)