I am a professional translator and specialise in Medical, Scentific, Technical and Sports Translation with good knowlegement of latest translation technology. I am skilled in various CAT tools, have a good mastery of machine translation knowledge, web publishing skills and localisation expertise. In addition, Audiovisual Translation is also my specialise domain and I have experience in Subtitling, Voiceover and Dubbing projects. Moreover, sports English and international affairs Englsih are my major in undergraduate studying; business English and tourism/travel English are also my strong fields. My translation work is based on a comprehensive consideration of translation purposes or usages, target readers and accurate information delivery with appropriate and natural language. Working with translation ethics, I am highly responsible and keep commitments and honesty. My excellent proofreading skills and elaborate background research help to deliver high quality translation with strict emphasis on content accuracy and datelines. ----------------------------------------------------- Career Objective To deliver high-quality translation work for the communication and improvement of lives across cultures. ************************************** Professional experience. Completed more than 7 translation projects on different topics of Medicine, Science and Technology during Msc course, including different aspects of human health, pharmacy, dentistry, medical technology, environment, electronics, energy and innovations in industries. Well-versed in voice-over, dubbing and subtitling and working with relevant softwares such as Windows Movie Maker and WinCAPS. (Msc dissertation: Subtitling an animated film into Chinese.) Skilled in translation technology. Proficient in various CAT tools including SDL Trados, SDL Multiterm, MemoQ, Wordfast, OmegaT, Catalyst, etc. Trained in working with translation memory and termbase to maintain consistency, accuracy and efficiency in translation. Machine translation . Have experience with machine translation engines and online translation systems such as Systran, WFA and Google Translate. Possess good mastery of pre-editing and post-editing skills to improve translation productivity and efficiency. Possess good knowledge of machine translation rules i.e. statistic-based rule, example-based rule and corpus-based rule, which benefits investigating and improving MT. Web publishing and localisation. Designed an Environment Protection website with Dreamweaver and Adobe Photoshop for a module assessment and built an XML application. Have extensive understanding of software, game, and website localisation. Team player and independent. Worked both independently and in partnership with 500 student volunteers to organise and provide logistic support for players of Zhengzhou – Kaifeng Marathon event in China during May 2009. Result-oriented and disciplined. Elaborate background research and excellent proofreading skills to deliver high quality translation with strict emphasis on content accuracy and datelines. Rigorously practice 5000-word-translation weekly to maintain and improve translation proficiency. Skills and Hobbies Expertise and special interests in sports. Familiar with English-Chinese rules of various sports including basketball, football, tennis, ping-pong and sepak takraw. These activities promote health and cultivate both teamwork and communicative skills towards sports translation and voiceover for sport events. Volunteering. Current member of Taking Action for Development through United Nations Online Volunteering Service since 2013. Former member of Youth Volunteers Association in Zhengzhou University between 2008 and 2012. Past volunteering experience includes caring for elderly in nursing homes and teaching children ball games and English from underprivileged homes. Fond of science, movies, documentaries and reading, which greatly broadens my perspective of current affairs in the world and propagate my enthusiasm for audiovisual translation. Work Experience August 2013 – Present Provided online voluntary translation service for United Nations Volunteering (UNV). Currently undertaking 1 translation project concerning undergraduate online course content. 2010 – Present Worked as an freelance translator. Completed 4 translation projects associated with game blog translation, technical product manual and committee report translation. 2010 – 2011 Worked as customer service support at Henan Xiaoxintong educational firm. The jobscope includes providing consultations, handling inquires from clients and implementing follow up actions on clients' requests. Education MSc Medical, Scientific and Technical Translation with Translation Technology, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, 2012-2013. Specialising in medical, scientific & technical translation, translation technology, voiceover, dubbing & subtitling, machine translation and publishing skills. Bachelor of English, Zhengzhou University, China, 2008-2012. Specialising in sports english and foreign affairs english. Honours Awarded scholarship 3 times by Physical Education College of Zhengzhou Universtiy for being top 10% of undergraduate cohort, 2008-2009, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012. Granted "Merit Student" title 4 times in recognition of exceptional academic achievements during undergraduate studies in Zhengzhou University, 2008-2009, 2009- 2010, 2010- 2011 and 2011-2012. Granted "Outstanding Youth Volunteer" title in 2010 by the Youth Association in Zhengzhou University for outstanding community service.

Chunhong Cao