Translations and Interpretations: English < > Korean

20222 Shadowood Pkwy SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30339-2360

Tel (770) 303-0155  Fax (770) 303-0166, (Cell) 770-883-7433

mkim@translator-korean.com     http://www.translator-korean.com

l        Translating, Editing, reviewing translation, Interpreting: English < > Korean 

l        Native language/country:  Korean / South Korea 

l        BA in English from Chonnam National University in South Korea 

l        Graduate Study in Library Science in Georgia State University 

l        Taught English as Second Language in High School in Korea 

l        Worked as editor/translator in a Korean Newspaper 

l        ATA (American Translators Association) member since 1997

l        Full-time translator/reviewer/editor and interpreter 

l        Utilizing TRADOS Workbench 

AS TRANSLATOR

Many years in healthcare, legal, IP, environmental (hazardous materials and its containment), business, software localization, other technical materials from English to Korean, more than 4,000, 000 words for the past three years alone.

Also experienced in fashions (including ESCADA) and tourism (including Region of Lombardy, Italy). 

• Certified by ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) for Oral Proficiency Interview as "Superior"

• Certified by Bowne Translation Services for translation in financial and banking areas

• Certified by Berlitz International, Inc. for interpretation at INS courts

• Registered Court Interpreter under the GA Commission on Equality 

• Certification of Attendance at Cobb Superior Court Interpreter Workshop, August 3

• Certification of Attendance at Georgia Custody Issues Seminar, Nov 15, 2000

• Certification of Attendance at AILA's Immigration Law Basics Conference, Nov 3, 2000

• Certification of Attendance at American Translators Association, 43rd Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA. November 2000

• Certification of Attendance at American Translators Association, 41st Annual Conference, Orlando, Fl. Sep. 20-23, 2000

• Certification of Attendance at 7th Annual Victims Assistance, July 1, 2000

• Certification of Attendance at American Translators Association, 39th Annual Conference, Hilton Head Island, SC Nov. 3-6, 1998

• Licensed to teach English in junior/senior high schools in South Korea

• Depositions, courts, businesses

• SDRC's Collaborative Management Symposium-Metaphase, Orlando, Florida, May-June 2001

• GBK Partnership - CFC training on EPA model for RSES Certification, South Korea, July 2001

• EPA model courses on Asbestos Abatement Project and Lead-Based Painting Abatement, May and June 2001

• United District Court, Northern District of Georgia

• INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) Court

• Court Interpreter in Cobb Superior Court

• Technical Interpreter for MVE: cryogenic technology and insulated systems

• Technical Interpreter for Wegener Technology and Lucky/Goldstar: hardware acceptance tests in digital signal processing with microcontroller features.

"Dear Sir or Madam,

… Myung Hwa Kim has been a first-rate independent contractor, producing excellent work in translating, editing, and proofreading for our Korean and English language learning software products. Her translation is outstanding. Her work always demonstrated her extended knowledge of both languages, Korean and English...Without hesitation, I highly recommend her. A."