Kerilyn A. Sappington
+1-818-212-5419 | kerilyns@gmail.com
http://Kerilyn.TranslatorsCafe.com
Chinese / English Medical Translator
My expertise in Chinese/English medical translation positions you for success in China's
expanding clinical research environment and pharmaceutical markets.
Areas of Expertise
Adverse event reports
Biotech patents
Case reports
Clinical trial protocols
Crop science
Integrated pest management
Medical devices
Medical literature
Pesticides
Pharmacovigilance
Quality assurance
Research articles
Reviews
Professional Experience
Translator and Editor
Sole proprietor, Novato, CA.
December 1997 – present.
Translate 400,000 words per year of case reports, clinical study reports, adverse event reports, and
pharmacovigilance and safety materials in oncology, infectious disease, metabolic disease, CNS,
ophthalmology, cardiovascular disease, pesticides, and crop science.
Quality assurance for medical device IFUs (diagnostics, endovascular grafts, CPAP devices, and
intravitreal implants).
Clients include the pharmacovigilance, safety, global health affairs, clinical operations, and
research and development departments of major pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, and
clinical research organizations.
Copyeditor and Writer
Worldview Systems, San Francisco, CA.
June 1992 – August 1995.
Sourced, translated, wrote, and edited Asian destination content for startup acquired by
Travelocity.com. Copyedited English for destinations in the United States, the Caribbean, Europe,
and Asia. Recruited and managed overseas correspondents.
Catalog Writer
Eastwind Books, San Francisco, CA.
February 1991 – September 1992.
Buyer of Traditional Chinese Medicine monographs for specialty bookstore. Copywriter.
Library Assistant
Contemporary Chinese Studies Library, University of California at Berkeley. Berkeley, CA.
September 1988 – June 1990.
Cataloged Chinese-language materials for academic library focused on contemporary (post-1949)
China. Supervised computer production of Chinese/English catalog cards and OCLC-CJK records.
Proofread English and Chinese materials.
Project Manager
Berlitz Translation Services. San Francisco, CA.
November 1986 – August 1988.
Kerilyn A. Sappington
+1-818-212-5419 | kerilyns@gmail.com
http://Kerilyn.TranslatorsCafe.com
Supervised national network of freelance translators and editors in 22 languages. Proofread
translations from all languages. Coordinated multilingual projects.
Education
Master of Arts degree. Chinese. San Francisco State University.
Science Fundamentals Certificate. American Medical Writers Association.
Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Nervous System, Cancer Pharmacology,
Endocrine System, Cancer Biology, Chemical Equilibria in Physiology, Kaplan-Meier Analysis,
Cardiovascular System, Pharmacokinetics in Clinical Practice, Correlation and Regression
Analysis, and Virology
Bachelor of Arts degree. Spanish. University of California at Berkeley.
Continuing Professional Development
Workshops and classes
Essentials of Chemistry Workshop
Essentials of Biotechnology Workshop
Virtual Symposium: Advances in Drug Discovery and Development
Pathophysiology: Disease States in the Human Body
BioBriefing: Overview of the Biotechnology Industry
Diagnostics Briefing
Good/Bad Authoring Practices and the Impact on eCTD Quality and Compliance
Medical Writing for the Pharmaceutical Industry: The IND Submission
Effective Pharmaceutical Regulatory Writing
Chinese Perspectives in Holistic Health
Editing and Proofreading Translations
Introduction to Copyediting
Conferences
MedTranslate Conference 2014. Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
The international conference for medical & pharma translation professionals.
International Federation of Translators 20th World Congress 2014. Berlin, Germany.
Translators, interpreters, and terminologists from around the world.
Personalized Medicine World Conference Silicon Valley 2013 and 2015. Mountain View,
California.
American Medical Writers Association conferences. Albuquerque 2006, Dallas 2009,
Milwaukee 2010, Jacksonville 2011, Sacramento 2012.
Professional Organizations
Kerilyn A. Sappington
+1-818-212-5419 | kerilyns@gmail.com
http://Kerilyn.TranslatorsCafe.com
BayBio (Northern California’s Life Science Association)
American Chemical Society
American Medical Writers Association
American Translators Association
Northern California Translators Association
Languages
Mandarin Chinese fluent - Spanish fluent - French basic - German basic - Italian basic Japanese basic