Laura Xia Zhao
Chinese Mandarin/English Interpreter/Translator
4912 Summer Oaks Lane
Fort Worth, TX 76123
lauradfw@yahoo.com
(817)851-5926
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Trained, ethical, experienced translator and interpreter on site or Over-the-Phone
QUALIFICATIONS
 Native Mandarin speaker
 Excellent customer service skills in English and Chinese Mandarin
 Trained and maintain high ethical standards
 Working experience in judicial, medical, finance, insurance, technology industries
specialized on electrical/electronic equipments, training courses of Aircraft Mechanical
and Electrical Maintenance, and Airport Rescue and Firefighting.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
LINGUISTIC SKILLS
 Translation in Simplified and Traditional Chinese
 Communicate in both English and Mandarin
 Interpretation in Simultaneous and consecutive mode
 Knowledge of regional variations of Mandarin
INTERPRETING SKILLS
 Ability to provide consecutive, simultaneous interpretation and sight translation
 Knowledge of interpretation protocols
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
 Interacted with a wide range of individuals from across different cultures
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
 Freelance Interpreter/translator, 2008 to present
 (Electronic equipment)Software Engineer, Alcatel Network, 10/1998 – 12/2004,
 Electrical Engineer, China
TRAINING& EDUCATION
 Foreign Language Interpreting, TCU ( Texas Christian University),
 Interpretation, Language Line Services, USA
 Interpreter Education, Bromberg and Associates, LLC
 The Interpreter’s Edge, ACEBO
 Beijing Second Foreign Language University
 Bachelors in Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
 Master in Systems and Computer Network, Carleton University, Canada
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
 MITA
Laura Xia Zhao
Chinese Mandarin/English Interpreter/Translator
PROFESSIONAL Experience
Translation:
English to Chinese
training material for airport rescue and fire fighting (English to Chinese, 44,866 words),
DART Title VI Notice to the Public
legal document for child adoption,
UFO document,
transcript from voice recorder,
Purchasing agreement
Chinese to English
Business letters
Proof reading:
college program advertisement,
painting co. web site info,
telecom co.'s website translation,
language consultant service to a machine translation tool provider
Voice Over
Airline announcement
Interpretation
Simultaneous interpretation
training course of aircraft maintenance(2 times of 3 weeks),
pilot ground and flight training (2 weeks),
cosmetic company’s annual rally workshops(3 days),
Consecutive interpretation
IT (e.g. Oracle, Agilent )company’s website usability studies,
shale gas company,
immigration officer at airport,
USCIS,
FEMA,
Social Security Administration,
small business owners,
SEC interviews (Ponzi Scheme case),
meeting for compensation settlement of flight accident,
municipal court cases for traffic, divorce, domestic violence, business disputes, etc.,
business meeting for a shale gas company,
international festival event association annual meeting IFEA,
district court labor department deposition,
county jail forensic psychiatrist interview,
Baylor rehabilitation center,
Texas Motor Speedway,
USCIS interview,
attorney offices, auto insurance companies, finance institutes, doctors, health
insurance companies, police, cell phone companies, schools, and more.