about the translator

background

J. Edward Brown is a native English-speaking American fluent in Chinese living in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin.

His fluency in Mandarin Chinese and ability as a translator owes less to his academic background than to four years of the use of Mandarin as his primary daily language after settling here in China.

In 2002, he scored an 8 of 8 on the internationally standardized HSK Chinese Language Proficiency Examination.

He also has a near-specialist background in Contemporary Chinese literature and a frighteningly complete knowledge of the Chinese entertainment scene.

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experience

A selection of recent projects:

- 30,000 word new project presentation for prospective foreign investment
- 18,000 word minutes for a Taiwanese multinational's Board of Directors meetings
- 6,000 word position on Chinese maritime law reform by a Provincial Higher People's Court
- 3,000 word thesis on the Chinese health care system and its response to SARS
- 3,000 word analysis of recent Chinese administrative law reform
- 5,000 word operational procedures manuals
- general contracts
- inter-office communications
- TV commercial translation and subtitling experience
- formal and informal business speeches for opening ceremonies, toasts, etc.
- Local on-site translation and interpretation work with Northeastern Chinese and Korean businesses.

Also work with various marketing materials, interviews with corporate figures, company presentations and brochures, customs and immigration forms, and menus.

Extensive proofreading experience in a variety of technical and financial genres.

other information

Daily output depends on a number of factors but as a very general guide, I can handle around 3,000 words a day. The speed of proofreading work depends on the quality of the original translation. What constitutes a rush job will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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Anything else you need to know? Send me an email and I'll be glad to answer your questions.

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