Hoang Gia Hai Hoang, L.A.

HOANG GIA HAI HOANG

Professional Linguist and Desktop Publishing (DTP) Specialist

Direct contact:

Yahoo Messenger: thuyngan2ha

MSN: hoanggiahaihoang@hotmail.com

Skype: thuyngan2ha

Google Talk: hoanggiahaihoang@gmail.com

Email: hoanggiahaihoang@gmail.com or hoang.lanh@vietranart.com

Mobile: +447749 702 937

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• April 2004 - July 2006: Translator & Interpreter for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Component under the Agricultural Sector Programme Support (ASPS) funded by Danida.

• July 2003 – April 2004: Vietnamese teacher for the Vietnamese Language Centre of Hanoi University (previously, Hanoi University of Foreign Studies).

• June 2002 – April 2003: English teacher for the English Centre of Hanoi University (previously, Hanoi University of Foreign Studies).

• March 2002 - present: Freelance translator for a wide range of different organizations and direct clients.

EDUCATION:

* MBA International Management, Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom

* Bachelor of Art, Degree in English, Hanoi University (previously, Hanoi University of Foreign Studies)

* Bachelor of Art, Degree in Russian, Hanoi University (previously, Hanoi University of Foreign Studies)

* Certificate of Linguistics Teaching Methodology, Hanoi University (previously, Hanoi University of Foreign Studies, Vietnam)

* Certificate of Advanced Level in English, British Council, Hanoi, Vietnam

HONOURS:

* Award. The 101 Best Graduate Students from All Universities and Colleges in Hanoi 

* Award. The USUS Scholarship for the Most Excellent Students granted by Germany Government

* Award. The Scholarship granted by the Puskin Institute in Hanoi

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Be responsible, reliable and cooperative while working.

• Excellent computing skills, particularly word processing in documents of all formats including *.doc, *.ppt, *.xls, *.pub, *.html, *htm, *.xml, *ttx, *.pdf, ect.

• Master Internet resources for multiple purposes.

• Comprehensive and thorough research skills. Using all available domestic and international reference resources.

• Expert in translating computer-based material using TRADOS Workbench and TagEditor as well as its T-Windows extensions. Sound programming and IT knowledge for localization tasks using TagEditor.

• Professionally utilize Story Collector functionality via Trados plug-in in some design/layout softwares such as QuarkXpress and Adobe InDesign for localization tasks with DTP requirements.

LIST OF MAJOR CLIENTS AND AGENCIES

• Environment Protection Agency, United States www.epa.gov

• Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, United States www.srskansas.org

• Gilead Sciences Inc., United States www.gilead.com

• Royal Danish Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam www.ambhanoi.um.dk/vi

• American General Life Insurance Company, a member company of American International Group, Inc., United States www.aigag.com

• California Department of Child Support Services, United States www.childsup.cahwnet.gov

• Microsoft Corporation, United States www.microsoft.com

• Medicare, Australia www.medicareaustralia.gov.au

• Health Project for Asia Women

• National IPM Programme in Vietnam

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MAJOR PROJECTS COMPLETED IN THE PAST

1. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Component under DANIDA-funded Agriculture Sector Programme Support (ASPS), Vietnam:

- Annual Plans and Progress Reports (more than 60.000 words)

- Technical reports (more than 50.000 words)

- Training material on HIV/AIDS integrated in FFS training sessions (8.000 words)

2. A worldwide leading manufacturer of computer softwares, especially operating system and office applications, United States:

Online training material and user manuals for some localized computer applications (around 80.000 words)

3. Royal Danish Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam

The Embassy official website (around 40.000 words)

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TESTIMONIALS

... Good work, always on time

Sabry Gameel Hameed (email)
Founder and Translation manager, Egyptian Translators Team, Egypt

... Highly available, reliable, quick-responsive.

Alan Wang (email)
Director General, CCJK Technologies, China

... Hoang is great to work with, very helpful, efficient and excellent quality and highly recommended.

Adeline Foo (email)
Project Manager, eTranslate ITIG / etran, Australia

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 visits since September 25, 2006

• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Photoshop
• PageMaker
• PowerPoint
• QuarkXPress
• STAR Transit
• TRADOS
• - Windows XP SP2
  - Microsoft Office XP Kit including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and FrontPage
  - Microsoft Publisher 2003
  - Acrobat Professional 7.0
  - Unikey 3.6 with a variety of fonts
  - TRADOS 6.5 and 7.1
  - Corel Draw X3
  - Adobe Photoshop CS2
  - Adobe Illustrator CS2
  - Adobe InDesign CS2
  - QuarkXP 6.0
  - AutoCAD (14 and Desktop)
  - 3D Max 8