Jihyun Shin

Jihyun (Jane) Shin

112 Cherrywood Dr., Williamsville, NY 14221

Home Phone: (716) 688-6402, Cell Phone: (716) 982-2859, Email: janeshin3000@gmail.com

Education

M.A.                           Graduated from the StateUniversity of New York at Buffalo Graduate School of Education.

                                    Majored in Early Childhood Education (2000)

B.A.                            Graduated from the Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.

                                    Majored in English Language and Literature (1985)

Translation Related Work Experience

Current                      Contracted Agencies

                                           Enters Korea in Seoul, Korea

                                       - Translated <미국 초등 교과서 핵심 지식 (What Your Kindergartner Need to Know, 
                                         Core Knowledge Foundation, US)> from K to 6th, Language and Literature Section.
                                          K to 2nd graders are published in February 2012.
                                          3rd to 6th will be published in the first half of 2012.

l        Booking.com in Amsterdam, Netherlands

      - Translate the website contents using Googld Translators Toolkit

|         Language Weaver in Napoca, Romania

- Completed translation projects using Language Weaver Job Portal

l         Language Service Associates in Horsham, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

- Completed translation projects using World Server^TM 9

l         Foreign Language Specialists, Inc. in Issaquah, Washington, U.S.A.

- Working on various government related project

l         CP Language Institute in New York, NY, U.S.A.

- Completed a translation project on legal documents

l         Brickwork India

- Participating in translation projects with JAICenter for Yoga & Health

l         ProTranslating Co. in Florida, US

- Completed translation projects using WebCATT.

l         Target Tech in Taiwan

- Worked in web translation projects.

l         Korea Times Translation in Seoul, Korea

- Working on various documents and websites related to culture, business, arts and performance as well as presentation materials.

2006 ~                      Korea Times Translation Center in Seoul, Korea

       Mainly involved in the projects of the Korea Local Authorities Foundation for International Relation                  (KLAFIR).

       Major Translation Area:

         -          Diplomatic letters and documents, speech, etc.

         -          Business letters, contracts and agreements.

June 2007                Translated a book “Pursuing Sexual Wholeness” by Andrew Comiskey into Korean.  Published by                 Wellspring of Life in Korea.

2002 ~ 2006             Worked with ESL Translation Co. and Makyung Translation Co. in Seoul, Korea.

Main Areas of Translation:

-          Diplomatic letters and documents, speech, etc.

-          Business letters, contracts, agreements and articles

-          Materials for publicity on culture, arts and tourism

-          Academic and literary writings, thesis and articles

-        Contents for homepages of government organizations and companies, etc.

Other Work Experience

2007 ~ 2009                   Office manager at the CedarTech, Inc. in Williamsville, NY

2004 ~ 2007                   Administrative Assistant at The NationalKoreanPastoralCenter in Tonawanda, NY

1988 ~ 1989                   Payroll clerk at the Manpower Temporary Services Inc., in Buffalo, NY.

1985 ~ 1987                   Legal secretary in Kim & Chang International Law Firm in Seoul, Korea.

1984 ~ 1985                   Secretary to the Vice President of Dusan Computer Co., in Seoul, Korea.

Computer Related Skills

Office Tools                     Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MSN Messenger, and Email Programs.

                                        Typing speed – 60wpm.

Desktop Publishing

& Graphic Tools               Publisher, Page Maker, InDesign, Illustrator, FreeHand, and Photoshop

l        Received certificate for each course taken at the ECCCommunity College.

l        Received the Best of Category Award at the Student Superb Printing Contest in 2003