Daniel Nieh

Desktop Publishing, Editing, Proofreading, Technical Writing, Terminology Research, Translation

energy and environmental science
nuclear
oil
petroleum
marketing
art
literature

Art, Business General, Business Marketing, Environmental Science, General, Hospitality, Journalism and Mass Communication, Literature, Nuclear Engineering, Oil and Gas Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Tourism and Travel

 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE___________________________________________________________________

 

Chinese-English Translation/Interpreting                                                          January 2007 - present

Language skills: Native English speaker; fluent in Mandarin Chinese; proficient in reading Classical Chinese; Traditional and Simplified characters

 

Department of State, International Visitor Leadership Program (July 2010 - present)

• Providing consecutive interpreting and liaison services for the U.S. State Department's premier professional exchange program

 

iLUKA McDonald's VIP Olympic Sponsors Hospitality program (July - August 2008)

• Conducted interpreting services for 2008 Beijing Olympics VIPs: McDonald's Chairman, President, CEO and over 50 senior executives
• Coordinated transportation/security logistics and accompanied VIPs to press events, tourist destinations, and Olympic events including Opening and Closing Ceremonies

 

Operation USA Sichuan earthquake disaster relief delegation (June 2008)

• Provided community interpreting services and translation support for press events and disaster zone visits by US public/private delegation including senior US government officials and major corporate leaders from Honeywell, Johnson & Johnson, Proctor & Gamble, Cisco, Merck, and Chevron
• Participated in negotiation of $1.3 million commitment from Honeywell to rebuild a school in Nonglian village, Sichuan, which was completed May 2009

 

       International Centre for Security Analysis, King's College London (March 2007 – May 2009)

• Conducted Chinese-English research and technical translation for open-source security-related reports submitted to the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency

 

Independent Contractor

• Hundreds of thousands of words of experience as a freelance translator for agencies and clients including Language Link, WorldLingo, Schreiber Translations, TransPerfect, China Guardian Auctions, and Datasource International
• Literary translation clients including Peony Literary Agency, Grayhawk Agency, and Harper's Magazine
• Experienced editor and proofreader for professional services including Paper Talks and EssayEdge
• Specializations: Energy and environmental science, marketing, literature, art

 

EDUCATION_________________________________________________________________________

 

SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES, London                          September 2007

• Master of Arts in Chinese Studies with Distinction
• Dissertation: The Subversion of National Allegory in Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature

 

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA                                         May 2006

• Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Languages and Cultures with Honors
• Academic honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, departmental thesis honors
• Daily Pennsylvanian Op-ed columnist, First Call Magazine contributing writer and photographer
• Varsity Sprint Football Team

 

AWARDS AND HONORS________________________________________________________________

• Published report on China’s development of strategic oil stockpiles: "Study Examines Chinese SPR Growth Alternatives" in Oil & Gas Journal (July 23, 2007)
• Awarded highly competitive Thouron Fellowship (comprehensive funding for MA degree in UK)
• Won 3rd prize and expenses-paid trip to China at nationally televised Chinese Bridge speech competition; represented USA as 1 of 95 contestants from 45 countries (2005)
• Awarded University of Pennsylvania University Scholars undergraduate research grant (Summer 2005)
• Nominated for SOAS Frederick Richter Memorial Prize for research in Oriental arts, literature and music

 

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