Dennis Kim

Düzenlemek, Düzeltmek, Çeviri

IT, computers, marketing

Genel

DO KYUN KIM

 

Localization Specialist

 

7-169, Sangdo-1 Dong, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul, Korea156-830

• Tel: +82-2-816-6465 •Email: netnis@gmail.com

 

OBJECTIVE

 

Self-motivated Localization Specialist with 7+ years of localization experience and Linguist of Korean, seekingAsian localization translation jobs.

 

EXPERIENCE

 

Experience in Localization:

 

OperationsManager, SDLIntl.(www.sdlintl.com), Seoul, Korea,June 2002~August 2003

Managed Koreanlocalization projects.Reporting directly to country manager, took overall production responsibilities and performed, directly or indirectly, Korean project analysis, CAT preparation, internal/external resource allocation, tracking, troubleshooting, delivery, post mortem and client liaison.Localization scope includes translation for software, help and documentation.

 

This position isalso responsible for implementing action plan set out by Global Translation Manager and Asian Program Manager for the project managers and the translation team - the plan includes productivity enhancements, style guide development, quarterly review of senior staff, and etc.

 

Actively participated in Korean freelancer/employee interviews – and evaluated their test pieces.

 

OperationsManager, SDLIntl., Beijing, China, 1999~June 2002

Managed multilingual localization projects for Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai, Malay and Indonesian Bahasa.Reporting directly to country manager, took initiatives in project budgeting, quotation, billing, analysis, CAT preparation, internal/external resource allocation, tracking, troubleshooting, delivery, post mortem and client liaison.Localization scope includes translation, DTP and engineering for software, help and documentation.Daily duties are performed via direct communication with Asian vendors in the region and other SDL offices.

 

This position isalso responsible for managing in-house production staff including the linguists, DTP specialists and engineers.

 

Asian Executive Project Manager, ITP(Later acquired by SDL Intl.), Beijing, China, 1998~1999

Managed multilingual localization projects for Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai, Malay and Indonesian Bahasa.Reporting directly to country manager, took initiatives in project budgeting, quotation, billing, analysis, CAT preparation, internal/external resource allocation, tracking, troubleshooting, delivery, post mortem and client liaison.Daily duties are performed via direct communication with Asian vendors in the region and other ITP offices.

 

Project Manager, Worldtech Co.(Later acquired by IC, L&H, then Bowne), Seoul, Korea, 1997~1998

Managed small to medium Korean localization projects. Participated in project budgeting, quotation, billing, analysis, CAT preparation, internal/external resource allocation, tracking, troubleshooting, delivery, post mortem and client liaison.

 

Freelance Translator, Seoul, Korea, 1995~1996

Provided English to Korean translation for various audio/video scripts for TV documentaries, commercials and movies coming from leading production companies in Korea.

 

Other Experience:

 

Assistant Manager, Mujin Entertainment Co. Seoul, Korea, 1996~1997.

In charge of selection and purchase of foreign movies/TV programs for import. Taken numerousprocurement trips to France, Hong Kongand Japanto attend major exhibitions and visit production companies. Monitoredthe import process and managed post-processing(digital editing and dubbing)of the movies/animations.

 

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

 

ICCP Certification, Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals, IL, USA

6 Proficiency Certificates in Systems Programming, Software Engineering, C Language, C++ Language, Communications and Data Resource Management.

 

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Microsoft

MCSEcertification in Windows NT 4.0 track.

 

B.S. in Computer Information Systems, ExcelsiorCollege, Albany, NY, USA

 

Undergraduate program, Physics, Universityof Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 1989~1991

 

University of London G. C. E., Advanced Level, St. Mary’s School, Nairobi, Kenya, 1985~1987

In Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

 

MILITARY

 

Sergeant, Republicof Korea Army, served in Somaliafor United Nations Peace Keeping Operation 1993, served in Joint Chiefs of Staff, Ministry of Defense, Korea, 1994.

 

MISC

Nationality : Korean

Languages : Fluency in English and Korean. Entry level comprehension of Chinese script.

Personal Interests : controlled Language, machine translation, wearable computers, basketball.

 

REFERENCES

Available on request.