Army Chung

Army Chung                                                                                                                                 ARMYCHUNG@gmail.com

 

Education        
                           
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)                                                                                                     2003 – 2007
Los Angeles, CA

·   B.A. Degree - Political Science, International and American Politics       Major GPA 3.4

University of California, Los Angeles UCLA Extension                                                                                      2004 – 2005  
Certification in Court Interpretation and Translation with specialization in Korean/English              

Los Angeles, CA.

·   Acquired the knowledge and training necessary to become a professional interpreter.
·   Youngest person ever to enter and to finish the rigorous program. 

Major Work Experience       

Interpreter – Radio Korea USA                                                                                                                                   2012
Los Angeles, CA.

·    Live, on-air Simultaneous Interpretation of President Obama’s State of the Union Address
·    Biggest Korean broadcasting service outside of Korea

Interpreter / Translator – Ready Language Network                                                                                          2011 – Present
Santa Monica, CA.

·    Medical Interpreter and Translator            

 Language Consultant – Transperfect Translations International, Inc.                                                              2010 – Present
Los Angeles, CA.     
    
·    Full-Service translation company grossing $156 Million in revenue worldwide.
·    On-site supervisions for training videos, commercials, automated systems, etc.
·    On-site script and translation revisions.

Interpreter – Aaaza                                                                                                                                                  2007 – Present
Los Angeles, CA.

·    Marketing Agency focusing on the Asian Consumer Market
·    In charge of traveling to different locations within Los Angeles and helping to communicate with Korean speaking consumers from ages 21 to 80 (via product demonstrations, explanations, Q&A sessions, etc.).

Interpreter – AdWell Communications                                                                                                                     2010 – 2012
Los Angeles, CA.

·    Marketing Agency focusing on the Asian Consumer Market
·    In charge of traveling to conventions and events in various states in the U.S. to help facilitate communication between Korean companies and the American consumer.

Translator – HanYoung Translation Center                                                                                                             2010 – 2011
South Korea

·    One of the lead Korean and English translators.

In House Language Consultant – Modetwo                                                                                                              2008 – 2009
San Francisco, CA.

·    Web Development and Marketing Firm based in San Francisco, CA.
·    Head of research and quality assurance for the new company spearheaded translation project.
·    Responsible for coordinating and hiring new translators.

In House Language Consultant --  DQA Department, NETChannel USA, Inc.                                                        2007 – 2008
Los Angeles, CA.

·   Translating corporate and departmental documents and serving as a general language consultant working directly with the CEO of NETChannel.
·   Interpreting meetings, presentations and other necessary communications.
·   In charge of all Korean and English tickets on TeamTrack for the DQA department of Helio (NETChannel’s client).

In House Language Consultant – DW Department, Helio / SKCC                                                                                    2007
Los Angeles, CA.

·   Technical translator between the American engineers of Helio and the Korean engineers of SKCC from S. Korea.
·   Interpreting meetings and presentations between the engineers.
·   Translating day to day Reports between technical departments.

Lead Language Consultant/Korean Translator -- Slangman Productions & Slangman Publishing                     2006 – 2007  
Burbank, CA.

·   Published front cover credits for the ongoing  “For Kids : Learning English through Fairy Tales” Series
·   Translated Series printed in over 177 countries worldwide
·   Bilingual voiceover work for the narration CD/DVD of the Series.

Lead language Consultant / Interpreter -- Planet Grande Productions                                                                                2007
Malibu, CA.

·   Athlete interpreter for the production of “Dynamite! USA” (Mixed Martial Arts tournament) series on Showtime.
·   Aided with the content editing of the final production for language error detection.
·   Internationally Aired (in Japan, S. Korea, and several European countries where MMA is popular)

Lead Language Consultant / Translator -- David E. Baker Entertainment Inc.                                                                  2007
Burbank, CA.

· Dialogue translation and language coach for the independent film “Koreatown.”
· Bilingual voiceover work: received IMDB credit as “language consultant” and “off-screen voiceover talent.” 

Lead Korean Interpreter -- Entertainment Electronic Expo (E3)                                                                                           2006
Los Angeles, CA.

·   Interpreted business negotiations between C-level executives of top Electronic Entertainment companies including Korea Telecom Hitel (KTH) and Lucasarts Entertainment Company. 

• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Photoshop
• PowerPoint
• SDLX Translation Suite
• TRADOS