Alexandra L.

Freelance Translator / Proofreader / Editor / Writer Personal Details: § Birth date: 10.Jan.1985 § Birth Place: Malaysia § Nationality: Malaysian § Ethnicity: Chinese § Marriage Status: Single § Born and bred in Malaysia, raised in an English speaking community § Educated in the Malaysian Chinese School System § Speaks and writes four Languages: o English: Mother Tongue § Excellent in both American and English o Chinese: Secondary mother tongue Mandarin : Excellent Cantonese: Excellent Hokkien: Good Hakka: Good o Malay: Native Language (Excellent) o German: Studied Language (Good) Educational Qualification: § Diploma in Communication o Majoring in Advertising o Taylor’s College, in conjunction with Universiti Sains Malaysia o Summer Semester 2003 o Graduated in October 2004 o Studied subjects such as Academic English, Marketing and Advertising, and also Social Psychology, Sociology, Personal and Group Communication. § American Degree Program o Taylor’s College American Degree Program o Major: Social Psychology § Royal School of Music, London; Grade 5 § Royal School of Ballet, London; Grade 1 § Goethe-Institut, Dresden o TestDAF, Niveau 4 o With an accreditation of level C 2 § DSH, TU Dresden § Current Study: Diplom Übersetzer und Dolmetzer (Translation and Interpretation Masters) Area of Specialization: ª Legal (Certificates, Licenses) ª Arts ª Music ª Medieval and Renaissance Studies ª Literature ª Visual and Performing Arts ª History ª Journalism ª Advertising ª Culture and Traditions ª Tourism ª Marketing ª Graphic Design ª Bible and biblical Studies ª Religion and Religious Studies ª Business (general) ª Social Psychology ª SEO Skills: § Fluent in English and Chinese, both written and spoken. § Sufficient writing skills and conversational proficiency in Malay and German. § Excellent writing skills – persuasive, academic and creative writing § Excellent translation skills – more than 5 years of translation experience. (Prefer to use manual translations, adding to its originality) Normal Rates: ª Translation: $ 0.10 / word ª Proofreading: $ 10.00 / 500 words ª Editing / Rewriting: $ 20.00 / 500 words ª Writing $ 0.08 / word Instant Job Rates: ª Translation: $ 0.15 / word ª Proofreading: $ 15.00 / 1000 words ª Editing / Rewriting: $ 30.00 / 500 words ª Writing $ 0.12 / word Software: ª TRADOS ª Star Transit ª Microsoft Word ª Microsoft Excel ª Microsoft Power Point ª Adobe Acrobat ª Adobe Photoshop ª Adobe Illustrator ª Quark Express Preferred Payment: GAF / PAYPAL