BIN LI (), Ph.D., US Citizen
ATA Certified English-Chinese translator

P.O. Box 3670, Alhambra, CA 91803 USA
Tel: 626-606-8898, Fax: 949-266-5974
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CREDENTIALS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • 2,900+ projects completed since February 1995
  • 22 years of living in the US with B.S. and M.S. and Ph.D. candidacy from China, and Ph.D. from US.
  • American Translators Association (ATA) Certified English-Chinese translator (ATA Certificate).
  • Lifetime Member, Translators Association of China (Merit-based admission, not fee-based. TAC Certificate).
  • Strong scientific and technical background with B.S. from University of Science and Technology of China, M.S. and Ph.D. candidacy from Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Ph.D. from University of Missouri.
  • Overseas guest member of Editorial Board, The World of English《英语世界》海外特邀编委 - the largest bilingual English learning journal for college and high school students in China.
  • Published a bilingual translation sample (英汉对照翻译范文 - Click here to view) in Chinese Translators Journal《中国翻译》in 1996 for aspiring young translators to study.
  • Published approximately 30 research papers in both English and Chinese.
  • Over 20 years of translation and interpreting experience.
  • Immaculate business integrity - worked with some of my clients since 1995 when I started commercial services in the US.
  • You can view: A Partial Client List, Some Sample Translations and testimonials here.
SERVICES & RESOURCES
  • DTP: QuarkXPress, FrameMaker, PageMaker, InDesign and PowerPoint.
  • Graphics: Illustrator, PhotoShop, Corel Draw, AutoCAD and Flash.
  • Translation: TRADOS, Déjà vu, Office 2003 Pro with Proofing Tool, Office 2007 Pro.
  • Localization: CATALYST, RoboHelp Office, IIDS and WebWorks Pro.
  • Voice Over: Studio quality audio for CD promotion or online multimedia project.
  • PC & Mac: Windows XP Pro & Mac OS 9.2.2 (Asian QuarkXPress can only run on Mac OS 9).
  • High speed Internet connection and FTP server for effective large file transfer.
INTERPRETING EXPERIENCE
  • Interpreting (09/2008) for Shanghai PowerEagle International Co. Ltd. at InterBike Show, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Interpreting (09/2008) for business sessions for PowerGenix, San Diego, California
  • Sight interpreting (06/2007) for Madagascar Petroleum International Ltd. (Hong Kong) with Netherland, Sersse and Associates, Inc. in Dallas, Texas
  • Consecutive interpreting and moderating (04/2007) for Microsoft (China) training sessions in Beijing with Relationship360 Group, LLC in Santa Barbara, California
  • Consecutive and sight interpreting (03-04/2007) for Sino Union Petroleum & Chemical Int'l Ltd. of Hong Kong with Netherland, Sersse and Associates, Inc., in Dallas, Texas
  • Simultaneous interpreting (09/2006) with Ernst & Young at an enterprise risk management (ERM) conference for a delegation of State-owned enterprise groups led by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of China - Los Angeles, California
  • Court Deposition (05/2006) with Law Office of Allen Hyman on a copyright infringement case - North Hollywood, California
  • Consecutive Interpreting (10/2005, a week) for European Union inspection of a pharmaceutical plant in Tianjin, China
  • Consecutive Interpreting (09/2005, four days) for Kwizda Pharmaceuticals of Austria at a plant in Tianjin, China
  • Consecutive interpreting (07/2005) for Cisco Systems corporate diversity training - Irvine, California
  • Court Deposition (06/2005) with Lambert & Rogers, San Diego in a civil case - Santa Ana, California
  • Court Deposition (05/2005) with Nelson Mullins of Columbia, SC in a trade mark infringement case - Minneapolis
  • Consecutive interpreting (05/2005) for Linksys business session - Irvine, California
  • Sight interpreting (04/2005) of legal and patent materials with O'Melveny & Myers - Los Angeles
  • General Atomics's reception (02/2005) of a delegation from People's Daily headed by Vice President Zhu Xinmin - San Diego
  • Court deposition (11/2004) with Kirkland & Ellis in a patent infringement case between two TV manufacturers - Los Angeles
  • Simultaneous interpretation (07/2003) for ExxonMobil in Houston, Texas
  • Court deposition (08/2002) in a patent infringement case between two major computer peripheral manufacturers - Houston
  • Court deposition (04/2001) in a patent infringement case between two chipset manufacturers - Hsinchu, Taiwan
  • Simultaneous interpretation (07/2000) at an International Conference on Geological Depository of Nuclear Wastes sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and US Department of Energy - Denver
  • Simultaneous conference interpretation (11/1996) for Amway Corporation annual meeting - Ada, Michigan
  • Consecutive interpreting (06/1985) Prof. M. E. Lipschutz, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University
  • Interpreting (08/1084) for Prof. F. Begemann, Max-Planck Institute of Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
  • Interpreting (1983-1986) for foreign business delegations and Chinese corporate executives on joint venture projects in China.

TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE

English Into Chinese

  • Nuclear Science - Translated or reviewed more than a thousand PowerPoint slides in nuclear sciences for Los Alamos National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory for their workshop of nuclear safety for delegations from Chinese research Institutes or nuclear Power plants. The most recent batch of files was for Oak Ridge National Laboratory's workshop for Sichuan Institute of Atomic Energy.
  • IT & Technical - Translated dozens of product installation, maintenance and operation manuals and MSDS data sheets; many software string files and manuals at Intel, several professional certification examinations for Intel and Sun Microsystems, a concise PageMaker user's manual for Adobe Systems, a 1200 term computer graphic glossary for Silicon Graphics, a software warranty manual for Cisco Systems, several volumes of Engineering Journals for Maxim Integrated Products, and several issues of company newsletters for Flextronics International and Chiron C