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Sze Kwan Aka Chan
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
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China Horizon Management LLC. |
New York, NY |
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Office Manager |
Oct 2007 – Present |
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· Manage daily operations of NY office and workflow; establish best practices and operational standards; resource management · Organize part-time timesheets; maintain payroll information; manage all monthly payments and fee collection from vendors · Correspond and liaise with international offices/external agencies; coordinate and translate documents |
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Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc. |
New York, NY |
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Host/Reporter/Engineer/Columnist |
Jun 2004 – Present |
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· Host weekly shows for most popular 24/7 Chinese Radio in US; research, translate, and organize show and news material · Organize station events such as Dragon Boat Race, Listener Reception, Sell-a-thons, etc; off-site live reporting for road shows · Participate in organization of station-wide charity events for events such as: 2004 Tsunami, 2007 Sichuan Earthquake, etc. · Write weekly column for magazine; produce promotional clips and radio dramas; train new DJs, operate equipment |
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Freelance (ATA Member) |
New York, NY |
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Translator/Project Coordinator/ Web Content Developer |
Jan 2001 – Present |
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· Translate, culturally adapt, edit, proofread, and interpret English <> Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese) < Japanese > English for broadcast material, comics, and official documents; voice-over; publish content in English and Chinese; Bilingual supervision · Translate, design, develop and maintain web pages for company and product promotion; coordinate internet-based projects · Organize and volunteer for events that require linguistic skills, usually to help minority students or parents |
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The LanguageWorks, Inc. |
New York, NY |
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Account Manager |
Oct 2006 – Oct 2007 |
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· Managed all aspects of translation projects; supervised other production personnel; new resource recruitment; managed day-to-day activities for one of company’s largest clients; liaised with clients, linguists and DTP resources; organizational planning · Developed and delivered presentations for in-house knowledge sharing classes; performed cultural adaptation and consultation · Edited and proofread translations; assisted in post-production and DTP proofreading process; maintained QA standards |
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ImaginAsian Entertainment, Inc. |
New York, NY |
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Coordinator, Programming and Acquisitions |
Jul 2005 – Aug 2006 |
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· Initiated, negotiated, and closed licensing deals with international and national content providers (e.g. CCTV, Fortune Star, SMG, Kadokawa, TaiSeng, Media Asia) to acquire content for first US 24/7 Asian content network, VOD and theater · Created and delivered presentations on TV and film licensing process and marketing strategies to clients · Scheduled programs, promos, PSAs, and interstitials; participated in long term media planning and brainstorming sessions · Trafficked content between licensors and the operations, creative, and programming departments in-company; liaised with licensors to ensure proper delivery to and from company; maintained licensor relations; created and updated licensor database · Recruited and retained staff; developed and implemented organizational and scheduling structure and strategy |
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Columbia University |
New York, NY |
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Academic Coordinator |
Jul 2004 – Aug 2005 |
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· Coordinated large conferences, networking and recruitment events, employer presentations, workshops, and seminars · Processed and managed applications for over 370 Undergraduate and Graduate students, responded to admission questions, distributed departmental information to students; advised students regarding classes and programs · Maintained and created content on department website; maintained department mailing lists; managed student records and generated reports on SIS; answered visa and course/curriculum related concerns; scheduled classes; ordered text books |
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EDUCATION |
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Columbia University |
New York, NY |
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Bachelor of Art, East Asian Languages and Culture; Minor in Psychology, 2002 |
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Columbia University Dean’s List, Dean’s Scholarship; Westinghouse Science Talent Search Semi-Finalist |
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SKILLS & INTERESTS |
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Languages |
Fluency in Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin); proficient in Japanese, Spanish (reading) |
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Computer |
MS Office Suite, Adobe Software Suite, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Filemaker Pro, FTP, HTML, Lotus Notes, Swift |
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Interests |
Archery, Costume Design, Guitar, Go, Meditation, Taichi, Tarot, Tennis, Traveling, Volunteering, WingTsun, Yoga |
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