Working languages:
English to Korean
Korean to English

DONG GOO KIM
Engineering background

Local time: 17:05 KST (GMT+9)

Native in: Korean 
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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, MT post-editing
Expertise
Specializes in:
Business/Commerce (general)Petroleum Eng/Sci
Marketing / Market ResearchFinance (general)
Engineering (general)Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Construction / Civil EngineeringEnvironment & Ecology
Law: Contract(s)Transport / Transportation / Shipping

Rates
English to Korean - Rates: 0.04 - 0.05 USD per word / 25 - 30 USD per hour
Korean to English - Rates: 0.05 - 0.07 USD per character / 25 - 30 USD per hour

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Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 1
Translation education Bachelor's degree - Seoul National University
Experience Years of experience: 15. Registered at ProZ.com: Jun 2009.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to Korean (TOEIC 980/990)
Korean to English (TOEIC 980/990)
Memberships N/A
Software Across, Adobe Acrobat, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Trados Studio
Bio
CV as a translator
Kim Dong-goo
Email: [email protected], Skype dgkim8

AS TRANSLATOR SINCE JANUARY 2009

* In end 2008, I retired from full-time commuting job and began working as a freelancer translator, ghostwriter and independent consultant from 2009.
* I work with translation companies such as Moabay, Lexcode, Trans-beonyeok, Auction translation and Trans-One in Korea. I also work at One Hour Translation. You can check my track record at One Hour Translation website by the name of Kim Dong-goo or D. Kim.
* I can receive payment at Paypal, [email protected], from overseas translation companies.
* I translated a lot of research papers, project plans, contracts, legal documents, letters, etc. I am better with technical/engineering/contract documents because of my background.
* My 2009-2015 average earning from translation is approximately 2,200 USD per month by working 20 hours a week in average.

Until 2008, I had worked full time for 35 years as a high-speed railway project specialist, Contract Manager, Business Development Manager, Project Manager for Korean, Taiwanese and multinational companies. I worked and lived in Taiwan, U.S. and Saudi Arabia for 12 years using English and Mandarin Chinese as working language.

CAT TOOL - Memsource (cloud/local), Workbench, XML Editor

MAJOR - B.S. Chemical Engineering from Seoul National University, Korea

LANGUAGE CAPABILITY
* English - Fluent. Worked 30+ years in overseas business environment. 6+ years’ professional translation experience.
* Korean - Mother tongue
* Mandarin Chinese - Can read and write as good as native. Can command basic conversation. Can use Office in Chinese including type-in using 漢語倂音.
* Japanese – Basic

Updated 6/6/2017

One Hour Translation: Expert translator, Language Leader, Language Editor, Silver Translator, Reviewer



TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) score: 980/990
Keywords: Korean, engineering, chemical, rail, high speed rail, Chinese, Mandarin,


Profile last updated
Mar 15, 2019



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