James Scott Williams
Chinese > English Translator
Specialties: equities, financial reports, IT	8606-A Fireside Drive – Austin TX, 78757
Tel: (512) 467-9048
Fax: (512) 467-9048
E-mail: aslackrity@mindspring.com

Translator/Editor 

Freelance Translation Financial news; stock-market research; prospectuses; performance, outlook and strategy statements; annual reports; IT-related product information, ad copy, brochures and correspondence; general-interest magazine articles; academic and literary pieces. 1995 – present

EquityTaiwan Oversaw all English language content on company website; authored, translated and edited market news and research. 01/00 – 04/01

Sinorama Magazine Translated 15,000 words of Chinese/month on topics ranging from traditional Hakka architecture to gender issues in modern Taiwan; proofed and edited the work of other translators. 07/97 – 07/99

Securities Analyst

Yuanta Securities: Authored/translated research on TSE-listed companies; authored/translated daily market news; supervised production of monthly publication for clients. 03/97 – 10/98

Core Pacific Securities Authored/translated research on TSE-listed companies; authored/translated daily market news. 07/96 – 03/97

Teacher

National Taiwan Normal University Extension Program Taught ESL (English as a Second Language) to adult learners. 09/95 – 06/97

ELSI, Taiwan Taught ESL to teenage and adult learners; designed teaching materials; counseled students; trained new teachers. 06/90 – 09/94

Education and Skills

BA Linguistics, Rice University
Mandarin Chinese (fluent, 9-year resident of Taiwan)
Windows 95 - 2000, MS Office, Eudora, Pagemaker