Rod Ivan Nelson

R O D I V A N N E L S O N 2981 E. 5th Ave., Vancouver, BC V5M 1N6 Canada 604-568-3026 [email protected] www.experiencedtranslator.com

Education: 1969: BA in Chinese Language and Literature University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin 1974: MA in Chinese Language and Literature University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Held National Defense Education Act Fellowship All work for PhD except dissertation completed 1976.

Experience: 9/05 - Translator Self-employed Vancouver, Canada Translation from Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese into English for translation agencies in Europe (Lipsie Sarl, ABC Traduzioni, Docnroll,etc.) and Canada (Asiatis, Guibord TWS, etc.). Areas of expertise: Contracts, law, e-commerce, economics/finance, environment, sustainable development, tourism, food and wine, etc.

11/98 – 8/05 Translator Self-employed Rome, Italy Translation from Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese into English for publishers (Dove, Lozzi Roma), translation agencies Qualitalia, ABC, (Italy), Lipsie, Docnroll 4T (France) and private parties. Translated all of Rendez-Vous Italia magazine and special segments of Case & Country magazine into English. Specializing in environment, tourism, tenders, contracts, law, economics/finance, e-commerce, agriculture.

5/92 - 10/98 Administrative Assistant Bank of America San Francisco, CA  Word processing, transcription  Invoice processing, record maintenance  Travel arrangements

4/88 - 4/91 Chef Various restaurants, including: . The Harvest Cambridge, MA . Sheraton Commander Hotel Cambridge, MA

9/76 - 3/88 Translator Self-employed Washington, DC  Translated Chinese, French and Spanish into English for public- and private-sector clients. Areas of specialization include business and finance, agriculture, environmental protection, patents, political science, etc. Clients included: . The World Bank . US Department of Defense . The World Health Organization . Joint Publications Research Service (CIA)

1 9/74 - 6/76 Teacher Teaching Assistant, U. of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN  Taught courses in Chinese language and literature and East Asian civilization  Graded exams and term papers  Assisted in curriculum development

Languages: English (outstanding knowledge of English grammar and style), Italian, French, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin); basic knowledge of Japanese.

Computers: Advanced MS Word, Excel, PC / CAT: Wordfast