Resumé
Hsiu-Li “Laura” McGilvra
Seattle, WA, USA
Language Pairs: English<->Mandarin Chinese; English<->Taiwanese
Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpretation
Tel: 206-729-7834
Mobile: 206-799-3261
Email: fanyi@wolfenet.com
Education
Masters of Professional Studies
in Conference Interpreting, University of Maryland
B.A. in Communications, Concentration Journalism, University of Texas at
Arlington
RN degree from Jong Tai Medical College, Taiwan
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Professor, Middlebury
Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Interpreting Work
Experience
·
Independent MANDARIN/TAIWANESE/ENGLISH interpreter, making accurate cross-language
communication possible.
· U.S.
Department of State Contract Interpreter Eligibility Examination - PASSED.
·
Washington State Court Mandarin Chinese Interpreter - CERTIFIED.
· U.S.
Department of Justice Interpreter - QUALIFIED.
Major interpreting assignments:
Conference Interpreting /
Simultaneous Interpreting:
2021
Executive Meeting, Live Well Inc.
2020
Governance of Emerging Climate Alteration Technologies Series, Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative
Introduction of Solar Radiation Management, Carnegie Climate Governance
Initiative
Introduction of Marine Cloud Brightening, Carnegie Climate Governance
Initiative
Introduction of Stratosphere Aerosol Injection, Carnegie Climate Governance
Initiative
Introduction of Carbon Dioxide Removal, Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative
Introduction of Bioenergy with Carbon Dioxide Removal and Storage, Carnegie
Climate Governance Initiative
Introduction of Direct Air Capture and Sequestration, Carnegie Climate
Governance Initiative
MMD Worldwide Webcast, Merck
Employee Business Briefing, Merck
Global Observance of the World Habitat Day, United Nations
MMD Worldwide Townhall Meeting, Merck
Human Health Townhall Meeting, Merck
MMD Worldwide Webcast, Merck
Employee Business Briefing, Merck
MMD Global SARS-Co2 Virtual Update, Merck
HH Town Hall Webcast, Merck
MMD Worldwide Webcast, Merck
Employee Business Briefing Webcast, Merck
CES 2020, Daimler AG
2019.
Global
Quality Town Hall Meeting, Merck
Weapon of Mass Destruction Course and Custom and Border Protection Illicit
eCommerce Interdiction Training, PNNL and Department of Commerce
Air Traffic Management Bureau Executive Development Program II, Boeing
AWS Global Public Policy Summit, Amazon
Security of Radioactive Materials, Sandia National Lab
Shenzhen Leadership Development Program, Boeing
Executive Briefing, Microsoft
MMD Worldwide Meeting, Merck
Annual Dealers Meeting, Harley Davidson
Aviation Cooperation Program Executive Project Management, Boeing
Jeunesse Global Training, Jeunesse
Global Quality Town Hall Meeting, Merck
Business Performance Report, Merck
World Premiere of the New Model of SUV Family, Mercedes Benz
9th Annual Conference on Clean Coal Technology, IEA
Airport Management Operations and Efficiency Training Program, Boeing
Shenzhen Leadership Development Program, Boeing
Association for Talent Development 2019, ASTD
Marketing Live 2019, Google
MMD Worldwide Webcast, Merck
Greater Giving Summit, Gates Foundation
Xiamen Airlines Future Leaders Training, Boeing
Lead Worldwide Kickoff 2019, VMWare
MMD Worldwide Webcast, Merck
Human Health Town Hall Meeting, Merck
Regional Meeting, Jeunesse Global
Transforming for the era of Intelligent Retail, Microsoft
CES 2019, Daimler AG
2018.
MMD Global Webcast, Merck
Tsinghua 35th AMP Global Immersion Program: Creative Leadership,
University of Washington
Global Coffee Tea and Cocoa Summit 2018, Starbucks
Insight 2018, Netapp
American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting, ASRM
GHH Global Town Hall Meeting, Merck
Zhejian University EMBA Exchange Program, University of Washington
Security of Radioactive Materials, Sandia National Lab
China Easter Airlines, Boeing
Air Traffic Management Bureau Executive Program, Boeing
Aviation Cooperation Program Executive Management Development Training VIII
Program, Boeing
BRIGHT AML1019 Investigator Meeting, Pfizer
Microsoft Inspire + Microsoft Ready, Microsoft
Shenzhen Leadership Development Program, Boeing
Chinese Boot Camp, Market America
Business Study Tour with Amazon and Costco, Made in China Intl
Alibaba IPR Summit, Alibaba
Technical Exchange on Alternative Technologies to High-Activity Cesium-137 Used
for Blood and Research Irradiation, Department of Energy
Sino US Summit, ASQ
Disruption is Brewing – 2018 Barings Real Estate and Alternatives Conference,
Barings
MMD Worldwide Meeting, Merck
MMD Townhall Meeting, Merck
Executive MBA Class for Participants from Tsinghua University, University of
Washington
Future Leaders, Boeing
North America Auto Show Press Coverage, Mercedes Benz
Business Board Meeting, Confidential
2017.
Xiamen Airlines Leadership Training, Boeing
US-China Clean Coal Industry Forum, Department of Energy
China Aviation Supplies Holding Company Training, Boeing
New Recognition Program - INSPIRE, Merck
Advancing Reproductive Medicine to Build Healthy Families, ASRM
Cities Changing Diabetes, Novonordisk
Chinese Executives Meeting, Amazon
Insight 2017, NetApp
Hainan Airlines Leadership Development Program, Boeing
Dealer Meeting, Harley Davidson
Civil Aviation Administration of China, Project Management, Boeing
Airline Operations, Boeing
Chinese Provinces and Washington State Investment and Trade Cooperation Forum,
Ministry of Commerce, China
Storytelling Training, Starbucks
Chinese Boot Camp, Market America
Shenzhen Leadership Development Program, Boeing
Self-Awareness & Adaptability, and Thought Leader, Merck
Shanghai Roastery Partner Training, Starbucks
Tao Bao Business Promotion, City of Austin
Hunan TV Station Briefing, Microsoft
MMD Worldwide Meeting, Merck
Interconnect, IBM
China Aviation Supplies Holding Company Executives Program, Boeing
China United Airlines Leadership Training, Boeing
AWS Culture of Innovation, Amazon
Global Sales Meeting, VMWare
China United Airlines Leadership Training, Boeing
Global Sales Meeting, Zeltiq
North America International Auto Show, Mercedes Benz
Presidential Awards, Mannatech
2016.
Block Chain, Microsoft
Air Traffic Management Executive Training: Project Management, Boeing
World of Watson, IBM
China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI) Delegation Briefing,
Microsoft
ASRM 2016 Scientific Congress & Expo, American Society for Reproductive
Medicine (ASRM)
16th U.S.-China Oil and Gas Industry Forum, Department of Energy
Innovation and Lean Management for China Aviation Supplies Holding Company,
Boeing
MA University Orientation and Product Symposium, Market America
SOSAC and Chinese SOE General Counsel Compliance Delegation, Microsoft
Leadership Development Program for Shandong Airlines, Boeing
China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI) Delegation, Microsoft
Chinese Boot Camp, Market America
Industrial Bank Co., Microsoft
MMD Worldwide Meeting, Merck
Air Traffic Management Executive Training: Project Management, Boeing
China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), Microsoft
China National Institute of Standardization, Microsoft
Partners Summit, Cisco System
Global Town Hall Meeting, Merck
CES Press Conference, ZTE
CES Press Conference, Le Entertainment
Research and Development Center Tour, Mercedes Benz
DJO Global Sales Meeting, DJO
2015.
Air Traffic Control Training, Jeppesen
Insight 2015 Meeting, IBM
Hospital and Specialty CBL and Global Market Access Meeting, Merck
China (Shanghai) Free Trade Pilot Zone, Microsoft
Chinese President Xi Visiting Microsoft, Microsoft
Chinese Provinces-US States Economic and Trade Cooperation Seminar &
Inaugural Ceremony of Joint Working Group for Trade and Investment Cooperation
Between Chinese Provinces and US State of Washington, Ministry of Commerce, PRC
China Post Group Briefing, Microsoft
MK1968 Ventilated Nosocomial Pneumonia Drug Meeting, Merck
MMD Worldwide Meeting, Merck
Annual Dealership Meeting, Harley Davidson
Celebration Conference, Isagenix
Gastric Cancer Treatment Meeting, Merck
Chinese Boot Camp, Market America
Global Quality Webcast, Merck
Osteoporosis Management and Fracture Prevention, Merck
MMD World Class Supplier Town Hall Meeting, Merck
China-U.S. Biopharmaceutical Innovation Forum
Global Security Sales Conference, Symantec
New Drug Adjudication Investigator Meeting, Merck
Global Partner Conference, Hewlett-Packard
Global Sales Kick-off. VMware
CES Press Conference. ZTE
2014.
MMD Year End Meeting. Merck
Special Drug Study Protocol Update. Merck
Special Drugs Study Result. Merck
GTI Shale Gas Exchange Pittsburgh Conference. Gas Technology Institute
14th US - China Oil and Gas Industry Forum in Denver. United States Energy
Association
BOAO Asia Forum in Seattle. BOAO
Investment Symposium for BOAO Asia Forum. Microsoft
Harley Davidson Annual Summer Meeting. Harley Davidson
Special Drugs Investigator Meeting. Merck
Bank of Communications, China, Briefing. Microsoft
Press Meetings, NatureMade. Pharmavite
Consumer Product Group Meeting. Merck
National Defense Talks. CNAS
Annual Shareholders Meeting. Starbucks
MMD Meeting. Merck
Sonicare Media Presentation. Philips
Respironics Annual Meeting. Philips
Global Quality. Merck
2013.
Global Eastern Market Team Meeting. Merck
Shenyang City Government Briefing. Microsoft
MCC Regional Business Meeting. Merck
MCC Town Hall Meeting. Merck
EBB Town Hall Meeting. Merck
Liquefied Natural Gas Conference 17. Gas Technology Institute
Town Hall Meeting. Ingersoll Rand
MMD Worldwide Webcast. Merck
Global Partner Conference. Hewlett-Packard
MCC Town Hall Meeting. Merck
EBB Meeting. Merck
Accelerating Health Care. Philips
Global Communication Town Hall Meeting. Merck
Global and Diversity Inclusion Awards. Merck
Merck Sigma Awards, Merck
2012.
Global Quality Webcast. Merck
MMD Webcast. Merck
Supply Chain Webcast. Merck
Emerging Market Business Briefing Webcast. Merck
Aviation Cooperation Program Executive Management Development Training VII:
Project Management. Boeing
Shanghai SASAC. Microsoft
Great Towers Conference. World Federation of Great Towers
12th Oil and Gas Industry Forum (OGIF). U.S. Energy Association
MMD Webcast. Merck
China Transportation Safety and Disaster Rescue Coordination Reverse Trade
Mission. Department of Transportation
Meetings with Supreme Court Judges from China. Global Intellectual Property
Center
EBB Webcast. Merck
China Team Immersion. Starbucks
MMD Webcast. Merck
CAAC Airline Operations Seminar. Boeing
Windows 8 VIP Summit. Microsoft
Air Traffic Management Executive Training IV (Aviation Program): Project
Management. Boeing
Annual Call Center Exhibition (ACCE). UBM
Mannifest. Mannatech
Xiamen Airlines, 737 Handoffs. Boeing
MMD Webcast. Merck
Exchange Deployment and Ad Infrastructure Design, IT Security. Microsoft
Supply Chain Management Global Webcast. Merck
EBB Webcast. Merck
Next Generation Collaborative Computing Kick-off Meeting Webcast. Merck
2011.
MMD Webcast. Merck
Xiamen Airlines. Boeing
Civil Aviation Administration of China, CAAC Future Leader. Boeing
MMD Worldwide Webcast. Merck
China National Institute of Standards. Microsoft
Global Chief Information Officers (GCIO) Summit. Microsoft
Manaquest Meeting. Mannatech
Driving Through Concept Training, ASPC. Starbucks
AES Safety Meeting. AES Corp.
Mannatech Annual Conference. Mannatech
Store Development Training. Starbucks
State Intellectual Property Office of PRC, Patent and IP Briefing. Microsoft
Hewlett Packer Client Team Onboarding Workshop. Hewlett-Packard
Global Human Health Town Hall Meeting. Merck
Summer Dealer Meeting. Harley-Davidson
SIMS Global Team Meeting. Starbucks
Global Quality Webcast. Merck
Hewlett Packer Client Team Onboarding Workshop. Hewlett-Packard
MMD Webcast. Merck
Museum of Tomorrow. American Association of Museums
CEO Summit. Microsoft
Hewlett Packer Client Team Onboarding Workshop. Hewlett-Packard
Translating Science into Drug Development Conference. Merck
MMD Webcast. Merck
Quarterly Update Webcast. AES
Global Human Health Leadership Town Hall Meeting Webcast. Merck
Life Science Innovation Northwest, 11th Annual Conference
MVP Summit. Microsoft
INTERDICT/RADACAD, International Border Security Training. National
Nuclear Security Administration and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
China Telecom Executive Briefing. Microsoft
Winter Dealer Meeting. Harley-Davidson
2010.
Office Communications Services Launch. Microsoft
Professional Developers' Conference (PDC). Microsoft
Global Diversity & Inclusion Award Live Webcast. Merck
US IRS and China SAT Executive Briefing. Microsoft
Rivers for Life 3. International Rivers
Global Chief Information Officers Summit. Microsoft
Wetlands Protection Program. U.S. Department of State
International Space Medicine Summit IV. James A. Baker III Institute for Public
Policy, Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine
Deputy Mayor of Jinan City, China. Microsoft
Oil and Gas Meeting. Noble Energy
Global Webcast. Merck
MVP Summit. Microsoft
Managing During Integration. Merck
China Unicom Telecommunication Corp Briefing. Microsoft
Quality FTF Live Webcast. Merck
2009.
Merck-Schering Plough "Day One" Simulcast
Global Aquaculture Alliance Conference
Global Store Development Leadership Team Meeting. Starbucks
Center for Information Work. QingDao University Medical College, Microsoft
Oncology Training. Merck
Chinese Media Presentation, Detroit OnStar Center. General Motors
Sales Presentation to Autodesk. Thomson Reuters
Global Employee Teleconference. Ingersoll Rand
International Space Medicine Summit III. James A. Baker III Institute for
Public Policy, Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine, 2009
INTERDICT/RADACAD, International Border Security Training. National Nuclear
Security Administration and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Webcast Conference Interpreting, Global Webcast. Merck
Webcast Conference Interpreting, Global Webcast. Merck
Webcast Conference Interpreting, Face to Face Webcast. Merck
MVP Global Summit. Microsoft
Webcast Conference Interpreting, Town Hall Meeting. Merck
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Virtual Launch. Microsoft
2008.
Business Development Conference. Merck
Hepatitis B Global Leading Experts Conference. Bristol Myers Squibb
China Telecom Company Executive Briefing. Microsoft
HuBei Municipality Executive Briefing. Microsoft
Webcast Conference Interpreting. Merck
Pipeline Repair and Maintenance Global Conference. Pure Technologies
MVP Global Summit. Microsoft
Webcast Conference Interpreting. Merck
2007.
Webcast Conference Interpreting. Merck and Company Incorporated
Beijing Municipal Government, Executive Briefing. Microsoft
Hardware Launch. Microsoft
Webcast Conference Interpreting. Merck
Windows Vista International Campus Tour. Microsoft
Press Summit. Microsoft
MVP Summit. Microsoft
Product Launch Meeting. Starbucks
International Partners Training Programs, Starbucks:
Cultural Immersion. July
Functional Immersion. July
Cultural Immersion. January
Functional Immersion. January
2006.
CEO Summit. Microsoft
International Leadership Conference. Starbucks
PTC 2007 Kickoff. Parametric Technology Corporation
Annual Global Convention. Mannatech Incorporated
International Partners Training Programs, Starbucks:
Cultural Immersion. January
Functional Immersion. February
Cultural Immersion, Media Tour. February
Cultural Immersion. May
Cultural Immersion. June
Cultural Immersion. July
Cultural Immersion. August
Functional Immersion. August
2005:
Engineering Meeting. Boeing
Video Conference. Starbucks
Sino-US University President Forum
Board Meeting. Starbucks
Media Tour and Press Conference. Starbucks
Sino-US Sister Cities Conference
International Partners Training Programs, Starbucks:
Cultural Immersion. April
Functional Immersion. July
Cultural Immersion. July
Cultural Immersion. August
Functional Immersion. August
2004, 2003.
Global Distributors Meeting. Spacelabs. 2004
HIV Vaccine Trials Network Conference. 2003
Consecutive Interpreting:
2019. Study Tour with Costco, MIIC
2019. Study Tour with Boeing, MIIC
2018. Study Tour with Costco and Amazon, MIIC
2018. Study Tour with Costco and Amazon, MIIC
2018. Study Tour with Costco, Boeing, and Amazon, MIIC
2018. Study Tour on Practices in Coordinated Community
Responses to Domestic Violence, American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative
2017. 9 Airlines Leaders Meeting, Boeing
2017. ShenZhen Airlines Leadership Meeting, Boeing
2017. Shanghai Roastery Partner Training, Starbucks
2015. VEP Briefing for Shanghai Xuhui District Government, Microsoft
2015. China Post Group Briefing, Microsoft
2015. Chaoyang District Government Briefing, Microsoft
2015. Global Innovation Exchange (GIX) with Tsinghua University, University of
Washington
2014. China Bank of Communications (BOCOM) Briefing, Microsoft
2014. NatureMade Press Meetings, Pharmavite
2014. China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI) Briefing, Microsoft
2014. CEO Summit, Microsoft
2013 - Present. Regular engineering and sales coordination meetings, Golf
Pride, Eaton
2012. Joint Work Committee for Ministry of Science and Technology of China and
Gates Foundation, Gates Foundation
2012 - Present. Regular engineering meetings, Werner Paddles
2012. Architectural design meetings, Rohleder Borges Architecture
2011. MOU Negotiations and Signing between Ministry of Science and Technology
and Gates Foundation, Gates Foundation
2011. New Finance Tool Training, Starbucks
2011. Executive Briefing, Microsoft
2010. Clinical Imaging Training for Lab, Synarc
2010. Clinical Imaging Training for Lab, Synarc
2010. Wetlands Protection Program, Department of State
2009. EMS Kick Off Meeting, Starbucks
2009. Texas Workforce Commission
2009. Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. Touring Getty Images and Corbis
2008. SLD Megaports Operators Training. National Nuclear Security
Administration and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
2008. Northwestern Glass Company
2007. Oregon Steel Mill
2006. CEO of major Chinese company, for Microsoft CEO Summit
2002 - 2003. U.S. Department of Justice. Various investigations
1999. President of Taiwan Operations orientation, for Starbucks Coffee Co.
1998 - Present. Medical Professionals. Patient interviews and examinations
1997. Mainland Chinese (PRC) Postmaster General and delegation members, for
U.S. Postal Service
1997. Republic of China legislators, South African Military Attaché and Defense
Forces technicians, President of Guinea-Bissau. Speeches to dinner guests at
official Taiwan government function
1997 - Present. International & Domestic Law Attorneys. Depositions for
patent dispute case and other cases of international, immigration, civil,
medical, and criminal law
1995, 1996, 1997. Central Vocational Training Center, Taiwan. Electronics
technology exchange program, training courses and workshops, events, speeches,
and presentations
1993 - 1995, 1996. Ching-Yu Corp., Taiwan. International business negotiations
with German and Italian heavy manufacturing equipment suppliers, facilitating
acquisition, installation, and trouble-shooting of equipment for brick
manufacturing plant
Legal Interpreting:
Awarded Washington State Court Certification as Mandarin Interpreter
Interpreted at District Court in Washington State, including arraignments,
preliminary hearings, pretrial conferences and trials.
Civil: Interpreted at depositions, arbitrations, mediations, trials, and
administrative: worker's compensation, medical (QME), immigration hearings.
Examples of civil case
proceedings:
Yi v. Chang, Personal Injury
deposition, at Lawrence and Versnel PLLC
Wang & Wu v. Property & Mortgage Network, Inc., retained by plaintiff
lawyer, Rob Crichton at Keller Rohrback L.L.P.
China Aerospace v. James Liu of Hughes Aircraft
Lovings Divorce Trial, retained by plaintiff lawyer, Kathleen Lappi
TRANSLATION /
LOCALIZATION WORK EXPERIENCE
CHINESE/ENGLISH translation and software and
website localization specialist, adding value to many clients' products.
Highlights of software and website localization, verification, and
documentation assignments:
- Adidas website updating
- Intel products and web presence
- Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
on-board graphical user interface
- Microsoft Certification testing
program
- Rose Center for Earth and Space
visitors' information and exhibit descriptions
- Edify Customer Relationship
Management website
- Novell e-Business networking
solutions
- Agile Collaborative
Manufacturing Commerce software
- AutoDesk AutoCAD
- RealNetworks RealPlayer
- Adobe PhotoShop, Acrobat &
ActiveShare
Highlights of general
translation assignments:
- Contract translator for Intel's
in-house translation department.
- Translator/Transcriber of
spoken Taiwanese and Mandarin Chinese language investigative recordings
and translator of Chinese language confidential correspondence related to
various investigations for the U.S. Dept. of Justice.
- Assisted in establishing
translation department at Intel Corp. for in-house clients, gained
extensive insider experience in webpage localization and management,
including graphics manipulation, and coordinating localization projects.
- Member of Intel's international
Y2K preparation team.
- Assisted the General Manager of
Spinspot Composites, Inc. with the development and translation of staff
training materials, production schemes, etc.
Voiceovers:
Sound Transit Orca Card vending machine, Seattle
Casino machines, California
Television advertising, Seattle
SPECIAL TALENTS, ABILITIES
- Being widely read in Chinese,
both ancient and modern, having a large vocabulary, possessing a range of
knowledge in many areas, and loving the language have all contributed to
my proficiency as an editor and proofreader.
- My highly developed people
skills make me well-suited to serving as a liaison.
- I am a voice talent for
voiceovers and message recordings.
- I have had a series of humorous
essays published in a major Taiwan newspaper.
- I am familiar with the use of
computers in both English and Chinese
applications, able and equipped to do word processing, typesetting, and electronic file transfer in both languages in the format of your choosing. - I am accustomed to working in
the Internet world (since 1994) and am proficient in the most commonly
used Chinese document manipulating software.
- I have my own English
pre-editor collaborator and am resourceful in
obtaining consultation from those knowledgeable in their fields.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Translators
Association, ATA
Washington State Court Interpreters and Translators Society, WITS
Northwest Translators & Interpreters Society, NOTIS
National Association of Judiciary Interpreters & Translators, NAJIT
LECTURE / TEACHING
- August, 1994 to January, 1995.
English conversation teacher for intermediate level students.
- October, 1993 to August, 1995.
Part-time teaching assistant and consultant for beginner's English
classes.
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