Team of Chinese Translators
Ying Patchin - Chinese Translator and Mandarin Interpreter based in Madison, Wisconsin
Native speaker of Mandarin Chinese. Naturalized US Citizen.
Registered on Wisconsin Court Interpreter Roster.
English-to-Mandarin, Mandarin-to-English. Translating documents.
Translating spoken language. Read Mandarin documents and
newsprint. Willingness to work nights, weekends, holidays.
EXPERIENCE
November 2003-Present: Court Interpreter. Dane County
Circuit Court, Dane County Family Court, Jefferson County
Circuit Court, Sauk County Family Court, Milwaukee Family Court,
Milwaukee Children’s Court, Walworth County Family Court,
Washington County Circuit Court. Translate legal documents.
Interpret court proceedings into Mandarin Chinese. Interpret
testimony from Mandarin Chinese into English during hearings &
trials. Interpret for attorneys in depositions. Familiar with
court procedure. Registered on Wisconsin Court Interpreter
Roster.
March 2003-Present: Certified Freelance Medical Interpreter.
UW Hospital and Clinics, Meriter Hospital, St. Mary’s Hospital,
Dean Clinics, Group Health Cooperative, Madison, WI. Provide
accurate and effective interpretation between patients/family
and medical/healthcare staff utilizing my skills in English and
Mandarin Chinese. Help patients make follow-up appointments and
refill their medications. Help patients verify and update their
demographic and insurance information. Knowledgeable of medical
terminology. Familiar with HMO/PPO referral requirements.
October 2004-October 2005: Language Line Services.
1-800-874-0271. Telephonic interpreting services in Mandarin
Chinese & English for clients regarding medical, legal, law
enforcement, emergency 911 services, immigration, insurance,
finance, airport services.
September 1996-June 1997: Credit Representative, Interactive
Performance, Inc. (contractor for AT&T), 4273 Bridge View Drive,
North Charleston, SC 29405. Made outbound calls to customers
with passed due accounts. Explained policy and payment
procedures. Used good problem solving skills to mutual benefit
of company and customers. Provided interpreter service for
customers whose language was either Mandarin Chinese or
Portuguese. Data entry.
June 1993-November 1994: Assistant to Manager of Asia/Pacific
Operations – International Marketing. Promega Corporation, 2800
Woods Hollow Rd., Madison, WI 53711. Translated documents
between Chinese and English. Processed foreign orders. Prepared
bilingual shipping labels/documents. Coordinated shipments to
foreign countries with Production, Shipping, and Quality Control
Departments. Provided customer support to customers and their
representatives in Asian countries.
1985-1988: Translator/Reporter – Xinhua News Agency,
International Department, Beijing, China. Translated
international news (from Spanish & Portuguese into Chinese) sent
back from reporters at various locations in the world.
Translated domestic news from various parts of China into
Portuguese and Spanish to be distributed to media in those
languages. Wrote news articles for publication in People’s Daily
newspaper.
EDUCATION
• Court Interpreter Training – 16 hour training program
sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, OCT 2004 –
Passed exam to be registered on Court Roster.
• Real Estate Pre-licensing Training – successfully completed
pre-licensing training required & endorsed by Wisconsin REALTORS
Association and passed Real Estate Salesperson licensure exam,
OCT 2004.
• “Bridging the Gap” – 40 hour medical interpreter training
program sponsored by Wisconsin Department of Health and Family
Services, 2003.
• Graduate Classes – Portuguese Language/Literature and
Sociology, 1989-1993, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
• Graduate Classes – Portuguese Literature, 1986-1988,
Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
• Bachelor Degree – Major in Portuguese Language and Literature,
1985, Beijing Foreign Language Institute, Beijing, China.