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Team Profile
August 2011

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Interpretation (conference, consecutive, whispering) and translation in various fields:

Finance & banking ICT, Laws Development economics, education, public health, infrastructure development, agriculture and rural development, transport, etc. Others: training, fairs, shows, events, press conferences, etc.

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SELECTED CUSTOMERS
1. Government agencies MARD, MIC, MOST, MPI, etc. DANIDA, JICA, CIDA, ACIAR, USAID, AusAID, etc. International organizations, NGOs World Bank, ADB FAO, IFC, ILO, IMF, Better Work, etc. VCCI, Amcham, Eurocham, etc. Companies & Enterprises McKinsey Co., BankInvest, IBM Vietnam, Calyon Bank VN, Masan Group, Diageo Vietnam, Emerald/Google, PVEC/CARPI, DHL Vietnam, Rolls Royce VN, Biz Tequila, VietGate, VNPT, etc.

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3 year intensive experience working as a freelance

Chan Duong
Team Leader

Chan Duong is the Team Leader, conference interpreter and translator, based in Ho Chi Minh City.

professional interpreter with numerous assignments both consecutive and simultaneous in various fields: development economics, finance & banking, education & public health, infrastructure development, ICT, agriculture and rural development, trade, management, training, events, press conferences for foreign and domestic companies, multinationals, government organizations, NGOs, and individual, etc.

Graduated as MA from Moscow Linguistic University, Russia with Major: Interpreter and Translator of English, Russian and French, also holds MBA from CFVG center, HCMC University of Economics and a PostGraduate Diploma in Development Economics and Public Policy from the same University. She has extensive knowledge and experience in conference interpreting, professional translation, sales, customer service, logistics and project management Selective experience includes:

Works as project operation consultant for the World

Bank in several development projects.

Worked as local consultant and interpreter for

McKinsey Co. project team on a transformation program for a large commercial bank in Vietnam

Visiting lecturer of Business English, Human

Resource Management, Trade and Finance at several colleges in HCMC Previously, she held position of Manager of Strategic Planning and Business Development and Deputy Manager of Import-Export and Commercial Sales for Posts and Telecommunications Materials Supply JSC.

15 years of continuous interpreting and translating

experience

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Hoa Tran
Lead Translator

Hoa Tran is the Lead Translator based in Ha Noi and specialized in finance & banking, public finance, equity market, development economics assignments of the team.

and rural development, public health, infrastructure development, education, water supply and sanitation, risk management , mechanics, civil construction for international organizations (World Bank, JICA, DANIDA, AUSAID...) foreign and domestic companies (PwC, Chevron, PVEP, Vision and Associates...), government agencies (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Planning and Investment...), NGOs, and individuals, etc.

Works as a freelance translator for Nha Nam

Publishing House and VinaPress with some published books as Accidental Billionaires, Remember Me, Can You Keep a Secret, The Omnivores Dilemma, Merger & Acquisitions: A Condensed Practitioner's Guide...

Graduated as MBA, specializing in Finance, Washington State University, USA, also holds a BA in English translation and interpretation from Ha Noi University (formerly Hanoi University for Foreign Studies), a BA in Finance and Banking from Hanoi National Economics University. In-depth knowledge and experience in professional translation, finance leasing, and banking operations Selective experience includes: .

Works as a freelance translator for Vietnam Cable

Television (VCTV), translating of hundreds of movies for HBO, StarMovies, Cinemax... Works for JS Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam, HO, Operational Risk Management Department

10 years of translating experience in a variety of

fields as law, finance & banking, audit, public finance, development economics, agriculture

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Quyen Nguyen
Lead Conference Interpreter
Quyen Nguyen is the Lead Conference Interpreter of the team, based in Ha Noi.

Fields of expertise in interpreting: macro economics, government reform, public financial management, Government planning and budgeting, poverty reduction, solid waste management, legal assistance, clean production, agricultural and rural development, water supply, environment, innovations, etc She has been a Training Assistant Interpreter for an MBA program jointly run by Vietnam National University and GRIGGs University - USA providing consecutive combined with simultaneous interpretation on such courses as Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Negotiation, and Strategic Development. donor-funded projects in strengthening government capacity for planning and budgeting and implementation of poverty reduction programs.

Graduated as MA in English Linguistics from College of Foreign Languages, Vietnam National University, holds a number of other certificates related to development science.

Quyen has multi-years experience in providing

interpretation (both simultaneous and consecutive) for conferences, workshops, seminars, training courses, and missions of many different international donors/organizations/NGOs in Vietnam, including the WB, JICA, UNESCO, ADB, IFAD, ICRAF, UNICEF, Irish Aid, SDC and Government Agencies.

Used to be a project translator/interpreter for several

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4 year intensive experience working as a licensed

Huong Doan
Lead Legal Translator

Huong Doan is the Lead Legal Translator of the Team, based in Ha Noi

corporate lawyer in a top law firm and a multinational telecom corporation with numerous assignments on investment and commercial related issues arising under the projects on real estate business, wind energy, mining and media, covering establishment of joint ventures, forms of cooperation, construction, taxes, import, export, land use rights, clearance of rights for TV production, copyright, employment and others.

Worked as a contract administrator and procurement

officer for Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group in several telecommunication projects under a BCC between VNPT and Telstra.

Graduated as MA in International Trade Law from James E. Roger College of Law, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA ; LLB in Corporate and Commerce Laws from Ha Noi College of Law, BA in English from Ha Noi College for Teachers of Foreign Languages. She has particular insight and expertise providing legal translations to top law firms and corporations.

Reviewed translation of various types of critical

documents of YKVN Lawyers including contracts, confidentiality agreements, licenses, registration documents, litigation, incorporation documents, credit agreements. Currently, Huong is the assistant legal manager of an emerging group of companies operating in pay TV service, real estate business, mining and wind energy.

Selective experience includes:

Had 12 years of continuous translating experience

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State Bank of Vietnam.

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4 years working at Banking Supervisory Agency,

Duc Nguyen
Conference Interpreter & Translator
Duc Nguyen is a Conference Interpreter cum Translator, based in Hanoi and specialized in public finance, banking, monetary market assignments of the team.

Being interpreter for international conferences and

workshops in the field of Anti Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism held by US Treasury, IMF.

Worked as banking officer for Mizuho Cooperate

Bank Ltd regarding remittance, swift, checking account, balance.

Worked as volunteer interpreter for the Project

Mobile Library of Singapore International Foundation and Hanoi Library.

Graduated as MA in International Economics from Berlin School of Economics and Law, Berlin, Germany and BA in International Economics from Foreign Trade University, Hanoi, Vietnam. She has experience in conference interpreting, professional translation in anti money laundering sector, banking and finance. Selective experience includes:

4 years of continuous translating experience in the

field of Banking and Finance for the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, US Treasury

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Ha Nguyen
Translator

audit, public health, project management, ICT for international organizations (UNDP), foreign and domestic companies (Ernst & Young, ANZ, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Samsung Electronics Vietnam, SAP Vietnam, Cisco Systems Vietnam Limited...), government agencies (Ministry of Information and Communication Rural Community Internet Use Development PMU), NGOs, and individuals, etc. . Works as Equity Analyst for Bao Viet Securities Company, HO, Research Department. Previously worked as Assistant at Ernst & Young Vietnam, Tax and Advisory Services.

Ha Nguyen is a translator of the Team, based in Ha Noi and specialized in finance, banking, and equity market assignments.

Graduated as MSc, specializing in Financial Analysis and Fund Management, University of Exeter, UK, also holds a BSc in Economics from Foreign Trade University and passed all three level of the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) examination. In-depth knowledge and experience in professional translation, financial analysis, and tax and advisory services. Selective experience includes:

2 years of translating experience in a variety of fields

as finance & banking, securities, law,

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Being lead translator for a transformation project of a bank

Chinh Nguyen Interpreter & Translator

in Hanoi, interpreting at all high level meetings with senior management of the bank during the project, leading in translating all documents, deliverables of the project

Translating various publications and documents on

finance, including SME Banking Segmentation, Basel Enhancing Corporate Governance for Banking Organizations, Amended Securities Law, Circular and Decree on Securities transactions, Corporate Bond, Circular on credit information, circular on public offer of securities

Chinh Nguyen graduated from Hanoi University of Foreign Studies (currently Hanoi University), she has nearly ten years of translating and interpreting experience, especially in finance areas. She has been working for various large companies, including Deloitte, Mckinsey & Company, Thomson Reuters, Bao Viet Group. Besides, she is part-time lecturer on English for Accounting and Audit at Vietsourcing and was freelance translator for International Finance Corporation (IFC) under World Bank in Hanoi, mostly for translating finance publications and newly drafted circulars/Decrees which IFC acted as an technical advisor for State agencies in Vietnam.

Being editorial assistant for finance news, specialized in

updated news on stock market in US, Japan, China as well as precious metals news, oil and forex news

Chinh is based in Hanoi.

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Thao Nguyen
Interpreter & Translator

Graduated from Foreign Trade University in Hanoi, Thao Nguyen is key translator/interpreter for Grontmij | Carl Bro (recently Grontmij).

Being Project Manager of the company, she has accumulated extensive knowledge and experience in fields of water and energy, environment, transportation, etc. She has good deals of skills in conference/workshop organization, customer service, logistic arrangements and project progress supervision. Selective experience includes:

Translator/Interpreter/Project Coordinator for Technical Support to the Formulation of a Unified Sanitation Sector Strategy and Action Plan in Vietnam (U3SAP) (2010 2012), World Bank. Interpreter for Impact Evaluation of GEFs in South China Sea and Seas of East Asia (2011)

- Interpreter/Translator for Solid Waste and Drainage Management in Central provinces, Vinh project (2010), KfW - Interpreter/ Dispute Adjudication Board Member in Bac Giang City Drainage and Waste Water Treatment Project (2010), Danida - Interpreter for Poyrys pre-bid investigation in Nha Trang and Quy Nhon (2010), World Bank - Interpreter for B2B meetings during Danish Royal visit to Vietnam (2009) - Interpreter/ Translator in Bac Giang City Drainage and Waste Water Treatment Project (2008-2010), Danida - Interpreter for Lam Son Sao Vang Water Supply Project (03/2008 - 2010), Danida - Translator for Study on Wastewater Management Strategy in Danang City - Danang Priority Infrastructure Investment Project, World Bank - Translator for Expansion of the Knowledge Base on Poverty Environment Linkages through Conducting 10 Cases Studies, Reviews of National Programmes and the Development of Policy and Investment Models (2007-2008), UNDP Thao Nguyen is based in Hanoi

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4 year intensive experience working for law firms

Nga Duong
Legal Translator

with various projects on financing and bank, investment, real estate and construction related issues

Reviewed and translated offshore loan agreements,

constructions agreements, shares purchase agreements, joint venture agreements, incorporation documents, land lease agreements and international trade agreements .

Nga Duong is a legal translator of the Team and specialized in banking and finance.

Advised foreign banks to provide and/or initiate their

banking services in Vietnam, including without limitation, personal loan, banking card services, cross-border banking, anti-laundering and ebanking.

Being a qualified lawyer of Hanoi Bar Association, Nga Duong has more than 4 years experience working in a tier-one law firm of Vietnam and a prestigious international law firm. As a lawyer, she participated in translating and reviewing various legal documents including but not limited to laws, corporation documents, and contracts. Selective experience includes:

Currently, Nga is pursuing her Master program on Banking and Financial Law at Boston University, school of Law.

Had 5 years of continuous translating experience.

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Tien Pham
Conference Interpreter & Translator

Tien Pham is a translator/interpreter of the Team, based in Ho Chi Minh City.

- A commercial joint-stock bank: Internal Audit - Lux Development: Open-ended fund conference - Internal workshops organized by Ministry of
Finance, The State Bank of Vietnam, Vietnam Treasury. She assisted Ho Chi Minh Citys People Committee, Vietnamese state agencies and departments in translation and consultancy, possessing good knowledge of public sectors practices. She is also a translator of project documents and materials, formatting of documents and presentations. In Jaccar Equity Research, she worked as an interpreter and editor, specialized on publication of different economic sectors, listed companies in Vietnam, translated sector reports of banking, insurance, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, consuming goods, real estate, commodity, IT and Telecommunications, etc.

Graduated as B.A. in International Relations, completed a conference interpretation training course organized in Brussels and obtained EU Certificate for Professional Conference Interpreter. She got certificates of University of Dublin (Ireland) and University of Bath (UK) for Advanced English as Native Speaker as well. She involved in workshops and conferences :

World Bank: Municipal Finance Training Course McKinsey & Company ( a transformation project of a
variety of banks in Vietnam).

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Van Nguyen
Conference Interpreter & Translator
Van Nguyen is a conference interpreter and translator of the Team, based in Ho Chi Minh City.

public health, infrastructure development, water supply and sanitation, management, training, events for foreign and domestic companies, multinationals, government organizations, NGOs, and individuals, etc.

Worked as a translator/interpreter for several

projects such as Management Consulting Project for National Highway No 5 funded by JICA, TA Lower Secondary Teacher Training Project funded by ADB, TA Primary Teacher Project funded by the World Bank, Consultation on National Budgeting Planning (DFID)

Graduated as MBA, specializing in Project Management, Columbia Southern University, USA, also holds an MA in English Linguistics and BA in English translation and interpretation from Hanoi National University, Foreign Language College, a BA in International Economics from Hanoi Foreign Trade University. She has in-depth knowledge and experience in conference interpreting, professional translation, project management, facilitator/MC, public relations. Selective experience includes:

Works as lecturer of Business English, Human

Resource Management, Project Management at several universities in HCMC

Works as Project Manager for Trans-National

Education Projects in HCMC University of Transport. .

15 years of translation/ interpretation experience in a

variety of fields such as education, transport, civil engineering, construction, finance & banking, development economics, agriculture and rural development,

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Hoa Nguyen
Conference Interpreter & Translator

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and rural development, infrastructure development, education, water supply and sanitation.

Works as a freelance interpreter for seminars,

conference, work shops, projects meetings, training sessions, e.g. Press Meeting on Textile and Apparel Supply Chains (VCCI HCMC), Project implementation progress review meetings; (Construction Panel project-WB-Development Marketplace,); Mekong Transportation Infrastructure Development project by MoT, World bank and AusAid; Workshop on Service Science (IBM) ecosystem survey (PAIH); Flood and Drought Risk Management project-ADB Inception workshop;; Interviews and re-structure training sessions, consulted by McKinsey Co; training session on ADB Procurement guideline, Technical Assistance ODA project with MARD, JICA Vietnam ; Mekong Health project, interprovincial Tri-parties meeting TA (ADB MARD), Water supply projects (ADB); Smartbooks accounting software manual,.

Hoa Nguyen is a conference interpreter and translator of the Team, based in Ho Chi Minh City. Graduated as MA, specializing in Applied Linguistic, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia, also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in TESOL certified by South East Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), BA in English Teaching by Hue University of Pedagogy. Excellent knowledge and experience in professional translation and interpretation on infrastructure development, social and humanity work. Selective experience includes:

9 years of interpreting/ translating experience in a

variety of fields as law, business accounting system and auditing service, social health prevention, agriculture

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socio-economic projects, agriculture and rural

Hoa Ta
Translator

Hoa Ta is a translator of the Team, based in Ho Chi Minh City and specialized in finance, banking, development economics and social studies related assignments.

development, transportation, electricity network development, poverty reduction, child health care for international organizations (World Bank, Asian Development Bank, World Health Organization, Japanese Embassy, etc.), foreign and domestic companies and project management offices (Power Company No 1, PMU 1, PMU2, PMU 5, SMEC, My Thuan PMU etc.), and research institutes (Development Research and Consultancy Centre, Sociology Institute, Economics Institute, Sustainable Development Institute for the North (SDIN).

Graduated as MA from HCMC University of Economics, specializing in Development Economics and Public Policy; BA in Finance and Banking from Hanoi Banking Institute, and a BA in Sociology from National University of Social Sciences and Humanities. In-depth knowledge and experience in professional translation in fields like finance and banking, sociology, social work, development economics Selective experience includes:

Works as a freelance translator for WWF Vietnam,

UNICEF

Works for LienViet Post Joint stock Commercial Bank, HO, Human Resource and Banking Technology Department, translating in-house materials and reports.

10 years of translating experience in the fields of

sociology, development economics,

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Working as a freelance translator for McKinsey Co.

Tam Nguyen
Translator

project team on a transformation program of a large commercial bank in Vietnam

Working as a freelance professional translator in

various fields: legal, banking, production, education, infrastructure development, trade, management, training etc.

Tam Nguyen is a translator of the Team, based in Ho Chi Minh City.

Part-time movie translator of Tri Viet Media Co., Ltd.

for many broadcasted television films

Graduated as a BA from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, major in English. She has extensive knowledge and experience in legal and banking translation. She is now working as a freelance translator for banking projects of McKinsey Vietnam Co., Ltd. Previously, she held position of Legal Translator in PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal Vietnam Co., Ltd. (8 years of experience) Selective experience includes:

8 years of translating legal documents

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Worked as translator for Petro Vietnam Conference

about petroleum industry and optimistic prospect

Vy Nguyen
Translator/Interpreter
Vy Nguyen Graduated as BA from HCMC University of Banking, major at the Finance & Banking English, holds an recognized certificate from the intensive course of interpreting at the Journalism Foreign Language Center Vietnam News Agency

Worked as interpreter for the Holland Village event

held in HCMC by the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Worked as interpreter for the General Secretary of

the Federation of Basketball of Asia Dato Yeoh Choo Hook at the Asian Indoor Games III 2009

Worked as translator for Khang Vinh Translation and

Interpreting Service.

Worked as interpreter for the product launching

workshop held by Goulds Pump Company USA

He has extensive knowledge of finance and banking industry, and is equipped with strong base of finance and banking terminology as well as noticeable experience in translating and interpreting. Selective experience includes:

Worked as translator for the Conference on Lotus

Certificate held by Holcim Company

Translated documents for Quanzhou Nanxing

Machinery Company - China

Worked as translator and interpreter for McKinsey

Co. project team on a transformation program of a large commercial bank in Vietnam

Worked as interpreter for VIPs at the Chief de

Mission, held in HCMC in August 2009 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

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Ha Duong Translator

risk management, development economics, finance & banking, education for foreign and domestic companies, multinationals, government organizations, NGOs, and individual, etc.

Worked for trading companies in Hungary,

specialized in Sales and Marketing, management...

Worked as a freelance interpreter and translator for

Ha Duong is a translator, based in Ho Chi Minh City and specialized in ICT, IC-for-banking sector related assignments of the Team. trading companies, organizations and Embassy of Vietnam in Hungary Works as Logistics Account Manager for Import-Export and Commercial Sales Department, Posts and Telecommunications Materials Supply JSC.

Graduated as Master of Telecommunication, Budapest Technical University, Hungary, also took Business and Administration Course at Budapest Economic University, short course of Export-Import and Custom Formality at HCMC National University. Good knowledge and experience in professional translation (including in-depth knowledge of ICT field), sales, customer service, logistics, import-export and project management Selective experience includes:

6 years of translating experience in a variety of fields

such as ICT, trade, import-export, customer service, project management,

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Binh Le
Translator

Worked as credit & international officer for BIDV,

Thua Thien Hue Branch

Works as Assistant Category Manager for Metand

for Portfolio Management Software Alliance LTD. CO., translating in-house materials and reports.

Binh Le is a translator of the Team, based in Ho Chi Minh City and specialized in finance, banking and development economics related assignments.

Graduated as BA of Foreign Trade from HCM University of Economics, also holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Development Economics and Public Policy from the same University. In-depth knowledge and experience in professional translation in fields like finance, banking and development economics. Selective experience includes:

5 years of translating experience in finance &

banking for domestic companies and individuals.

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Worked as Project Manager for Hue Center of

Thuy Nguyen
Translator

Information, specialized in analysis, design and project management

Works as Business Analysis and Customer Service

Manager for Portfolio Management Software Alliance LTD. CO., translating in-house materials and reports.

Thuy Nguyen is a translator of the Team, based in Ho Chi Minh City and specialized in ICT, finance, securities and development economics related assignments.

Graduated as BA of Information Technology, Hue University of Sciences, also holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Development Economics and Public Policy from HCM University of Economics. In-depth knowledge and experience in professional translation (including in-depth knowledge of ICT field), business analysis of securities, finance and project management. Selective experience includes:

8 years of translating experience in ICT, project

management and 3 years in development economics, finance & securities for domestic companies and individuals.

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Worked as interpreter cum assistant manager for MBA programs by Hanoi School of Business under Hanoi National University,

Mai Pham
Translator

Works as Import-Export Manager for Tumachi Coloration Joint-stock Company.

Mai Pham is a translator of the Team, based in Ha Noi . Graduated from Hanoi Foreign Trade University. Good knowledge and experience in professional translation, sales, customer service, logistics, importexport, banking, accounting and project management Selective experience includes:

9 years of translating experience in a variety of fields such as business, import-export, customer service, project management, risk management, development economics, finance & banking, education and training, for foreign and domestic companies, multinationals, government organizations, NGOs, and individual, etc.

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