Hello, I am Alvis Yu, a Taiwanese interpreter based in Taipei providing translation/interpretation/editing specializing in English and Chinese (Mandarin) services for individuals and firms alike. I hold a B.A. in Applied English and an M.A. in International Affairs.

Background Information:
1. I am 26 years old and was born and raised in Taiwan.
2. I have experience living and working with native English speakers.
3. Speaking ability levels are as follows: Chinese (native), Taiwanese (native), English (full proficiency), and Japanese (lower intermediate).
4. I am a full-time freelancer providing translation/interpretation/editing services for the English-Chinese pair (bidirectional) while looking for a partnership with agencies.

Achievements:
1. Scored 990 points (the highest possible score) on the TOEIC (the Test of English for International Communication) test without prior overseas exposure.
2. I have a strong history of demonstrating a high command of overall English skills.
3. Got accepted to the GITI (Chinese-English pair) at Fu Jen University (one of the leading translation graduate programs on the island) on the first try.
4. Passed the screening test (Chinese to English) of Linguitronics, the leading translation agency in Taiwan, on the first attempt.

Services info:
• Liaison and consecutive interpretation services in the aforementioned fields. Simultaneous interpretation services in non-technical fields.
• Translating documents in the fields of literature, business, education, politics, international relations, marketing, among others, from English to Chinese and vice versa.
• Editing services: polishing otherwise decent documents that are marred by poor English and awkward syntax

A free trial is available upon request. Due to the word limit on the site, please visit my blog (https://alvisspeaking.wordpress.com/) for more information.

Thanks for your time.

Sincerely,

Che-jung (Alvis) Yu