Member since Aug '23

Working languages:
English to Korean
Korean to English
Korean (monolingual)
English (monolingual)

Seo-Hyun Chung
Military, Politics, Linguistics, Tourism

South Korea
Local time: 23:49 KST (GMT+9)

Native in: Korean (Variant: South Korea) Native in Korean
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Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Software localization, MT post-editing, Transcreation, Native speaker conversation
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Specializes in:
Military / DefenseGovernment / Politics
International Org/Dev/CoopLinguistics
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Food & DrinkInternet, e-Commerce
Tourism & TravelAdvertising / Public Relations

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Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 1
Translation education Master's degree - Ewha Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation
Experience Years of experience: 6. Registered at ProZ.com: Aug 2023. Became a member: Aug 2023.
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Credentials English (Educational Testing Service - TOEFL, verified)
English (Test of English for International Communication - TOEIC, verified)
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Software Adobe Acrobat, memoQ, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Trados Studio, Wordfast
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Summary of Qualifications


A professional linguist with experience as a Korean-English interpreter/translator since 2017 (Native Korean).

Worked in multinational environments with focus on accuracy and cross-cultural communication.


Specializing in:

Military/Defense

Government/Politics

Linguistics

Tourism


Experience


Language Specialist, United Nations Command (Aug 2019 - Present)

Provide interpretation and translation in both directions to support the implementation of the Korean Armistice Agreement.


> Consecutive interpretation

- Meetings with the ROK government agencies

- Communication with the North Korean People's Army

- Investigation of Armistice violations

- Inspection of frontline units in the DMZ and Northwest Islands

- High-profile visits to the JSA


> Simultaneous interpretation

- Armistice anniversary ceremonies

- Briefings for military exercises

- Townhalls


> Translation

- Regulations, memoranda, and letters

- Investigation and inspection reports

- Briefing slides

- News articles


Freelancer Translator, Eastern Social Welfare Society (Jan 2018 - Aug 2018)

Translated administrative and medical documents related to foreign prospective adoptive parents from English to Korean to be submitted to family courts of the Republic of Korea to obtain permission for overseas adoption of Korean children.


Freelancer Interpreter, Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (Dec 2017)

Provided consecutive interpretation in both directions at the final technology rehearsal to check facilities and emergency response procedures at Kwandong Hockey Center.

Keywords: Korean, English, military, defense, public policy, public administration, politics, linguistics, tourism, education


Profile last updated
Feb 14



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