Ginger Allen

**** ****** ***.

Clinton, NY *****

315-***-****

abhd96@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

. Master of Chinese language.

. More than 8 years experience in government, court and conference

interpretation and translation.

. General erudition and intimate familiarity with both cultures.

. Extensive vocabulary in both languages.

. Sharp thought process and immaculate memory.

. Excellent note-taking technique for consecutive interpreting.

Professional Experience

EMA (Hong Kong) Design Ltd. (U.S. Office) Utica, New York 2003 to 2009

Import Director and Interpreter

. Placed purchase orders with overseas factories based on inventory

level and sales orders; made sure that quality, prices, quantities,

packing method and shipping dates were confirmed by the factories.

. Contacted overseas factories on a daily basis to ensure that

production of pending orders were on track; to follow up development

of new patterns; to negotiate prices and to settle disputes.

. Regularly organized and held conferences in New York City, Orlando, FL

and Chicago, IL to demonstrate new patterns and programs to U.S. and

Canadian buyers; to introduce U.S. import policy and procedure to

Chinese factories.

. Provided translation and interpretation service at the above mentioned

conferences.

. Performed translation of legal documents, interpretation of monthly

financial report and other project reports.

. Assisted factories in the preparation of Social and Factory Auditing

conducted by Wal-mart, Target, SGS, BSCI etc.

. Prepared and provided shipping documents to Customs broker to ensure

timely Customs clearance.

. Travelled extensively throughout Asia, including China, Taiwan, Hong

Kong, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam

and India to visit factories, inspect production of pending orders,

discuss new patterns and purchase orders, introduce latest US Customs

and import policies, resolve issues and disputes.

. Regularly attended home & housewares shows held in Chicago, Orlando,

New York and Frankfurt of Germany.

EMA (Hong Kong) Design Ltd. Hong Kong, China

1999 to 2003

Export Coordinator

. Prepared and reviewed a high volume of sales contracts based on

purchase orders; run seller report for Production Planning Manager's

review.

. Developed and implemented computerized Purchase Order system to

facilitate co-ordination of exporting 55 different flatware patterns,

each consisting of 8 - 15 items.

. Tracked product flow in accordance with Sales Projections; provided

updated purchase orders status on a daily basis.

. Provided shipping documents to steamship lines, freight forwarders and

Customs brokers; monitored vessel departures and arrivals and notified

overseas importers accordingly.

. Prepared and reviewed Requests for Quotes (RFQ); updated computer

system to maintain accurate records of pricing information.

. Coordinated with accountants to ensure that payment of each purchase

order were received in time.

. Maintained and updated weekly WIP report (i.e. pending orders, final

inspection dates, ship dates)

. Regularly visited factories to inspect production of pending orders,

discuss new pricing strategy and improve quality control system.

Bank of China Tianjin, China

1997 to 1999

Interpreter/Translator (Chinese)

. Provided interpretation and translation assistance related to the

preparation of bank reports and other project reports.

. Performed translation of banking documents and legal documents.

. Provided translation (including simultaneous translation where

necessary) and interpretation support at training sessions, banking

functions and conferences.

. Provided other interpretation and translation required by the bank.

EDUCATION

Nankai University Tianjin, China

Master of Business Administration in International Business, 2002

Nankai University Tianjin, China

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, 1997

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