Sales Manager Assistant

GARRY X. GUAN

Chinese Language Instructor, Accredited Chinese/English Translator/Interpreter

Asian American Language Services Fax: 770-***-****

**** ***** ****** *****, ***** B, Duluth, Georgia 30097-2275 Toll Free: 1-800-***-****

E-Mail Address: *****@****.*** Telephone: 770-***-****

QUALIFICATIONS

Chinese Language Instructions; Translates/Interprets (simultaneous/consecutive): Chinese-English-Chinese

Accredited: US State Department U.S. Information Agency AAIT ATA

Georgia Court Registered Mandarin Chinese Translator

Translation and Interpretation (English vs. Chinese, as well as in Braille in both languages):

Business and Trade, Legal, Scientific, Religious, Academic, and Technical documentation.

Chinese Language Teaching International Marketing Public Relations

Inter-Cultural Coordination Negotiation & Mediation Anthropological Research

RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

INTERPRETING (Both Simultaneous & Consecutive)

Simultaneous Interpreting on assignment for United States Information Agency, Atlantic Council, InfoSys Technologies, Inc. Market America, Inc., FIATA World Congress 2003 Bali, Indonesia, etc.

Completed depositions for many Law Firms in Atlanta & Birmingham, Alabama.

Completed court interpretations for both State Courts & Superior Courts in many Metro Atlanta Counties.

TRANSLATION & EDITING

Contract Translator & Interpreter for U.S. State Department, U.S. Information Agency U.S. Patent Office, U.S. Custom and U.S. Justice Department, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, etc.

Completed translation projects for International CDC, Monetary Fund, The Discovery Channel, AT&T, National Semiconductors, TAPPI, Scientific Atlanta, ATI, UPS, IBM, Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, etc.

Completed a 30,000 words translation project for TESCO Drilling Technology regarding oil drill instructions.

Served as Column editor & writer for Chinese Community News of Atlanta.

Over 30 technical reports & other publications in both English and Chinese.

CHINESE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONS

Chinese Language Instructors; for Atlanta Chinese Cultural Schools, Gwinnett County School Systems Evening & Weekend Classes; Allegheny County Community College (PA) Continuing Education Program; Numerous Chinese Language Intensive Training Classes for Inlingua, Diplomatic Language Services, etc. .

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

PRESIDENT & CEO A-A Language Services, Inc., GA 1995-Present

CONSULTING ARCHAEOLOGIST EnviroSource, Inc. Norcross, GA 1995-Present

ARCHAEOLOGIST (SENIOR STAFF) New South Associates, Stone Mountain, GA 1992-1994

SENIOR ARCHAEOLOGIST Garrow Associates, Atlanta, GA 1992

ARCHAEOLOGIST, GS-9 (TEMP) Mark Twain National Forest, Rolla, MO 1991

Graduate Student Researcher CRM Program, University of Pittsburgh, PA 1989-1991

INSTRUCTOR (Continuing Education) Community College of Allegheny County, PA 1990-1991

SALES MANAGER Terrell Corp., Wexford, PA 1990

DEPUTY DIRECTOR (Research Dept.) Natl. Museum of Ethnology, Beijing, China 1985-1987

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Central University of Nationalities, Beijing 1986-1987

EDUCATION

B.A. History and Archaeology, Beijing (Peking) University, 1982.

M.A. Anthropology, Central Institute of Nationalities, Beijing, 1985.

(ABD) Ph.D. Candidate, Anthropology at University of Pittsburgh, 1991.

M.A. General Linguistics at University of Pittsburgh, 1991.

Public Media Experience

TV Appearances:

1999 TV Interview at Fox 5 Good Day Atlanta

1998 TV Commercial For MARTA Renovation Project Public Awareness Campaign

1998 TV appearance for CBS investigate interview

1997 TV Interview from Charles Tsai, at CNN on special program "Hong Kong Hand Over"

1996 Interpreter for Channel 5 TV for interview with Mr. Fanzhou Pu, Chinese Sport Journalist

1996 Interpreter for NBC interview with Xiaoshuang Li, Chinese Olympian Gold Medalist

1996 In Search of Southern Culture, In-depth Interview, Channel 11, Atlanta

1990 Focus on the Issue on Channel 40 (WPCB).

1989 TV interviews from Pittsburgh local channel 2 (KDKA) and channel 11 (WPXI).

1989 Talk show guest for Weekend Magazine on Channel 2.

Radio:

1997 Feature Radio Interview on Market Place Radio, National Public Radio

1995 Radio guest on Peach State Public Radio, discussion of Chinese New Year Celebration and Chinese in Georgia.

1990 Radio guest on WYEP, two half-hour shows on introducing Chinese traditional music and its history.

Newspaper Press:

2004 Interviewee for Asian Communities Celebrate Chinese New Year, an article on Saturday, January 24, 2004 issue of Gwinnett Daily Post.

2003 AJC DeKalb Notebook section: N. DeKalb Rotary Chief Installed, a news piece regarding my installation as the President of North DeKalb Rotary Club on Thursday, June 23, 2003 issue.

1999 Asian Population at Rise Gwinnett Magazine, March 1999

1998 "Labor Camp To language Services", Cover Story of Gwinnet Loaf, September 12, 1998

1997 Interview in "Three Atlantans Join Daley to Trade Mission", by Mathew Quinn, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, Tuesday, August 5, 1997.

1997 Interview in "Celebrating Hong Kong", by Elizabeth Kurylo, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, Sunday, June 22, 1997.

1997 Steady Progress Toward Freedom: As for Post-Deng China, Stability will be the key word. Atlanta Journal/Constitution, Sunday, Feb. 23, 1997.

1995 Pick a Sports, Norcross Athlete Digs In--Archaeologist just happy to compete on Atlanta Journal/Constitution, July 12, 1995.

1991 Cook of the Week on Rolla Daily, Sept. 23, 1991.

1990 Pittsburgh Press Spectrum Column Feature Story: Americanization of Garry Guan photo and written by Steve Mellon, on April 30, 1990 (One and a half page).

(More than 15 times newspaper appearances in the past eight years.)

Other Social Affiliations

American Translators Association, Administrator, Chinese Language Division, Member since 1996

American Translators Association, Assistant Administrator, Translation Company Division, Member since 1996

Atlanta Association of Interpreters & Translators, Past-Chairman of the Board, Past President, Member since 1995

National Association of Asian American Professionals, Member, 1997

Association of Chinese Professionals Atlanta, Advisor, Past Vice President, member since 1994.

Indian Professional Network, Member, since 1996

Club International, Member, since 1991

Rotary Club of North DeKalb, Immediate Past President, 2003-2004, Member since 1997.

National Family in Action, Board Member 2004.

Atlanta Regional Leadership Forum, Member 2004

Georgia Council for International Visitors, Ambassador, since 1994

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