Mandarin Linguist/Translator
Resume:
Kai-Ti Chang
Alexandria, VA 22304
Telephone: (C) 480-***-**** Email: ********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a Mandarin Linguist/Translator position where I can utilize my expert level of Chinese language (Mandarin) and my backgrounds in mechanical, aerospace and computer science engineering, technical writing and analysis skills, and oral communication capability.
CITIZENSHIP: Citizen of the United States of America
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Public Trust
LANGUAGE: Chinese (Mandarin and Taiwanese) – in Taiwan from 1964 to 1988.
EDUCATION:
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Tempe, AZ
M.S. Mechanical engineering
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Parallel Computation, Optimization, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Hydrodynamic Instability, Non-Newtonian Fluid Flow, Chaos and Semiconductor Packing
NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
B. S. Mechanical Engineering
SUMMARY OF COMPUTER RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Four years of experience in software security design, programming, implementation and support.
More than fifteen years of strong Windows OS background.
Over ten years of Linux/UNIX system administration (Linux, Sun, HP and SGI work stations and cluster) and solid FORTRAN/C/C++ programming experience including development and debugging of scientific applications.
Working knowledge of parallel computation methods and software such as MPI, PVM, OpenMP, LINPACK, BLAS, MATLAB, TECPLOT and MATHEMATICA.
Two years of experience in operation system virtualization (Windows Virtual PC and VMware).
Experience of designing and implementing a parallel computation environment, including hardware settings and configurations and dual boot installations of Windows and Ubuntu operating systems.
Experience of designing and converting a server room for accommodating linux cluster.
More than ten years of Object-Oriented Programming skill (Java, C++, Visual C++, VB .NET and PERL).
Six years of experience in mixed language programming (Fortran/C/Java).
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Patent Examiner, United State Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA Aug 2014 – Aug 2015
Assist other patent examiners by translating patent documents written in simplified and traditional Chinese.
Study and apply US patent laws and examine patent applications in the field of mechanical engineering with emphasis in pumps and related area.
Engineering Specialist, ZONA Technology, Scottsdale, AZ Apr 2002 – Aug 2014
Work related to software security, commercial software development and support:
Design and implement data encryption for software security.
Design and develop secured network licensing scheme and ZONA License Server (ZLS) using Java for ZONA’s software products and provide customer service.
Draft ZLS manual and approve Chinese translation of ZLS manual.
Provide technical support to install and configure ZLS at customers’ environments.
Approve Chinese translations of technical reports.
Provide technical support to users of ZONA’s commercial software products, which have been licensed by various types of customers including major aircraft manufacturers, mid/small size companies, government agencies and universities worldwide as important design/analysis tools.
Provide technical support (ZLS and ZONA commercial software) to Chinese speaking users.
Develop and maintain ZONA’s software on multiple platforms (32 and 64 bit Windows, Linux, HP UX and IA64, Sun and SGI etc. and big/little endian systems).
Use Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM), Message Passing Interface (MPI) and OpenMP to parallelize ZONA’s software products for faster computation speed.
Work related to research contracts sponsored by US Government:
Participate in drafting proposals of Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer and Research (STTR) projects in the area of aerodynamics and heat transfer.
Draft and finalize Cooperative REsearch and Development Agreement (CREDA) between Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) and ZONA for an SBIR project.
Investigate the heat transfer effects of Thermal Protection System (TPS) used by space vehicles and develop an optimization scheme to minimize the weight of TPS under material constraints and given flying trajectory in an SBIR project. Acquire and covert MINIVER code, developed by NASA Langley Research Center, from analysis program to optimization program using complex variable differentiation (CVD) method.
Develop a conceptual design tool with multiple disciplines, including Aero-Servo-Thermo-Propulso-Elasticity, for scramjet vehicles in an STTR project. Handle Thermo (TPS) portion of optimization.
Analyze Compact Kinetic Energy Missile (CKEM) with various heat transfer mechanisms and study potential heat shield materials, including charring ablators, to guarantee proper design and function of CKEM in an SBIR project. Review the calorimeter design to calibrate actual thermal tests. Participate in report writings and conference calls with sub-contractors.
Research and Development Engineer, Micro Integrated Systems, Mesa, AZ Apr 1999 – Mar 2002
Combine engineering and financial analyses and develop a tool to assist the build-up of industrial heating chambers, which utilize infrared emitters. Visual Basic (Access/Excel Active X controls, GUI and engineering analysis/computation) is used to control Microsoft Access and Excel in the application.
As an e1040.com contractor, use HTML and CGI (PERL) to build websites and integrate CCVS (Credit Card Verification System by Redhat), MicroCash (financial software) and MySQL for an E-commerce system.
Research and Development Engineer, R. E. Peck Associates, Tempe, AZ Oct 1998 – Mar 1999
Analyze heat transfer mechanisms in direct-fired batch furnaces and develop commercial package DBAT as a furnace design tool. Incorporate graphical utility software into the application to display results.
HONOR
Member of Tau Beta Pi. (May 1998, Honored Engineer Society Tau Beta Pi)
Chairman of Chinese Chess Club (Aug 1982 - Jul 1983, National Tsing Hua Univ., Tawan)
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