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Manchester, England, Gb

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

• Developed own sole-trader business by researching, marketing and attending networking through various social media and professional platforms, reaching 14 concurrent B2B clients.• Translated over 5 million words across the financial technology, marketing, videogames and TV series industries.• Proofread legal documents for the European Union requiring a high degree of attention to detail.• Interpreted over 200 hours at events and meetings in the business, academic, and public affairs nature.• Worked on several projects of high-profile clients including Microsoft Azure, Plum Fintech, miHoYo’s Genshin Impact, Amazon AWS, and Apple Maps.

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

• Liaised with producers and factories in China to break into the European market, which resulted in establishing key relationships with independent contractors and car clubs, leading to a sales increase in the overall portfolio of clients.• Managed 360 sales pipelines for new customers, from the initial prospecting stage to logistical solutions, standing orders, and client satisfaction, maintaining a perfect retention rate over 2 years.• Prospected new products in China to source value-saving and innovative products that benefit businesses in Europe, focusing in aftermarket car parts and DIY home building.• Negotiated supply and logistical contracts with key decision-makers, optimising the supply chain for producers and offering cheaper prices for buyers.• Planned participation in marketing and networking events such as AAPEX in Las Vegas, and Automeckanika in Frankfurt that produced over a hundred leads with high closing ratio.

Berlin, Germany

• Assisted in the language and map recognition aspect of a new build in the Apple Maps application for the Portugal and Macau regions which launched in September 2023.• Managed a diverse team of individuals from 15 different countries of the European and Sinitic languages regions, delivering map and language recognition packages for the respective languages and countries,• Generated reference lists to help identify linguistic patterns and assist map naming automation.• Translated original data sets from Traditional Chinese into European Portuguese.

Beijing, China

• Managed the administration team of a private international school in Beijing, working in a multicultural environment and expanding the school.• Developed curricular relationships with renowned schools worldwide.• Lead cooperation initiatives with high-level institutions such as charities, embassies, and the ministry of education, leading to an increase in student enrolment and the school’s visibility in the industry.• Diversified the class portfolio offered by the school by procuring top quality service providers, offering in-house activities such as fencing, calligraphy, ballet, and drama.• Lead in the project of opening of a new campus which entailed finding the new site, discussing architectural decisions with designers, procuring large-scale contractor services, and cooperating in-depth with the bureaucratic requirements of the ministry of education.• Developed marketing strategies and PR events for a Chinese audience.

Macau

• Translated news’ articles using: Traditional Chinese, English and Portuguese.• Edited and formatted translated articles according to the agency’s quality standards.

Haidian, Beijing

• Translated item names in the platform using: Simplified Chinese and Portuguese.• Assisted the company’s expansion campaign on the Portuguese market.

Master Of Arts - Ma, International Relations And Affairs, Merit

Theories and Concepts of International Relations Research Methods in International Relations Grand Strategy Terrorism and Insurgencies.

Bachelor'S Degree, Language Interpretation And Translation, Merit

Chinese Interpreting Translation Translation Technologies Chinese Literature Portuguese Portuguese History in the East Chinese History

Bachelor'S Degree, Language Interpretation And Translation

Two semester exchange program – Focus on translation and interpretation techniques

Bachelor'S Degree, Language Interpretation And Translation

Two semester exchange program – Focus on Chinese language