Garrett M. Kornegay
Technical Translator
Louisville, KY · (502) 555 0141 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/garrettmkornegay
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Nine years of automotive and industrial translation
LANGUAGES
Japanese into English
SPECIALTIES
Terminology ownership, style guide authorship, quality assurance, engineering documentation
SYSTEMS
Trados Studio, memoQ, Phrase, terminology management tools
CREDENTIALS
Certified translator, American Translators Association
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in translation studies
Results at a Glance
14,000
Approved entries
44%
Percent by cleaning
3,000
Words a day
$380k
Year through five
Executive Summary
Certified Japanese into English translator with nine years in automotive and industrial documentation. Owns the terminology database and style guide for three manufacturing accounts, delivers 3,000 words a day on technical text and runs the final quality assurance pass before any file reaches the client.
Signature Achievements
- Earned American Translators Association certification in a language pair with a pass rate below twenty percent.
- Owns terminology for three manufacturing accounts, holding a database of 14,000 approved entries.
- Raised translation memory leverage from 44 percent to 71 percent by cleaning and merging legacy memories.
- Cut client review comments by two thirds after writing a style guide covering units, part names and tone.
- Delivers 3,000 words a day on engineering text and reviews a further 6,000 words of junior output.
- Kept two accounts worth 380,000 dollars a year through five annual contract renewals.
Professional Experience
Senior Technical Translator
Ohio Valley Language Works, Louisville, KY 2019 to present
Lead Japanese linguist for three automotive supplier accounts at a twenty person agency.
- Translate service manuals, engineering change notices and quality documents.
- Own the terminology database and style guide for each assigned account.
- Review junior translator output and return corrections with explanations.
- Run the final quality assurance pass on numbers, terms and formatting before delivery.
Translator
Bluegrass Documentation Services, Lexington, KY 2016 to 2019
Small firm serving manufacturers and equipment importers across Kentucky.
- Handled technical manuals, parts catalogs and supplier correspondence.
- Built the first shared translation memory for the firm Japanese work.
- Trained two new translators on file preparation and tag handling.
Licensure and Certification
Certified translator, Japanese into English, American Translators Association
Member, Kentucky chapter of the American Translators Association
Education
Master of Arts in Translation Studies, Kent State University, 2016
Bachelor of Arts in Japanese, Indiana University, 2013
Core Skills
Japanese into English · Technical translation · Terminology management · Style guide authorship · Trados Studio · memoQ · Translation memory maintenance · Quality assurance passes · Junior review · Client relationships