Jan Vaeth 范淹

Current

• Research Associate at Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History

Past

• Manager at 600 Page Street
• Intern at MeridianGlobal, Inc.
• Student Assistant at Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History

• Translator at Self (Self-employed)
• Administrative Manager at SchütteSoft GmbH
• German Teacher at Deutsche Angestellten Akademie

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Education

• University of San Francisco
• Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
• Nanjing University 南京大学

• Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

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Jan Vaeth 范淹’s Summary

· Fluency in English, Mandarin Chinese, and German, working knowledge in Japanese, Latin, Italian, and French
. Simplified and traditional Chinese characters
· More than twenty years of experience in editing, proofreading, and translation
. Accomplished on-line librarian and archivist
· Solid knowledge in American, Chinese, and German culture, political and business affairs, as well as good appreciation in art and various domains through extensive travel, learning, and living in the U.S. and China for many years
· Highly organized, excellent team player, quality-conscious, and detail-oriented
· Word®, Excel®, PowerPoint®, SQL®, Systran 5.0®, OCLC® (Bibliographic Utility), Adobe InDesign®

Jan Vaeth 范淹’s Specialties:

Chinese, German, editing, library, digital archive, research associate, international settings

Jan Vaeth 范淹’s Experience

• Research Associate

  Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History

  (Research industry)

  June 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

  · Publishing: Researched, edited, indexed, and revised Institute multi-language lexicon publication concerning Western Christian–missionary historical presence in China, forthcoming at M.E. Sharpe
  - Library: Retrospective conversion of research-library holdings into online-multilingual catalog. Tasks, skills, and tools mastered: Web-accessible database management (SQL/XML); OCLC bibliographic utility, CJK (China-Japan-Korea) input software, plus full European-language character set; HTML markup and input of bibliographic, name/subject authority, and other controlled vocabulary information into SQL database; Chinese-language requirements (90% of holdings) on-the-fly reading conversion of Wade-Giles to pinyin transcription, and simplified to traditional Chinese
  · Supervised graduate-student staff, supported visiting scholars, referenced questions, etc.

• Manager

  600 Page Street

  (Publishing industry)

  2001 — 2009 (8 years )

• Intern

  MeridianGlobal, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  September 2005 — May 2006 (9 months)

  · Edited, researched, and revised country descriptions for online content, licensed by multinational corporations; worked as part of an editorial team
  · Consulted staff in Chinese and German language and cultural matters

• Student Assistant

  Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History

  (Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Research industry)

  September 2004 — May 2006 (1 year 9 months)

  · Retrospective conversion of research-library holdings into online-multilingual catalog
  · Tasks, skills, and tools mastered: Web-accessible database management (SQL/XML); OCLC bibliographic utility, CJK (China-Japan-Korea) input software, plus full European-language character set; HTML markup and input of bibliographic, name/subject authority, and other controlled vocabulary information into SQL database; Chinese-language requirements (90% of holdings) on-the-fly reading conversion of Wade-Giles to pinyin transcription, and simplified to traditional Chinese
  · Supervised graduate-student staff, supported visiting scholars, referenced questions, etc.
  · Publishing: Researched, edited, and revised Institute publications concerning China and East Asia, history, economics, and political affairs

• Translator

  Self (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Translation and Localization industry)

  July 2001 — August 2004 (3 years 2 months)

  · Translated business documents from English into German for major multinational corporations; areas: law, business, and publication
  · Used various software programs and affiliations with translator websites

• Administrative Manager

  SchütteSoft GmbH

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  July 1998 — June 2001 (3 years )

  · Managed facility
  · Managed travel needs for sales and technical staff
  · Scheduled monthly sales meetings/conference calls
  · Compiled summarized financial reports for monthly review by CEO: projected revenue, P/L; overhead management
  · Filed business permits (e.g. operational, environmental, and public transport)
  · Approved invoices for processing/payment

• German Teacher

  Deutsche Angestellten Akademie

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  June 1989 — June 1998 (9 years 1 month)

  · Taught German language to full-time immigrant students from Russia, Poland, etc.
  · Evaluated and graded students according to academy standards
  · Taught employment skills (e.g. rights and duties under the law)
  · Prepared students for pursuits for employment (e.g. mock interviews, job searches)
  · Counseled students on new cultural and socio-economical environment
  · Planned field trips to companies and institutions (i.e. hands-on experience)
  · Performed administrative work for branch

Jan Vaeth 范淹’s Education

• University of San Francisco

  Master's , Asia Pacific Studies , 2004 — 2006

  Received EDS Fellowship in 2005
  
  GPA: 3.88 (out of 4.0)

• Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

  Translation of Chinese 1987 — 1989

  Graduate Studies

• Nanjing University 南京大学

  Certificate , Political Economics , 1985 — 1987

  Full two-year grant by dual governments of China and West Germany

• Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

  Bachelor's , Translation of Chinese, Japanese , 1980 — 1985

  GPA: A- (range: A-D)

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Jan Vaeth 范淹’s Websites:

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Jan Vaeth 范淹’s Groups:

University of San Francisco Alumni

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Jan Vaeth 范淹’s Honors:

EDS Fellowship Award 2005

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