John Wan
Mandarin court interpreter & Chinese–English translator in Portland, Oregon — serving courts, firms, and agencies nationwide, on site and remote. 普通话法庭口译员、中英翻译员，常驻俄勒冈州波特兰——为全国法院、律师事务所与机构提供现场及远程服务。
Certified where it counts实力认证，业界认可
State court certified in four states, and contract interpreter for U.S. federal and immigration courts. 拥有四个州的法院口译认证，并担任美国联邦法院与移民法院的签约口译员。
- State-certified court interpreter州法院认证口译员 California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado — certified and rostered for criminal and civil proceedings.加州、俄勒冈州、华盛顿州、科罗拉多州——具备刑事与民事诉讼口译资格。
- U.S. federal court contract interpreter美国联邦法院签约口译员 Professionally Qualified level under the Federal Court Interpreter Program.联邦法院口译员项目专业资质级别（Professionally Qualified）。
- U.S. immigration court contract interpreter美国移民法院签约口译员 Interpreting hearings and immigration proceedings nationwide.在全美范围担任移民法庭听证及移民案件程序的口译员。
- Chinese–English translator中英翻译员 Legal and certified document translation — English ↔ Traditional & Simplified Chinese.法律及认证文件翻译——英文 ↔ 繁体与简体中文。
- Native Mandarin & bilingual English普通话母语，英语双语 Native Mandarin speaker; professional working Taiwanese — regional variants and dialects welcome.普通话母语水平；台语达到工作熟练程度——熟悉各地方言变体。
- Remote-ready远程口译设备齐全 Fully equipped for OPI (phone), VRI (video), and RSI (remote simultaneous) interpreting.设备支持电话口译（OPI）、视频口译（VRI）与远程同声传译（RSI）。
Modes: consecutive · simultaneous · sight translation 口译形式：交替传译 · 同声传译 · 视译
What can be arranged服务范围
Every assignment is quote-based — it starts with a free quote, never a mystery invoice. 所有项目均按单独报价——从免费报价开始，价格透明，无隐藏费用。
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Court interpreting法庭口译
Trials, hearings, depositions, and attorney–client meetings — consecutive, simultaneous, and sight translation, in court or remote. 庭审、听证、证人取证及律师与当事人会面——交替传译、同声传译、视译，可现场或远程。
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Immigration interpreting移民口译
Immigration court hearings and USCIS interviews — experienced support for high-stakes moments. 移民法庭听证及移民局（USCIS）面谈——为关键时刻提供可靠的语言支持。
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Conference & business会议与商务口译
Conferences, business meetings, and negotiations — plus the technical vocabulary of a former localization engineer. 会议、商务会谈与谈判——拥有前软件本地化工程师的技术词汇功底。
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Translation笔译
Legal and certified document translation — contracts, court documents, official records — English ↔ Traditional or Simplified Chinese. 法律及认证文件翻译——合同、法庭文书、官方档案——英译中/中译英，简体与繁体兼备。
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Remote, nationwide全国远程服务
Phone (OPI), video (VRI), and remote simultaneous (RSI) interpreting — based in Portland, Oregon; available nationwide. 电话口译（OPI）、视频口译（VRI）与远程同传（RSI）随时可用——常驻俄勒冈州波特兰，服务覆盖全美。
Certification opens the door — then it's about precision认证是敲门砖——之后靠的是精确
Every state-certified interpreter is qualified. Here's what changes outcomes: preparation, subject-matter fluency, and trust earned over years. 每一位获得州法院认证的口译员都具备资格。而真正影响结果的是：充分的准备、专业领域的娴熟，以及多年积累的信任。
Four states, court-certified四州法院认证
Credentials recognized by the state courts of California, Oregon, Washington, and Colorado, plus contracts with U.S. federal and immigration courts. 加州、俄勒冈州、华盛顿州、科罗拉多州州法院颁发的认证口译员资格，并担任美国联邦法院与移民法院的签约口译员。
Built for complex cases复杂案件的优选
Eighteen years as a software localization engineer and QA lead — including localization of Google products. Patents, IP, and software disputes arrive with terminology intact. 十八年软件本地化工程师与质量测试主管经验（包括谷歌产品的本地化），专利、知识产权与软件争议案件中的术语精准无误。
Native Mandarin, working Taiwanese普通话母语，台语工作熟练
Natural command of Mandarin plus professional working Taiwanese — decisive when testimony, accent, or cultural nuance matters. 普通话母语水平，台语达到工作熟练程度——证词、口音或文化细节至关重要时尤为关键。
Precision, trained by statistics统计学科班的严谨
An M.S. in statistics and years of database analysis sit behind every interpretation — numbers, records, and testimony handled with care. 俄勒冈州立大学统计学硕士，多年数据库分析经验——数字、记录与证词都经得住庭审推敲。
Professional memberships行业协会会员
- NAJIT — National Association of Judiciary Interpreters & Translators (since 2016)NAJIT——全国司法口译员与翻译员协会（2016 年加入）
- ATA — American Translators Association, voting member (since 2016)ATA——美国笔译员协会投票会员（2016 年加入）
- OSTI — Oregon Society of Translators & Interpreters (since 2014) · Membership Committee Chair, Website CommitteeOSTI——俄勒冈翻译口译协会（2014 年加入）· 会员委员会主席、网站委员会成员
- NOTIS — Northwest Translators & Interpreters Society (since 2008)NOTIS——西北翻译口译协会（2008 年加入）
Bound by the professional codes of ethics of NAJIT and ATA — privileged conversations stay privileged. 遵守全国司法口译员协会（NAJIT）与美国笔译员协会（ATA）的职业道德守则——特权沟通内容严格保密。
Nearly two decades in the booth and at counsel table近二十年口译生涯
Interpreting since 2007 — built on a technical career before it, and a translation credential after. 自 2007 年起从事口译——此前深耕技术领域，此后又取得笔译口译专业证书。
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2007 – Present至今Chinese translator & Mandarin interpreter中文笔译员、普通话口译员 — independent practice——独立执业
Court, immigration, conference, and business interpreting; legal translation. 法庭、移民、会议与商务口译；法律文件笔译。
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2007 – 2022Software localization engineer · Linguistic QA tester软件本地化工程师 · 语言质量测试主管 — Welocalize
Testing lead for localization projects; managed testers across locales and China/US sites; localized Google products; linguistic and functional testing in Traditional and Simplified Chinese. 本地化项目测试负责人；管理中国与美国多地测试团队；谷歌产品本地化；简繁中文语言与功能测试。
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2000 – 2003Senior software analyst高级软件分析师 — Cadence Design Systems
Statistical database analysis and CRM systems.统计数据库分析与 CRM 系统。
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1997 – 2000Report analyst报表分析师 — DMA
Statistical analysis, SQL, and database administration.统计分析、SQL 与数据库管理。
Education教育背景
- Bellevue College, Bellevue WA贝勒维学院（华盛顿州） Translation & Interpretation Certificate Program, 2011笔译口译证书课程，2011 年
- Oregon State University, Corvallis OR俄勒冈州立大学 M.S. Statistics, 1997统计学硕士，1997 年
- Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan台中东海大学 B.S. Industrial Engineering, 1990工业工程学士，1990 年
Contact me联系我
Describe the assignment — date, setting, and language needs — and I'll reply with availability and next steps. 请简单介绍委托需求——日期、场合与语言需求——我会尽快回复，告知可排时间与后续安排。
Service area: based in Portland, Oregon — available nationwide, on site and remote. 服务范围：常驻俄勒冈州波特兰——全国提供现场与远程服务。