Nicholas Ryan Daniels

NICHOLAS RYAN​ D A N I E L S Translator, Copywriter, Proofreader, ESL Teacher, Illustrator Address: Republic Phone: E-mail: DoB: Nationality: Trade License: Legal Status: ​Chopinova 1556/6, 120 00 Prague 2 - Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Languages: ​English​ (Native Speaker), ​Czech​ (B1 - Professional Proficiency), Chinese-Mandarin​ (A1 - Elementary Proficiency) Skills: Creative Writing, Proofing, CS-EN Translation, E-Mail Correspondence, Microsoft Word & Excel, SEO, CAT, Gimp Photo Editor, Illustration --7 November 1990 ​American ​- ​Long-Term Residency Permit RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE External Translator CS-EN, Proofreader & Copywriter (9-Month Temp Assignment) Alza.cz a.s. - ​Prague, Czech Republic ​May 2017-Jan 2018 ● Remotely translated and trans-created product descriptions from Czech copy into English ● Proofread English texts of e-shop content in British English via the Alza admin interface ● Performed research for technical writing of advanced technology products ● Engaged with SEO elements for increasing online traffic of English-speaking visitors ● SEO elements included QC of product SEO prefixes, SEO title/names, Name ext and URL links to ensure customers were led to the correct URL web page ● Translated HTML source codes via an Alza translator and occasionally manipulated the codes for altering colors and photo descriptions ● Collaborated with a team of over 150 external translators and assisted with translation enquiries ● Used Asana for receiving tasks and assignments ● Virtually attended a monthly webinar, which included SEO training ● Phase 1: Proofread the backlog of incorrect translations (started with over 60,000 unproofed products as a team) ● Phase 2: Performed technical writing of new, weekly-added products [Proofreading, Translating, Copywriting] ● 4,845 product descriptions in total written, translated or proofread ● Translated a total of 5,795,939 characters External Translator CS-EN & SEO Specialist (3-Month Temp Assignment) Skoda-dily.cz - ​Prague, Czech Republic ​Oct 2017-Dec 2017 ● 3-month temp assignment ● Was responsible for remotely translating B2C (Business-to-Consumer) product descriptions from Czech into British English for Škoda car parts and mechanics available on the online skoda-dily.cz retail store ● Translated a total of 16,315 products (approx. 223,131 words) with brief descriptions that were backlogged in the catalog ● Translated the terms and conditions contract that customers are expected to read before submitting an order (26,393 characters) ● Translated a total of 1,905,854 characters for this temporary position ● Performed research for technical writing of car mechanics and parts ● Created accurate translations that resulted in maximum-quality SEO (Search Engine Optimization) ● As an SEO Specialist, conducted search engine result research in order to find the most commonly used phrases that yielded the most results ● Other SEO elements included QC of product prefixes and names to ensure customers will be led to the correct URL web page, which will increase B2C sales transactions and revenue for skoda-dily.cz OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE Freelance English Teacher Self-Employed - ​Prague, Czech Republic September 2015-Present Translations Mission Supervisor & Personnel Manager June 2014-July 2015 National Security Agency - ​Kunia, Hawaii, USA Language Analyst & Translator ZH-EN United States Navy - ​Kunia, HI, USA June 2011-July 2015 Cryptologic Technician Interpretive (CTI) United States Navy - ​Kunia, HI, USA June 2011-July 2015 Student United States Navy - ​Monterey, CA, USA January 2010-June 2011 Secretary for the Navy Training Department at DLI United States Navy - ​Monterey, CA, USA September 2009-January 2010 EDUCATION Arizona State University January 2018-Present Master’s in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages with Applied Linguistics (MTESOL), e-learning Graduate studies, Second Language Acquisition Theory, History of the English Language (HEL), Linguistics and Applied Research, Grammar in TESOL, Methodology ● Charles University in Prague​, Department of Language and Preparatory Studies (UJOP) September 2016-August 2017 12-Month Intensive Czech Course Certificate in Czech at level B1 according to the CEFR (June, 2017) Certificate in Czech at level A2 according to the CEFR (January, 2017) CCE B1 certificate conferred in August, 2017 ● ● ● Arizona State University Art History, Bachelor's (B.A.), e-learning Degree conferred on December 11th, 2017 GPA​: 4.0, Summa Cum Laude October 2015-December 2017 TEFL Worldwide Prague TEFL Certification Certificate conferred with a grade of Strong Pass August 2015 Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center​, Chinese-Mandarin, Associate's (AA) Associate’s Degree conferred in May, 2012 GPA​: 3.8, Summa Cum Laude January 2010-May 2011 ● ● ● ● ●