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Desmond
@desmondkim
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Professional Translator and Linguist for 17 years
South Korea
Korean, English
About me
Hello, I'm Desmond, a seasoned Korean-English translator specializing in IT engineering, literature, website localization, and gaming. With my native Korean fluency and extensive US experience, I deliver culturally sensitive and accurate translations tailored to your target audience. My diverse background includes successfully translating technical documentation, marketing materials, and creative content for multinational corporations, small businesses, and individuals.
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I will translate english to korean and vice versa
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I will record a professional korean male voice over
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Work experience
Saudi Arabian Oil (Aramco)
Saudi Arabian Oil • Part-time
Apr 2025 - Jun 2025 • 2 mos
Performed high-level Korean-English translation and linguistic review for upstream/downstream production facility manuals, HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) protocols, and quarterly performance reports. Developed and managed a specialized energy industry glossary to ensure 15% improvement in terminological consistency across corporate documentation. Spearheaded the localization of legal contracts and technical specifications related to global supply chain management.
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tarotalkschool
South Korea
Ongoing collaboration
Desmond was exceptional to work with. This wasn’t a straightforward translation—it was a bilingual educational proposal requiring careful consideration of educational terminology, cultural nuance and lexical precision. He took the time to understand the purpose of the document rather than simply translating...
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mitchellrosen1
United States
Great work- so fast, and he even gave information about how he kept editing it to make it perfect. He communicated very well and even caught my mistakes in the order. He didn't just do it as a robot but as someone who is a professional and truly cares about what he does.
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circynsoftware
United Kingdom
Ongoing collaboration
This is the second time that I have worked with Desmond for video game translations and I would definitely do so again. Desmond's attention to detail and adaptability in expressing the intent of the original text is outstanding. I really appreciated that he also explained his translation decisions...
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andrew_pearce
United States
Working with Desmond was an absolute pleasure! He delivered the work incredibly fast, provided helpful comments throughout the proofreading, and answered all of my questions with professionalism and patience. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a reliable and skilled Korean language expert!
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collective_asia
United Arab Emirates
Amazing work and very detailed output! He added another document for tracking changes with detailed explanations so we can understand the translation revisions he made. We appreciate it! Thank you very much Desmond and hope to work with you again!
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