David Utrilla, President of US Translation Company, is also the Honorary Consul of Peru for the State of Utah. David has helped the region of Piura obtain an ambulance for its residents who previously had to use a taxi or personal transportation in emergencies.
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This is Jin. She has been kicking butt as our intern here at U.S. Translation Company for the last few months.
She’s finishing up finals at the University of Utah and then heading back to Korea in the next few weeks. Here is the amazing video she made for USTC!
U.S. Translation Company President David Utrilla recently appeared in a video from Brigham Young University’s President’s Leadership Council about internships involving foreign language skills
In addition to his duties with U.S. Translation Company, Utrilla is also the Honorary Consul to Peru in Utah. The Peruvian Consulate is entirely staffed by bi-lingual interns, many of which come from BYU.
In the video (0:38), Utrilla explains the value of having quality interns and how BYU has helped provide exactly that.
U.S. Translation Company was recently awarded the Better Business Bureau’s highest rating of A+.
An accredited business since Nov. 2000, the BBB determined that U.S. Translation Company met all the organization’s accreditation standards, which include a commitment to make a good faith effort to resolve any consumer complaints.
BBB Accredited Businesses are required to pay a fee for accreditation review/monitoring and for support of BBB services to the public.
While the BBB rating is based on 16 factors, the specific factors that raised U.S. Translation Company’s rating include:
Visit the BBB’s site to view U.S. Translation Company’s listing!
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No matter what language you say it in, when it comes to business, growth is usually a good thing.
That’s why a report released by the Common Sense Advisory last week naming U.S. Translation Company as the sixth fastest growing Language Service Provider in the United States (according to Inc. Magazine) has company president David Utrilla smiling.
|
Inc. Rank |
Language Service Provider |
3-Year Growth Rate |
| 311 | InDemand Interpreting |
1198% |
| 1822 | Elanex |
154% |
| 1951 | Universal Language Service |
138% |
| 2095 | Language Training Center |
125% |
| 2100 | Global Language Solutions |
124% |
| 2179 | CyraCom International |
118% |
| 2727 | U.S. Translation Company |
85% |
“We’ve really been working hard to make sure we’re providing a quality product with unrivaled customer service,” he said. “Finding out that our work has paid off as one of the fastest growing language companies in the country just reinforces that we’re on the right track.”
Utrilla attributes his translation services company’s growth to several things including a diverse client portfolio (no single client comprises more that 10 percent of the company’s business) and the effort they’ve invested in becoming a trusted partner (adding an average of 100+ new clients a year) while maintaining a 99 percent retention rate since 1995. He also explains the importance of his company’s proactive approach to saving clients money while increasing the return-on-investment.
This was the case with aerospace equipment manufacturer JBT Aerotech Utrilla explained, who saw a 41 percent reduction in translation cost after U.S. Translation Company proposed solutions to an inefficient supply line for language services.
The good news for U.S. Translation Company translates into a positive outlook for U.S. companies as the language firm’s growth is directly impacted by the success these businesses have in the international marketplace.
Salt Lake’s England Logistics and inthinc Technology Solutions are just a few local companies also on the Inc list that use U.S. Translation Company for translating and localizing materials used in other countries.
U.S. Translation Company Headquarters in Salt Lake City
Boasting a 3-year growth rate of 85 percent, in December of 2011 U.S. Translation Company relocated their headquarters from a 2400 square foot facility in South Ogden to a 33,000 square foot facility in downtown Salt Lake City.
Twenty translation and interpreting companies made the 2012 nationwide list with U.S. Translation Company the sole representative from Utah. This total is up from just 15 in 2010 and 18 in 2011, highlighting the growing demand from private companies and government agencies for translation and interpretation services.
Most language service providers on the list this year are growing at more than 20 percent, while the industry itself is projected to climb at a rate of 12.17 percent. As more businesses and government agencies look to effectively communicate with an increasingly global audience, expect that number to increase especially when you consider that according to Common Sense Advisory, websites need to be translated into a dozen languages to reach 80 percent of the world’s online population.
“Translation, interpretation and localization in both the private and public sector will only continue to grow,” Utrilla said. “If we can continue to offer the caliber of service we have, there’s no doubt in my mind that we’ll continue to grow as well.”
See the full Common Sense Advisory article here: http://www.commonsenseadvisory.com/Default.aspx?Contenttype=ArticleDetAD&tabID=63&Aid=2942&moduleId=390
Here’s a short video from the “Volunteer Your Voice” award presentation at the U.S. Translation Company headquarters a few weeks ago!
Company President David Utrilla and Marketing Director Niki Tonks were on hand to present Kristopher Young of PROViDE and Mingmee Sum of International Children’s Surgical Foundation checks for their winning submissions!
When not providing exceptional interpretation services, professional Chinese interpreter Mingmee Sum has a passion for helping people.
One cause very close to her heart is the Starfish Foster Home in Xi’an, China.
Founded in 2005 by South African native and Brigham Young University alumnus Amanda de Lange, Starfish Foster Home cares for about 30-35 babies from local orphanages in need of specific medical care. Their disabilities include such things as cleft lips and palates, spina bifida, heart disorders, and other impairments. Without life-saving surgeries and medical care, these babies would most likely not survive. Starfish gives them a new chance at life by providing quality nutrition and loving care and securing appropriate medical care or surgeries. Once they have recovered from their surgeries, they enter the adoption process through the Chinese government, and eventually become part of forever families across the globe.
Starfish of China from Lauren Sum (narrated by Mingmee Sum) on Vimeo.
Sadly, Amanda recently passed away from cancer, however the foundation and its volunteers continue to carry out Amanda’s legacy and keep the Starfish spirit going strong.
One particularly successful Starfish story is that of Lou Ann:
“This is one of the Starfish babies I met. I helped with arranging her after-care from Spina bifida surgery in Hong Kong. She was adopted by a Canadian family and has become a little princess. Such a happy ending story! Without Starfish’s care and the major surgery in Hong Kong by a very experienced doctor, she could have been paralyzed.”
- Mingmee Sum
Starfish always welcomes qualified volunteers to come and help with on-going needs. In particular, they seek medical volunteers who are experienced in pediatrics and who are willing to stay for several months at a time. If interested, see “You Can Help” and “Volunteering” for how you might get involved.
After scrutinizing each of the finalist’s entries, Kristopher Young’s submission was deemed the overall winner based on:
1 – How creative the submission was
2 – The extent to which it is inspirational
3 – How well it fit the Contest Themes
4 – The overall quality of the Submission.
Mr. Young resides in Salt Lake City, Utah and submitted for PROViDE (Participatory Response Offering Vitality in Devastated Environments). PROViDE is a non-profit organization that offers long-term ecological solutions to stimulate struggling economies in areas of developing nations recovering from disaster.
PROViDE will receive $2000.00 to help continue their unique and important work, while Mr. Young will get $250.00.
This is what Kristopher had to say about some of the work PROViDE is doing in Haiti:
“This is a depiction of me and my kids under a tree at our agricultural school where we synthesize traditional Haitian agriculture knowledge with modern techniques in agroecology, and organic gardening. Eventually, the school will be handed entirely over to the community. In this photo I was researching while the kids gathered to see the book’s illustrations, sing their rendition of the 2010 World Cup theme ‘Wave your Flag’, and swap phrases. ”
See Kristopher’s submission here: http://bit.ly/RPKlPA
Second place goes to Mingmee Sum and her submission for the International Children’s Surgical Foundation. This organization travels worldwide to perform surgeries on children ranging from cleft palates to burn victims.
International Children’s Surgical Foundation will receive $500.00 and Mingmee will get $100.00!
During a recent humanitarian trip, Mingmee volunteered in the operating room interpreting and facilitating communication between the local Chinese doctors and nurses at the hospital.
This is what Mingmee had to say about the trip:
“I am so grateful for the opportunity I had to help both the American and Chinese.
This picture was taken during the cleft palate surgery for sweet baby Jonathan, an orphan at ChinaHeart Doves Wings. After a 2 hour operation, Jonathan’s life was changed and he is now able to functionally eat and survive.”
See Mingmee’s submission here: http://bit.ly/R9T01X
Thanks to all the contestants and those who voted for making our first contest a success!
The “Volunteer Your Voice” summer photo contest from U.S. Translation Company has just three days left! Submit a photo and short caption using your translation services or interpretation skills to help others and you could win big!
Today’s featured entry comes to us from Mingmee Sum in Utah who submitted for International Children’s Surgical Foundation (ICSF). This organization travels worldwide to perform surgeries on children ranging from cleft palates to burn victims.
During a recent humanitarian trip, Mingmee volunteered in the operating room interpreting and facilitating communication between the local Chinese doctors and nurses at the hospital.
This is what Mingmee had to say about the trip:
“I am so grateful for the opportunity I had to help both the American and Chinese.
This picture was taken during the cleft palate surgery for sweet baby Jonathan, an orphan at ChinaHeart Doves Wings. After a 2 hour operation, Jonathan’s life was changed and he is now able to functionally eat and survive.”
See Mingmee’s submission here: http://bit.ly/R9T01X
The “Volunteer Your Voice” summer photo contest from U.S. Translation Company has just 10 days left! Submit a photo and short caption using your translation services or interpretation skills to help others and you could win big!
Today’s featured entry comes to us from Rebekah Rimington in California who submitted for SOS Children’s Villages International. This organization operates homes for children who are the victims of abuse, neglect, and prostitution.
While traveling in Indonesia, Rebekah witnessed the impact homes like these had on youth and has sponsored children with SOS ever since.
In her own words about sponsoring children at the homes:
“The admin fee’s are 2-4% and our dollar buys more. The children are nurtured, educated and loved. Many of these children were not expected to live, abused and left to survive on the streets where they would have succumbed to beggar rings and prostitution in order to survive. I have personally witnessed many homeless children living on the streets subject to terrible cruelty, often their pimps would remove limbs if the child wasn’t pretty.
We as a human race should extend ourselves outside our own terrain. Sponsoring or educating a child in a foreign country will forever change the probability of the child being a housemaid into becoming educated member of society.”
See Rebekah’s submission here: http://bit.ly/MjwMre
