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I am Mikael Thompson, Ph.D., an academic editor, legal translator, and linguist based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. I have worked as a professional editor for academic journals, academic centers, publishers, and government bodies since 1996. I have translated over 130 laws and hundreds of contracts and state certificates, including major Mongolian Civil Code and petroleum-related legislation. I hold a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Indiana University, and I have collaborated with international organizations such as USAID, the Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development, and the European Union on standardization, governance, and research projects.…I am Mikael Thompson, Ph.D., an academic editor, legal translator, and linguist based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. I have worked as a professional editor for academic journals, academic centers, publishers, and government bodies since 1996. I have translated over 130 laws and hundreds of contracts and state certificates, including major Mongolian Civil Code and petroleum-related legislation. I hold a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Indiana University, and I have collaborated with international organizations such as USAID, the Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development, and the European Union on standardization, governance, and research projects.

Mikael Thompson, Ph.D.

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I am Mikael Thompson, Ph.D., an academic editor, legal translator, and linguist based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. I have worked as a professional editor for academic journals, academic centers, publishers, and government bodies since 1996. I have translated over 130 laws and hundreds of contracts and state certificates, including major Mongolian Civil Code and petroleum-related legislation. I hold a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Indiana University, and I have collaborated with international organizations such as USAID, the Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development, and the European Union on standardization, governance, and research projects.…I am Mikael Thompson, Ph.D., an academic editor, legal translator, and linguist based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. I have worked as a professional editor for academic journals, academic centers, publishers, and government bodies since 1996. I have translated over 130 laws and hundreds of contracts and state certificates, including major Mongolian Civil Code and petroleum-related legislation. I hold a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Indiana University, and I have collaborated with international organizations such as USAID, the Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development, and the European Union on standardization, governance, and research projects.

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I am Mikael Thompson, Ph.D., an academic editor, legal translator, and linguist based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. I have worked as a professional editor for academic journals, academic centers, publishers, and government bodies since 1996.

I have translated over 130 laws and hundreds of contracts and state certificates, including major Mongolian Civil Code and petroleum-related legislation. I hold a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Indiana University, and I have collaborated with international organizations such as USAID, the Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development, and the European Union on standardization, governance, and research projects.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

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Editorial Illustration

Intermediate

Book Illustration

Intermediate

Video Advert

Intermediate

Language

Mongolian

Intermediate

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance expert editor at Enago

June 1, 2025 - Present

Provide professional editing of academic manuscripts for journal submission, including language polishing, style adherence, and quality control.

Freelance editor at Cambridge Proofreading

December 15, 2024 - May 31, 2025

Editorial work for academic manuscripts, focusing on clarity, accuracy, and adherence to publisher guidelines.

Contract legal translator at Double Check Translations

October 1, 2024 - Present

Translate Mongolian legal and regulatory documents between Mongolian and English, with emphasis on business, mining, and governance contexts.

English editor at Mongolian Ministry of Labor and Social Protection

May 31, 2017 - October 24, 2025

Edited the Glossary of Social Protection Terminology; terminology standardization and editorial oversight.

Senior English Editor at Monsudar Press (Admon)

September 30, 2016 - October 24, 2025

Edited the Oxford-Monsudar Mongolian-English Dictionary (2nd ed., unpublished) and related terminology projects.

Contract legal translator at Double Check Translations

June 30, 2017 - October 24, 2025

Contract Mongolian legal translation for business and regulatory documents.

Contract Mongolian legal translator at U.S. Embassy, Ulaanbaatar

December 31, 2017 - October 24, 2025

Mongolian legal translation of documents for embassy operations and programs.

Contract Mongolian legal translator at Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development; Sustainable Artisanal Mining Project; Governance and Decentralization Project

January 31, 2016 - October 24, 2025

Legal translation for mining, governance, and decentralization initiatives.

Translator at European Union Project of Support to Modernization of Mongolia’s Standardization System

May 31, 2015 - October 24, 2025

Translation work for standardization modernization project (BSI-led consortium).

Freelance editor at Brill Publishing

December 31, 2015 - October 24, 2025

Editing contributions for scholarly publications and reference works.

Senior legal translator at Hogan Lovells (Ulaanbaatar) LLC

January 31, 2014 - October 24, 2025

Legal translation and terminology management for a major law firm.

Textbook editor and linguist at Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region, Indiana University