About Us

Oliver is the Founder and Lead Editor of Penguin Pacific Language Services. He is an American and a native English speaker.  He holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Pitzer College and an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management.  His academic specialties encompass finance, marketing, operations, anthropology and sociology, and English literature.  He has over 20 years of professional experience, with expertise in banking and finance – in particular project/infrastructure finance, aviation leasing and financing, and trade finance – as well as marketing communications, sales, and technical writing.  Additionally, he has consulted in the travel, hospitality, and restaurant industries.

Sung Eun is from Seoul and a fluent English speaker.  She is PPLS’s Director of Business Development as well as an Associate Editor. From an early age, she lived abroad in Belgium, Germany, Hong Kong, and the United States, and holds a B.A. in History from Colorado College.  Her academic expertise includes English and German language and literature, European and Asian history, and international relations.  She has over 20 years of working experience in both Seoul and New York, with expertise in speechwriting, public relations, marketing communications, translation (Korean/English), advertising, magazine copy writing and editing, and human relations.

Penguin Pacific Language Services is a privately-owned company established in 2018 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.