EXPERIENCE Professionally translating Japanese to English for 15 years. Six years as in-house translator for translation/multilingual DTP company in Tokyo, and nearly ten years living and working in Japan. Translated and edited over 10,000 pages of user guides, technical specifications, software documentation, annual reports, marketing materials, and legal documentation. Lead translator for several localization projects of Bluetooth software products. Translated up to 15,000 target words a week and constantly delivered product on schedule.  SKILLS Native-level Japanese fluency. Received certificate of Japanese Language Proficiency. Constant eye for detail, very strong organizational and time management skills, and solid information research experience. Expert user of Windows XP (Japanese and English), SDL TRADOS, MultiTerm, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Acrobat Standard, Photoshop, and Illustrator (Japanese and English) Strong understanding of HTML and XML  EDUCATION B.A., Japanese, University of Washington B.A., Japan Regional Studies, University of Washington Intensive Japanese language and international business courses at Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo.  PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Translators Association (ATA), Associate Member Japanese Language Division of ATA Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society (NOTIS) ProZ.com Certified PRO 2010 Business Network - Business opportunities for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games