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