Secondary Education Coconut Creek High School, Coconut Creek, Florida
Honor Society Inductee, Graduated 1990
College   Broward Community College, Margate, Florida
Associate of Science in Mathematics, Graduated 1992
University  Concordia University, Montreal
Bachelor of Arts in Government Studies, Graduated 1995
Qualifications  Certificate in Paralegal Studies
Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, 1996
   Certificate in Japanese Studies
McGill University, Montreal, 1996
   Certificate in Investment Advisory Studies
   Canadian Securities Institute, Toronto, 2005
Certificate in Financial Accounting Studies
   Temple University, Tokyo, 2008 
Professional History April 2014 to March 2015
Paralegal, Translation Department Manager
Tokyo Excel Law Firm
September 2013 to March 2014
Paralegal and Translator, Litigation Team
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
January to July 2013
Translator, Osaka University
Post-doctoral thesis against the introduction of IFRS by the Accounting Standards Board of Japan
June to December 2012
Paralegal, eDiscovery Team
Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
April to June 2012
Translator, Financial Disclosure Division
Takara Printing Co., Ltd.
October 2011 to April 2012
Paralegal and Translator, Hong Kong IPO Team
Dynam Japan Holdings Co., Ltd., Baker & McKenzie LLP
December 2010 to October 2011
Translator, TransPerfect Translations International
March 2008 to November 2010
Translator, Zaihon Inc.
January 2000 to February 2008
Offsite Japan-based translator for:
Walt Disney Japan Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
White & Case LLP Embassy of Belgium in Japan
Espec Corp.  Japan Securities Dealers Association
Rotary Club Intl.  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Toray Industries, Inc.
January 1997 to December 1999
Junior Editor, Standard Translations Ltd. (Kobe)