I have 11-years track record of success in translating Automotive, Business, Marketing & Advertisement, Legal, Human Resource, IT & Web, Medical & Pharmaceutical, Microbiology, Mental Health, and Media & Publishing fields.

To further acquaint you with the specifics of my background I am enclosing my resume. I hope you will consider me for this position.

Thank you for your time and consideration.
Looking forward to working with you.                                        
? 11 years in translating and 8 years in interpreting experience, professionally.
? U.S. Government Security Clearance: Secret - Level II
? Federal Government Contractor
? HIPAA certified
? Also experienced as In-house Translator / Interpreter for major companies
? Manage to handle large workflows with a short turnaround, working with a team of professional translators and proofreaders.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Translation: Automotive, Business, Marketing & Advertisement, Legal, Human Resource, IT & Web, Medical & Pharmaceutical, Microbiology, Mental Health, and Media & Publishing
 Interpretation: Conference (simultaneous & consecutive), Business, IT, Energy, Natural Science, Medical, Insurance, Social Security, and Mental Health
SERVICE PROVIDED
Document translation, editing/proofreading, subtitles, transcription, trans-creation, onsite & over-the-phone interpretation (simultaneous, consecutive, and whispering), and voice over recording.
LANGUAGE PAIRS
English > Japanese; Japanese > English
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Document translation, editing/proofreading, contracts & agreements, certificates & government forms, subtitles, transcription, trans-creation, onsite & over-the-phone interpretation (simultaneous, consecutive, and whispering), and voice over.
TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE
Automotive, product manuals, environment & sustainability, IT, science, bio-technology, health & nutrition, mental health, medical, pharmaceutical (journals & patents), life science, microbiology, retail, business, marketing, financial, legal, insurance, education, government, media, press release, publishing, travel & tourism, art & design, entertainment, subtitles(movies, corporate promotional videos, TV commercials, and others), professional organizing, and others.
TRANSLATION CLIENTS
GE, Nokia, IBM, Hitachi, Kyocera, Coca-cola Company, Eaton, Zurich, MetLife, NEC, Nike, Levis Strauss, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Stryker, FDA, Warner Brothers, NBC, Kowa Pharmaceutical, IKEA, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota Motors, GM, Exxon, AMEX, Barclays, NYSE, NASDAQ, Chicago Field Museum, Delta Airlines, Marriott, City of San Jose, Seetech, NHK, Gekkeikan, Institute for Challenging Disorganization, Tokyo University, U.S. government, and many others.
SOME OF TRANSLATION PROJECTS
Medical research papers for Teikyo University in Japan, a microbiology certification program for Coca-cola Company, a website for MacAfee, training manuals for Stryker, a guide map for Chicago Field Museum, a user guide for orthodontics software, a user manual for Cadillac, published pharmaceutical journals for FDA, mental health related research papers and newsletters for Institute for Challenging Disorganization, environmental sustainability programs for IKEA, legal documents for law firms and U.S. county and supreme courts, contracts and agreements for financial entities, internal presentation slides for American Express and GE, marketing presentation slides for Kyocera and Barclays, a global human resource management program for Zurich and Takeda Pharmaceutical, press releases for Nasdaq and Warner Brothers, NIKE TV commercial for London Olympic, TV interview on NBC for an Olympic athlete, safety policies for Eaton, diplomas for Tokyo University, family registries and birth certificates, and many others.
CAPACITIES
Translation: Maximum 3500 words per day, 17500 words per week
Editing & Proofreading: 10000 per day, 50000 words per week
CAD TOOLS
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TRANSLATION AGENCIES I WORKED WITH
RR Donnelly, Capita Translations (formally Applied Language), Transperfect, US Translation, SDI Media, Video Caption Corporation, Globalizations Group, Babel Translation, ALS Translation, and others.
RECENT INTERPRETATION ASSIGNMENTS – OFFSITE
Telephonic Interpretation for Certified Language International and Language Select is performed daily since May 2011. Also work as an evaluator for new interpreters.
Simultaneous Sight Translation Voice Recording (over 200 min.) for: Educational Program at Institute for Challenging Disorganization in April 2012
INTERPRETATION CLIENTS
Private Sectors: AAA, Alamo, Alaska Airlines, Affinity Health Plan,  Asahi Shinbun, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Cisco Systems, Delta Airlines, Disney, Diplomat Pharmacy, Elliot Hospital, Global Compliance,  GEICO, Guest-Tek, Health Net, Hitachi, Honda R&D, IBM, Institute for Challenging Disorganization, Japan Association of Life Organizers, Marin Software, Mercedes-Benz Japan, Mercy Hospital, Mercury Insurance, Neways, UC Davis Medical Center, Oregon Health Science, Pacific Medical Center, Subaru, Scan Health Plan, Sheraton, Sony Electronics, Southwest Airlines, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Tokyo University, Toyota, Valley Care Health Systems, Queens Hospital, and others.
Government: U.S. Customs & Border, U.S. Coast Guard, Social Service Coordinators, and others.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance Interpreter & Translator/owner
2008- Present  E-J Expert

Interpreter/Translator/International Liaison
2008 – Present JALO (Japan Association of Life Organizers)

IT Translator (sub-contractor)
2003 – 2007  Hewlett-Packard, Inc., Roseville, California

In-house Translator & Interpreter
1999 – 2001  Sony Electronics, Inc., R&D depertment, San Jose, California

In-house Translator & Interpreter/Executive Assistant
1996– 1999  Toyoda Gosei California Automotive Sealing, Inc  (a subsidiary of TOYOTA)
Hayward, California
CERTIFICATES & EDUCATION
English to Japanese Translation Certification
completed the following courses in two years: Fundamental, Practical, Business,
Certificate: Software/Technical, and Ad-hoc courses
AISEI Language School, 1997 to 1998 San Francisco, California
Advanced Simultaneous & Consecutive Interpreting for Professionals
by Vanessa Shibata May – Dec 2011 Tokyo, Japan
Certificate: Introduction to Conference Interpreting Workshop
Northern California Translators Association (ATA Chapter) March 2012, SFSU, California
B.S. in Business Management
University of Phoenix
2001 Sacramento, California
A.A. in Japanese Art
Saga Art College
1990 Kyoto, Japan
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Japan Association of Life Organizers, Translator & Interpreter, Advisory Board
National Language Service Corps ( U.S. Department of Defense), Charter Member
Master Member, Proz and Translator’s Cafe
OTHERS
? Instructor for Professional English-Japanese Translation Workshop in SF Bay Area, since March 2013
? Evaluator for English-Japanese translation tests and trials for translation agencies.
? Tester for over-the-phone interpreter candidates, Certified Language International since January 2013
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCEA list of reference is available upon request.