Chinese ↔ English : Humanities & Social Sciences Translator

Business Management, Economics

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japan

Postgraduate Diploma of Teaching, English & ESL methods, University of Melbourne, Australia
MA, International Studies, University of Tokyo, Japan
Diploma, Japanese Language, Keio University, Japan
BA (1st class honors), Japanese and Asian Studies, University of Melbourne, Australia

Victorian Public Service, Graduate Professional Development Program 2010
Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 1

Japanese & ESL Teacher, St Albans Secondary College, Australia
Graduate Officer, Victorian Public Service Graduate Scheme, Australia
Research Analyst, Sustainable Investment Research Institute, Australia
Japanese to English Translator, Bilingual Group, Japan
English Language Instructor, Thesaurus House Language School, Japan
Research Assistant, Victoria University, Australia
Japanese-English Interpreter, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan
Field Researcher, University of Tokyo, Japan

Japanese to English Translation
Japanese to English Interpretation

Departmental Award for Excellence (Master Thesis, University of Tokyo)
Japanese Government Research Scholarship (Monbukagakusho)
Melbourne Abroad Language Scholarship (The Univer-sity of Melbourne)

Victorian Institute of Teaching
International Association for Public Participation

Disaster Studies, Education, History, Humanities, Literature, Media/Communication, Philosophy, Psychology, Religious Studies, Social Sciences

5

USA

Master of Science, Science & Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Bachelor of Arts, Japanese Language and Culture, Vassar College, USA

Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 1 (JLPT1)

Business English Instructor, China Network, Japan
Assistant Language Teacher, Interac Co. Ltd., Japan
Business English Instructor, Interlang Service Inc., Japan
Assistant Compositor, Inari Information Services

Japanese to English Translation
English to Japanese Translation
Japanese to English Interpretation
English to Japanese Interpretation

International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Sciences of Biology (ISHPSSB)
Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S)
Society for the History of Technology (SHOT)

Education, academia, cultural anthropology, social anthropology, medical anthropology, medicine, bioethics, gender studies, cultural studies, international cooperation, travel, marketing, website

Italy

MA in Languages, Cultures, and Societies of Asia and Mediterranean Africa (Japan Curriculum), Ca Foscari University

Overseas program at Kobe University. Master's thesis in social anthropology: Nagashima Aiseien from Reclusion to Remembrance. Ethnography of a Hansen's Disease Sanatorium in Japan

Japanese-English, Italian-English, and English-Italian translation
CAT tools (Trados, Memsource, Lokalise, Phrase, Duda)
Translators without Borders
Japanese language and culture, anthropology, international cooperation

IELTS Academic grade 8.5, JLPT N1

Consumer education, Educational psychology, Environmental policy, History, Language and linguistics, Civil law, General law, Journalism, Web content development, Applied psychology, Cognitive psychology, Developmental psychology, Anthropology, Cognitive science, Conservation

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Canada

PostDoc, Simon Fraser University, Canada
PhD Anthropological Linguistics, University of British Columbia, Canada
MA Sociolinguistics, University of British Columbia, Canada
BA Linguistics, University of Toronto, Canada

Certificate in Teaching English as a second language, University of Toronto, Canada
Graduate certificate program in behavior Intervention for autism, University of Massachusetts, USA
Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Behavior Analyst Certification Board, USA

Taught interpretation and translation study at Canadian International College and Arbutus college. Translated several government projects including some contracted by National Research Council of Canada on forestry technology Collaborated with a licensed Japanese language teacher to employ ABA method along with Communicative Teaching method known to be highly effective for second language teaching.

Received Canada Japan Literary Award for a book published by Fraser Publishing

English to Japanese Translation
Japanese to English Translation
English to Japanese Interpretation
Japanese to English Interpretation

Association for Behavior Analysis International

Design, Visual Arts (Others), Fine Arts, Art History, Art Conservation, Art education, Action painting, Abstraction, Abstract Expressionism, Aesthetic, Angular, Architecture, Artifice, Arts and Crafts movement, Assemblage, Automatism, Baroque, Calligraphy

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Japan

Kyoto Seika University, Japan

Story Manga Dept. Research Student.

- Studied technical skills and manga design under Professor Shuho Itahashi. Stanford University, California.

Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies.

Waseda University, Tokyo

- Language Study Fellowship

Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society upon graduation.

Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
Kyoto Seika University

Studied Japanese at with a Freeman Grant

9 years translation experience includes the following.
Kyoto International Manga Museum, Japan, Tour Guide & Translator.
- Translated text from Japanese to English for the Museum's website and overseas exhibits.
- Reviewed documents both in Japanese and English and verified accuracy of translation.
Some of his translated research papers/manuscripts are as follows –
- Symbols of Japan: thematic motifs in art and design.
- Soil liquefaction studies in Japan: state-of-the-art.
- Studies on functional foods in Japan—state of the art.
- SRC standards in Japan and comparison of various standards for CFT columns.
- Posthistorical traditions in art, design, and architecture in 1950s Japan.
- Russel Wright and Japan: Bridging Japonisme and Good Design through Craft.
- Regional Roots of Japan Packaging Design
- Scaffolds for experiencing in the new design space
- Historicizing" Contemporary Art": Some Discursive Practices in Gendai Bijutsu in Japan
- The Imperial Museums of Meiji Japan: architecture and the art of the nation
- Art, Life & Nature in Japan
- The Rejection of Isamu Noguchi's Hiroshima Cenotaph: A Japanese American Artist in Occupied Japan
- State-of-the-art treatment processes for municipal solid waste incineration residues in Japan
- A historical overview of art education in Japan
- Research of the Relationship between Changes of Sunlight Regulations and Residential Area Form-. A Case Study of China, Japan and Korea
- User-centered design: Improving viewers' learning opportunities in art museums in japan
- State-of-Art Product-Service Systems in Japan–The Latest Japanese Product-service Systems Developments
- Aesthetics and philosophy in bridge design in Japan

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Beaver Toad Software, Founder, Game Designer, Artist
- Raised 7,600 dollars through Kickstarter.com to create company's first game.
- Designed gameplay and created graphics for “Cafe Murder”.
Kyoto International Manga Museum, Japan, Tour Guide & Translator.
- Proofread essays for the book “Comics Worlds & the World of Comics.”
- International Education Research and Analysis Corporation, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
English Instructor
- Japan Exchange Teaching Program, Niigata Prefecture, Instructor.
- Planned and taught 18-20 English Conversation classes a week.

Featured in a New York Times article about foreign students of manga in Japan.

Translation, Web Content Development, Travel and Tourism, Advertising, Media/Communication (Others), Social Media, Journalism, Mass Media, Education/Career Documents/Letters, Nonverbal Communication, Brochures, Letters, Magazines, Speech Communication, Business Documents, Public Relations, Technical Writing

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United States

Kent State University

Master of Arts in Japanese Translation

University of California, Irvine

Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Language and Culture

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Social Behavior

Translation experience includes the following.
Sentai Studios, LTD

In-house Translator

- Translated and localized original Japanese scripts & songs for television programs and OVAs.
- Also provided translations for staff & cast listings and credits. Corrected translations. Provided translators' notes. Collaborated with translators and maintained terminologies.
- Notable projects: School--Live!, Uta no Prince--sama Seasons 3 & 4, Girls beyond the wasteland (simulcasted on Hulu), Bakuon!!, Momokuri, and more
Kent State University

Translator Trainer in Translation Program

- Translator training at the top translation school in the United States. In-depth training and weekly translations of documents in the diplomatic, commercial, medical, and technical fields, as well as fiction.
- Classes in translation theory, project management, software localization, and HTML/CSS. Feedback from expert translators on how to improve work.
- Completed thesis. - Thesis: Two speakers, one audience: contrasting speeches on surrogacy presented at a sociology symposium.

Research project translation

- Assisted in Academic research project by translating into English 25 Japanese transcriptions of interviews with Japanese people who had experienced the Second World War as children, while maintaining the speakers’ speech styles.
- Translated 131 diary entries from a picture diary made by a class of elementary school students at a school in Seta during the Second World War, maintaining the writing styles of the children
- She was commended for her speed and skill in translation

MANGA Translation battle finalist

- Finalist in the Manga Translation Battle held by the Digital Comic Association with her translation of the first two chapters of ‘CHO-NO-MICHIYUKI’

Interpreter for kids media station

- Assisted as an interpreter when a group of children from Ishinomaki Children’s Newspaper came to Manchester as guests of Manchester United Football Club

Tokyo designer’s week

- Translated the caption for a project by the Japanese NPO ‘Social Artist Village’ for ‘TOKYO DESIGNERS WEEK’

Workshops at Ishinomaki

- Planned and organized two English language workshops at Ishinomaki in ‘Ishinomaki NEWSée’ for Kids Media Station, where I taught the children English

Translator for Ishinomaki children’s newspaper

- Ishinomaki Children’s Newspaper is a newspaper that started a year after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and is written by the children of Ishinomaki, a town in Miyagi Prefecture that was badly hit by the disaster
- Translated articles from the newspaper while retaining the children’s voice in the texts.
- Proofread English translations, making changes in grammar and word choices to make the text run more smoothly.
- Also helped proofread and translate for other areas, such as proofreading English captions for the exhibition of photographs by a member of Ishinomaki Children’s Newspaper called"Ivy-from the affected area to Kasumigaseki-"
- She is still in contact with the people behind the newspaper and continue to provide voluntary services in proofreading and translating.

Japanese PR & Website Translator

- Translating their official website and other texts to Japanese.
- Translating the articles in their quarterly magazine to be published in Japan.
- Translation of research papers.
- Suggesting and adding ideas and alternations to their website.
- Sourcing links to the research in aromatherapy and essential oil companies in Japan for their website, Facebook and Twitter.
- Finding complementary health events and exhibitions in Japan for the members of the organization to attend.
Japan Patent Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Translator

- I was Japanese to English translator at a Japanese Government agency providing translation and editing of highly technical documentation under tight deadlines.
- Responsible for Japanese to English translation of official international diplomatic correspondence regarding intellectual property law, JPO website content, presentation materials and anti-counterfeiting public awareness marketing materials
- Acquired an advanced level of expertise on Japanese intellectual property law and application filing procedures to ensure accuracy of translated content
- Balanced heavy workloads and conflicting priorities to meet tight deadlines and exacting quality assurance standards, often working heavy overtime hours to get the job done
- Proofread and edited English-language material translated by third-party vendors

Freelance Translator and Interpreter for following companies –

- Clients include: Toyota Motors Company Australia, Calsonic Kansei, Bosch Australia, Tech Crunch SF, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Clayton Utz (a leading Australian commercial law firm), Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Fukushima University, WOWOW (a Japanese Satellite TV Channel) and RMIT University Gallery.
AGORA Hospitality Group Co., Ltd.,

Translator

- Translated and revised real estate and construction contracts, quotations, project proposals and project applicant guidelines.
- Delivered high quality translations for, and provided flexibility to accommodate, last minute requests and to complete within short deadlines.
- Capable of translating complex legal Japanese contracts into plain-spoken English translations.
- For little known terms, researched the appropriate corresponding technical terms to achieve greatest clarity of translation(Language: English, Japanese)

Some of his translated research papers/manuscripts are as follow

- Social media, network heterogeneity, and opinion polariz