Chinese ↔ English : Humanities & Social Sciences Translator

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)

Applied Linguistics, Language Education, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Secondary Education, Creative Writing, Higher Education, Contracts, Mastery Learning, Literature, Cooperative Learning, Bilingual Education, Media/Communication, Children's Literature, Curriculum and instruction, Advertising, Recitation and Storytelling, Business Documents, Translation, Education

15

USA

University of Washington

Ph.D., Linguistics

- Research Assistantships: Language Development and Processing Lab Experimental Phonology Lab
- Teaching Assistantship: LING200 "Introduction to Linguistic Thought".
University of Hawai'i at M'noa

M.A., Linguistics

-       Research Assistantships: An NSF-funded project "The development of the standards for data citation and attribution for reproducible research in Linguistics" , Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism Lab
Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan)

B. A., International Liberal Studies

-       Study abroad (State University of New York at Stony Brook)
Certifications –

CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

15 years translation experience includes the following.
Globalme Localization Inc.
Freelance Japanese Linguist
- Contributed to the development of Text-to-Speech software available in Japanese.
- Proof listening to different versions of automatically generated speech, and rating their quality.
- Annotating natural speech with the location of pitch accents and prosodic word boundaries.
- Segmenting words into morphological and semantic units for further processing.
- Have assisted with localization quality assurance testing projects. Analyzed products translated from English and Japanese in order to assess their grammaticality, as well as the quality of style and formatting.
JTB Hawaii Travel, LLC.
In-house Translator
- Worked full-time as an in-house translator at a Japanese travel agent located in Honolulu, HI. Translated company newsletters and blog posts.
- Worked closely with the organizing committee of the Honolulu Festival, an annual cultural event showcasing the culture of Japan and other Asia-Pacific countries. Translated the festival pamphlet, and built the English version of the festival website.

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

Nursing, Medical Education, Geriatric nursing, Pediatric nursing, Home health nursing, Clinical Medicine, Palliative nursing, Perioperative nursing, Psychiatric and mental health nursing, Family nursing, Clinical Trial, General medicine

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Cananda

- PhD in Philosophy at the University of Tokyo
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellow
- PhD Course in Philosophy at the University of Tokyo
- Master of Arts in Philosophy at the University of Tokyo
- Bache

Translated academic papers in the fields of medical education, medicine, nursing and clinical trials. Mainly: protocols, medical journals, questionnaires for patients and for doctors, package inserts, case reports, brochures, installation manuals, user manuals, etc.

Freelancer Translator-

- Translated medical article on medical effects of Fukushima fallout-
- Translated earthquake memorial radiation ecologies website for the University of Montreal

Some of her translated research papers/manuscripts are as follows –

- Feedback in clinical medical education
- Global health in medical education: a call for more training and opportunities
- Internet-based medical education: a realist review of what works, for whom and in what circumstances
- Cognitive load theory: implications for medical education
- Effects of continuing medical education on improving physician clinical care and patient health: a review of systematic reviews
- An in-depth investigation into causes of prescribing errors by foundation trainees in relation to their medical education
- Faculty development, teacher training and teacher accreditation in medical education: twenty years from now
- Physiology and body functions teaching by nurse educators.
- Recent Graduate Interview Results on the Public Health Nurse Curriculum.
- Effects of a medical safety ethics education program on newly graduated nurses.
- Elucidating learning strategies in nursing skills acquisition development of a scale and examination of related factors.
Eisai Pharmaceutical Corporation

In-house translator

- Translation of reports, material for presentations and others from Japanese to English.
- Translation of Web materials concerning FDA and EMEA notices from English to Japanese.
Boston Scientific Japan Corporation

In-house translator and editor

- Translation of materials created by US head office, i.e. Clinical study reports, Case reports, etc.
- Checking translations done by outside translation vendors
- Editing documents for application for approval
Tyco Healthcare Japan

In-house translator

- Translation of package inserts (instructions for use) and instruction manuals attached to medical devices
- DTPs using MS word, Adobe FrameMaker, Photoshop, Illustrator Management of project schedules
- Editing
- Filing
International Medical Information Center

Translation coordinator and in-house translator

- Translating “Abstract” of medical journals for JAPIC database
- Arrange translation projects and assign jobs to outside translators
- Checking translations from outside translators
Hogan & Hartson LLP, Tokyo, Japan

In-House Translator & Interpreter,

- Translation: Discovery phase of major Japanese pharmaceutical company’s litigation. Patents, research notes, articles and other documents related to invention, production, animal and clinical testing notes and analyses, tablet coating and release studies, commercialization; Legal documents: initial patent application, related patents, past oppositions and negotiations -Interpretation: Video, telephone and office conferences between Tokyo and New York office attorneys and clients

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

University of Tokyo

Professor - Department of Philosophy

- Delivered lectures in this University

Membership:

- Medical Interpreters & Translators Association

Won the fourth prize at “The Annual JAT Contest for New and Aspiring Translators” (Japan Association of Translators)

Education, Humanities, Law, Library and Museum Studies, Media/Communication, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Sciences

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japan

DPhil, University of Oxford, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
M.Sc. in Social Anthropology (awarded with Distinction), University of Oxford, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Honours Bachelor of Arts in Social Cultural Anthropology (awarded with High Distinction), University College, University of Toronto

Project Manager, Dymaxium Interactive Tools, Inc., Toronto, Canada
Assistant Legal Librarian, Library Service Bureau, Inc., Toronto
Chair, School of Anthropology Joint Consultative Committee,
Editor, Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford,
Society Secretary, Oxford University Anthropology Society

Educational philosophy, History, Literature, Theology/Religion, Comparative Law, General Law, Museology, Journalism, Technical writing, Web content development, Political philosophy, Social philosophy, Social psychology, Anthropology, Cultural and Ethnic Studies, Geography, Political Science, Public policy, Sociology, Urban Studies

Humanities, Law, Media/Communication, Philosophy

10

United Kingdom

MA Creative Writing, Kingston University, UK
BA Law, Hosei University, Japan
BA Speech Communications, San Francisco State University, USA
AA, Linguistics (Hons), Foothill College, USA

Interpretation Skill Examination Level II

Interpreter and Translator for AIG ALICO Japan for meetings and magazine articles.
Interpreter and Translator for Citigroup Japan for trainings, laws and regulations.
Interpreter and Translator for Sony Corporation for Technical specifications.
Interpreter and Translator for Pacific Golf Management for documents and meetings.
Interpreter and Translator for Japan Tobacco Inc. for presentation materials.

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