Portuguese ↔ English : Humanities & Social Sciences Translator

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

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Japan

- Sophia University, Tokyo, BA, major in Journalism,
- TOEIC

9 years translation experience includes the following.
International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research, Kyushu University

Technical Staff at Energy Analysis Division,

- Translate energy-related materials, articles, research papers (English-Japanese, Japanese-English.) International Center for Japanese Culture at Yokohama International School

Development manager

- Provided translations for all ICJC publications and printed matter.
Fukuoka City, International Economic Department, Economic Promotion Bureau

Coordinator, for International Regions Benchmarking Consortium (IRBC) Fukuoka Conference

- Translated the conference materials (Japanese-English.)
He has translated books such as -
- “Art Base Momoshima, Opening Exhibition”, an art exhibition catalogue, published by Art Base Momoshima, Japan.
- Kitazawa Jun Works, published by Jun Kitazawa Yakumo Office Interpreter/Translation
- Interpreter for researchers in Fukuoka, for food and restaurant market research.
- Artist Talk Events (5 artist talks) at Koganecho Art Management Center, Yokohama.
- Fixed-term translator at Nissan (Kitakyushu).
- Regular translation (English to Japanese) of energy-related articles and materials.

Some of his translated papers are as follows –

- Newspapers in Sierra Leone: a case study of conditions for print journalism in a post conflict society
- Prevalence and effects of rape myths in print journalism: The Kobe Bryant case
- Tabloidization'of news: A comparative analysis of Anglo-American and German press journalism
- The data journalism handbook: how journalists can use data to improve the news
- Situating peace journalism in journalism studies: A critical appraisal.
- Assessing the sustainability of Latin American investigative non-profit journalism
- Global teamwork: The rise of collaboration in investigative journalism
- Watchdog journalism in South America: News, accountability, and democracy
- Digital journalism: Emerging media and the changing horizons of journalism
- Tabloid journalism and the public sphere: A historical perspective on tabloid journalism
- Citizen journalism: Global perspectives
- Weblogs and journalism: A typology to explore the blurring boundaries
- Twittering the news: The emergence of ambient journalism
- The evolution of American investigative journalism
- Narrative form and moral force: The realization of innocence and guilt through investigative journalism
- The watchdog that didn't bark: The financial crisis and the disappearance of investigative journalism
- Investigative journalism in China: Eight cases in Chinese watchdog journalism
- Investigative journalism and political accountability in South American democracies
- Investigative journalism in Central and Eastern Europe: Autonomy, business models, and democratic roles
- Investigative journalism in the academy—possibilities for storytelling across time and space
- Journalists as peacekeeping force Peace journalism and mass communication theory
- Is peace journalism possible Three frameworks for assessing structure and agency in news media
- Peace journalism: A tightrope walk between advocacy journalism and constructive conflict coverage
- Peace Journalism through the Lense of Conflict Theory: Analysis and Practice.
- War or peace journalism in elite US newspapers: Exploring news framing in Pakistan-India conflict
- A compromised fourth estate UK news journalism, public relations and news sources
- Weblogs and the epistemology of the news: Some trends in online journalism
- Watchdog journalism in South America: News, accountability, and democracy
- The interaction between experts and journalists in news journalism
- Financial news journalism: A post-Enron analysis of approaches towards economic and financial news production in the UK
- Rethinking journalism: Trust and participation in a transformed news landscape
- Convergence journalism: Writing and reporting across the news media
- Blogs, Twitter, and breaking news: The prod usage of citizen journalism
- Mediating suicide: print journalism and the categorization of queer youth suicide discourses
- Print journalism and the creative process: traditional versus digital
- The Origins of the Illiberal Party Newspaper: Print Journalism in China's Nationalist Revolution
- New technologies and print journalism practice in Zimbabwe: An ethnographic study

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research, Kyushu University

Technical Staff at Energy Analysis Division,

- Assist professors and researcher at Energy Analysis Division by providing research support.
- Perform administrative duties including the division’s budget management, filing/editing of research documents, business trip arrangement and workshop logistics.
International Center for Japanese Culture at Yokohama International School

Development manager

- Performed research on grants, and wrote grant applications to fund ICJC’s various community and supportive service programs.
- Assisted ICJC’s signature programs such as Yokohama International School Curriculum Enhancement Programs, Friday Night Lecture Series and Evening Community School.
- Prepared all the necessary materials (including accounting) to maintain ICJC’s status as an NPO.
- Prepared all the necessary materials to obtain an NPO status from Yokohama city.
- Planned and organized ICJC’s fund-raising events.
- Also assisted the publication of ICJC brochures, pamphlets and PR materials.

Education, Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction, Music Education, Medical Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Psychology, Critical Pedagogy, Educational Reform/Education Policy, Vocational Education, Language Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Sport Pedagogy, Sustainable Education, Consumer Education

12

Japan

Doctor of Education (Distance Learning) from University of Liverpool, UK.

- Thesis: Translator Training at University in Japan: Managing Dysfunctional Conflict in a Translation Quality Process.

MA Advanced Japanese Studies (Distance Learning) from University of Sheffield, UK.

- Dissertation: A Study of Mathematics at Secondary Schools in Japan: Investigating Constructivist Pedagogical Approaches.

MSc. Interdisciplinary Mathematics from University of Warwick, UK.

- Dissertation: A Study of Numerical Techniques for the Valuation of Basket Options.

BSc. Honors Mathematics from University of Liverpool, UK.

JLPT 1

Grade A1 of DHC’s Japanese-English Patent Translator Training Course

12 years translation experience includes the following.

He has been a freelance translator for the following education technology companies.

- Coursera
- HelpHub
- BrainGroom
- StudySoup
- CodeMonkey
- ClassTag
- Simplilearn
- BeED
- Civitas Learning
- Dreambox Learning
- Donorschoose
- Schoology

Topics that he has translated papers are as follows -

- Educational technology as the theory and practice of educational approaches to learning.
- Educational technology as technological tools and media.
- Educational technology for learning management systems (LMS), such as tools for student and curriculum management, and education management information systems (EMIS).
- "Computer Studies" or "Information and communications technology (ICT)" are the newly called courses for Educational technology as an educational subject.

Some of the titles of his translated manuscripts are as follows –

- Translation of research articles on learning experiences of nursing students.
- Translation of articles on the influence and implications of CIE.
- Translation of guidelines for foreign students in universities.
- Translation of research articles on learning experiences of nursing students during their five-year course.
- Translation of articles on university programs for overseas dispatch training for students.
- Translation of articles on the difficulties and issues experienced by academic instructors of hospitalized children.
- Translation of articles regarding the comparison via text mining of views on moral guidance among school teachers.
- Translation of articles on globalization of higher education.
- Translation of articles on medical team training trials through a farce-type training model.
- Translation of articles on the development of teaching materials on local dietary culture for use in schools.
- Academic Ability Surveys Implemented by Japanese Municipal Boards of Education: Current State and Structure of Ability Survey-Based Assessment Systems.
- "History Education Perspectives’ Characteristics and Factors Contributing to their Formation among Geography and History Teachers in Japan.—A Sociological Study using Orally-narrated Teachers’ Life Stories—"
- Translation of articles on nursing administrator leadership program development and evaluation.
- Qualitative Analysis of Smart Pens’ Utilization by and its Effects on a University Freshman Class.
- Employing Eastern Traditions to Learn and Teach the “Arts of Living”: A Comparative Study Beginning with “Cuisine”.
- Advances and challenges in research for resource room instruction: From the viewpoint of jiritsu katsudo.
- Resource Room Instruction Research Trends.
- Qualitative Analysis of Smart Pens’ Utilization by and its Effects on a University Freshman Class.
- Exploratory research on primary factors for exhaustion in special education teachers.
- Development of Teaching Evaluation Index on the Basis of Questionnaire Survey.
- The effects of discussion on high school students’ beliefs regarding physical punishment.
- Existing University Reforms: A Case Study of Prefectural University of Hiroshima.
- Exploring Cooperative Learning: An Attempt to Apply Clinical Education in Practice.
- Creating an Assessment for Japanese Sign Language Development: Receptive Skills Test for Practical Application.
- Japanese Government Officials’ Learning Experiences and Benefits in Continuing Professional Education and Their Applicability in Everyday Work.
- Conceptual changes for Situation Text, Talk, and Transfer.
- Exploratory research on primary factors for exhaustion in special education teachers.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Yasuda University and Graduate School, Hiroshima, Japan

- Associate Professor, Head of Translation and Interpreting Stream, and Vice Head of International Affairs Committee
- In-house Translation Editor-in-Chief (Japanese-English Translation) as well as Translator-Interpreter training program coordinator.

In his capacity as an associate professor of translation studies, he has:

- Published/presented nationally and internationally both in Japanese and English
- Gained extensive experience of translating/checking/proofreading
- Applied mathematics research (my academic background is in financial mathematics)
- Financial documents
- Legal documents (contracts, patents, agreements)
- Internationally published educational research
- Advertising materials
- Websites
- Correspondence
- Taisho era Japanese literature, and
- Poetry
- Gained extensive experience of interpreting at meetings and conferences;
- Established and continue to manage as editor-in-chief an in-house translation group in accordance with the workflow detailed in the EN15038 translation quality process to ensure that all in-house translations are carried out professionally, and create an environment to expose students who excel on the translator training program to real translation projects;
- Created a translator training program for philology students to foster the development of skills/knowledge necessary to be able to set up and/or participate in a collaborative in-house translation project.
- Determine the necessary number of agents, their qualities, and time to complete a project.
- Conduct pre-translation research/analyses to understand a translation’s function and identify potentially troublesome lexical, grammatical and/or stylistic items.
- Take action to mitigate/manage instances of intragroup and intrapersonal dysfunctional conflict that can negatively impact distal and proximal outcom

Neurology, Family Nursing, Psychiatry, Geriatric Nursing, Palliative nursing, Psychiatry, Alternative Medicine, Pediatric Nursing, Medical Education, Perioperative Nursing, Geriatrics & Gerontology, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

12

Japan

- Ph.D. in Psychology from Osaka City University - Osaka, Japan
- M.A. in Pedagogy from Osaka City University - Osaka, Japan
- B.A. in Pedagogy from Osaka City University - Osaka, Japan

Freelance translator with experience of translating various papers in the fields of neurology, psychiatry, and nursing.

She is an independent translator for multiple translation companies across the globe.

She is specialized in translating medical research papers, articles, website content, internal documents, alternative medicine health promotion book.

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

- Neuroanatomy: text and atlas
- Neuroanatomy of autism
- Neuroanatomy of memory
- Carigie's Neuroanatomy of the Rat
- A functional neuroanatomy of hallucinations in schizophrenia
- Correlative neuroanatomy
- The functional neuroanatomy of emotion and affective style
- Computational neuroanatomy of speech production
- Backwardness of human neuroanatomy.
- Clinical neuroanatomy and related neuroscience
- Tools for neuroanatomy and neurogenetics in Drosophila
- The functional neuroanatomy of episodic memory
- The functional neuroanatomy of autobiographical memory: a meta-analysis
- Neuroanatomy of the primate amygdala.
- The mammalian auditory pathway: neuroanatomy
- Functional neuroimaging and the neuroanatomy of obsessive-compulsive disorder
- The neuroanatomy of depression.
- Neurophysiology and functional neuroanatomy of pain perception
- The neuroanatomy of general intelligence: sex matters
- Functional neuroanatomy of hypnotic state
- Neuroanatomy E-book: an illustrated colour text
- Functional neuroanatomy of hypnotic state
- Neuroanatomy and pathology of sporadic Parkinson's disease
- Functional neuroanatomy of aversion and its anticipation
- On the functional neuroanatomy of intrinsic and phasic alertness

She has translated manuscripts, reports, internal communications and documents for medical equipment manufacturer websites, Pharmaceutical manufacturers, Biomedical industry market, International organization and International medical conference

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dalhousie University Halifax, Canada

Postdoctoral fellow (Neuroscience/Psychology Department)

Mitsubishi-Kasei Institute of life sciences

Postdoctoral fellow (Physiological Psychology Department)

Neopharma Japan Co., Ltd. Tokyo

Medical Writer

- Reviewed, revised and wrote the Investigator’s Brochure and clinical trial protocols in English.
SBI Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Project Manager

- Managed the investigator initiated clinical trials in mitochondrial disease in Japan.
- Monitored and reviewed non-clinical studies conducted by CRO in USA as a study monitor.
- Reviewed the non-clinical study reports.
Dainippon-Sumitomo Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Product Manager

- Promoted the new (just approved) medical products as a product manager.
- Managed non-clinical pharmacological studies of new drug compounds, including English study reports and Investigator’s Brochure.
- Contributed to the licensing-out the compounds to Mega Pharmaceutical companies as the pharmacologist.
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
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
- Management of project schedules

Disaster Management, Risk Management, Emergency Management, Cultural and Ethnic Studies, International Relations, Policy Studies, Environmental Policy

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japan

PhD in International and Public Affairs, Graduate School of Social Sciences Institute, Hitotsubashi University, Japan
MA in International Development, University of Pittsburgh, USA
MA in Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University, Japan
BA in Policy Management, Keio University, Japan

Translator, World Vision, Tokyo, Japan
Instructor in International Understanding & Risk Management, Waseda Hoshien, Tokyo, Japan
Academic Translator in Social & Environmental Sciences (including environmental conservation & crisis management), Translation Agency, Tokyo, Japan
Translator in Marketing for Dentsu Inc., Tokyo, Japan

Fulbright Scholar, Japan-United States Educational Commission.
Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Certificate and Award

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

Law, Social Sciences

13

Australia

PhD Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University Master of East Asian Studies, Australian National University, Faculty of Asian Studies Graduate Diploma in Political Science, Australian National University, Political Science Department Certificate in Teaching Japanese as a Second Language, Arc Academy, Osaka, Japan Certificate in Paralegal Studies, Georgetown University, US

Fulltime translator of business and technical documents for a major US conglomerate in the translation industry
Faculty Research Assistant, Faculty of Social Welfare, University of Osaka Prefecture, Japan (including translating and interpreting responsibilities)
Interpreter at various international conferences such as World Environmental Conference, Very Special Arts Conference, and International Disability Conference
Freelance translator in social sciences, social epidemiology, public policy, and public health
Assisted public offices including prosecutors as an interpreter and translator in Japanese and English

She has published papers on the welfare systems and geriatrics care in Japan in the Social Science Japan journal and in a publication of the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University.
She also presented a paper analyzing the Japanese welfare system at the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University

Other Professional Experience
Consultant, World Bank Group, Global Mobility and Work Life Program, Zambia
Consultant, Philippines Australia Governance Facility, Manila, Philippines
International Liaison Officer for The International VAWE Project: A Study of Welfare
English teacher, Bilingual Academy, Osaka Japan
Conducted training at various welfare-related organizations, such as Hirakata City Council, Hirakata Welfare Council, and Correctional Institute of Osaka
Voluntary activities for community development projects in Malawi, Zambia, and Philippines through Japanese
Associations, Asian Women's Associations, International Women's Associations, Swedish School, Alliance Franchise, and other community organizations and specific projects
Research Assistant, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra

National Capital Area Paralegal Association (NCAPA)
Full PhD scholarship, Australian National University
PhD tuition scholarship, Australian National University Highlights
Visiting Research Fellowship, Institute of Social Sciences, Tokyo University
Published academic author