Resume/レジュメ
Work Experience/
職歴
2018-Present
Freelance Conference Interpreter
• Consecutive/simultaneous Japanese <> English interpretation for business meetings and interviews
• Simultaneous Japanese <> English interpretation for university/educational webinars
• Consecutive/simultaneous Japanese <> English interpretation for Japanese children and their parents at US public schools and other governmental organizations
• Consecutive Japanese <> English medical interpretation for Japanese patients at US hospitals
2018-Present
Contract Japanese Translator | Sony Interactive Entertainment
• Consecutive/simultaneous Japanese <> English interpretation for internal meetings between US and Japan
• Bidirectional translation of Japanese and English email, bug reports, and business documents for IT and game development (presentations, user guides, newsletters, etc.)
• Preparation of glossaries for technical terms and operation runbooks
2017-2018
Freelance Translator | Gengo
• English to Japanese translation of news, product descriptions, and business correspondences
• Passed in-company exam to take on more advanced English to Japanese translation jobs
• Appointed as “Favorite Translator” by several clients
2016-2017
Contract Liguistic Analyst | ProSearch
• Worked on electronic legal document retrieval using specialized software called Relativity
• Assessed the coverage and quality of machine translation by Systran from English to Japanese
2013-2017
Assistant Project Scientist | University of California, San Diego
• Carried out research on sentence comprehension by English and Japanese speakers using EEG and behavioral responses, resulting in academic conference presentations and journal publications
2009-2015
Lab Manager/Administrator | University of California, San Diego
• Responsible for management and coordination of the research lab (budget, purchase, grant application, personnel, etc.)
2007-2008
Visiting Assistant Professor | University of Oregon
• Teaching Linguistics and Psycholinguistics
2006-2007
Lecturer | University of California, San Diego
• Teaching Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, and Japanese
2006-2006
Freelance Academic Translator | TEXT Editing Service
• Performed academic translation of psychology articles between Japanese and English
2004-2006
Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• Carried out research on sentence comprehension by Japanese speakers using EEG and behavioral responses, resulting in academic conference presentations and journal publications
2004-2004
Lecturer | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• Teaching Psycholinguistics
1994-1995
Technical Translator | Toyota Technical Center, U.S.A.
• Performed auto-related Japanese to English technical translation (manuals, reports, etc.)
1990-1994
Sales Coordinator | Toyota Tsusho America
• Served as a bilingual liaison between Toyota-related customers/suppliers in Japan and the US for import/export businesses of auto-related machinery
1990-1994
Investment Clerk | American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus Japan Branch
• Administration of short-term investments, correspondences with the U.S. headquarters
Education/
学歴
1997-2003
University of California, San Diego | PhD in Linguistics and Cognitive Science
1994-1997
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | MA in Linguistics
1989-1990
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | BA in Political Science
1984-1987
Aoyama Gakuin Women's Junior College | AA in English Literature
Training Courses/
トレーニング
コース
2020-Present
EJ EXPERT Conference Interpreter Online Training Program
2022-Present
Lone Star Translation Academy
2022-Present
Yuko Hirai Office Voice Training for Interpreters
2020
Simul Academy Internet Course English-Japanese Practical Business Translation
2020
Simul Academy Internet Course Interpretation Training Starting from the Basics
2020
Simul Academy Internet Course Notetaking for Interpreters
Licenses & Certifications/
資格・免許
2024
KUDO Pro Interpreter | KUDO
2024
KUDO Certified Interpreter | KUDO
2020
The Medical Interpreter Online 40-hour Training | Cross-Cultural Communications
2019
Translation Examination 2nd Grade Translator | Japan Translators Federation
2009
TOEIC: 980 | ETS
1988