Overview
• Experienced Interpreter & Translator with proven records with Fortune 500 companies
• U.S. Federal Government Language Consultant & Interpreter
• Focused in the fields of environment & energy, technology, business & marketing, and professional organizing
• U.S. Government Secret Clearance - Level ll
• Experienced as In-house Translator / Interpreter for major companies
• Manage to handle large workflows with a short turnaround for translation projects, working with a team of professional translators and proofreaders.

Interpretation Assignments-Onsite

Simultaneous –Technical conference at Sandia National Laboratory (US Department of Energy) – 2 days
Subject: Hydrogen energy
Livermore, CA, January 2015

Consecutive –Meeting at California Fuel Cell Partnership Headquarters
Subject: Hydrogen technology
Sacramento, CA; January 2015

Simultaneous – ORACLE Marketing Cloud Sales Boot Camp 2016 – 4 days
Subject: IT/Digital Marketing
San Bruno, CA, January 2015

Consecutive – Interviews/ meetings between California Fuel Cell Partnership Headquarters & California State Energy Commission and Asahi Shimbun (newspapers)
Subject: Hydrogen Vehicle Technologies
San Francisco, CA; January 2015

Simultaneous – Japan Life Organizers Annual Conference 2015 – 2 days
Subject: Business, Organizing, Mental Health
Sapporo, Japan; November 2015

Simultaneous – Teradata PARTNERS 2015 Conference – 4 days
Subject: IT & Data Management
Anaheim, California; September 2015

Simultaneous (provided service as an agency) – U.S. Japan Venture Capital Conference “Moment 2015” hosted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry of Japan & Stanford University
Subject: Venture Capital & Business
Palo Alto, California; October 2015

Consecutive – U.S. Department of Justice, investigation interviews – 5 days
Subject: Anti-trust law
San Francisco, CA; September 2015

Consecutive – Annual conference for Institute for Challenging Disorganization – 3 days
Subject: Mental Health
Cleveland, OH; September 2015

Consecutive – Technical & Engineering meeting at TESLA Motors
Subject: Automotive, electrical equipment
Fremont, California; August 2015

Simultaneous – ORACLE Marketing Cloud Sales & Marketing Conference – 4 days
Subject: IT
Redwood Shore, California; July 2015

Consecutive – Interpreting and QA for recording sessions
Subject: Media Production
San Francisco, CA; July 2015

Consecutive/Simultaneous – Harassment Compliance Workshop Presentation
Subject: Employment Law
Gridley, CA; May 2015

Consecutive – Witness interviews for a corporate legal dispute
Subject: Legal
Chico, CA; July 2015

Consecutive/Simultaneous – Attorney-client discovery and strategy meetings (3 days)
Subject: Anti-trust litigation
San Francisco, CA; June 2015

Consecutive – Sales meeting and presentation between a cyber-security system company and Konami Japan.
Subject: IT
San Rafael, California; May 2015

Consecutive/Simultaneous – Technical Presentations between Huawai Technologies and KDDI
Subject: Information Communication Technology
Santa Clara, CA; May 2015

Simultaneous – General Motors International Grandmasters Conference
Subject: Automotive
Sonoma, California; May 2015

Consecutive – Integrative Oncology Conference 2015
Subject: Oncology, Medical
Reno, Nevada; April 2015

Simultaneous – Internal Annual Marketing Conference at Twitter, Inc.
Subject: IT & Social Media
San Francisco, California; March 2015

Consecutive – Research visits and meetings at Seattle Public Utilities, plant tours at the water treatment facilities.
Subject: Water Treatment

Consecutive/Simultaneous – Technical Presentation speeches and Q&A sessions between Cisco Systems and NTT.
Subject: IT and Network
San Jose, California; February 2014

Consecutive/Simultaneous – A presentation speech and Q&A between university professors and City of Livermore.
Subject: City Development Program
Livermore, California; February 2014

Consecutive/Simultaneous – A presentation speech and book signing event for Marie Kondo, a New York Times and LA Times Best Seller author.
Subject: Publishing
Santa Cruz, California; February 2014

Simultaneous – OpenTable Global Sales Conference (3 day event)
Subject: IT
Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, California; January 2015
Simultaneous – Annual Conference for Japan Association of Life Organizers (2.5 day event)
Subject: Professional Organizing
Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan; December 2014

Simultaneous – Softbank US Showcase in Silicon Valley
Subject: IT & Telecommunications
Softbank HQ in San Carlos, California; November 2014

Consecutive – Washoku Event and Presentation hosted by The Ministry of Agricultures, Forests, and Fishery of Japan and Nikkei, broadcasted by Tokyo TV
Subject: Japanese Cuisine
VM Ware, Palo Alto, California; November 2014

Consecutive – Research meeting at California Department of Water Resources.
Subject: Water Droughts
Sacramento, California; November 2014

Consecutive – Research interview about payment processing technology at Square headquarters.
Subject: IT
San Francisco, California; November 2014

Consecutive – Annual Summit for POC
Subject: Business & Marketing
Calgary, Canada; October 2014

Simultaneous – Focus group sessions & marketing research meetings for BANDAI Namco (three-day assignment)
Subject: IT & Video Game
South San Francisco, California; October 2014

Consecutive – Annual conference for Institute for Challenging Disorganization
Subject: Mental Health
Hilton, Nashville, Tennessee; September 2014

Simultaneous & Relay – North Pacific Coast Guard Summit 2014 (three-day event)
Subject: Maritime Security
San Francisco, California; September 2014

Consecutive – Meetings between delegations from Japanese government and California State Board (2 days)
Subject: Drought and water rights
Department of Water Resource and Environmental Protection Agency Sacramento, California; August 2014

Consecutive – Commissioning for Japanese machineries at pipe mill (7days)
Subject: Manufacturing, production, steel pipe
TMK IPSCO, Wilder, Kentucky; August 2014

Consecutive – Deposition for auto accident case
Subject: Legal
Law office, Sacramento, California; July 2014

Consecutive – Annual conference and meetings for professional associations
Subject: Business
The Westin Kierland Resort, Phoenix, Arizona; May 2014

Consecutive & Whispering – Trial for a civil case
Subject: Legal, Court
Yolo County Superior Court, Woodland, California; May 2014

Consecutive – Traffic court
Subject: Legal
Department of Motor Vehicle; April 2014

Consecutive – Deposition for personal injury case
Subject: Legal
Law office, Rancho Cordova, California; March 2014

Consecutive & Whispering – Meeting between Department of Education and Japanese Universities (two-day visit)
Subject: Special Education
State Department of Education, Sacramento & San Francisco; March 2014

Simultaneous & Relay – North Pacific Coast Guard Forum 2014 (two-day event)
Subject: Maritime Security
Berkeley, California; March 2014

Consecutive – Meeting including presentations and Q&A sessions
Subject: Fire and Earthquake Insurance
California Earthquake Authority, Sacramento, California; February 2014

Consecutive – TV show production/ interviews for Subaru
Subject: Automotive
Vallejo, California; December 2013

Simultaneous – International conference for a professional association (three-day event)
Subject: Mental health
Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto, Japan; December 2013

Simultaneous – International conference for a professional association
Subject: Mental health
Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto, Japan; December 2013

Consecutive – Case management interview with a social worker
Subject: Medical
Sacramento, California; November 2013

Consecutive – Interview at CIS/ U.S. Immigration office
Subject: Immigration
Sacramento, California; November 2013

Consecutive – Administrative hearing at California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
Subject: Unemployment Insurance
Sacramento, California; November 2013

Consecutive – Meeting between a major general contractor company and a Japanese manufacturing plant.
Subject: Building Construction, Food Manufacturing
Sacramento, California; October 2013

Consecutive – Deposition for automobile accident case
Subject: Legal
County recording, Grass Valley, California; October 2013

Simultaneous & Consecutive – Deposition for personal injury case
Subject: Legal
Law office, Rancho Cordova, California; September 2013

Consecutive – Deposition for automobile accident case
Subject: Business
Law office, Sacramento, California; September 2013

Consecutive - Conference & executive meetings
Subject: Business
Denver, Colorado; September 2013

Consecutive - Conference for Austrasia Association of Professional Organizers
Subject: Professional Organizing
Pullman Hotel, Sydney, Australia; August 2013

Consecutive-Conference for National Association of Professional Organizers
Subject: Professional Organizing
Sheraton Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana; April 2013

Simultaneous – Four-day market research meetings & interviews for a Japanese manufacturer
Subject: IT & Mobile Devices
Chicago; March 2013

Consecutive-Conference for California school district
Subject: Education
Sun Juan School District, Sacramento, California; March 2013

Consecutive-Meeting and presentation for Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
Subject: Renewable Energy
California Energy Commission, Sacramento, California; February 2013

Consecutive-Researching interview for Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
Subject: Illegal Contents Prevention
Twitter, Inc., San Francisco, California; February 2013

Consecutive & Simultaneous – Hearing at California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
Subject: Legal
Sacramento, California; January 2013

Simultaneous – Two-day symposium & annual conference for a Japanese association
Subject: Social Science
Hilton Nagoya, Japan; November 2012

Consecutive - Three-day annual conference
Subject: Professional Organizing
Chicago, September 2012

Consecutive - Hearing for a traffic court
Subject: Legal
Sacramento, California; July 2012

Simultaneous - Educational conference for Neways
Subject: Health & Nutrition, and Science
Marriott Provo, Utah; April 2012

Consecutive – Three-day annual conference for a professional association
Subject: Business
Hilton Baltimore, Maryland; March 2012

Simultaneous & consecutive – Two-day symposium & annual conference for a Japanese organization
Subject: ADD/ADHD and Chronic Disorganization
Grand Hyatt Fukuoka, Japan December 2011

Consecutive – International convention
Subject: Tattoo & Art
in Hyatt San Francisco; October 2011

Consecutive – Two-day annual conference
Subject: Mental Health
Raleigh, North Carolina; September 2011

Consecutive - Pre-deposition meeting for a law firm
Subject: Legal
New York; May 2011

Simultaneous & consecutive – Two-day symposium & annual conference for a professional association
Subject: Mental Health
Tokyo International Forum; December 2010

Recent Interpretation Assignments – Offsite

Telephonic Interpretation is performed daily since May 2011. Also work as a tester for potential English<>Japanese interpreters.

Simultaneous Sight Translation Voice Recording (over 500 min.) for: workshops and seminars for an educational institute since April 2012

Major Interpretation Clients

Private Sectors: AAA, Alamo, Alaska Airlines, Affinity Health Plan, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, BMW, 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, Kaiser Permanente, UC Davis Medical Center, Oregon Health Science, Pacific Medical Center, Scan Health Plan, Sheraton, Sony Electronics, Southwest Airlines, Twitter, Toyota, Valley Care Health Systems, Subaru, Queens Hospital, Asahi Shinbun（朝日新聞社）,Takeda Pharmaceutical（武田薬品）,Tokyo University（東京大学）, Kumamoto University（熊本大学）,Tsukuba University（筑波大学）, MRI（三菱総合研究所）and others.

Government: U.S. Customs & Border, U.S. Coast Guard, Social Service Coordinators, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (日本総務省), and others.

Document translation, editing/proofreading, subtitles, transcription, trans-creation, onsite & over-the-phone interpretation (simultaneous, consecutive, and whispering), and voice over.

Translation Experience

Automotive, product manuals, environment & sustainability, IT, health & nutrition, mental health, medical, science, 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.

Major Translation Clients

AMEX, Nokia, MetLife, IBM, GE, Eaton, Zurich, NEC, Nike, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Stryker Corporation, Mercedez-Benz, Bandai Konami, Warner Brothers, Gekkeikan, Kowa Pharmaceutical, Marriott, Barclays, IKEA, NBC, Nissan, Toyota Motors, Nissan Motors, Exxon, GM, Kyocera, McAfee, NYSE, NASDAQ, Chicago Field Museum, DuPoint, Delta Airlines, City of San Jose, Seetech, U.S. government, Levis Strauss, Sony Electronics, Procter & Gamble,World Economic Forum, NHK, Institute for Challenging Disorganization, Japan Association of Life Organizers, and many others.

Some examples of Translation Projects
News releases for World Economic Forum, a website for MacAfee, contracts for Fujitsu, a guide map for Chicago Field Museum, a user guide for orthodontics software, a user manual for Cadillac, published pharmaceutical journals for FDA, 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.

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.

Publication

Translation book in Japanese “The ICD Guide to Challenging Disorganization” by Kate Varness
ISBN 978-4-904934-09-8; Hazuki Publishing Inc., Japan

Subtitle Translation
English to Japanese subtitles for 2011 Film “Terri”
was translated by the EJ Expert team

English subtitles for a short movie “Award Ceremony 2014, Japan Association of New Economy”

English subtitles for Rakuten

Translation & Interpretation Training

Simul Academy Internet Interpreting Course, 2015
Introduction to Conference Interpreting Workshop
Northern California Translators Association (ATA Chapter), March 2012, SFSU, California
HIPAA Compliance Certified, March 2012
Advanced Simultaneous & Consecutive Interpretation for Professionals
Japanese Interpretation Program, May – Dec 2011
English to Japanese Translation Programs
Fundamental, Practical, Business, Software/Technical, and Ad-hoc courses
AISEI Language School, 1997 to 1998 San Francisco, California
Fundamental English-Japanese Interpretation Workshop
AISEI Language School, 1998 San Francisco, California


A complete resume / CV and professional reference are available upon request.