Chinese ↔ English : Business & Economics Translator

Economic Sociology, Labor Economics, Welfare Economics, Management Information Systems, Branding/Brand Management, Strategy, Institutional economics, Operations Management, General Management, Project Management, Corporate Finance, Risk Management, Development Economics, Servicing, Ecological Economics, Organizational Behavior

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Japan

- M.B.A. from Harvard University
Graduate School of Business Administration, Boston, Massachusetts
- Certificate from Economics Institute, Boulder, Colorado
- B.A. Economics from Keio University, Tokyo
- Gifu-Kita High School, Gifu
- Napa Senior High School, Napa, California
- Eiken Grade 1 (with Award for Excellence)
- TOEFL

He has translated numerous complex business websites, pamphlets, company brochures.

He has worked as a trusted freelance translator for following companies/institutes for their business management related translations–

- Research institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Bussan Career Partners
- Knowledge Management Cluster
- Sunlane Media
- Nikko Citigroup Limited
- Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
- Asian Market Access, Tokyo
- IBJ Securities Co., Ltd. Some of his translated research papers/manuscripts are as follows –
- The foundations of welfare economics
- Applied welfare economics with discrete choice models
- Integrating equity and efficiency in applied welfare economics
- On the aggregation of money measures of well-being in applied welfare economics
- Integrating equity and efficiency in applied welfare economics
- Beyond revealed preference: choice-theoretic foundations for behavioral welfare economics
- The revolution in welfare economics and its implications for environmental valuation and policy
- Sen's capability approach to welfare economics
- Welfare Economics and the Theory of the State
- The welfare economics of a biofuel tax credit and the interaction effects with price contingent farm subsidies
- Behavioral welfare economics
- Price-independent welfare prescriptions
- The scope and status of welfare economics
- Set-valued optimization in welfare economics
- The welfare economics of price supports in US agriculture
- The foundations of welfare economics
- Sufficient statistics for welfare analysis: A bridge between structural and reduced-form methods
- The foundations of welfare economics
- Why equity cannot be separated from efficiency: the welfare economics of progressive social pricing
- Applied Policy, Welfare Economics, and Mill's Half-Truths
- Applied Welfare Economics and Frisch's Conjecture
- Non-paternalistic altruism and welfare economics
- An interview with Paul Samuelson: welfare economics “old” and “new”, and social choice theory
- Welfare economics and social choice theory

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sumitomo Riko Company Limited (formerly Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.)

Group Head
- Responsible for overall legal matters of both domestic and international
- Review of various types of agreements, preparation of agreements; corporate documents (articles / memoranda of association, bylaws), drafting of company rules; legal training / education of group-wide employees (compliance, corporate governance)
- Led and negotiated several M&A transactions of German, Italian and Brazilian companies (mid-sized transactions) and a transactions of change of control of Thai and Korean companies
- Ongoing legal dialogues of the companies above and of other joint venture companies in India, China, Mexico and Poland

   The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. (“BTM”) European Credit Division, London

General Manager
- Responsible for all non-Japanese credits, i.e. corporate, sovereign and financial institutions in Europe (including Central and Eastern Europe), Russia, Central and Western Asia, Middle East and Africa
- In addition to individual credits, introduced latest credit risk management system based on the portfolio approach and tools such as KMV analysis and real time stock price monitoring system
- Types of risks covered ranged from credit risks, market risks, settlement and other operational risks
- Member of the Audit Committee which monitors credit risk, market risk, operational risk, compliance risk, reputation risk and other relevant risk matters of the Bank’s activities in Europe in general

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Trust Company (“BTMT”), New York

Senior Vice President and General Manager, Credit Administration
- Responsible for all non-Japanese credits booked at BTMT as well as BTM New York Branch
- Served as loan committee chairman and chief credit officer of BTMT
- Oversaw and managed both healthy credits as well as problem accounts

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. International Corporate Finance Division, Tokyo

Chief Manager
- Responsible for global relationship strategies toward non-Japanese customers with specific emphasis on North American and European corporations
- Consistent marketing approach at various offices of the Bank
- Development of relationship profitability measurement system

The Bank of Tokyo, Ltd. (“BOT”) Overseas Corporate Finance Division, Tokyo

Deputy General Manager
- Credit sanctions for BOT’s North American and European corporate customers worldwide that exceed certain local credit authorities
- Consistent marketing approach at various offices of the Bank
- Development of the Bank’s strategy toward the non-Japanese credit portfolio

The Bank of Tokyo, Ltd. Shinjuku Office, Tokyo

Deputy General Manager
- Responsible for general branch management and corporate relationships

BOT Financial Corporation, Boston

Senior Vice President
- One of three seconded staff from the Bank to this full-fledged U.S. leasing subsidiary of BOT newly acquired from Bank of New England
- This new subsidiary was BOT’s first acquisition in the U.S. investment banking business bearing strategic importance to the Bank
- Acted as a member of the management committee
- Specific assignment included overseeing marketing activities to Japanese customers in the U.S., liaison/coordination function with the parent bank (BOT) on issues like corporate budgeting

Finance and accounting, media and entertainment, banking, economics and general business, international trade.

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United States

- M.B.A., International Business, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.
- B.S., Magna cum laude, Japanese and Theoretical Linguistics, Georgetown University, U.S.

- Director, Standard & Poors Ratings Services, NY, U.S.
- Managing Director - Credit, Natixis Capital Markets, NY, U.S.
- Vice President - Fixed Income Research, Credit Suisse First Boston, NY, U.S.
- Vice President-Senior Credit Officer

- Translated various books on Japanese Bookbinding styles and published by Weatherhill, Tokyo.
- Translated and edited articles for Japan Echo Inc.s, flagship publication, Japan Echo and other documents for corporate and government clients.
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Associate member, American Translators Association.
Standard & Poor's Certified Credit Ratings Analyst for Corporate and Financial Institutions Ratings.

Finance and accounting, audit, banking, economics and general business.

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United States

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), California, U.S.
M.S., Business Administration (major in accounting), San Francisco State University, California, U.S.
B.A., Economics (minor in Statistics), University of California, California, U.S.

Senior Auditor, Blue Diamond Growers (Almond Cooperative), U.S.

Conducted both internal and external audits of various financial and operational functions within the company.

Created, reviewed and modified annual and 5/10-year audit plans based on business risks and corporate goals and strategies.

Developed and maintained proactive fraud detection and prevention programs.

Responsible for auditing Japanese branch offices, by traveling overseas and working with external audit, partnering companies, and legal firms (both U.S. and Japanese firms). Translated all documents and conversations between U.S. and Japanese offices.

Revenue Analyst, Oracle Corporation (Technology firm), U.S.

Reviewed sales contracts at various stages and provide advice to sales, legal, and contract admin personnel for compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Reviewed, revised and maintained general revenue accounting systems, policies, and procedures to ensure that proper information is generated and reported.

Reviewed potential sales contracts and advised on the resulting accounting treatment, suggesting alternative contractual structure where necessary.

Reviewed signed contracts, adjusting the classification and amount of revenue recognized as necessary for compliance with GAAP.

Senior Associate, KPMG LLP (CPA Firm), U.S.

Performed and led external audits of commercial and governmental entities. Industries included banking, consumer market, information technologies, governmental/non-profit organization, and healthcare.

Researched a number of accounting related issues, such as GAAP, FASB, GASB and OMB, impacting the clients business and financial reporting.

Accounting Intern, RGL Gallagher (Forensic Accounting firm), United States

Researched a number of accounting related issues, such as GAAP, FASB, GASB and OMB, impacting the clients business and financial reporting.

Accounts Payable, LECG Inc. (Consulting firm), United States

Managed monetary transactions for nine domestic and six international offices.

Adept in working with -
ERP Systems Oracle, PeopleSoft, Elite, Great Plains, Timberline, Adage and various other proprietary systems and applications.
ACL (Enterprise-wide data access and analysis), auto-audit and sharepoint.

History, Humanities, Media/Communication, Social Sciences

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japan

MA, International Relations and Asian Politics, The University of Queensland, Australia
BA, International Relations, Deakin University, Australia

Research Assistant and Administrator, Deakin university, Australia
Academic tutor in Asian studies, Deakin University, Australia
Medical Interpreter at International Medical Services, Australia
Technical translator, Nihon Isued, Japan
Corporate translator and executive assistant, Australian Paper
Edited various academic papers in the fields of international relations, political science, Asian studies, sociology, cultural studies, and history

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

Member, Golden Key International Honour Society

Accounting, Banking, Business, Business administration, Corporate Finance, E-Commerce, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human resources, International business, Management, Management information systems, Project management, Strategy Technology Management

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United States

MBA, Finance and Policy Studies (Honors), University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
AB, Applied Mathematics, Harvard College

"Investment Banker, Merrill Lynch
Investment Banker, Chase H&Q
Investment Banker, Salomon Brothers"

Business Management, Economics, Media/Communication, Philosophy, Social Sciences

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japan

Master in religious studies, Apologetics, Luther Rice University& Seminary, USA
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan

Translated, proofread & edited various documents as equity-research reports, press releases, and academic papers
Freelance contributor to a global news agency serving the legal community, Japan
Wrote news summaries and articles related to regulatory issues, Japan
Translator, Reporter and Editor of News & academic papers, Japan & US

English to Japanese Translation
English to Japanese Editing
Japanese to English Translation