Portuguese ↔ English : Humanities & Social Sciences Translator

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

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

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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.

History, Humanities, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Social Sciences

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japan

PhD, Political Science, Columbia University, US
MPhil, Political Science, Columbia University, US
MS, Foreign Service, Georgetown University, US
BA, Spanish, Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Japan

Language Specialist, Verbalink, US
Research Specialist for the International Nikkei Research Project, The Japanese American National Museum, US
The Law Office of James Nolan, JD, MBA, US
Business Promotion Assistant, The Long -Term Credit Bank of Japan Ltd., US
Edited various documents in the fields of political science, history, area studies, and international relations

Kindle Direct, Praeger, The Journal of Tokyo International University, Disarmament

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

Law, Social Sciences, Media/Communication, Humanities

6

USA

Juris Doctor Candidate, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Baltimore, MD
Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs and Japanese Language (magna cum laude), The George Washington University, Washington, DC

Research Assistant, University of Maryland School of Law Sales Supervisor, Mikasa, Inc.
Intern, Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

Literature, Civil Law, Comparative Law, Constitutional law, Criminal Law, General Law, Jurisprudence, Contracts, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Advertising, Mass media, Political Science, Public policy

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

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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