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Japanese-to-English Translator Resume
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| Desired Industry: Interpreter/Translators |
SpiderID: 6276 |
| Desired Job Location: Vancouver, British Columbia |
Date Posted: 3/29/2006 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Temporary |
Availability Date: 03/30/06 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 50-75% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Masters |
Willing to Relocate: No |
Objective:
OBJECTIVE: Japanese-to-English Translator
Experience:
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Japanese-to-English translator
• Full-time copyeditor referring back to Japanese originals
• Edited, condensed and copyedited columns on how Westerners can master Japanese characters (Kanji)
• Published writer in English
• M.A. from a Japanese national university; B.A. (equivalent) in Japanese
• 11-plus years living in Japan
RELEVANT SKILLS
Translating
• Masaru Emoto’s Water Crystal Healing: Music and Images to Restore Your Wellbeing, Beyond Words Publishing, Inc. and Atria Books, imprint of Simon & Schuster, publication date October 2006. Japanese original: 江本 勝 『音と水との対話』
Editing
• Full-time copyeditor of industrial, financial, economic and political news reports for the Nikkei Translation Service (日経外報センター), Tokyo. Always referred to the Japanese language originals while preparing final drafts of English translations. The translations were posted immediately on Nikkei’s worldwide databases. Also rewrote and copyedited longer articles for publication in Nikkei’s weekly English newspaper, Japan Economic Journal.
• Edited, condensed, rewrote and copyedited a series of 47 “Kanji Clinic” columns published in The Japan Times. This work entailed frequent, timely collaboration by telephone and e-mail with the author. (See first 47 columns at www.KanjiClinic.com.)
Creative Writing
• Wrote a monthly column, “China Notes,” that ran in The Mainichi Daily News, Tokyo.
• Authored a 26-page article, “Teaching in Japanese Senior High Schools,” published in
A Guide to Teaching English in Japan, The Japan Times, Ltd.
• Wrote four book reviews that can be found at www.KanjiClinic.com: James Heisig’s Remembering the Kanji I, Len Walsh’s Read Japanese Today, Julie Mazel Sussman’s I Can READ That: A Traveler’s Introduction to Chinese Characters and Ray Brooks’ Blowing Zen: Finding an Authentic Life.
OTHER EMPLOYMENT HIGHLIGHTS
English Instructor Tokyo Foreign Language College, Tokyo, Japan
English Teacher Hiroshima Jogakuin High School, Hiroshima, Japan
Japanese Instructor Rogue Community College, Medford, OR
Japanese Teacher North and South Medford High Schools, Medford, OR
Education:
EDUCATION
Master of Arts, Asian Studies – Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Professional Diploma, Japanese Language Education – University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Bachelor of Arts, History – Howard University, Washington, DC
Candidate Contact Information:
| Name: Laurence Wiig |
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Phone: 503-804-6835 |
| City: Hillsboro |
Fax: 503-212-9090 |
| State: Oregon |
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| Zip: 97123 |
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