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JAPANESE LINGUIST / TRANSLATOR / LOCALIZATION SPECIALIST
Summary
Seasoned Japanese Linguist offering translation, localization, and technical writing. Native speaker of Japanese with 15+ years of experience in the field. Armed with solid knowledge on Applied Linguistics, highly motivated to bridge different languages and cultures utilizing analytical approaches.
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Experience
Japanese Linguist / Translator / Localization Specialist07/2005 to CurrentIndependentCity , STATE
- Craft and translate a wide range of documents including those in IT, software/hardware, telecommunication, electronics, marketing, and tourism.
- Localize 30+ video game titles of various genres; from console/PC to tablets/mobile, from small Apps to big titles (covering UI, dialogue, and help guide.)
- As a senior linguist, always ensure optimized process, cost, and quality based on linguistic analysis of source texts.
Japanese Linguistic Lead / Localization Coordinator (Contract)06/2014 to CurrentBrightEdgeCity , STATE
- Facilitate agile work flow for localization and linguistic QA testing with a team of technical writers, development engineers, and CTO.
- Create and maintain glossary and style guide that are fully tailored for the Japanese market.
- Translate UI and contents of an Web-based SEO platform in addition to reviewing and editing other translation.
- Conduct linguistic QA of the localized platform.
Technical Writer / Translator (Contract)11/2013 to CurrentNTT Innovation InstituteCity , STATE
- Lead document contents development for a team of multi-cultural R&D engineers.
- Compose and translate funding proposals, technical reports, white papers, market overview, and other related documents.
- Conduct basic market research and business analysis to obtain information and data for writing.
Tourism Translator (Contract)12/2010 to CurrentBooking.comCity , STATE
- Translate hotel and tourist information for the Booking.com website (40,000 words per month.)
In-house Technical Translator (Contract)08/2004 to 12/2004PFU SoftwareCity , STATE
- Translated and reviewed software UI, User Guide, Help, and other technical documents for different storage products.
Network Support Engineer, Enterprise Program02/2001 to 11/2003Cisco SystemsCity , STATE
- Responsible for diagnosing/troubleshooting and remedying customer issues in both English and Japanese (written/verbal).
- Successfully established excellent customer relations through inter-disciplinary teamwork for Fortune 500 companies.
- As a bi-lingual engineer, played a chief role at a in-house Machine Translation implementation project to assure its quality and success.
Network Support Engineer, ISPs04/1998 to 02/2001Cisco SystemsCity , STATE
- Offered 2nd-level technical support and troubleshooting for major Japanese ISPs.
- Bridged US-based development/manufacturing teams and Japanese customers to resolve prolonged software/hardware QA issues.
- Contributed to increase internal/external accessibility with technical information by translating English documents (including software/hardware specifications and configuration manuals).
Education
Masters Coursework in Translation and Interpreting Studies (Applied Linguistics)Macquarie UniversityCity, State, Australia
(2003 - 2005, currently on leave.)
Courses taken include Pragmatics and Intercultural Communication, Discourse and Text Analysis for Translators and Interpreters, and Research Methods in Language Study.
Bachelor of Arts: Philosophy1998International Christian UniversityCity, State, Japan
Certificate in Project ManagementUniversity of California, BerkeleyCity, State, USA
(2013 - 2016, expected)
Organizations
- American Translators Association
- Northern California Translators Association
- Japan Association of Translators
- Society for Technical Communication
- ProZ.com (Certified PRO, En-Ja)
Languages
- Japanese (Native proficiency)
- English (Full professional proficiency)
OS and Tools
MacOS, iOS, Windows, Linux, Unix, SDL Trados, SDLX, Passolo, SDL Workbench/WorldServer, MemoQ, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe InDesign, Drupal, GitHub, etc.
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School Attended
- Macquarie University
- International Christian University
- University of California, Berkeley
Job Titles Held:
- Japanese Linguist / Translator / Localization Specialist
- Japanese Linguistic Lead / Localization Coordinator (Contract)
- Technical Writer / Translator (Contract)
- Tourism Translator (Contract)
- In-house Technical Translator (Contract)
- Network Support Engineer, Enterprise Program
- Network Support Engineer, ISPs
Degrees
- Masters Coursework in Translation and Interpreting Studies (Applied Linguistics)
Bachelor of Arts : Philosophy 1998
Certificate in Project Management
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