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  Freelance Japanese-to-English Translation
 
 
AND
 
 
Audio Transcription

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Doiku Takeda

Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan 729-2361

Tel/fax: +81 848-66-3384

Mobile: +81 90-2869-4879

Windows Live Messenger ID: DTakeda

Skype ID: ryusenji

E-mail: dtakeda@jlingual.com


PROFILE
  • 13 years experience as freelance Japanese-to-English translator
  • Education includes BS in Finance from Pennsylvania State University
  • Broad experience translating in fields of business, newsprint, and general communications
  • USA-born and educated, living in Japan since 1975, holding Japanese citizenship 
  • Strong transcription skills with 15 years of experience in a range of fields
  • Typing speed: 50-70 wpm, depending on topic

RECENT JAPANESE-TO-ENGLISH PROJECTS
  • Civil law suit against major electronics corporation in Japan
  • Interview for Japanese modern history magazine
  • Translation of signs describing city historical sights
  • Merger notice of 2 telecommunications companies in Japan 
  • In-house e-mail correspondence for Sanyo Electric Company
  • Online survey results for Japanese household products company
  • Online survey results for Japanese toiletries company
  • Japanese modern history essay contest entry
  • Fujitsu database software manual project 
  • Prospectus for planned medical center in Kobe, Japan
  • Global sponsorship brochure for FIBA World Basketball Championships
  • Catalog of Buddhist Art for Nara National Museum
  • Foreign Press Center briefing report on Japan’s Science and Technology Basic Policy
  • Foreign Press Center briefing report on revision of Japan’s imperial succession
  • Speech inaugurating opening of airport facility
  • Brochure for business tour of European parking facilities

OCCUPATION HISTORY
  • PenHouse, Ltd.            Shinjuku, Tokyo
    • Transcriber (English)   1992 – present
    • Clients include: United Nations, University of Tokyo Graduate School, Foreign Press Center of Japan, American Medical Association/Japan (JAMA), Asahi Shimbun
  • Nihon Honyaku Center, Ltd.    Tokyo
    • Freelance translator   July 2005 – present
  • Impulse-Japan, Ltd.    Tokyo
    • Freelance translator  July 2007 – present 
 

 EDUCATION

  • Pennsylvania State University    Pennsylvania, USA
    • B.S. Business Administration    1970
  • Staunton Military Academy    Virginia, USA
    • High School graduation        1966


WORK ENVIRONMENT
  • Software
Adobe Acrobat Pro 7, Adobe Audition 2, High Criteria Total Recorder, Microsoft Office Professional 2003, Trados, Wordfast
  • Hardware
Pentium Core 2 Duo Desktop (3 PCs), PentiumM Laptop, Fax, 2 Printers/Scanners
Internet: Optical Fiber

RATES

  • Japanese to English Translation: from USD $0.05 - 0.10 per source character; or, USD $20.00 per hour
  • Transcription: Standard rate US $75.00 per hour of audio, or US $1.25/min
  • RATES ARE NEGOTIABLE


PAYMENT METHODS

  • PayPal
  • MoneyBookers
  • Other 
REFERENCES : Personal References Available Upon Request

Word Document Resume : Download here

See my CV at Proz.com

Based in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan 

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