Staff Training

Erika Jones

Long Beach, CA, U.S.A. *****

Cell: 714-***-****

Email: *********************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE:

Well-rounded freelance English <>Japanese Translator/Interpreter with 11

years of translation experience and 2.5 years of interpretation experience

with clients mainly in the U.S., Japan and Europe, seeking further

professional experience and personal growth in all aspects of

translations/interpretations.

Translation work consists of the following:

. Automotive Presentations and Patents

. Software Manual (Chemical / Pharmaceutical)

. Website Translation

. Slide Presentations (PowerPoint)

. Interviews & Subtitles for documentary feature film: "Toyo's Camera:

Japanese American history during WWII" (2009), "442: Live with Honor,

Die with Dignity" (2010), "The Giant Monster Gamera" (1965)

. Restaurant Reviews for "Sushi & Sake," local publication in Los

Angeles

. News (subtitles) for Television Broadcast (sports, community news)

. Music cue sheets for Japanese animation

. Press Releases

. Museum Brochures & Invites

. Newsletter

. Internal Surveys (restaurant franchise)

. Corporate Letters / Documents / Brochure

. Birth Certificates

WORK EXPERIENCE:

April 2008 ~ Current NHK Japan Broadcasting Corp. Los Angeles

Bureau Santa Monica, CA

Freelance Researcher / Associate Producer

. Researched and assisted the news bureau and staff in various

television news production and documentaries for broadcast to national

Japanese audience and international audience worldwide.

. Assisted production including translations and interpretations.

October 2010 ~ March 2013 Honda Research & Development

Torrance, CA

Freelance Translator

. Translated presentations, documents, emails, etc. on Honda's latest &

future design concepts and technologies for future models

. Technically / simultaneously interpreted as sub for national media

events

March ~ July 2010 Square Enix, Inc.

El Segundo, CA

Freelance / Chief QA Translator, "Final Fantasy XVI"

Translated QA bugs reported to the video game database by QA testers for

development engineers in Japan

. Simultaneous / consecutive interpreter for weekly meetings concerning

bugs with Japan

December 2009 Visual Data Media Services, Inc.

Burbank, CA

Freelance Translator

. Translated TV commentary and subtitles for "The Giant Monster Gamera"

(1965).

September 2006 ~ February 2008 Geneon Entertainment

Torrance, CA

Acquisitions Coordinator

. Translated emails, letters and other correspondence between Japan and

U.S. staff

. Acted as liaison between designers and producers to localize Japanese

anime titles for the U.S. market

. Processed product orders and invoices

EDUCATION:

May 2006 California State University, Long Beach

Long Beach, CA B.A. in Art (Emphasis in Graphic

Design)

SKILLS:

. English/Japanese Bilingual (speak, read and write)

. Proficient with Microsoft Word / Excel / PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop /

Illustrator / Premiere, QuickBooks Pro and Final Cut Pro

MILITARY EXPERIENCE:

Jan 2013 ~ Present California Army National Guard

Torrance, CA

Brigade Photographer, Motor Transportation Operator (88M)

. Basic training

. Physical fitness

. First aid

. Weapons training (M4, M16, grenades, M249, etc.)

REFERENCES AVIALABLE UPON REQUEST

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