Professional Interpreter/ Translator since 1997
Have been living in the United States since 1980

Interpretation Experiences Medical / Social Interpretation: Labor and delivery, diabetes, knee surgery, depression, kidney disease, spinal injury, physical therapy, well child check ups, stroke, heart attack, breast cancer, infertility, generic counseling, kidney transplant, in-vitro fertilization. Nursing school lectures for Osaka College of Health and Welfare, nursing home, homeless shelter visit, domestic violence, marriage counseling and more.


Business and Technical interpretation: Company tours, negotiations, focus group for Honda s2000, sales and marketing meeting, presentation, high speed full color ink jet printing system( from assembly to test run), commercial production, fashion related meeting, Video laryngoscope presentation at ASA annual meeting and FIMA, medical equipment assembly training

Legal interpretation: Deposition (slip and fall accidents, assault, partnership dispute), arraignment, settlement and client-attorney counseling


Telephone interpreter at Pacific Interpreters since 2001.
Certified Language Center since 2007

Done Voice over for American Airline and Boeing.

Translation Experiences J>E translation: Documents and contracts include birth, marriage, death and divorce certificate, tax-return statement, immunization record, certificate of safe driver, export certificate, Cancellation Certificate of Registration, Vehicle Inspection Certificate, personnel regulations, employment contract, school personnel service regulations, Teacher’s salary regulations and Lease agreement

Medical records include medical history, prognosis notes, treatments, drug information, and test results.
Medical equipment user guide.

ISO/TS16949 certification for Nikki Co., Ltd.
which includes Work instruction manual, Assembly worksheet, Machining worksheet
Quality Manuals and QC process chart (over 50K words)

Email correspondences, sales and marketing materials, product development presentations of manufacturers of HEV batteries ( 80K words)

Automobile airbag diagram and diagnosis detection materials


E>J translation : Lease agreement, E-Harmony questionnaires, Judicial review, Starwood homepage, appearance release, authorization to use name, artwork release, letter of indemnity, GI Survey, medical service bill, authorization for use or disclosure of health information, Breast cancer research participant instruction and influenza information brochure for Virginia Mason Hospital, Wall Street Journal video translation, ongoing.


Website quality rater at Google, June 2006-June 2007

Marketing Coordinator for Commercial food equipment company, 2003-2008

Production Assistant for Miami Ink, Dec. 2007



B.S. in Psychology, Univ. of Florida
AA in English, Tokyo Women's Christian College
Japanese native
Qualified medical interpreter by Department of Social and Health Services, WA State