Professional background

1987 - 1989 Project manager/translator at Mitaka translation agency
1990 - 1991 Translator at ANP (Netherlands national news agency)
1991 - 1992 Project manager/translator/copywriter at PAC International

1991 to date Freelance translator/interpreter/editor/proofreader for various companies and translation agencies

Clients/projects include:

Subtitling: NOB, InVision, Subtitling International
Interpreting: for various enterprises, ranging from trade fairs,
TV documentaries, media productions and conferences to private occasions
Translation: various businesses documents, ranging from PR material, catalogs, environment surveys and marketing material to tourist office guides

1992 to date Translator/researcher/editor/publisher/desktop publishing operator
for a weekly news magazine for Japanese business professionals in
The Netherlands


Educational background

1975 - 1978 Sagamihara Public Senior High School
1978 - 1981 Tokyo Russian Language College
1983 - 1984 Dutch Language Course at Utrecht University
2008 - 2010 Statief College of Photography