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| Member since Dec '05 Working languages: English to Japanese Japanese to English | | Keijiroh Yama-Guchi 20 Years Experience w/Engineering Degree Media, Pennsylvania, United States Local time: 04:19 EST (GMT-5)
Native in: Japanese | |  | Willingness to Work Again No feedback collected |
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Freelancer, Verified member | | Interpreting | | Specializes in: | | Business/Commerce (general) | Science (general) | | Medical: Health Care | Medical (general) | | Mechanics / Mech Engineering | Manufacturing | | Engineering (general) | Electronics / Elect Eng | | Computers (general) | Ships, Sailing, Maritime |
| Also works in: | | Aerospace / Aviation / Space | Management | | Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) | Media / Multimedia | | Medical: Cardiology | Medical: Instruments | | Medical: Pharmaceuticals | Nutrition | | Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts) | Psychology | | Real Estate | Retail | | Telecom(munications) | Tourism & Travel | | IT (Information Technology) | Investment / Securities | | Automation & Robotics | Automotive / Cars & Trucks | | Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng | Computers: Hardware | | Computers: Software | Construction / Civil Engineering | | Energy / Power Generation | Engineering: Industrial | | Environment & Ecology | Food & Dairy | | Insurance | International Org/Dev/Coop | | Internet, e-Commerce | Transport / Transportation / Shipping |
More Less | | Questions answered: 41, Questions asked: 0 Easy / 0 PRO, PRO-level points: 95 | | Years of translation experience: 25. Registered at ProZ.com: Sep 1999. Became a member: Dec 2005. | | N/A | | N/A | | ATA, DVTA | | Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint | | http://www.Proz.com/pro/1652 | | English (PDF), Japanese (PDF) | | About me
Keijiroh Yama-Guchi English/Japanese Interpreter
POB 519, Media, PA 19063, USA
(610) 864-9865 KeijiYa@aol.com www.ProZ.com/pro/1652
Summary of Qualifications
A bilingual Japanese engineer, with administrative and management skills in international business. Born and educated in Japan, has lived over 30 years in Britain and the U.S.A. Has demonstrated success in manufacturing, negotiating/setting up import/export business, wholesale/retail businesses and under-license manufacturing in Europe, Australia and Japan.
Has been an interpreter for over 25 years in the fields of engineering and, especially in the last several years, the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.
Has given a presentation “How to Succeed in a PMDA audit with Interpreters” at the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society’s Conference in Minneapolis in June 2008.
Skill Set
English – Japanese Interpretation
• Consecutive and simultaneous interpretation
• Specialized in:
o ENGINEERING/COMPUTERS/SCIENCE: automatic-control, aero/hydro-dynamics, chemical, computer, electronics, environmental science, Kaizen/QC/QA/JIT, mechanical, telecommunications, etc.
o MEDICAL/HEALTHCARE: biotechnology, clinical trials, GMP/QMS/ISO, medical device, nursing, oncology, pharmacy, PMDA audit/inspection, transplant, etc.
o BUSINESS/FINANCE: conference, court-hearing, IR, litigation, etc.
Inter-Cultural Training: Japanese and American, PMDA audit/inspection, etc.
Experience
1980-Current English – Japanese Interpreter International
• Clients in the USA/Puerto Rico, Japan, Britain, India, Canada, Ireland and The Bahamas
• Active Members of American Translators Assn. & Delaware Valley Translators Assn. since 1990 and Regulatory Affairs Professional Society since 2007.
• Clients include:
o ENGINEERING/COMPUTERS: Asahi Glass, Boeing, EMC, GE, Giorgio Foods, Hindustan Unilever, Hitachi Zosen, Honda, Ingersoll Rand, Lockheed Martin, Lucent, NASA, Nissan, NTT, Rohm & Haas, Rolls-Royce, SAP, Starbucks, Tokyo Electric Power Co., etc.
o MEDICAL/HEALTHCARE: Abbott, Alfressa, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, AstraZeneca, Astellas, Boston Scientific, Centocor, Cephalon, Dade Behring, DaiichiSankyo, DAINIPPON Pharmaceutical, Eisai, J & J, Japan Tobacco, MedImmune, Medtronic, Merck, Novartis, Oncology Nursing Assn., Pfizer, PMDA, Tanabe Seiyaku, GlaxoSmithKline, Various hospitals including, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Hahnemann, Univ. of Pennsylvania and Univ. of Texas
o BUSINESS/FINANCIAL/OTHERS: Cigna, Deutch Bank, MBNA, Mitsubishi Corp., Mr. Morimoto (Iron Chef), US Agricultural & Food Export Council, Various Federal and local Courts, US Department of Justice - Attorney’s Office, Department of Trade in Britain, Dept. of Energy in USA, Dept. of Agriculture in USA, and lawyers in Philadelphia and New York
1991-Current Inter-Cultural Trainer USA
• Clients include Abbott, Amex, GE, Goldman Sachs, J&J, MedImmune, Merck and Subaru
1986-Current Business Consultant Japan & USA
1989-1993 Oriental Medicine/Philosophy Teacher, Kushi Institute USA
1979-1991 Contributing Editor Britain, Australia & USA
• Clients include Kazi, Brutus (Magazine House) and other Japanese and UK publishers
1978-1985 Company Directors Britain, Japan & Hong Kong
• HTS Management Holdings (Japan) Ltd., London and Lane End offices in Britain
• K.K. HTS Japan, Tokyo in Japan
• HTS Management Holdings (Hong Kong), Ltd., in Hong Kong
1973-1978 Production/Far East Export Manager Britain
• Bruce Banks, Ltd., Hampshire in Britain
Education
1986-1988 Kushi Institute, Teacher Training Kushi Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
1972-1973 Graduate Student, Ship Science Southampton University, Hampshire, Britain
1968-1972 Bachelor of Science Chiba Institute of Technology, Chiba, Japan
Interests and Associations
Sailing Boat Racing
• Participated in:
o The Admiral's Cup (Britain)
o Cowes Week (Britain)
o PanAm/Kenwood Cup (USA)
o The Fastnet Race (Britain)
o Quarter Ton Cup (France)
etc.
• Awarded:
o MAYRA Seasonal Championship (USA, 2008)
o Circuito Rio (Rio Janeiro, Brazil, 1977)
o Coupe de France (Deauville, France, 1975)
o Copper Kettle Cup (Hamble, Britain,1973)
o InterCollege Individual A-Class Dinghy (Fukuoka, Japan, 1972)
o Neptune Yacht Race (Kamakura, Japan, 1971)
Other Awards
• The Silver Cross, IYRU/ISAF (London, 1994)
• University Student Essay Contest sponsored by Recruit Company, Japan (1971)
Associations
• Japanese Association of Greater Philadelphia, USA (Director/Vice President, 2000-present)
• Intl. Yacht Racing Union (now ISAF) CBC, Britain (Committee/Vice Chairman, 1986-1994)
• Japanese Olympic Sailing Team, Tokyo (Committee, 1984-1988)
• The Admiral’s Cup, Britain (Japanese Team General Manager, 1981)
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