Summary
After graduating
in electrical engineering at Imperial College in 1999, I worked in Tokyo for fourteen
years in manufacturing. I became a full-time technical/business translator in 2015
and have completed thousands of translation projects since then.

Nationality         British                                  

Qualifications
2012       Warwick
University Business School, United Kingdom, MBA (distance learning)
2008         Japanese Language
Proficiency Test Level 1
2000       Loughborough University,
United Kingdom, MSc in Renewable Energy Technology
1999         Imperial College, United
Kingdom, BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Career
From 2015   JPT
Translation Ltd:   Self-employed Japanese-English
translator
2002-2015   MSK, Suntech, Solar Frontier,
RES Japan:   Various roles at three solar
panel manufacturers and a wind

                      farm developer in
Tokyo (sales & marketing, product management, project management, etc.)
2000-2002   IT Power:   Renewable energy consultant in Reading, UK (wrote
reports for World Bank, EU, NEDO, etc.)
1995-1996   Project Trust:   Volunteer English teacher in Toya Village,
Hokkaido, Japan on gap year

Publications
and Presentations
Master's Thesis published in IEEE Power Engineering
Journal
Numerous magazine articles and presentations at international exhibitions

Translation
Experience
Translated many business materials from Japanese into
English since 2002.
Completed about 500 projects a year since 2015, including major corporate
and government projects.

Fields
Science and technology, general business, electric
power, semiconductors, environment, CSR,
IT, internet, automotive, etc.

Document Types
Manuals, annual reports, product catalogs, magazine articles, press releases, websites, standards, financial reports,
etc.

Software Used
Trados 2017, Windows 10, Microsoft Office 365

Customer
Testimonials
"Despite tight deadlines, he always gives us a
good translation and he has helped us a lot. Every time I see his highly
professional translations, I feel grateful and impressed."
K San, Company OS

"He is a
sincere, professional translator. It's lucky for us to get to know him."

E San, Company O

​"Thank
you. Trust you James, it’s very nice English. I couldn’t write such good
English no matter how long I tried."

N San, Company R