Yoko Emori



Yoko Emori

Torrance, CA 90505

E-mail: yokoemori@ (preferred contact method)



Voice mail / messages sometimes do not get through. Please e-mail when I am not available.

Tel: (310) 375-6780; Cell: (310) 344-0766

EXPERIENCE

9/1991 - present Interpreter (English/Japanese): Independent Contractor

• Simultaneous (booth) interpretation assignments include:

Consultation Meetings with the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency of Japan (four meetings in 2007)

Cognos Forum 2006

American Express, GNS Partner Forum May 2006

2006 International Assembly: Training Leader Program (Rotary International)

BD Medical: Vascular Access Nursing

Micro Motion Global Sales Meeting (Emerson Process Management)

13th International Congress of ICCMO (International College of Cranio-Mandibular Orthopedics)

Respironics Worldwide Convention 2005

The Yokohama Digital Forefront - Your Port of Entry to Japan's IT Market (JETRO / City of Yokohama)

Dominos Pizza: 2005 World Wide Rally

ILWU Conference, 2nd International Pacific Rim Mining and Maritime Unions Seminar "Globalizing Solidarity"

METRO Review Advisory Committee Meeting

Going Mobile JAPAN! @ E3-Mobile Games from Japan (JETRO)

VERITAS Vision 2005

SONICWALL Peak Performance 2005

Invitrogen 2005 Global Sales Meeting

IBM Systems and Technology Group University 2005

PPOL Shareholder's Meeting 2003, 2004 & 2005

1st Meeting on Flood Control and Water Resource Management

Global Honda NH Circle World Convention 2004

Greater Nagoya Business Seminar

Disney March 2004 Sales Meeting

Neways Convention 2004

The Walt Disney Company: Brainstorming Conference 2003

Melaleuca Convention 2003

MTA (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority) Public Hearing 2003

Inter-American Development Bank: Japan Program Seminar on Environment and Development 2003

(including speech by Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto)

GE Capital Consumer Finance Corp.: Consumer Related Leadership Conference 2002

• Simultaneous interpretation (non-booth)/ consecutive interpretation assignments include:

Conference

Focus group

Deposition/Mediation

Business meeting

Lecture/Seminar/Speech

Interview/Press meeting

• Recent major clients include (alphabetical order):

Alpine Electronics of America, Inc.

American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

Asahi Kasei EMD Corporation

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

Chiyoda Corporation

Corning International Corporation

Domino's Pizza LLC

Doshisha University Graduate School of Business

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Eli Lily and Company

Emerson Electric Co.

Hino Motors, Ltd.

Hitachi Cable

Honda North America, Inc.

IBM Corporation

Invitrogen Corporation

JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization)

JSPACC (Japanese Speaking Parents Association of Children with Challenges)

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.

Little Tokyo Community Council

Mitsubishi Heavy Industry, Ltd.

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

Mori Building Co., Ltd.

Nissan North America, Inc.

Nomura Research Institute

Pioneer North America, Inc.

Respironics, Inc.

SHOEI Co., Ltd.

SonicWALL, Inc.

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

TABATA U.S.A., Inc.

Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Tanabe Research Laboratories U.S.A., Inc.

TM Claims Service, Inc. (Tokio Marine Nichido Group)

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

University of California Irvine Extension

University of California Los Angeles Anderson School of Management

US Army Corps of Engineers

Universal Interactive Studios

VERITAS Software Corporation

Volkswagen

The Walt Disney Company

4/1989 – present Translator: Independent Contractor

ATA (American Translators Association) accredited: English into Japanese

Experienced in both English into Japanese and Japanese into English translation

• Legal, technical (automotive safety), general medical/pharmaceutical, business, brochures, theses (economics, mathematics, and pharmaceuticals), public bulletins for cities and corporations

• 11/2001-12/2001 Worked as translator at ISS Translators, Inc. (Torrance, California)

• 2/1995 – 7/1995 Worked as part-time technical translator at ITS Co., Ltd. (Nagoya, Japan)

1/1981 - 6/2005 Teacher/Instructor (Independent Contractor since 1989)

• 1/2002 - 6/2005 Instructor for interpreter training classes at ISS Translators, Inc. (Torrance, CA)

• 1/1992- 3/1998 Instructor for prestigious interpreter training courses in Japan

• 4/1989 - 3/1998 Part-time instructor at various private schools and for professional training courses

• 10/1986 - 3/1987 Full-time teacher at Japanese public schools

• 4/1982 - 3/1985 Full-time teacher at Japanese public schools

Translator/Bilingual Executive Secretary

5/2004 - 10/2004 Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (Los Angeles, California)

9/2001 - 10/2001 Epson America, Inc.

6/1994 - 7/1994 Government of West Virginia Japan Representative Office

• Interpretation/coordination of lectures, seminars, business meetings, speeches, and interviews

• Writing and translating business correspondences, brochures, manuals, and other documents

• Research and presentations

4/1995 – 3/1998 Founder, Owner, and CEO of EMRI English Services, Co., Ltd. (JAPAN)

• 3/1998 Sold out company to come to the U.S.A. with my husband, who was transferred to Torrance.

• 8/1996 - 3/1998 Worked mainly as CEO, personnel manager, public relations manager, interpreter, translator, and instructor.

• 8/1996 Incorporated to expand and diversify services. Services of the company included interpretation, translation, individualized English training programs, and teaching English

• 4/1995 Founded Emori English School, a private school for teaching English and training interpreters.

EDUCATION

4/1977 – 3/1981 Aichi University of Education (Kariya, Japan), Bachelor of Education

Official certificate for teaching English in Japanese junior and senior high schools

• Official certificate for teaching Social Studies in Japanese junior high schools

• Official certificate for teaching in Japanese elementary schools

1/2000 – 7/2004 El Camino College (Torrance, CA)

7/2004 Associate in Science: Paralegal Studies (ABA Approved Program)

Granted with Honors, Dean's List, GPA 4.0

1/2001 –5/2001 Music (piano) major: 14.5 units, GPA 4.0; Dean’s List

12/2000 Associate in Arts: Speech Communication (Granted with Honors)

• 8/2000 – 12/2000 Forensics Team member

• 2000 Semifinalist in Novice Parliamentary Debate (2000 Todd Lewis Invitational)

10/1991 – 9/1994 Interschool of Nagoya: Conference Interpreter Training Course

Received training for both consecutive and simultaneous interpretation

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