Fumi Kimura

  Interpreter and
Translator for Japanese and English language pairs       

                                            [email protected]                                                      

Summary

Independent interpreter and translator with 14 years of
experience.

Have a deep understanding of cultural differences and
excel at bridging cultural gaps and eliminating language barriers. Skilled at
accurately retaining the original context and meaning, and fluent in
interpreting both into Japanese and vice versa.

Strengths

Accurate, fluent, punctual, excellent writing skills,
strong comprehension skills, professional, culturally knowledgeable, and
detail-oriented.

Experience

High School Graduation
Ceremony (May 2024)

Simultaneous interpreting
of a high school graduation ceremony.  

Colorado Byway
Symposium (April 2024)

Escort interpreting. Simultaneous and
consecutive interpreting of meetings and explanations from archivists,
curators, museum technicians, and conservators regarding historical sites.

Behavioral Health
(February 2024)

Consecutive interpreting of conversation
between a doctor and a patient’s parent in the field of developmental
disabilities such as autism as well as other behavioral health impairments.

Employee
Engagement Seminar (May 2023)

Consecutive interpreting
of Employee Engagement Seminar attended by approximately 50 audiences, hosted
by Creo Consulting, LLC

ASICS Launch Event (June 2023)

Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting of
meetings, demos, interview videos, announcements, and interviews at parties at
the ASICS Launch Event for their latest running shoes (ASICS GEL-Kayano 30), held
at St Julien Hotel & Spa in Boulder, Colorado.

Elementary Schools

Consecutive and simultaneous interpreting of
various meetings and events, such as the Committee on Preschool Special
Education Annual Review meeting, back to school meetings, parent meetings, etc.

Jeenie Online Video Interpreting

Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting
of conversation between doctors and patients during patient visits.

[Individual client] Denver, CO, USA

July
2013-Present: Iterpreting for a client living in the US who has a property in
Japan, including all communication between her, her family in Japan, her
friends, and all individuals associated with the property, both in-person or
electronically.  

Translated the
lease agreement, all required documents for local government, tax return, and
contracts etc. Also
provided escort interpreting and simultaneous interpreting services at meetings
with realtors during her visits in Japan.

[In-house temporal contract interpreter] Tokyo, Japan (Abbot Japan Co., Ltd., Taiho pharmaceutical
medical firm., St. Jude medical Co., Ltd., Peugeot Citroen Japon)

2010-2011: Provided interpreting
for visitors, expatriates, and non-Japanese speakers during monthly meetings.

Translation (2010 – Present) (English to Japanese and Japanese to
English)

Medical: Protocol,
Investigator’s Brochure, Informed Consent Form, Survey, Patient Information
Sheet, etc.

Social Science: Breaking News, International affairs, Politics, Government,
Cultures, etc.

General:
Japanese Family Registry (Koseki),
Letters, Email correspondences, Websites, Hotel and Tourism, Surveys, IT,
Instruction Manuals, Apparel, Books, Advertisement, Marketing, and etc.  

Transcription (2016 – Present) (Japanese
to English, English to Japanese, Japanese to Japanese)

Healthcare market research
interviews with physicians, nurses, and patients. 

Temporal
In-house translator and interpreter (July 2010-May 2012)

Mitsubishi
Electric & Electronics USA Inc. LA CA USA (September 2005- March 2009, Full
time  employee)

Sakuma
International Co., Ltd., Tokyo Japan (Toyota car distributor) (April 2003 - April
2004, Full time)

Business
intern at Bueno of California USA (April 2002 – March 2003, Internship)

Interpreting
Training

Received
10 hours of interpreting training in Jeenie, a platform providing on-demand
language ass