Kiyoko Nakayama
13 Franklin Circle, Northboro, MA 01532
Tel: 508-393-6985Fax: 508-393-0792email: k_nakayama@charter.net
EDUCATION
9/88-5/89	Katharine Gibbs School, Boston, MA
Major: Information Processing
Graduated with Honor's List
6/86-5/88	Newbury College, Boston, MA
Major: Business Management
Dean's List 
9/85-5/86	Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL
Attended ESL classes
4/82-3/85	Nagoya-Nishi High School, Aichi, Japan
EXPERIENCE
4/98-Present	Freelancer/Contractor for Japanese localization
Work for several companies on project-base contracts. The areas of work include translation, layout, QA/testing, dialog resizing, screenshot capture. 

EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS
Localized Unix/Linux office suites including UI strings and online documentation.

Worked for Microsoft as a Japanese corpora analyst – cataloguing and selecting data using SPs and other project-specific tools.
11/92-4/98	Lionbridge Technologies, Inc., Framingham, MA
Manager, Publishing Services (6/96-4/98)
Oversee the publishing work for the team of over 15 people. Main responsibilities include quoting, scheduling, hiring, client visit, and training of new tools/applications.

Publishing Specialist, Publishing Services (6/94-6/96)
Execute the layout of localized manuals, online help, html files, marketing materials.

Technical Translator, Japanese Language Group (11/92-6/94)
Translate software and manuals from English to Japanese.
6/89-10/92	Hori & Bunker, Inc., Newton, MA
Translator/Coordinator
Main responsibilities include translating advertising materials from English to Japanese, coordinating internal resources, scheduling with clients.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient with Macintosh, Windows, and Linux applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FrameMaker, WebWorks, PageMaker, QuarkXpress, PhotoShop, RoboHelp, ColdFusion, Trados. 
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Fluent with English and Japanese
LEGAL STATUS
Legal Resident with Green Card