CV of Nick Bennett, Japanese-English Translator


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Professional Experience
1995- Freelance Japanese-English Translator
Specialising in localisation and business/financial translations (documentation, software, Help files, company reports, contracts, confidentiality agreements, registration statements, TSE/NASDAQ trading system specifications, training manuals, instruction manuals, family registers, soccer articles etc).
Language management of large translation projects for localisation companies (recruitment, training, co-ordination and supervision of team of translators, glossary creation, QA, client liaison etc).
 
1994-1995 Nikkei News Bulletin Inc., London
In-house Financial Translator
Translated articles for the Nikkei Weekly and Nikkei's online English language news service.
    
1993-1994 Freelance teacher/translator, Paris
 
1991-1993 Jardine Fleming Securities, Tokyo
Securities Analyst
Analysed stocks in Japanese automobile sector.
Marketed research conclusions in written reports and presentations.
Compiled daily synopsis of rumours and recommendations from Japanese financial press.
    
1989-1990 Kawasho Corporation, London
Operations Manager, Interpreter
Supervised purchase, processing and quality control of fish in Scotland and Finland.
Interpreted for Japanese clients (inspectors and processors).
Organised loading and shipment of goods to Japan, Poland and London.
    
1988-1989 BBC, London
Translator / Researcher
Translated interviews and researched material for the "Nippon" documentary series.


Languages
Japanese
 Fluent
French
 Fluent
German
 Proficient


Software
Windows XP, Office 2003, Adobe Acrobat 4, SDL Trados 2006 Freelance, Dreamweaver MX, Fireworks MX, Flash MX


Professional Qualifications
Level 1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (Japanese Ministry of Education)
Diploma in Online & Digital Marketing (Digital Marketing Institute, Dublin)


Professional Membership
Digital Marketing Institute
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber of Commerce
Irish Translators' and Interpreters' Association (ITIA)
Japan Association of Translators (JAT)


Education
1983-1988 School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London
BA First Class Hons., Japanese & Economics
    
1986-1987 Hiroshima University, Japan
(Japanese Government Scholarship) Japanese, Economics, Literature
    
1977-1982 Winchester College, England
A grades in French, German and Maths A-Levels


Personal Details
  Full name Nicholas James Bennett
  Date of birth 4 September, 1964
  Nationality British


Contact Details
  9 Mellifont Avenue
Dun Laoghaire
County Dublin
Ireland
+353-1-2147053 (fixed)
+353-872904328 (mobile)
2375A909 (BBM)
bennett@eircom.net
nick@nick-bennett.com
www.nick-bennett.com
www.twitter.com/njbennett
   
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Current clients
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ALS International
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SDL
Sun Global Communication
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Previous employers
Nikkei News Bulletin (London)
Jardine Fleming (Tokyo)
Kawasho (London)
BBC (London)
Education record
Hiroshima University (Hiroshima)
Institut Catholique (Paris)
School of Oriental & African Studies (London)
Winchester College (UK)
Member organisations
Digital Marketing Institute
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber of Commerce
Ireland Japan Association (IJA)
Irish Translators' and Interpreters' Association (ITIA)
Japan Association of Translators (JAT)
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