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Fumika Yamakawa

Suwanee,GA

Summary

Native to Japan and have lived abroad in the Netherlands and The United States. Motivated and ambitious individual with variety of career experience. Enjoy building rapport within business relationships. Quick learner and passionate about learning new things. Successful internal auditor with attention to detail and analytical skills to improve the process.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Business Analyst

Koch Capabilities, LLC
06.2022 - Current
  • Quickly transitioned into the business field and utilize SAP Concur, Oversight audit tool, and Microsoft tools.
  • Understand policies, guidelines, and frameworks to audit cardholders’ compliance and risk behavior patterns.
  • Work as an internal auditor and mitigate business risks and improve compliance within the organization.
  • Advise optimization strategies by analyzing gaps between practices and guidelines.
  • Suggest process improvement and automation by identifying the issues in day-to-day works.
  • Reporte findings and summaries to stakeholders, and provide knowledge share when needed.
  • Run projects and find pain areas and/or root causes in the process.
  • Building good relationships and collaborate across cross-functional teams.

Teacher's Assistant

Japan Society
03.2016 - 08.2016
  • Worked with lead teacher and supported both group/ individual students when needed.
  • Kept classrooms clean, and prepared all necessary materials.
  • Made lecture posters or handouts as requested by the lead teacher.

Social Worker Case Manager

Tokyo Musashino Hospital
04.2012 - 11.2013
  • Conduct interviews and assessments with patients and their families to understand current issues from unique/multidimensional social work standpoints.
  • Carried out treatment and discharge plan with multidisciplinary treatment teams to provide comprehensive and continuity of care for patients.
  • Reached out to community resources and implemented services to address patients' needs.
  • Helped patients increase self-awareness to improve coping skills and illicit change.
  • Explained medical care options to help families make informed healthcare decisions.
  • Assisted patients in obtaining public assistance to manage medical and living expenses.

Clerk/Research Fellow

Japanese Foundation For AIDS Prevention
04.2008 - 12.2008
  • Assigned at National Hospital Organization-Osaka National Hospital AIDS center.
  • Helped to secure research funding by focusing on proper documentation.
  • Helped setup a new government/community HIV testing site in downtown Osaka.

Clerk/Research Fellow

Japan Foundation For AIDS Prevention
04.2006 - 03.2008
  • Assigned at Hiroshima University Hospital AIDS care team as Informational Clerk/Research Fellow.
  • Organized HIV/AIDS seminars and lectures for doctors, nurses, pharmacists, psychologist, and social workers in Chugoku-Shikoku(west side of mainland Japan) regional hospitals.
  • Coordinated travel and reimbursement expenses for medical workers within the AIDS team.
  • Properly managed fund from Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare and completed all necessary reports.
  • Increased efficiency by streamlining filing systems and organizing important documents.
  • Played a role as an HIV/AIDS care team office administrator and secretary-related roles of professors.
  • Supported HIV/AIDS symposium as a secretariat held in Hiroshima.
  • Edited and published monthly HIV-prevention news letters.
  • Provided translation for foreign visitors studying Japanese AIDS care at the hospital.
  • Gathered AIDS care and support information to connect professionals to local NGOs/NPOs.

Education

Master of Social Work -

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC
05.2005

Bachelor of Social Work -

Prefectural University of Hiroshima
Hiroshima, Japan
03.2002

Skills

  • Fully Proficient in Japanese
  • Critical and Strategic Thinking
  • Detail Oriented
  • Ability to Multitask
  • Able to work as part of Team as well as Independently
  • Positive Attitude and Energetic
  • Effective Interpersonal Skills
  • Experience with Diverse Populations
  • Internal Auditing
  • Process Improvement

Certification

  • Licensed Social Worker in Japan
  • Licensed Psychiatric Social Worker in Japan
  • Japanese Teacher Certificate for Beginners and Intermediate levels

Timeline

Business Analyst

Koch Capabilities, LLC
06.2022 - Current

Teacher's Assistant

Japan Society
03.2016 - 08.2016

Social Worker Case Manager

Tokyo Musashino Hospital
04.2012 - 11.2013

Clerk/Research Fellow

Japanese Foundation For AIDS Prevention
04.2008 - 12.2008

Clerk/Research Fellow

Japan Foundation For AIDS Prevention
04.2006 - 03.2008

Master of Social Work -

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Bachelor of Social Work -

Prefectural University of Hiroshima
Fumika Yamakawa