Joshua Clayson
Pleasant Grove
Summary
Diligent and personable Japanese interpreter with a strong foundation in simultaneous interpreting and interpersonal communication. Committed to fostering understanding across cultures, leveraging fluency in Japanese and intermediate Mandarin skills to drive impactful interactions.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Japanese Interpreter
Missionary Training Center - Provo
Provo, UT
08.2025 - Current
- Interpret speeches, discussions, lessons, and workshops in real time from English into Japanese, or from Japanese into English.
- Translate written documents or videos using online tools and by hand.
- Work directly with Japanese natives and people of other nationalities to facilitate communication both online and in-person.
Landscaping
Family Business
Pleasant Grove, UT
06.2015 - Current
- Loaded and unloaded landscaping materials onto vehicles and equipment for transport.
- Operated various landscaping equipment safely, including mowers, trimmers, and blowers.
- Perform various services for clients including mowing, trimming, weeding, blowing, hauling away green waste, and raking leaves.
Restaurant Server's Assistant
Ruth Chris Steakhouse
Park City, UT
02.2025 - 04.2025
- Worked directly with restaurant patrons to ensure they had the best customer service experience possible.
- Worked in a fast paced environment juggling the needs of multiple patrons at once.
Full Time Missionary
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Fukuoka, Japan
07.2022 - 08.2024
- Taught free individual and group ESL classes.
- Taught free individual Japanese lessons.
- Engaged in finding activities to find people to teach, teaching me interpersonal skills for interacting with people in person, as well as giving me experience using social media to advertise events and connect with others.
- Organized and ran church parties and events.
- Taught individuals and groups about the teachings of Jesus Christ.
- Supported local church members.
- Participated in service projects, including house cleanouts and garden weeding.
Restaurant Front-of-house
Magleby's Fresh
Lindon, UT
06.2019 - 01.2022
- Worked with customers to ensure they had the best customer service experience possible.
- Performed various types of work including cashiering, cooking, cleaning, taking phone orders, and answering customers' questions.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - International Relations
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT06-2028
Skills
- Simultaneous interpreting
- Cross-cultural communication
- Language translation
- Confident in interpersonal skills including meeting new people
- Adaptable in difficult situations
- Comfortable in dealing with language-barrier issues
- Responsive to feedback for improvement
- Teamwork
- Motivated to learn and improve
- Sense of mission
Certification
- Advanced medium level proficiency in Japanese on the OPI.
Languages
Spanish
Elementary
Arabic
Elementary
Japanese
Full Professional
Chinese (Mandarin)
Limited Working
Interests
- Reading
- International Relations (politics, economics, geography)
- Mountain Biking
- Running
- Foreign language and culture
- Church apologetics
Timeline
Japanese Interpreter
Missionary Training Center - Provo
08.2025 - Current
Restaurant Server's Assistant
Ruth Chris Steakhouse
02.2025 - 04.2025
Full Time Missionary
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
07.2022 - 08.2024
Restaurant Front-of-house
Magleby's Fresh
06.2019 - 01.2022
Landscaping
Family Business
06.2015 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - International Relations
Brigham Young University