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Mako Yoshida

Marysville,OH

Summary

Diligent interpreter with strong background in facilitating clear and effective communication across diverse languages and cultures. Successfully assisted in numerous high-stakes negotiations and conferences, ensuring accurate and nuanced translations. Demonstrated proficiency in both consecutive and simultaneous interpretation while maintaining confidentiality and cultural sensitivity.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Technical Interpreter/Translator

Honda Kaihatsu Americas, Inc.
06.2024 - Current
  • Utilized active listening skills and cultural sensitivity to convey accurate interpretations.
  • Maintained message content, tone, and emotion as closely as possible.
  • Interpreted remotely through video conferencing to facilitate communication between parties unable to meet in person.
  • Provided oral interpretations for clients during special events, successfully maintaining pace with native speakers to deliver real-time comprehension.
  • Translated documents between Japanese and English.

Teacher’s Assistant

Middlebury Institute of International Studies
09.2023 - 05.2024

Interpreting Internship at Daikin

Daikin Texas Technology Park
05.2023 - 08.2023

Interpreter

International Christian University, Tokyo
  • JE simultaneous for42nd ICU SSRI-Sophia IGC Symposium “Accelerators for Sustainable Development” (2022-12)
  • JE simultaneous for International Symposium of SLAN “The Future of Service-Learning in Asia: A Regional Dialogue on Networking” (2022-07)
  • JE simultaneous for Rethink ICU (2022-04)
  • Online JE simultaneous for ICU Retreat (2021-10)

Translator

Kaiwa Lounge Program
09.2021 - 09.2022

Teacher’s Assistant

International Christian University
09.2022 - 11.2022

Translator

Tea Ceremony Club
04.2021 - 03.2022

Education

Master of Arts - Japanese Translation

Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Monterey, CA
05-2024

Bachelor of Arts - Media, Communication And Culture

International Christian University
03.2023

Skills

  • Simultaneous interpreting
  • Consecutive interpreting
  • Sight Translation
  • Translation
  • CAT tool
  • Professional ethics

Accomplishments

  • Second prize at Nagoya University of Foreign Studies 16th Annual Interpreting Contest (2022-11)
  • Third prize in 15th Extension Spanish Speech Contest for High School Students (2017-07)

Languages

Japanese - Native
English - Bilingual Proficiency
Spanish - Bilingual Proficiency

Awards

Second prize at Nagoya University of Foreign Studies16th Annual Interpreting Contest (2022-11), Third prize in15th Extension Spanish Speech Contest for High School Students (2017-07)

Certification

  • TOEFL score 112
  • DELE C1

Timeline

Technical Interpreter/Translator

Honda Kaihatsu Americas, Inc.
06.2024 - Current

Teacher’s Assistant

Middlebury Institute of International Studies
09.2023 - 05.2024

Interpreting Internship at Daikin

Daikin Texas Technology Park
05.2023 - 08.2023

Teacher’s Assistant

International Christian University
09.2022 - 11.2022

Translator

Kaiwa Lounge Program
09.2021 - 09.2022

Translator

Tea Ceremony Club
04.2021 - 03.2022

Interpreter

International Christian University, Tokyo

Master of Arts - Japanese Translation

Middlebury Institute of International Studies

Bachelor of Arts - Media, Communication And Culture

International Christian University

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