Rei Kanda
San Jose
Summary
Bilingual being fluent in English and Japanese, with experience across retail, technology, and digital media. Skilled in social media management, website operation and editing, and market research, forecasting, and analysis. Strong technical background with hands-on mechanical knowledge, particularly within the automotive field. Known for adaptability, attention to detail, and a passion for leveraging technology and data-driven insights to improve business performance.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Crew Member
Trader Joe's
Los Gatos
09.2023 - Current
- Train new employees
- Engaged with customers to help find their needs
- Restocked the floor
- Help customers check out on registers
Translator
Proud Robinson/RedBull
04.2025 - 04.2025
- I did all of the translation work for Red Bull's collaborative project with Dino Dalle Carbonare for their YouTube video in Japan.
- Corrected AI translations to be more specific and correct for the topic.
Interpreter
Cusco Usa
Huntington Beach
11.2024 - 11.2024
- Assisted Cusco with their clients from Japan and translated for them at the SEMA show
- Assisted Cusco represent their brand at their both using both Japanese and English
Independent Contractor
Alpine Electronics Silicon Valley
Santa Clara
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Repaired issues and problems with a project the company was working on.
- Helped test and debug the technology being used for the project.
Website Editor
MiataRoadster
West Covina
03.2020 - 01.2022
- Edited and added new products that were to be sold
- Transferred data from the outdated website onto the new website
Social Media Analyst
Velocity International
San Francisco
09.2021 - 11.2021
- Thoroughly Researched and followed various influencers on social media (primarily Instagram) to find the best influencers that would fit Velocity's event.
- Collected data from social media to measure how influential social media and the influencers on social media are.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
San Jose State University
San Jose, California, CA05-2027
Associate of Science - Business Administration
De Anza College
Cupertino, CA06-2025
High School Diploma -
Branham High School
San Jose, CA06-2022
Skills
- Customer service
- Employee training
- Team collaboration
- Data analysis
- Social media marketing
- Translating
- Market research, forecasting, and analysis
Timeline
Translator
Proud Robinson/RedBull
04.2025 - 04.2025
Interpreter
Cusco Usa
11.2024 - 11.2024
Crew Member
Trader Joe's
09.2023 - Current
Independent Contractor
Alpine Electronics Silicon Valley
06.2022 - 08.2022
Social Media Analyst
Velocity International
09.2021 - 11.2021
Website Editor
MiataRoadster
03.2020 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
San Jose State University
Associate of Science - Business Administration
De Anza College
High School Diploma -
Branham High School