Tomoko Matsumoto

RESUME
Personal Attributes　　　
• Ability to set priorities and organize workloads.
• Always punctual and on time and always never late for deadlines.
• I am very self sufficient, confident and a well organized person.
• Extremely reliable and responsible.
• I will always give 100% towards my allocated job.
• I have the qualification of NAATI Professional Translator (English to Japanese).

Languages 　　　　　
• Japanese (Mother tongue)
• English

Education 　　　　　　
APR.1996-MAR.1998      KANSAI GAIDAI COLLEGE (Associate of Arts)
                                   Major in English

OCT.2000-JUN.2001       NEW SOUTH WALES UNIVERSITY
                                           INSITITUTE OF LANGUAGE (General　Proficiency　English)
                                   Advanced/Intermediate English
                                   Interpreting and Translation

APR.2004- JUN.2004      UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY
                                           ENGLISH LANGUAGE CENTRE (English for Direct Entry)
                                   Advanced English

JUL.2004- DEC.2005      UNIVERSTIY OF WESTERN SYDNEY
                                          (Bachelor of Arts Languages)
                                  Major in Japanese
                                  Sub Major English Linguistics

FEB.2006- DEC.2006      UNIVERSTIY OF WESTERN SYDNEY
                                           (Graduate Diploma in Interpreting and Translation)
                                   Major in Interpreting and Translation
                                   NAATI Accreditation Acquired:
                                   Professional Translator English to Japanese

Previous Translation and Proofreading Experiences     
Culinary
• Japanese food recipes
• Culinary articles
• Restaurant information
Medical
• Consent form for research of a study drug
• Depression
• Menopause
• Rheumatology
• Diabetes type 1 and 2
• Food Allergens
• Dialysis
• Medical Care Company’s manual and operation procedure
• Tax Invoice (Dental Tax Invoice)
• Medical Records ( Dental Records)
Finance and Economics
• New Malaysian Economic Developmental Region Presentation
• Financial Report
• Company commission documentation
• Second home programs
Education
• Application for special education program
Science and Technology
• Video Control RISK technical data
• Technological manual (Computing, Audio/Visual)
• Lithium battery
• Ink inspection
Web
• Website
General
• Survey
• Email (in-house emails)
• Hotel directory
• News articles
• Magazine (published by Jewelry company)
Other
• Malaysia’s 50 anniversary
• Tire litigation related documents
• POW record

Proofreading
• Surveys
• Emails
• Traffic notice
• Election candidates statements (U.S. presidential election)
• Singapore Scholarship
• Consent form for adoption program
• Drug safety management company booklet
• General vocabulary list 

University of Western Sydney (Translation and Interpreting Training)
• Translation of numerous short to long texts into English to Japanese and Japanese to English
• Translation genres include: General Medical ,General Legal, Real Estate, Banking, Social Security, Community, Academic, Media, Economic, Hospitality, Brochures, Tax Invoices, Education, Immigration and General
• Interpreting Skills acquired include: Simultaneous Interpreting, Dialogue Interpreting, Consecutive Interpreting and Sight Translation
• Interpreting genres include: General Medical, General Legal, Real Estate, Social Security, Community, Hospitality, Education, Tourism and General

Translation Working Method 　　　　　
-CAT Tool-
• Wordfast
-Other-
• NEC Lavie laptop PC and NEC Value Star desktop
• Operating system: Windows XP
• Microsoft Office 2003
• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Reader
• PowerPoint

Previous Work Experience Other Than Translation　　　　　　
AUG.1996- SEP.2000 　　　TERAI DENTAL CLINIC (Receptionist/ Dental Assistant)
-Receptionist-
• Organizing patient’s medical records.
• Making and Confirming Reservations over the phone.
• Handling Payments.
• Distributing required Medication to Patients.
• Knowledge of Medications and dosages.
• Ordering Medical goods. (Medicines, Bandages, etc.)
• Book Keeping.
-Dental Assistant-
• Assisting Dentist with majority of dental procedures
• Sterilizing all dental equipment used
• Keeping basic Dental goods stocked up
• Developing of X-rays
• Taking care of Clients allocated prescriptions
• Understanding of technical Dental terminology
• Organizing patient’s medical records

APR 1999- APR 2000　　　 Private Tutor
-English Teacher (Junior High School Students)-
• Teach students about English grammar
• Senior High School English Entrance test preparation
• Construct practice questions for students
• Review English text book with student
• Assist student in enhancing basic English skills
• Encourage students to learn English
• Help students to pass English examinations

MAR 2002- FEB 2004 　　　Private Tutor
-English Teacher (Adult)-
• Teach students about English grammar
• Construct practice questions for students
• Review English text books with student
• Assist student in enhancing basic English skills
• Encourage students to learn English
• Help students to pass English Proficiency Tests
• Assist with basic pronunciation of simple words.
• Assist with basic English conversational skills

Certifications and Licenses 　　　　　　　
• NAATI Accreditation: Professional Translator English to Japanese
• First Grade English Language Proficiency Test
• B Grade Volunteer Interpreting Certification

• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Photoshop
• PowerPoint
• Wordfast