Douglas Thiessen
1541 Dominis Street, Apt. 1403
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
tel/fax +1 808 528
2777
e-mail: [email protected]
Education
May 1989
University of Western Ontario (Canada)
BA in Administrative and Commercial Studies
(entrance scholarship from the Province of
B.C.)
May 1995
University of British Columbia (Canada)
Japanese Language and East Asian Studies
Work Experience
April 97 - present
Freelance translator:
Agencies / Private clients
- translating
marketing and financial reports, advertising and Web sites.
- media
articles relating to Internet and telecommunications technology.
-
providing accuracy under tight deadlines
(about 10 pages in 24
hours)
April 95 - Dec. 95
Multilingual Tour Guide:
Rocky Mountaineer Railtours, Vancouver
- providing tour commentary
in Japanese and German
Sept. 89 - March 92
EFL Instructor:
GEOS Language System, Osaka.
- promoted to Senior Instructor
Translation Experience
Annual reports: "Message from the President"
Software specifications for Internet banking
Insurance product information
Instructor's guide for sales training
Automobile specifications and motor show publicity
Speeches for automobile industry
executives
Web site for a food services company
Training guide for
airline check-in personnel
Advertising for long-distance telephone
service provider
Internet advertising guide
Article on the Japanese pension system
and many other related translations
Language Skills
Excellent written and spoken Japanese
- Level 2: International Japanese Proficiency Exam
- 1st prize-winner: Testing Translation
Competition,
Daily Yomiuri Newspaper (25 Sept 97)
- 3rd prize-winner: 1996 DHC Translation Contest
-
prize-winner: 1993 B.C. Japanese Speech Contest
Good written and spoken French and German
Computer Skills
Toshiba Satellite:
Windows XP
MS Word 2000, Excel 2000, Powerpoint 2000, etc.
(all
Japanese versions)
Interests
Travel (went around the world),
Internet, current affairs, Japanese
and Asian culture,
art history,
design, writing, skiing, swimming,
cycling, hiking