Profile of Joji Matsuo
Japanese to English translator and consecutive interpreter.
Born in Japan and raised bi-culturally in the US and Japan.
Native language fluency in English and Japanese.
No detectable accent in either language.
Credentials
Certified Translator, Japan Translation Association (JTA), 1989
Past Director, Japan Association of Translators (JAT), 1992 to 1993
Experience
2019・present
Industrial translator and interpreter
Sole proprietorship.
2013 ・2018
Importer/Exporter of Can Making Machinery
Translator and Interpreter
May 2008 ・2013
Industrial translator and interpreter
Sole proprietorship.
November 1994 ・April 2008
Sankyo Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
International Accounts Manager
Worked with Fortune 500 companies in: Denmark, Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, UK
, and the US; and other industry-leading companies in: China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Korea.
Coordinated teams of mechanical and electrical engineers tasked with the design and build of
customized automated machinery.
Managed international machine development projects for:
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing (including aseptic processes)
- Metal stamping
- Food and beverage can making
- Electronic component manufacturing
- Vision based inspection and packaging machines.
Automation Engineer
Developed manufacturing techniques and provided solutions using motion control technology based on indexers and servo motors.
- Skills: motion controllers, vision inspection systems, automation and instrumentation development.
- Experience with PLCs, HMIs, SCADAs, DAQ systems.
- Programming C++, C, ladder logic programs.
Quality Control Manager
Developed FS, DS, IQ, OQ, and other equipment qualification protocols according to GAMP 4 standards.
Developed ISO 9001 QMS.
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