Joji Matsuo
I was raised bi-culturally in Southern California until 1976, when I moved to Japan where I have been living ever since. My native tongue is English, so naturally, I translate only from Japanese into English. As an interpreter, I work both ways with native fluency in both languages and no detectable accent in either language. I have always been interested in mechanical and electrical design, as well as programming.
I also perform magic, which you can find by clicking here.
Credentials
Certified Translator, Japan Translation Association (JTA), 1989
Past Director, Japan Association of Translators (JAT), 1992 to 1993
JTF Business & Technical Translation Examination, 3rd level for IT, 2019
TOEIC Listening and Reading, 990, 2018
TOEIC Speaking and Writing, 230, 2018
IIBC Award of Excellence 2019
Experience
2019 to present
Industrial interpreter and translator
Sole proprietorship
2013 to 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 with 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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