Noriko Yokoi                                                           Home   Services   Clients    日本語                                                                                                     

Pompano Beach, FL 33062 USA      PH: +18285454046     Skype: norikoyokoi1 

E-mail: n.yokoi@yahoo.com     www.norikoyokoi.com  

Core competencies include:

▪ Japanese Translation/Interpretation   ▪ Internet Marketing Development   ▪ Media relations     

▪ Exhibit specialist (English/Japanese)   ▪Business Research   ▪ International Client Relations   ▪ Sales                                  

 Professional experience:   

 Independent Contractor (Japanese Translator/ Consultant/ Conference Staff) 2004~ 2011

 - Business Development Consultant -BattLife, Deerfield Beach, FL (USA)

 - Translator for Columbia Forest Products, Old Fort, NC (USA)

 - Teaching Japanese (for adults & children) tutor

 - Event staff for SHCC (Southern Highland Craft Guild)

 - Interpreter of WIN (Western North Carolina Interpreter Network) - Buncombe County Medical  

   Society

 - Worked as a translator for McDonald's USA (Florida Region, Tampa) business meeting (Agent: 

   Atlas Language Services, Inc.)

 - Translator and a consultant of a book "The Rhino with Glue-On Shoes"(Dr. Lucy Spelman) –

   Published In Japan Nov, 2009

 - Work for various International conferences and trade shows in Orlando, FL - H.E.S Conference 

   Staff 2008~

 - Create Bilingual (Japanese-English) web sites   

 - Japanese marketing developer and a translator for Japan Golf Tours

 - Translator for Inter Zoo Publishing Co. (Japan) and David Jackson (Author)

 - Translated several books (Veterinary Dentistry, Japanese Cabinet History, Japanese Golf Guide) 

   Contracts and legal documents

 - Industrial interpreter for ArvinMeritor Inc. in Asheville, North Carolina

 - Liaison between US and Japanese companies

 Sales Manager / Marketing 2002-2004

 - Japanese division Sales Manager - Organic Cosmetics (Aubrey Organic Cosmetics) & Foods

   (Mitoku Co.)/Therapeutic Device

 - Market developing / Customer service / Translation / Interpretation / Promotion

 - Recruiter (Japanese employees)

 Sales & Marketing for International Business 1999-2002

 - Sales of veterinary supplies to Japanese veterinarians and companies such as Pfizer and Bayer of  

   Japan

 - Customer Service & Relations/ Translation / Interpretation

 - Import and Export pet supplies between the United State and Japan

 - Coordinate seminars / exhibit/Introduction of American medical products at major conferences

 Executive Manager & Sales 1996-1999

 - Established a Japanese branch office in Tokyo, Japan as an executive manager of Hawaii Mega 

   Cor Inc. Japan

 - Sales management and development of new customers in Japan

 - Customer service and relations/ Interpretation / Translation

 - Attend veterinary conferences and events as an exhibitor in Japan and in Hawaii

 - Coordinate seminars / Exhibit / Introduction of American medical products at major conferences

 Clinical Experience      1989-1992, 1994-1996

 - Veterinarian

 Teaching Experience    1992-1994 

 - Pharmacology, Pathology, Anatomy and Physiology

 Laboratory Experience 1986-1989 

 - Pathology Lab

 Education:

 - Rakuno Gakuen University, Veterinary School in Hokkaido, Japan

 - Bachelor's degree of Veterinary Medicine 1984 / Master’s degree of Veterinary Medicine 1986

 - Veterinary License (Japanese) 1986

 - Duke University - ESL (English as a Second Language) Program Summer Institute   1995

Skills:

-MS Word, MS Excel, MS Expression Web 4, MS Power Point, Window Movie Maker

 Work History:

 - Independent Contractor (2004-present)

 - Japan Division Sales Manager, Natural Import Company (2002-2004) Japanese organic food

   sales

 - Sales & Marketing, Hawaii Mega-Cor Inc. in Hawaii (1999-2002)   Pharmaceutical sales

 - Executive Office & Sales Manager for Hawaii Mega-Cor Inc. in Tokyo, Japan (1996-1999) 

   Pharmaceutical sales

 - Veterinarian, Wakayama Veterinary Clinic in Chiba, Japan (1994-1996)

 - Teacher, Mikkie Animal Technician School & Dietician school in Nagoya, Japan (1992-1994)

 - Veterinarian, Nagaya Animal Hospital in Nagoya, Japan (1989-1992)

 - Research Assistant, Aichi Cancer Center in Nagoya in Japan (1986-1989)

Other Work Experiences:

- Event Organiser, Japanese Art & Craft Shows / Seminars

- Private Chef, Japanese cooking/Gluten-Free Diet

- Care Giver/ Eldery Care

- Animal Home Care Professional

- House Painter

- Art Assistant, Schleicher Hand Marbled Paper & Fabric/ Akira Satake Pottery

- Demonstrator, Japanese Cooking / Kimono

 Visa Status: 

 - L1 visa (Business Visa) 1999-2000

 - Permanent resident visa (Green Card) 2001~

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