Chelsea Inaba (chosho)

Native English speaker fluent in Japanese (JLPT N1).
Currently residing in Japan, with over 10 years of experience using the Japanese language and 5 years working in a Japanese-speaking environment.

-Currently teaching English in Tottori, Japan
-Worked with the travel industry in Honolulu, Hawaii.
-Was an intern for the marketing division of a retail bookstore in Boulder, Colorado.
-Over 2 years of experience in translation (JPN-ENG, ENG-JPN).
-Completed training and volunteer work in interpretation.
-Excellent writing, checking, and researching skills with a good eye for details.

Specialties: travel, culture, food, education, literature, business, marketing, websites, press releases, manga/anime

Education:
-BA in Japanese Language and Literature, University of Colorado
-Kansai Gaidai University, Hirakata Japan, study abroad with JASSO Scholarship,
-Consecutive and simultaneous interpretation training in Japanese to English and English to Japanese (SIIT Program), University of Hawaii Manoa.

Qualifications:
- Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) level N1.
-Japan Kanji Aptitude Test level (Kanken) Level Pre-2.

Work experience:
-English teacher, Tottori prefecture, Japan
-Bilingual (ENG/JPN) customer service representative, Maui Divers Hawaii
-Marketing Intern, Boulder Bookstore
-Freelance translator/native checker (Completed over 70 jobs with Conyac with excellent customer feedback)
-Volunteer interpreter (Honolulu marathon medical interpreter, in-house interpreting for current workplace)

英語ネイティブでハワイ出身、現在日本在住です。
日本語歴は10年以上で6年ほど日本語を使う職場で勤務。

資格：JLPT N1級, 漢検準2級

翻訳経験２年以上。(日ー＞英）　(英－＞日翻訳経験あり）

得意分野：　旅行、ビジネス、文化、教育、食べ物、マーケティング、ポップカルチャー、ウエブサイト、漫画・アニメ