Akina Kondoh
Shinagawa-ku,Japan
Summary
Multilingual pianist-cum-translator with expertise in social and cultural understanding and professional terms in multiple areas.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
15
15
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Freelance Pianist
(Me)
Tokyo, Japan
01.2023 - 02.2025
Freelance Translator / Interpreter
(Me)
10.2014 - 02.2025
- Standard/Pro level translator on Gengo.com for English-Japanese and Chinese-Japanese pairs
- Ttranslator/adviser for a non-profit organization in Japan, and served as interpreter of an ambassador to Japan at its event
- Translator/interpreter for a music management company, facilitated international conferences to enable smooth interaction
- Translated financial news and academic journals drawing on the professional economic knowledge (MSc in Economics, Book-keeping Grade 2 in Japan)
Piano and Music Theory Faculty
West Virginia University
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Taught piano to teenagers and adults
- Taught music theory to a teenager to prepare for RCM Grade 8 exam
Music Intern
Suncrest United Methodist Church
01.2019 - 01.2022
Freelance collaborative pianist
(Me)
Morgantown, USA
01.2017 - 01.2022
Fixed Term Staff
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Research and Summary of political/economic situations in the United States
Summer Financial Research Internship
Stockstar.com
Shanghai, China
06.2011 - 09.2011
- Researched and summarized stock market information using Chinese
Transfer Pricing Associate
Deloitte Tohmatsu Tax Co.
Tokyo, Japan
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Collected data and made a transfer pricing analysis under a manager’s supervision
- Write up and/or translate transfer pricing reports using Japanese and English
Education
DMA - piano performance
West Virginia University
08.2017 - 12.2022
MMus - performance (piano performance)
Penn State University
01.2015 - 12.2016
MSc - Economics (with merit)
the University of Essex
10.2011 - 09.2012
Diploma - Economics (with distinction)
the University of Essex
10.2010 - 06.2011
MA - International Cooperation
the University of Tokyo
04.2005 - 03.2007
BA - Law (political science)
the University of Tokyo
04.2001 - 03.2005
Skills
- Multilingual proficiency
- Cultural understanding
- Consecutive interpretation
- Technical language proficiency
Languages
Japanese
Native
English
Fluent
Chinese
Fluent
Indonesian
Upper intermediate
Korean
Upper intermediate
French
Intermediate
Spanish
Elementary
Personal Information
Nationality: Japan
Timeline
Freelance Pianist
(Me)
01.2023 - 02.2025
Piano and Music Theory Faculty
West Virginia University
01.2021 - 01.2023
Music Intern
Suncrest United Methodist Church
01.2019 - 01.2022
DMA - piano performance
West Virginia University
08.2017 - 12.2022
Freelance collaborative pianist
(Me)
01.2017 - 01.2022
MMus - performance (piano performance)
Penn State University
01.2015 - 12.2016
Freelance Translator / Interpreter
(Me)
10.2014 - 02.2025
Fixed Term Staff
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
01.2012 - 01.2013
MSc - Economics (with merit)
the University of Essex
10.2011 - 09.2012
Summer Financial Research Internship
Stockstar.com
06.2011 - 09.2011
Diploma - Economics (with distinction)
the University of Essex
10.2010 - 06.2011
Transfer Pricing Associate
Deloitte Tohmatsu Tax Co.
01.2007 - 01.2010
MA - International Cooperation
the University of Tokyo
04.2005 - 03.2007
BA - Law (political science)
the University of Tokyo
04.2001 - 03.2005
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