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
2023.01 - 2025.02
Freelance Translator / Interpreter
(Me)
2014.10 - 2025.02
- 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
2021.01 - 2023.01
- 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
2019.01 - 2022.01
Freelance collaborative pianist
(Me)
Morgantown, USA
2017.01 - 2022.01
Fixed Term Staff
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
2012.01 - 2013.01
- Research and Summary of political/economic situations in the United States
Summer Financial Research Internship
Stockstar.com
Shanghai, China
2011.06 - 2011.09
- Researched and summarized stock market information using Chinese
Transfer Pricing Associate
Deloitte Tohmatsu Tax Co.
Tokyo, Japan
2007.01 - 2010.01
- 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
2017.08 - 2022.12
MMus - performance (piano performance)
Penn State University
2015.01 - 2016.12
MSc - Economics (with merit)
the University of Essex
2011.10 - 2012.09
Diploma - Economics (with distinction)
the University of Essex
2010.10 - 2011.06
MA - International Cooperation
the University of Tokyo
2005.04 - 2007.03
BA - Law (political science)
the University of Tokyo
2001.04 - 2005.03
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)
2023.01 - 2025.02
Piano and Music Theory Faculty
West Virginia University
2021.01 - 2023.01
Music Intern
Suncrest United Methodist Church
2019.01 - 2022.01
DMA - piano performance
West Virginia University
2017.08 - 2022.12
Freelance collaborative pianist
(Me)
2017.01 - 2022.01
MMus - performance (piano performance)
Penn State University
2015.01 - 2016.12
Freelance Translator / Interpreter
(Me)
2014.10 - 2025.02
Fixed Term Staff
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
2012.01 - 2013.01
MSc - Economics (with merit)
the University of Essex
2011.10 - 2012.09
Summer Financial Research Internship
Stockstar.com
2011.06 - 2011.09
Diploma - Economics (with distinction)
the University of Essex
2010.10 - 2011.06
Transfer Pricing Associate
Deloitte Tohmatsu Tax Co.
2007.01 - 2010.01
MA - International Cooperation
the University of Tokyo
2005.04 - 2007.03
BA - Law (political science)
the University of Tokyo
2001.04 - 2005.03