Ryan Ginstrom
The obligatory translator profile
I have been translating from Japanese to English professionally since 1996, and living full-time in Japan since 1999. My education includes the exchange program at Nanzan University (Nagoya, Japan) and BA from Stanford University.
My main interests are judo and programming. I live in Okinawa, Japan, where I enjoy being at the beach. If you have way too much time on your hands, you can read about how I became a translator.
Main fields:
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Software
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Telecommunications
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Information processing
Translation-related inquiries:
Various qualifications with various degrees of relevance to translation:
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Level 1, Japanese Language Proficiency Test
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2-dan, Kodokan Judo
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C-kyu Referee's License, Kodokan Judo
Other various experience/positions with similarly dubious relevance to translation:
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Technical Consultant, Intermedia Inc.
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Consulting editor, "最初の数ワードで相手の言っていることが分かる英会話リスニング," Nagaoka Shoten. * Note: I did not edit the length of the book's title!
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Programmer/lead developer of TransAssist
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Former director and webmaster, Japan Association of Translators (JAT)