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Palo Alto Little LeagueBoard Volunteer
Oct. 2024
National Postdoctoral AssociationBoard Member
Jan. 2024
Stanford UniversityDirector of Postdoctoral Training, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
May. 2020Stanford, California, United States• Develop and implement strategic vision for transforming postdoctoral professional development and diversifying the professoriate of the future. • Oversee and innovate a full suite of professional development curricula for 2400+ postdocs at Stanford and for the underrepresented postdocs associated with the NSF AGEP Research University Alliance (Stanford, Berkeley, UCLA, CalTech, Washington, UT Austin, Georgia Tech, Michigan, Harvard)
• Manage Stanford's novel postdoc recruitment program, PRISM; PRISM postdocs represent 14% of the UR postdoc population at Stanford
• Develop and implement innovative support to recruit, retain, support, and advance especially underrepresented postdocs into the academic career path
• Foster relationships and represent postdocs on university-wide committees to raise the visibility of postdocs and improve the resources and opportunities available to this population
• Work with partners nationwide to transform postdoctoral training
Stanford UniversityAssociate Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Aug. 2015 - May. 2020• Develop curriculum and create and teach educational programs for Stanford 2300+ postdocs, focusing on concrete, skills-based professional and personal development, focused in the following topic areas: teaching, communication, scientific/disciplinary skills, leadership and mentoring, career development within academia, wellness, and diversity and inclusion. • Developed and manage the Postdoctoral Teaching Certificate at Stanford: a framework for postdoctoral scholars to focus their professional development activities to prepare them for teaching and the teaching-related aspects of the academic job market. • Create programs and opportunities to enhance diversity of all kinds among the postdoctoral scholar population at Stanford and to support community-building among and between postdoc ethnic-affinity and other diversity groups. • Developed the Postdoctoral Recruitment Initiative at the School of Medicine (PRISM), which was highly successful and has expanded to all of the Sciences and Medicine, to attract trainees who would not otherwise consider a postdoctoral position at Stanford to enable them to experience Stanford first-hand while interviewing at labs. Our pilot year brought 17 candidates to Stanford, 7 of whom have accepted offers to postdoc here.
Stanford UniversityCurriculum Developer & Course Coordinator, Vice Provost for Graduate Education
Jan. 2015 - Aug. 2015• Develop and deliver curriculum for the new VPGE/CTL "Preparing for Faculty Careers" course
• Enlist cooperation and seek guidance and resources from experts from across the university • Identify and invite external speakers from other institutions; coach speakers, moderate panels
• Plan, coordinate, and execute content and logistics for course and related programs and events
• Manage registration and enrollment, marketing, MOOC development, and feedback analysis
Stanford UniversityCurriculum Assistant, School of Humanities and Sciences Dean's Office
Oct. 2014 - Dec. 2014Stanford, CA• Review department and program curriculum assessment documentation, including narratives written by chairs and directors justifying their curricular and management decisions, and ask the 'hard questions' to prepare them for meetings with the Humanities & Sciences curriculum committees and hearings with the Stanford Academic Senate. • Overhaul the HSDO's Curriculum Review preparation process, from drafting new documentation and establishing new procedures that minimize the Dean's Office workload to creating new tools to make the process easier for departments and programs to complete.
Stanford UniversityFellowships Assistant, Vice Provost for Graduate Education
Jul. 2014 - Dec. 2014• Redesign database organization, including creating new layouts to access information from a variety of tables in one glance, assessing, purging, and improving existing layouts, and creating portals geared toward specific processes to make database work more user-friendly. • Assist in on-campus events, including planning, producing programs, handling vendors and services, and staffing events. • Assess and assist with the VPGE fellowship administration and application processes, and generally brainstorm on improving efficiency across the various VPGE processes and projects.
GengoSenior Translator
Mar. 2014 - Mar. 2017San Mateo, CA• Assess the translation quality of a pool of 600 Japanese to English translators' work
• Deliver constructive feedback and instruction to enable translator growth and skills development
• Collaborate and consult with 3 other Senior Translators to perform assessments and manage pool
• Develop tests to identify qualified translators for this growing business, assess testers' skill levels • Innovate new and improve existing processes for translation QA
Stanford UniversityPlanning Coordinator, Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies
Sep. 2010 - Dec. 2012Stanford, CA and Yokohama, Japan• Supported with the Executive Director in everything from development, crisis management, project management, and marketing.
• Served as Managing Editor for newsletter and book projects: recruited and coached contributors, allocated and tracked work, and managed the schedule and progress of a team of up to 20.
• Curated PR, messaging, outreach, and development content from ideation to publication, composed copy, and designed visual experiences.
• Designed a custom, scalable alumni database on Salesforce, composed training documents, and trained staff.
• Facilitated evacuation and relocation of 55 students from Japan after the 3/11 earthquake. • Established an emergency distance learning system, quickly adapted curricula to online content, wrote a user manual, trained teachers and students in 7 countries, and troubleshot online delivery.
Stanford UniversityTeaching Assistant
Sep. 2009 - Dec. 2011Stanford, CA• Taught 3 quarters of intermediate Japanese (team-taught) and 1 quarter of modern Japanese literature (discussion). • Designed and delivered innovative, engaging workshop- and seminar-style learning experiences. • Set goals and expectations, evaluated performance, and provided feedback and mentoring.
• Enabled success by providing students with the tools, mindsets, and strategies needed to overcome obstacles, think outside of the box, and achieve goals.
• Managed the classroom and motivated students to take on challenges and learn.
• Sought and incorporated feedback, and researched and employed new methodologies to continuously improve content, delivery, comprehension, and engagement.
Stanford UniversityPhD Student in East Asian Languages and Cultures (Japanese Literature)
Sep. 2008 - Dec. 2014Stanford, CADissertation: Developed translation methodologies rooted in narrative and cognitive theory, focused on narrative deconstruction and repackaging for different audiences and analysis and reproduction of the emotional engagement and cognitive effect of narrative and storytelling.
FreelanceFreelance Communications and Localization Consultant, Translator
Apr. 2004Tokyo, Japan and Stanford, CA• Develop communications strategies, create accessible and compelling content for messaging tailored to various audiences across multiple channels, perform translation and QA audits, plan and implement localization projects, and drive localization progress for on-time delivery. • Translate Japanese - English for business communications, print media, web content, video subtitles, catalogs, etc., plan and implement localization. • Provide Japanese market, language and cultural expertise for tech (SEO, Ad Networks/Exchanges, etc.) and marketing companies.
• Deliver English writing and communications seminars and provide feedback and coaching.
• Manage relationships with clients, including: (technical) Tohoku Institute of Technology, NEC; (architecture) Casa Brutus, Japan’s premiere Architecture magazine; Tokyu Land Corporation; (fine arts) Tokyo National Museum; several independent galleries in Tokyo, Japan; (education) Japan’s National Museum of Nature and Science; ASIA Publishers; (other) Lexus Motors, etc.
International Education Center / Nichibei Kaiwa GakuinInstructor of Japanese - English Translation
Apr. 2004 - Jul. 2008Tokyo, Japan• Taught Japanese to English translation and designed translation curricula with foci ranging from business and NPO translation, creative translation for literature, navigating inter-lingual and inter-cultural issues, listening for interpreters, etc. • Communicated complex and difficult concepts simply and clearly.
• Assessed learning goals and opportunities, developed engaging content and delivery.
Japan Arts CorporationIn-house Translator
Apr. 2004 - Jul. 2008Tokyo, Japan• Performed translations of negotiations and contracts and led communications for logistics
of Japan tours of artists and ensembles including the Vienna Boys Choir, Anne-Sophie
Mutter, Yuri Bashmet, Teatro Regio Torino, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, etc.
Sangikyo CorporationMarketing and International Strategy Associate
Jul. 2003 - Jun. 2004Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan• Managed international business communications between the CEO and foreign stakeholders.
• Developed engagement strategies, composed newsletters, web content and PR materials.
• Performed market research on communications technology, networking, and software projects.
Hornblower Cruises & EventsEvent Manager, Bartender
Apr. 1999 - Jun. 2003Berkeley, CAAlso as Parties by Robin
• Sold and planned events, oversaw execution, and strove to provide experiences that delight.
• Planned and managed budgets, vetted and contracted vendors, and controlled inventory.
• Managed a bar, kitchen, and wait staff of 6-20 employees for events of up to 300 guests.
UC Berkeley Information Services and TechnologyComputing Consultant and Helpdesk
Dec. 1997 - Mar. 1999Berkeley, CA• Taught classes on software and programming, wrote technical instructional documents used
by a staff of 100+, and designed and maintained WMF/IST related web pages.
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