Objective
I have been dealing with the personnel aspect of the shipping industry and obtained a post graduate diploma (masters degree) in maritime law in 2006. I would like to find a position where I could make use of my experience so far.
Experience
1st April 1996 – 22nd February 2002
International Transport Workers’ Federation Asia Pacific /Japanese Office, Tokyo, Japan
Address: 3-2-22 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0023, Japan
Position: Translator/Interpreter
Main assignment:
• Translation of meeting papers, relevant documents, daily correspondence
• Interpretation at meetings
• Administrative assistance
23rd Februay 2002 – 12th March 2004
International Transport Workers’ Federation, Head Office, London
Address: 49-60 Borough Road, London SE1 1DR, UK
Position: Senior Section Assistant, Actions’ Unit, Special
Seafarers Department
Main assignment:
• Correspondence with seafarers
• Liaison with relevant parties, i.e. authorities, unions, solicitors, ship owners, manning agents, etc., in case of accidents and other emergencies involving seafarers
• Attendance at meetings and making reports
13th March 2004 -
International Mariners Management Association of Japan, UK Office
Address: 3rd Floor Dexter House, Royal Mint Court, London EC3N 4JR
Position: Assistant Secretary, Joint Negotiating Group
UK Representative, IMMAJ
Main assignment:
• Making arrangements for meetings
• Preparation of meeting documents and reports in English and Japanese
• Provision of secretariat services
• Negotiation for terms and conditions to be applied to seafarers working on-board FOC vessels
• Liaison with the JNG members (four groups of European an Asian shipping companies)
• Liaison with other relevant organizations
• Research into relevant matters
Education
1987-1990 Kunitachi Public High School, Tokyo
1988-1989 Falmouth Public High School, Massachusetts, USA
1991-1996 Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Department of Russian and East European Studies, majored in Russian language with minor in English
1994 French Course at Ecole Club Migros, Geneva
Summer Course at University of Geneva
1998 Summer Intensive Course of French Language, Subaru Education Institute, Tokyo
1999 Spring/Summer Intensive Course, the 189th and 190th regular course at Tokyo Russian Language Institute, Tokyo
2000 Spring Intensive Course, Graduate Course at Tokyo Russian Language Institute, Tokyo
2001 38th Summer Intensive Course of French Language at Centre Culturel Franco-Japonais, Tokyo
2004-2006 London Metropolitan University & Lloyd’s Maritime Academy Post Graduate Diploma in Maritime Law
Certification
Post Graduate Diploma in Maritime Law
L'Alliance Francaise
Skils
computer word/excel