Jeremy Patrick

Experience

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  Japan Exchange and Teaching Program(me) (JET)

  Aug 2009 - Aug 2012

  Assistant Language Teacher 外国語指導助手

  I worked to share my culture while providing students with authentic opportunities to use English, thereby simultaneously increasing their English proficiency and cultural awareness.

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  CSI Group

  Mar 2014 - Jun 2014

  Operations Support

  *Taught elementary-level Japanese curricula to Toyota employees transferring to Japan*Augmented existing curricula with self-selected teaching materials and teaching methods*Conducted group lessons and individual lessons in both online and traditional classroom settings*Researched automotive training programs and production methods*Interpreting (Jap. to Eng. & Eng. to Jap.) for the client's American and Japanese trainers*Translating documents (Jap. to Eng. & Eng. to Jap.) for the client's American and Japanese trainers Show less

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  GlobalStep Language Services (formerly a subsidiary of the CSI Group)

  Jun 2014 - Jul 2015

  Language Specialist

  *Provided the following services to a global, multi-billion dollar auto manufacturer in central KY:*Performed simultaneous interpretation services (Jap. to Eng. & Eng. to Jap.) to the client’s master trainers, managers, and vice presidents during trainings, meetings, and on-site inspections at the client’s KY manufacturing facility and its North American production support center*Translated technical and training documents (Jap.-Eng. & Eng.-Jap.) for the client’s various divisions*Collaborated with the Globalstep director to design and implement a pilot curriculum which combined Japanese language, culture, Japanese Language Proficiency Test preparation, and industry terminology *Successfully spearheaded standardization of teaching materials, including proposing and developing an achievement-based evaluation system.*Taught 3-5 elementary Japanese language and culture classes per day to the client’s engineers, technicians, and shop workers in classrooms, over the web, and at the client's work site. *Planned and taught intensive courses (8 hours per day for 1-2 weeks) in Japanese language and culture to prepare the client’s ICTs for departure to Japan Show less

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  Univance, Inc.

  Oct 2015 - Jul 2019

  Translator/Interpreter/HR Administrator

  *Translating company business plan, board of directors meeting minutes, training materials, presentations, reports, policies, technical documents, and most of the company's new website (www.uvc.co.jp/en/strength).*Interpreting in-person, over the web, and via telephone for customer meetings, audits, interviews, investigations, performance appraisals, plant tours, trainings, and interdepartmental meetings.*Interpreting for Japanese members in personal contexts (i.e. medical consultations, social security card and driver’s license applications, apartment leasing)*Sent to parent company in Japan to interpret and study HR systems (training, assessment, wage band progression)*Updating monthly budget, identifying irregularities, and achieving cost reductions (over $10,000 for 2017 and 2018).*Proposed new method for training operators on using Standard Operation Sheets, collaborated with Kaizen department to design new training equipment, and trained company Dojo trainers on how to train with new approach*Creating videos, slideshows, and documents for the company training programs*Creating, teaching, and updating the company leadership course and handbook orientations*Negotiating hotel pricing agreements, tracking the company car fleet, and arranging travel for all departments*Editing and maintaining master databases in Microsoft Access for tracking all new-hire candidates, active employees, and inactive employees, along with maintaining 5 Excel databases for tracking active employee work hours, attendance, cost centers, security clearance, and employees transitioning from temporary to full-time status*Conducted all steps for recruitment, including presenting at job fairs, arranging and conducting interviews, obtaining documentation, conducting plant tours, entering candidates into aforementioned databases, and conducting initial orientation.*Submitted timesheets to, and audited invoices from, staffing agencies for temporary employees Show less

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  Central Motor Wheel of America

  Jul 2019 - now

  Interpreter & Translator

  *Designing and implementing new meeting structure to streamline communication, enhance problem solving, and reduce redundant work*Training contract translators, assigning their tasks, proofreading their work, overseeing all translation assignments, assuring all assignments are complete by submission deadlines, and auditing invoices for reimbursement*Providing simultaneous and consecutive interpretation in face-to-face meetings, teleconferences, web meetings, and onsite at parent company headquarters for all officers, staff, customers, and vendors when discussing profitability, cost reductions, project and purchase approvals, accident investigations, problem-solving, and personal matters.*Translating financial reports, investment proposals, engineering drawings and instructions, KPI reports, production work instructions, standards/conditions sheets, troubleshooting instructions, process flows, and accident reports*Assisting Japanese members with appointments, hotels, meals, transportation, entertainment, and personal matters *Spearheaded global adoption of Microsoft Teams as a project management tool by proposing and leading departmental trials, arranging equipment purchases, training new users, and performing troubleshooting *Collaborated with production engineer to streamline waste/loss reporting and reduced man hours by sixty percent *Collaborated with the Toyota’s kaizen specialists as a member of CMWA’s production line optimization task force*Provided safety orientations in Japanese for all Japanese support members entering new plant construction zone Show less