Cross-cultural communications, USA, Japan, Reports, Contracts, Technical Documents, Manuals, Book Editing, Web Content Editing, Writing, Editing, Trade Negotiations, NGO Advisory, Research Reports, Policy Analyses, Teaching
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35+ years of experience, 6 in Japan, writing and editing as industry representative before governments, negotiator for trade associations, special advisor to international NGOs, foreign government agency.
Professional credentials include writing and editing research and policy analyses, speeches, reports, position papers, technical papers, print media articles, proposals, presentations, project and annual reports.
Subjects include international aid and development, sustainable management of natural resources (fisheries, aquaculture, timber), cross-cultural communication (teaching, training; extensive work with editing rough translations into fluent English), negotiating (multilateral, business), business and government policy, Japan (art, culture), architecture, art, artisans in marketplace, anthropology, archaeology, history, artificial intelligence.
Clients include trade associations, international NGOs, government agencies, publications, universities (MIT, Harvard), think tank, international financial institution, R&D companies, businesses, individuals.
Taught intercultural communication skills to Japanese. Wrote policy reviews for Japanese foundations, trade associations. NGO delegate to UN Conference on Environment and Development, International Whaling Commission.
Represented clients' economic, policy interests regionally, nationally to US Congress, Executive and in multilateral negotiations (Japan, Russia, Canada). Industry/NGO representative to UN Conferences (Law of the Sea, Special Session on Africa, UN Fund for Population Activities). Prepared recommendations/report on private sector investment in West Africa for US State Department/World Bank.
Computer experience
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Web Applications, Windows Help Documentation Compiler (CHM)
Scored 95% on editing test.
Test score 100% .
Test score 70% to 84%. 
Test score less than 70%.