Antonio A.

QUALIFICATIONS • Teachers’ license for teaching English in Japanese middle school and high school • Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1 Passed (2013) • TOEIC score 950 (2016) and TOEFL iBT score 105 (2009) • Excellent communication in Bulgarian, English and Japanese. • Outstanding performance award （優秀賞） for the program “Foreign student teacher” organized by Association for Promotion of International Understanding (2017) • 3 months experience of event on-site managing as automobile showcase director (Nissan Skyline and El Grand) • 6 years of experience as a freelance interpreter at martial art seminars, diplomatic meetings, movie festivals, puppet theater plays and other sports and cultural events • Data research, entry and processing experience as a freelancer for Google-related project “Freebase” • Brown belt 1st kyu in Kyokushin karate (Kyokushinkenbukai) EXPERIENCES “Welltool Co., LTD., Tokyo 2019 – 2019 Japanese IT company developing and selling automatic and instant translation technology. Global PR manager and interpreter  Speaker for the company during presentations at international expos such as PTC ’19 (Hawaii), WSIS ’19 (Switzerland) and others.  Handled business negotiations with overseas clients, mainly in charge of communication with UN’s specialized agency ITU  Interpreted for the company CEO at various international events such as receptions at embassies and during business negotiations with foreign partners, investors and clients.  Translated video content, manuals, contracts, emails from Japanese and English.  Operated the company’s contents management system to create multilingual websites for clients.  Created articles in English and Japanese for the company’s website's PR page. “Foreign student teacher　(留学生が先生！)” program organized by Association for Promotion of International Understanding（国際理解支援協会）, Kanto region. 2016 - present Foreign culture and language teacher  Taught Bulgarian culture and language to students from 4th~12th grade in 50-minute lectures in Japanese or English at primary, junior high and high schools.  Prepared different teaching plans to adapt to the level of understanding of each student group (including lectures for children with hearing and developmental difficulties)  Prepared handouts for student with basic information about the lecture contents for prior study purposes  Gave examples of culture differences between Bulgaria in Japan through activities and quizzes  Managed Q&A session with students after each lecture  Successfully completed lectures at more than 50 private and national schools in Kanto region over the course of 2 years Foreign Service Training Institute at Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan, 2018 - 2018 Bulgarian language teacher  Taught contemporary conversational Bulgarian to Japanese diplomat official in training to be dispatched to the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Bulgaria in one on one lessons.  Prepared different teaching plans for each lesson with focus on modern day language frequently used in daily life in Bulgaria – situations while shopping, travelling, etc.  Consulted with student to pick interactive study materials of high interest to him in order to keep his motivation high – song lyrics, fables, etc.  Gave advice on appropriate behavior while living in Bulgaria in accordance with Bulgarian culture and language through comparisons with the cultures of English speaking countries and Japan. Nissan, Aeon Mall car showcase events in 7 Japanese cities 2018-2018 On-site event director  Handled the core explanation of showcased automobile’s features to customers involving sales talk  Conducted orientation of on-site staff with an accent on role-play  In charge of event showcase set up and closing  Event time and on-site staff management  Collection of questionnaires and introduction of potential buyers to car agents  Kept track of statistical data such as event visitors, number of filled questionnaires, etc. 47 Planning, Tokyo 2016-2017 Event planning and management Event staff  Promotion of various products in food, entertainment, fashion, leisure industries  Model for chocolate maker campaign (Godiva) AII Data Processing, Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) 2014 - 2014 Global company specializing in content, data and business intelligence services Data researcher and entry specialist  Worked on a project for Dow Jones (researched, entered and processed data on Japanese company outlines) EDUCATION Master of International Culture and Communication, Waseda Graduate School, Tokyo, 2019 (Interpretarion studies seminar with Sato Azusa) Bachelor of Education, Tokyo University of Social Welfare, Tokyo, (2017) Bachelor of Applied Linguistics: Translation in English and Japanese, University of Veliko Tarnovo (2014)