Seoul National University - Korean Language & Culture Program (Summer 2005, Summer 2006) Seoul, South Korea

• Intensive 10 week summer language program. Completed Levels 3 and 4 (of 6).

Waseda University - Graduate School of Political Science (October 2002-March 2004) Tokyo, Japan

• Research student studying the history of Sino-Japanese relations under Professor Hirano, Kenichiro with the Japanese Ministry of Education research scholarship (non-degree program).
• Research Assistant for the COE-CAS (Ministry of Education awarded Center of Excellence: Contemporary Asian Studies lead by Professor Mori Kazuko)

Columbia University - School of International and Public Affairs (September 2000 - May 2002) New York

• MIA - Master of International Affairs (GPA: 3.74)
• Certificate of East Asian Studies at Columbia's East Asia Institute with a focus on Japan.

Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies (September 1999 - June 2000) Beijing, China

• University of California, Berkeley administered intensive Chinese language program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China targeting graduate and professional students in China related fields.
• HSK (Chinese Standard Proficiency Test) Score: Level 7 - May enroll in a Chinese university in any subject matter.

Princeton in Beijing (June-August 1998) Beijing, China

• Intensive Chinese language program at Beijing Normal University

Inter-University Program for Japanese Language Studies (September 1997-June 1998) Yokohama, Japan

• Stanford University administered intensive Japanese language program targeting graduate and professional students in Japan related fields.
• Designed kanji study and reference software for the program; received award in recognition.
  

Western Washington University (September 1993-December 1998) Bellingham, WA

• Major in History (much of coursework on European)
  • Awarded "Distinction in History Major" by the History Department
• Major in Philosophy (much of coursework on ethics and religion)
• Major in East Asian Studies (much of coursework on Chinese history and language)
  • Awarded "Outstanding Graduate of the Year" by the East Asian Studies Department
• Major in Japanese Language
• First WWU student to graduate with four majors. (GPA: 3.48)

International School of Stavanger, Norway ('89-'93)
American School of Aberdeen, Scotland - now the International School of Aberdeen. ('81-'88)

EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant (Februrary 2004-August 2004)
The Oriental Library, Tokyo

• Edit Professor Eto Shinkichi's English essay compilations with team supporting the Editorial Committee
• Translate Japanese-English, occasionally Chinese-English

Research Assistant (April 2004-August 2004)
Waseda University Center of Excellence Contemporary Asian Studies, Tokyo

• Edit Waseda's English language Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies
• Create a multilingual glosary database of specialized terms related to contemporary Asian studies as a reference tool for scholars.

Support Technician, Programmer (September 2000 - July 2002)
Faculty Desktop Support, Columbia University, New York, USA

• Provide technical support, training, and custom documation to faculty in about a dozen departments.
• Create custom software applications for PC, Macintosh, and the Web using REALBasic and PHP for faculty.

Freelance Programming (February 2000 - 2002)
The Fool's Workshop (www.foolsworkshop.com)

• Design standalone Macintosh educational software in the SuperCard and REALBasic authoring environments. Registered domain and maintaining site "The Fool's Workshop" for software distribution.
• Flashcard Wizard - A flashcard and study program rich in features and incorporating unique "interval study" features. Shareware, available for download. Received highest rating of 5/5 from TuKids software site and qualified for inclusion at Simplythebest.net.
• Pinyin Font Converter - Freeware conversion utility for fonts that display tones in romanized Chinese.
• Design programs and maintain web pages for the Columbia University Faculty Desktop Support group.

Internet & Technical Consultant (February 1999 - September 1999)
Norwegian Telecom International (Nextel Internet Division)

• Provide technical support over the phone for Norwegian Telecom customers all over Norway who have problems connecting to or using the internet.
• Supported platforms: Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Macintosh
• Supported software: Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Internet Mail/News
• Supported hardware: various modems and ISDN cards/adapters purchased from sales division

Freelance Web Page Design (January 1999)
Teinå School, Stavanger, Norway

• Redesigned a family of web pages for an elementary school, see link (pages have been modified.)
• Provided simple cover page translation into English and Japanese

Freelance Web Page Design (August 1998)
International Exploration and Development department of Phillips Petroleum, Bartlesville, OK

• Designed an internal web site for a department of Phillips Petroleum using Microsoft Frontpage.

International Peer Advisor (September 1995 - July 1998)
Asia University America Program (AUAP) Western Washington University, WA

• Advisor for international students from Asia University
• Planned and supervised cultural activities for international students
• Planned and supervised activities to further interaction between AUAP and American students
• Helped international students deal with cultural readjustment
• Helped international students with English study
• Interpreted for Japanese students and visiting staff from Asia University.

AUAP Webmaster (September 1996 - July 1998)
Asia University America Program (AUAP) Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

• Created a large family of web pages for the AUAP program (pages have since been redesigned) in raw html
• Maintained and updated pages regularily, adding information and news on activities
• Provided technical support for AUAP staff members using Macintosh
• Trained a staff member in HTML, Unix, and various software use in order to maintain pages past July 1998

Web Page Design and Norwegian-English Translation (Summer 1996)
Stavanger Hoeyre Partie (Norwegian Political Party) Stavanger, Norway

• Created first web pages for local political party (they have since been updated)
• Instructed public affairs officer Harald Eide Ellingsen in HTML
• Translated web pages into English
• Most pages have been redone since I left and no longer link to original English translation

English Teacher (Summer 1995)
Shirayuri Youchien/Eigakuin Tateyama, Japan

• Taught morning and evening English classes at all levels from ages 2-15, 6 days a week

Teaching Assistant (June-August 1994)
Skolefritidsordningen Byfjord Skole (Norwegian Elementary School and Day-Care Center) Stavanger, Norway

• Planned indoor/outdoor activities for children
• Taught children the use of Macintosh computers for education and entertainment
• Developed educational software for English classes using Hypercard.
• Translated web pages for Byfjord Skole to English, Byfjord pages updated when the school moved to Teinå.
  

• Norwegian - Fluent, Native tongue
• English - Fluent, Native tongue
• Japanese - Professional competency both in the written and spoken language. 4 years of formal study, several stays in Japan for work, travel, and language study.
• Chinese - Professional competency in the written and spoken language. Equivalent of 4 years of formal study, two stays in China for language study. HSK: Level 7 - May enroll in a Chinese university in any subject matter.
• Korean - Intermediate conversational ability and reading.

TECHNOLOGY

• Installation, use, and support for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux operating systems. Use and support of a wide range of office applications, web design, and graphics applications.
• Use and support of a wide range of terminal utilities and commands in *NIX and DOS.
• Basic installation of hardware components for PCs.
• Intermediate networking skills for small networks Mac or Windows, basic networking skills for Linux.
• Familiarity with database work in Filemaker and interfacing with MySQL.
• Programming: Advanced: REALBasic, SuperCard, PHP, and HTML. Some background in CSS, JavaScript, Perl, XML, and C++.