Editing & Proofreading Experience Fitness Japan, Tokyo Editor: Developed editorial content and solicited articles for this Webzine; currently edit, proofread or rewrite copy as needed. Oct. 2005 to the present SMC Japan, Tokyo Proofreader: Check, edit or rewrite translated business and technical documents; advise Japanese translators on English terms and writing. Aug. 2006 to the present Comsus, Tokyo On-Call Proofreader: Check translated manuals; rewrite business documents. Dec. 2006 to the present International Herald Tribune The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo Copyeditor: Edited or rewrote mostly translated news and feature articles for Asahi’s pages in the Tribune. Feb. 2004 to June 2005 Cooper Point Journal, Olympia, WA Features Editor: Edited, designed pages with PageMaker; solicited and wrote articles; launched a weekly forum column for this Evergreen State College campus weekly. Sept. 1995 to Dec. 1996 City Collegian, Seattle, WA Features Editor: Edited, designed pages with Quark Xpress; assigned and wrote articles; launched a weekly cultural feature for this Seattle Central Community College weekly. Sept. 1994 June 1995

Writing & Reporting Experience Freelance, Tokyo, New York, Portland, OR Reporter/Writer: Write news, features and reviews for various publications; most recently, Metropolis, Asian Reporter and Asia Times Online. 1998 to the present Fitness Japan, Tokyo Writer/Copywriter: Wrote and uploaded monthly Web content on amateur sports and fitness; composed monthly e-mail magazine. Oct. 2005 to Dec. 2006 International Herald Tribune The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo Staff Writer: Features; monthly columnist for Asahi’s Ex-pat Forum in the Tribune. Feb. 2004 to Sept. 2005 The Daily Press, Newport News, VA Government Reporter: Covered Williamsburg/James City County politics. September 2001 to Apr. 2002 Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA Reporter: Covered area city governments, LA crime and courts; wrote features. Sept. 2000 to Sept. 2001 Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Oregon News Writer/Copywriter: Wrote news, features and copy about American Indians. June 1998 to July 1999 The Namibian, Windhoek, Namibia Reporter: Covered city, rural and national news; wrote features, A & E and commentaries. May to Dec. 1997