JULIE ANN MONFILS, M.A._____________________________________________
1373 Glen Rd.				     	         Tel: 920-490-0736, Fax: 920-490-0735
Green Bay, WI 54313 USA				         Email: juliemonfils@new.rr.com	

EXPERIENCE________________________________________________________

FREELANCE JAPANESE TO ENGLISH TRANSLATOR (Specialties: Automotive, Engineering, and Patents) 
50,000 words per month freelance technical translation (full-time) for firms in the US, Japan, and Europe, May 1998 to present. Translated materials such as:	
	       
Automotive-related documents such as assembly job standards, quality standards, specification sheets, 
inspection sheets, and other internal documentation. 

Patents relating to cathode ray tubes, mechanical jigs, packaging, and chewing gum. (Also, studied as an
apprentice under a professional patent translator for over 1 year.)

Manuals relating to ISO standards, printers, computer programs, and management. 

Technical documents relating to photo processing, emergency systems, monitoring and control systems, and safety systems. 

General documents such as museum, city, and color design brochures.

IN-HOUSE JAPANESE/ENGLISH TRANSLATOR AND INTERPRETER
Mitsubishi Motors Manufacturing of America, Bloomington, IL (Jan. 1994 - Dec. 1998)
Interpreted/translated technical material for engineers on the manufacturing floor. 

Daikin America, Decatur, AL (July 1993 - Jan. 1994)				
Interpreted/translated material for QC, Production, Purchasing, and Information Systems. 

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE CONSULTANT
Planned and implemented Japanese cross-cultural training and language programs in Milwaukee, WI. (Sept. 1992 - July 1993)

Developed and put into effect a Japanese/American elementary school cultural exchange program between Milwaukee and the Village of Mayor, Japan. (June 1991)

PUBLISHED ARTICLES________________________________________________

Miyazawa Kenji's Tales: Their Historical and Mythical Backgrounds (March 1992), "Hirosaki University 1991-1992," Faculty of International Exchange, Hirosaki, Japan (written in Japanese)

The Staircase (Dec. 1991), "Aomori Magazine," Aomori Publishing Company, Aomori, Japan (written in Japanese) 

EDUCATION_________________________________________________________

Post Graduate Education (April 1990 - April 1992), Hirosaki University - Hirosaki, Japan
Awarded full two-year Monbusho (Japanese Government) Research Scholarship
Research Topic: Miyazawa Kenji and Japanese Folklore

Master of Arts (January 1990), University of Wisconsin - Madison, Cumulative GPA: 3.9/4.0
Major: Japanese Language and Literature

Bachelor of Arts (May 1988), University of Wisconsin – Madison, Cumulative GPA: 3.6/4.0
Major: East Asian Studies, Japanese

Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan (Oct. 1986 - Aug. 1987)
Awarded full one-year Monbusho (Japanese Government) Scholarship

INTERESTS_________________________________________________________

Ikebana (flower arranging), pottery, reading, travel, exercise