Troy Fowler

Yokohama, Japan
e-mail: fowler.troy [ATMARK] gmail.com
http://www.1061.org

Interests

Technical translation and interpretation (JPN=>ENG), power generation and energy policy, urban microclimatology

Work Experience

Operations Manager, Crude and Heavy Fuel Oil Trading Section, ITOCHU Corporation. 2008 - present

Operations manager in Energy Trade Divison of Itochu, working in the crude oil and heavy fuel oil section.

Freelance translator (JPN=>ENG). 2001 - present

Translations include robot manuals, electrical circuitry diagrams, paint related defect investigations, internal documents on corporate philosophy (Toyota Production System, life cycle cost assessments, assembly line management). Most experience with material from TOYOTA and TOYOTA suppliers.

Translator/Interpreter (JPN<=>ENG), New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) 2001 - 2002

Translator/interpreter for the Paint and Assembly divisions of a Toyota/GM joint venture auto plant.
-Interpreted during executive level meetings for Japanese engineers
-100% technical material

Community Manager, ProZ.com 2000 - 2001

Web site administrator for this online community of translation professionals. Managed customer service, business development and ad campaigns for ProZ.com during the company's first year of operation.
-Developed key partnerships with translator associations and software vendors
-Helped triple number of registered users in less than one year
-Negotiated critical advertising contracts
-Hand coded HTML webpages

Education

Ph.D in Environmental and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University (YNU), Yokohama Japan 2008

Sadohara/Yoshida Laboratory
Received a PhD on a Japanese government Monbukagakusho scholarship. Researching looked at links between urban morphology, ventilation and surface air temperature in an effort to mitigate the Urban Heat Island effect.

MSc Environmental Systems HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY, (HSU), Arcata, California USA May 2004

Concentration: International Development Technology
Studied technology selection for rural electrification focusing on stand-alone solar and wind power applications, biogas and microhydro systems.

BA International and Regional Studies, UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, (UOP), Stockton, California May 1994

Concentration: East Asian Regional Security
Minor: Japanese

KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY (KGU), Nishinomiya, Japan 1996-1997 Second year of education

Language Skills

Native speaker of American English
Japanese: Fluent, written and spoken
Spanish: Some
Italian: Some

Computer Skills

Webpage processing: HTML, Dreamweaver
Platforms: Windows, Linux 9.0
Software: Microsoft Office; Word, Excel (fairly advanced), PowerPoint
GIS: ArcView 9.1, ArcInfo, ArcMap
Other:VectorWorks 8.3 CAD

Reference

Prof. Dan Ihara
Dept of Environmental Science, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, USA. email: dmi1@humboldt.edu