Yuki Okada, MASc(EE)

Engineering Translator

 

Summary

Translator and interpreter between English and Japanese with 5 years experience, with an MASc (Electrical Engineering) and 16 years experience as an engineer both in Canada and Japan. I understand your technical documents.

  • Fluent in English and Japanese with 5 years experience as translator and interpreter.
  • Japanese native worked in Canada for the last 20 years.
  • Worked as an engineer both in Canada and in Japan for 16 years.
  • Specialties include semiconductor devices and electronic circuit.
  • Highly experienced in problem-solving both in research and production environment.
  • Logical and analytical thinker with attention to details backed by solid foundation on circuit and device physics theory.
  • Team leading and training skills.

Career History

FREELANCE TRANSLATOR, Ottawa, Ontario

2003 - Present

Translator/Interpreter
Translator and interpreter between English and Japanese.

  • Translated mostly technical documents both English to Japanese and Japanese to English. Good understanding of the technical content of the originals produced readable translation with appropriate language. Some of past projects include:
    • Instruction manuals for electrical and mechanical equipment
    • Software protocol manuals and programming guides
    • Applications for research grants
    • Publicity materials and journal articles on scientific and engineering research
    • Research papers
    • Telecommunications equipment requests for proposals and information
    • License agreement
    • Technical reports for electrical equipment manufacturers
    • Web sites (mostly academic in physics and electrical engineering)
    • Health and Safety regulations

 

NORTEL NETWORKS, Ottawa, Ontario

1991 - 2003

Test and Reliability Process Engineer (2001 – 2003)

Designed, implemented and maintained reliability test facilities for semiconductor lasers and detector in a production group. Led a group of technicians.

  • Transferred the reliability test facilities and procedures from the R&D group successfully to the production group.
  • Identified and solved problems with reliability test facilities, increasing the reliability in the final products.
  • Led and trained a group of technicians.

 

Reliability Process Engineer (1996 – 2001)
Designed, implemented and maintained reliability test facilities for semiconductor lasers and detectors.

  • Redesigned the accelerated ageing and testing facilities to produce a high degree of repeatability to support a sharp increase in the production volume of telecommunication equipment.
  • Introduced a statistical process control (SPC) for a reliable operation. This gave our reliability assessment program industry strength, as compared to a research tool.
  • Trained a group of up to 12 technicians who were hired during the production ramp.

Test Engineer (1991 – 1996)
Designed test systems for semiconductor lasers at the R&D group.

  • Invented a novel method of using pulses in semiconductor laser testing where d.c. was conventionally used. This drastically reduced the heating and characteristic changes due to the heat.
  • Performed tests and effectively reported the results to enhance the design cycle.
  • Oversaw testing activities.

 

JAPAN ELECTRON OPTICS LABORATORY, Tokyo, Japan

1983 - 1987

Circuit Design Engineer
Circuit design engineer for scanning electron microscopes (SEM).

  • Realized a low-noise, wide bandwidth, and high gain simultaneously in an image detecting system, using detailed calculations.
  • Reduced the cost of lens drive circuitry for SEM while achieving a 1E-6 level of stability by clever power consumption management, in order to increase the competitive edge of the product.

 

Education

Master of Applied Science, Electrical Engineering

1991

University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

 

Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics

1983

Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan

 

Publications
1) Y. Okada, J.M. Xu, H.C. Liu, D. Landheer, M. Buchanan and D.C. Houghton, "Noise characteristics of a Si/SiGe resonant tunneling diode," Solid-State Elect. 32, 797 (1987)
2) Y. Okada, "Low-Frequency Noise in Resonant Tunneling Diodes," Thesis submitted for MASc, Dept of Electrical Engineering, U of Toronto (1991)

Languages
English (TOEIC score 985 out of 990)
Japanese (Native)
French (Intermediate)


Selected Community Contributions

President

2006-current

Dagaku (Japanese drumming school for children)

 

Artistic Director

2000-2005

Oto-Wa Taiko (Japanese drumming group)

2008-current

 

President

1992-1995

Ottawa Japanese Community Association

 

Proofreader, writer (English and Japanese) and translator

1988-1991

Nikkei Voice (monthly national newspaper for Japanese Canadians)