Mikiko Hige
Freerance Translator And Interpreter
Portland, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMikiko Hige is a bilingual English–Japanese translator and interpreter based in Portland, Oregon, with over 10 years of professional experience and decades of language work spanning academia, events, and corporate localization. She combines classroom-tested language education (MS in Language Education from Indiana University) with hands-on localization QA for clients like Apple and project work for universities, festivals, and businesses. Known for meticulous attention to detail, she’s experienced in translation of books, teaching materials, media projects, and voice-recognition linguistic testing. Her background includes program administration and curriculum design, which informs clear, culturally aware translations and pragmatic project coordination. A tech-savvy communicator with strong Word and documentation skills, she brings institutional research experience to freelance work. Outside the obvious, she has a history of community-building roles—from founding a North American cultural volunteer group to serving on regional commerce initiatives—reflecting a talent for connecting people across cultures.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Japanese Language and Literature, 2.99, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Japanese Language and Literature, 2.99 at Kobe Shinwa Women’s UniversityMaster of Science (MS), Language Education, Master of Science (MS), Language Education at Indiana University BloomingtonPost Baccalaureate program, General Studies, 4.0, Post Baccalaureate program, General Studies, 4.0 at Portland State UniversityCertification, English, Special student-undergraduate, Certification, English, Special student-undergraduate at CELT, Indiana University Boomington
Japanese, English
Github Skills (17)
api9
protobuf9
grpc8
alm8
gitbook8
protocol-buffers7
alibabacloud6
sdk6
idris6
documentation5
php5
rbac3
docker2
golang2
kubernetes1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mobingilabs/aliyun-php-sdk
Sep 2017 - Jun 2020
Contributions:4 PRs, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
alibaba-cloudphpcloud-sdksdkalibaba
mobingilabs/docs
Jul 2019 - Mar 2024
Mirror repo of Mobingi ALM's gitbook-based documentation.
Contributions:2 PRs, 55 pushes in 4 years 8 months
mirror-repogitbookmobingi-almalmmobingi
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