Christopher K. Loew

3-2-3 Uenohigashi

Toyonaka City, Osaka 560-0013

JAPAN

Ph.: (06) 6850-7317    Fax: (06) 6850-7736
e-mail: je5c-loew@asahi-net.or.jp

EMPLOYMENT:

Proofreader/ESL Instructor/Writer

May 1998 – present: Freelance

Proofread Japanese-to-English translations, teach English conversation to Japanese businessmen, write stock analysis for an investing newsletter, write articles for a US agricultural newspaper.

Export Manager

July 1996 – May 1998: Interbay Food Company, Woodinville, Washington, USA

March 1993 – June 1996: MacDonald Meat Co., Seattle, Washington, USA

Sold and exported frozen foods; researched documentation requirements of destination countries; sourced new products; booked trucking; estimated container loads; supervised load-outs; prepared bills of lading, wire transfer instructions, Shipper’s Export Declarations and FSIS inspection documents.

Staff Member, Purchasing Dept. Processing Materials Section

March 1991 – June 1993

Stamina Foods (now renamed “S Foods”), Nishinomiya City, Hyogo, Japan

Calculated material needs of meat processing plants, based on yields and production schedules; inspected materials, negotiated with suppliers regarding specifications and claims against materials; managed inventory and processed orders from sales offices.

English Instructor

1990 – 1991

Tokyo Center for Language and Culture, Osaka, Japan

Taught conversational English at Japanese companies

Cowboy, Horse Trainer

1982 – 1987

High Country Packers/Camp Yahoo, Cle Elum, Washington, USA – Wrangler: Led trail horse packing trips in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, taught children to ride, led a children’s camp.

Portland Livestock Auction, Portland, Oregon, USA -- Night Yardman: Received, sorted, cared for and loaded cattle on to trucks.

Fox’s Training Stables – Sharon Center, Ohio, USA – Trainer: Broke and trained thoroughbred racing colts.

Matanuska Stables, Palmer, Alaska, USA – Wrangler: Led trail rides.

Rio Bend Cattle Company, Brawley, California USA – Cowboy: Rode pens, doctored sick cattle, castrated and vaccinated cattle, fed cattle, trained cutting horses.

Trail’s End Equestrian Center, Seaside, Oregon – Wrangler: Led trail rides, cared for horses.

EDUCATION:

1987 – 1990

The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, USA

Bachelor of Arts degree, major studies in agricultural geography

1978 – 1982

Grover Cleveland High School, Portland, Oregon, USA

PERSONAL:

Born Nov. 3, 1964; US citizen; married to a Japanese national; Japanese Permanent Resident Visa; enjoy travel, reading, stock investing and outdoor sports.