ERIC W. EICKHORST, M.A.

8910 Eby St. PHONE: (913) 649-8719

Overland Park, KS 66212 MOBILE: (913) 901-7004

EDUCATION

v 1998-2002: Truman State University. Kirksville, Missouri.

v Bachelor of Arts in Communication, concentration in Journalism

v Minor in East Asian Studies, concentration in spoken and written Japanese

v 2004-2006: University of Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas.

v Master of Arts in East Asian Languages and Cultures, concentration in Japanese Language and Literature

v Master’s thesis: “Game Centers: A Historical and Cultural Analysis of Japan’s Video Amusement Establishments”

LANGUAGES & SKILLS

v Excellent written and verbal communication skills

v High degree of proficiency in spoken and written Japanese language. Native speaker of American English

v Computer proficiency with Quark XPress, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), Lotus Notes, basic HTML ability

v Ability to work with both Macintosh and Windows operating systems

WORK EXPERIENCE

v December 2007 - Present: Kissco USA, Inc. Lenexa, Kansas.

Independent Contractor. Responsibilities include testing and quality assurance of cellular phones manufactured by Sanyo Electric Co. for Sprint Nextel Corp. Duties require intensive reading of Japanese language in order to accurately perform requested tests. Also perform translation of Kissco company documents from Japanese to English and write daily progress reports in Japanese to Sanyo.

v August 2006 - August 2007: Saitama City Board of Education; The JET (Japan Exchange Teaching) Program. Saitama City, Japan.

Assistant Language Teacher. Taught English language in cooperation with native Japanese teachers of English at two junior high schools and three elementary schools in Saitama City, near Tokyo. Responsible for creating materials designed to entertain and teach students fundamentals of English while fostering an understanding of international cultures. Use of Japanese language required on a daily basis in order to communicate with school officials and to coordinate lesson plans with teachers who lacked English language ability.

v November 2002 - June 2005: The Associated Press, Markets Information Division. Kansas City, Missouri.

Software Support Specialist. Responsible for designing, creating and distributing stock market pages for several hundred AP member newspapers in the United States. Used a variety of software including Quark XPress, Adobe InDesign and proprietary systems to compile, process and format market data in a deadline-driven environment. Handled requests and support calls from AP members.

v May 2001 - July 2001: Webster University International Business Internship Exchange in Partnership with the State of Missouri. Asahikawa City, Hokkaido, Japan

International Business Intern. Worked in cooperation with Asahikawa University at Asahikawa Grand Hotel and New Hokkai Hotel as a cultural liaison between the state of Missouri and the city of Asahikawa. Edited English documents for accuracy and clarity; translated Japanese documents into English.

HONORS & AWARDS

v 1998-99, 2001-02: Truman State University President's Honorary Scholarship

v 1998-99, 2001-02: Truman State University President's Leadership Scholarship

v 1998-99, 2001-02: Truman State University Combined Ability Scholarship

v May 2005: Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship, University of Kansas, used for summer studies at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan

v May 2006: Graduated with honors distinction from University of Kansas

REFERENCES

Brian Chon
Kissco USA, Inc.
10851 Mastin Blvd., Suite 125
Overland Park, KS 66210
Phone: (201) 334-7233
/ Sanae Eda
Assistant Professor of Japanese
University of Kansas
2115 Wescoe Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone: (785) 864-9129

Craig Farewell
Support Manager
The Associated Press
215 W. Pershing Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 654-1090
/ Wilma Prifti
Director
International Business
Internship Exchange
Webster University
470 E. Lockwood
St. Louis, MO 63119
Phone: (314) 968-6912

William Tsutsui
Associate Professor of History
University of Kansas
3021 Wescoe Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone: (785) 864-9435