Mike Van Woodward

Mike Van Woodward has a diverse range of work experience. Mike'smost recent role, starting in November 2020, is as an Information Technology Project Coordinator at Quest Technology Management. In this position, they coordinate and leads various tech-based installations, provides technical on-call support, and manages services contracts. Mike is responsible for budget management and delegates tasks to ensure client satisfaction.

Before that, from May 2014 to November 2019, Mike worked at Philips as a Packaging Artwork Project Coordinator. Mike managed projects related to the localization and development of packaging artwork for Philips Oral HealthCare products. Mike successfully expedited the artwork process, reducing the production schedule by 60%. Mike also delegated tasks and supervised the work of key stakeholders, ensuring project deliverables and milestones were met.

Prior to that, from November 2012 to November 2013, they worked at Opticon North America (Opticon, Inc.) as a Translator/Copy Editor. In this role, they translated and edited technical engineering documents and facilitated communication between departments and the Japanese parent company. Mike also collaborated with IT departments to set up an inter-company file transfer system.

In August 2012, Mike briefly worked at Amazon as a Kindle Quality Assurance Editor.

From January 2011 to June 2012, they were a Logistics Coordinator at Jamco America, where they managed shipping processes for aerospace products. Mike drafted shipment documents and organized the company's inventory database.

Lastly, from July 2008 to July 2010, Mike worked as the Coordinator of International Relations at Tateyama City Hall. Mike served as a linguistic and cultural liaison for Japan's largest cultural exchange program and coordinated international exchange programs with sister cities in the US and Australia. Mike also organized events and successfully raised global awareness within the community.

Overall, Mike Van Woodward has demonstrated their skills in project coordination, budget management, translation, logistics, and cultural exchange throughout their work experience.

Mike Van Woodward has a diverse education background starting in 2000 when they attended Edmonds College and obtained an Associate of Arts (AA) degree. From 2003 to 2008, they pursued their Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Washington, majoring in Japanese Linguistics and Japanese and International Relations. During their undergraduate years, in 2005 and 2006, they also attended Aoyama Gakuin University, focusing on Japanese and International Studies. In 2020, Mike obtained a certification in Project Management Foundations: Budgets from LinkedIn.