KATHERINE JAMES
kmjames@andrew.cmu.edu
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Japanese, May 2010
Additional major in Creative Writing
Current Overall GPA: 3.80/4.0
Study Abroad
September 2008 – July 2009
Japanese Language Program
Skills
Skills
Writing: fiction, screenwriting, creative non-fiction, journalism
Languages: conversant in Japanese; elementary French
Computers: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Programming: some java
Languages: conversant in Japanese; elementary French
Computers: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Programming: some java
Work and Research
Spring 2009 - Present
Senior Honors Thesis
· Conduct research on the evolution of the American video game industry and the emergence of Japanese entertainment software in the American market
· Design research method for evaluating American consumers’ video game preferences
· Determine relationship between video game preferences and social/cultural characteristics of Americans and Japanese
· Received a Small Undergraduate Research Grant (SURG) to support my research
Mission One
Tokyo, JAPAN
February 2009 – May 2009
Quality Assurance Intern
· Conducted quality assurance tests for iPhone applications
· Assisted in localization of Japanese entertainment content
· Accrued knowledge in client-developer relations
September 2009 – Present
Archive Intern
· Identify published or public material documenting the history of the ETC
· Create and maintain a digital finding aid for archives
· Create and maintain alumni records
Department of English, CMU
Pittsburgh, PA
August 2006 – August 2008
Office Assistant
· Directed calls, delivered mail, created PDFs and photocopies, and executed a variety of other secretarial duties for department faculty
· Worked with confidential materials
· Assisted in organizing and executing the annual Communications Symposium
Carnegie Mellon Scholarship, equal to the amount of full tuition
Benjamin A. Gilman Scholar
Freeman-ASIA Scholar
Phi Sigma Iota Member
Humanities Scholars Program Student
