Mike Staffa

Gengo is the people-powered translation platform. We are Tokyo and Silicon Valley-based start up with over 15,000 translators across 114 countries, translating at a rate of four words per second. Our investors include Intel Capital, Atomico, Recruit, Iris Capital and Japan’s NTT DoCoMo. Responsible for the Speed of translations as well as the Scale of our language pair offerings. Here is the "Open Data" to see how I am doing: http://gengo.com/open-data/speed.html

The Pirates of the Dotombori is Japan's only bilingual comedy group. I founded the group in 2005 and since then we have performed on every major TV channel in Japan. We do public shows every month as well as private shows for a variety of clients like the U.S. Army, the Department of State and the Mayor's Office of Osaka. - Lead weekly lessons - Work with the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo - Liaise with the media - Set up performances - Teach corporate workshops - Finance management

Set up Gala's Global HR policy Survey compensation's plans in Gala HR Development (set up education plans for people who just joined) Manage education plans (seminars)

I was the first manager at a school in Tennoji, Japan. I designed the layout of the school, selected office furniture and built the school classroom walls myself. I handled the daily work schedule as well as finding new ways to market the school to prospective clients. Besides teaching lessons daily, I also led promotions and campaigns to increase the client base.

- Led model negotiation workshops for major multinational companies - Gave workshop feedback to clients about their English negotiation progress

- Taught daily lessons to a variety of students - Assessed new students and placed them in appropriate classes - Graded and gave recommendations to students after each lesson - Lead a sales team giving demonstration lessons to prospective students - Trained new staff

I was the improv critic for the U.S. Midwest. I was responsible for contacting the theaters and arranging a date for me to review their production. I had to write an accurate and entertaining review in time to meet a deadline.

Australian History and Politics

International Relations, Minor in Biology