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PERSONAL
PROFILE
Well-organised,
reliable translator | interpreter | PA | Website designer /
localiser with extensive experience of working freelance and
in-house for publishing houses, advertising and translation
agencies, international companies and organisations whilst adapting
to the benefits of new technologies. Able to remain calm under
pressure and retain a sense of humour and proportion.
KEY
SKILLS
Fluent Russian and English, reading knowledge of German, French
and Spanish. Awareness of confidentiality and data protection
issues.
Accuracy and attention to detail.
Confident as a self-starter working independently or functioning
as part of a team.
Word processing skills: MS Word
Typing: Russian 60 wpm, English 55 wpm
CAREER
HISTORY
Aug
’95 - present
London, England
FREELANCE TRANSLATOR
Subjects: photo and video equipment (analogue / digital), electronics,
information technology, advertising, correspondence (business
and personal), export and import trade, marketing, management,
general politics, environment, public administration
HARDWARE:
Power Macintosh 8600/250, Global Village K56Flex data/fax modem;
Apple printer LaserWriter 4/600 PS, Visioneer scanner PaperPort
Strobe, Canon bubble jet fax machine
SOFTWARE: Mac OS 8.6, SoftWindows 95 (PC emulation), Microsoft
Office 95, Cyrillic Language Kit, AOL UK 5.0i, Internet Explorer
5, Outlook Express 5.01, Netscape Navigator 4.8
SERVICES:
Independent contracts with individuals, agencies, international
companies.
Translated manuals for all Canon cameras (compact, APS and EOS).
Edited CD-ROMs, brochures, voice-overs and other promotional
material for Canon, its advertising agency TBWA/H Europe in
Amsterdam, its printing company Weber Colour Printing Ltd in
Switzerland and its multimedia agency Master Communications
BV in Amsterdam (using e-mail, fax and DHL courier) from March
’96 till May 2000.
Edited a Web site for Microsoft and its publishing company TPD
Publishing Ltd in London from Aug '97 till May ’99.
Apr
’93 - Oct ’96
‘Anchor Housing Association’, Farnborough, England
DEPUTY WARDEN
Care for the elderly
Point of contact in emergency
Assessing needs in close co-operation with local surgeries,
contractors, social services
Oct
’91 - Apr ’93
‘The Ockenden Venture’, Camberley, England
VOLUNTARY CARE ASSISTANT
Providing care and guidance for 13 mentally and physically handicapped
young adults.
Participating in care / welfare training, fund raising events.
Sept
'91
‘White Nights’ American-Russian Joint Enterprise, Siberia, Russia
TRANSLATOR / INTERPRETER / PA
Technical translation from English into Russian and vice versa.
Simultaneous interpretation at company’s meetings
Jan '91 - Aug '91
' Tsvetotron Electronics Factory', Brest, Belarus
TRANSLATOR / INTERPRETER / PA
Technical translation.
Guided tours for English speaking visitors.
Responsible for all foreign correspondence, phone calls and
faxes.
Jan
'90 - Jan ‘91
'Brest Polytechnic', Brest, Belarus
LANGUAGE LABORATORY ASSISTANT
Assisted with comprehension of audio materials prepared by native
speakers of English.
Taught English part-time
QUALIFICATIONS
2002 Certificate in Web Design (HTML, Dreamweaver, Fireworks,
Flash).
ETC Centre, London, UK
1989 Honours Degree in English. Subsidiary courses in German,
French and Spanish.
Pyatigorsk College for Foreign Languages, Russia.
1983 Certificate of Secondary Education.
Secondary school, Brestskaya Oblast, Belarus
INTERESTS
Photography, computers
Yoga, zen, martial arts
Bonsai, tropical fish (discus)
References
available on request.
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