Russian/Ukrainian Native Speaker with Educational Background and Work Experience in Life Sciences and Marketing, 20+ years in business
Personal Information
Year of birth: 1971
Country: Ukraine
Availability: Full-time
Language pairs:
1. English <> Russian
2. English <> Ukrainian
3. Spanish <> Russian
4. Spanish <> Ukrainian
Native Languages: Russian, Ukrainian
Years of part-time experience as a translator: Since 1989
Years of full-time experience as a translator: Since 2000
Main areas of specialization:
1. Medicine (all subjects including clinical trials and medical equipment) and Pharmaceuticals
2. Life Sciences (physiology, anthropology, neurology, biochemistry, microbiology…)
3. Science (physiology, anthropology, neurology, biochemistry, microbiology…)
4. Business, Economics, Finances, Marketing
5. Technical translations (some areas)
6. Legal, contracts etc.
Hardware:
1. CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E4400, 2.00 GHz // HDD 500 Gb 7200rpm // Video Inno3D GeForce 8600GT, 512Mb
Software (main):
1. Microsoft Windows XP SP2
2. Microsoft Office XP 2003 with FrontPage
3. Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.0
4. Adobe CS2, CS4
5. AceHTML 6 Pro (HTML editing)
6. AutoCAD 2009
7. Trados 2007 Freelance (8.0)
8. WordFast Pro
Translation speed:
Normal: 2,000-3,000 words per day
Urgent: 4,000-6,000 words per day

Educational background
2000-2001
Vinnitsa National Technical University. Department for Corporate Management
Thesis: “Economic analysis of performance of an industrial company”
Title of qualification awarded: Manager-Economist
1993-2000
Vinnitsa Pirogov National Medical University. Postgraduate Studies in Physiology, Philosophy, English
Thesis: Participation of Neuronal Networks of Hippocampus and Red Nucleus in Programming and Performing Ballistic Food-Reaching Movements in Rats
Master’s Degree in Physiology
1988–1994
Vinnitsa Pirogov National Medical University
Titles of qualifications awarded: Physician (Diploma cum laude), Lieutenant of Medical Military Service
1988–1994
Vinnitsa Pirogov National Medical University. Language course: Translator, Reviewer and Translator/Interpreter Consultant for Medical English
Title of qualification awarded: Translator, Reviewer and Translator/Interpreter Consultant for English, medical sublanguage (Certificate)

Additional Training
1993-1994
The First Kyiv School of Languages
Title of qualification awarded: Translator of Spanish
1994
Vinnitsa National Technical University, Department for Information Technologies and Computer Engineering
Title of qualification awarded: Certified Microsoft Office user
2000-2002
English language course, Vinnitsa National Technical University, Department for Technical Translation
Title of qualification awarded: Translator, editor and proof-reader

Work Experience
January 2000 onwards
Freelance translator and investigator
2000-2001
International Sales Manager of Posluhy Company (Vinnitsa, Ukraine)
1994-2000
Research and teaching assistant for prof. V.M. Moroz, prof. N.V. Bratus. Physiology Department of Vinnitsa Pirogov National Medical University

Personal Skills and Competences
Social and organisational skills and competences
Good organisational skills, experience in team work, strong sense of responsibility and self-motivation, highly organized with attention to details

Computer Skills and Competences
Excellent word processing and data entry skills


Software, CAT, CAD and DTP tools: MS Windows XP, Microsoft Office XP (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, FrontPage); Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.0; Adobe Photoshop 9.0 (with ImageReady); Adobe PageMaker 7.0; Adobe InDesign CS2 and CS4; AceHTML 6 Pro; AutoCAD 2009; Trados 2007 Freelance, SDLX, WordFast Pro, others.