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Member since Feb '08

Working languages:
English to Russian
Polish to Danish
English to Danish
Danish to Russian
Russian to Danish

Vanda Nissen
PhD in linguistics

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Local time: 22:29 CST (GMT+10.5)

Native in: Russian Native in Russian, Danish Native in Danish
Willingness to Work Again info
13 Positive entries

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Affiliations Blue Board: Vanda Nissen
Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Training
Expertise
Specializes in:
Advertising / Public RelationsEnvironment & Ecology
LinguisticsBusiness/Commerce (general)
Education / PedagogyGames / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
Marketing / Market ResearchMedical: Health Care
Law: Contract(s)

KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 1184, Questions answered: 764, Questions asked: 391
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 2
Glossaries dansk, Education, games, law, medical terms, military, moj slovar', философия, социология, technical, компьютер
Translation education PhD - Voronezh State University
Experience Years of translation experience: 5. Registered at ProZ.com: Nov 2005. Became a member: Feb 2008.
Credentials English (TOEFL, verified)
English to Danish (...)
English to Russian (National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters)
Russian (Voronezh State University)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS
Website http://www.kaskelot.eu
Professional practices Vanda Nissen endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines (v1.0).
About me
My working experience includes both translation and interpreting. I have been working for about 8 years as a translator/interpreter in Russia, Scandinavia, and Australia, translating firstly scientific articles for publication, interpreting at the scientific conferences ( biotechnology) during my work at the different Russian Universities, and later adding marketing, legal and educational documents to my portfolio.

In 2010 we've moved to South Australia where I've continued working as a translator and interpreter. I am a NAATI accredited translator (English into Russian), NAATI number 66987. Excellent knowledge of my native language, Russian, and a strong linguistic background (a PhD in Russian, Polish and English) help me to accomplish very difficlut translations.

Together wuth my husband, Stig Nissen, who is a native Danish speaker, we deliver translations into Danish and Russian. Stig is a NAATI recognized translator (both directions, English-Danish and Danish-English).

Stig has got a very strong background in technical, marketing (he has been working for EBM-Scandinavia, Denmark) and financial translations (he is currently studying Accountancy at Flinders University, Australia). He delivers translations into Danish.

Fields:

TECHNICAL

Civil Engineering

Environment / Hygiene, Health and Safety at Work

Manuals


SCIENCE

Psychology

Sociology

Linguistics

Biotechnology


LAW

General law

Contracts

Administrative law


ECONOMICS

Finance/Economy

Accountancy (only for Danish)


CULTURAL

Genealogy studies and Archive documents

Literature

Educational Articles

School Manuals

Newspaper articles


MARKETING

Press Releases

Brochures

Labels

Website Content


QUALIFICATIONS

PhD in Russian, Polish and American English -2001

Ösnabruck University - Summer School "Recent trends in linguistics" - DAAD scholarship - July-August 2008

Studieproven - 2007TOEFL iBT - 109 (August, 2007)

Dansk prøve 3 -10 (2006)


I did a special translative course at the Warsaw University (1999).


WEBSITE

www.kaskelot.eu



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This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 1196
PRO-level pts: 1184


Top languages (PRO)
English to Russian557
Russian to English212
Polish to English135
Polish to Russian86
Russian to Polish56
Pts in 11 more pairs >
Top general fields (PRO)
Other440
Law/Patents146
Art/Literary128
Bus/Financial124
Social Sciences99
Pts in 4 more flds >
Top specific fields (PRO)
Education / Pedagogy111
Law (general)97
Law: Contract(s)68
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters55
Other54
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.52
Business/Commerce (general)47
Pts in 55 more flds >

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This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects2
With client feedback2
Corroborated2
100% positive (2 entries)
positive2
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation2
Language pairs
English to Russian1
Danish to Russian1
Specialty fields
Automotive / Cars & Trucks1
Other fields
Poetry & Literature1
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Profile last updated
Nov 30, 2011



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