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Member since Feb '08

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

Availability today:
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Vanda Nissen
PhD in linguistics

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Local time: 19:38 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: Russian Native in Russian, Danish Native in Danish
Willingness
to Work Again

10 Positive entries

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
AffiliationsBlue Board: Vanda Nissen
Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Training
Expertise
Specializes in:
IT (Information Technology)Economics
Advertising / Public RelationsTourism & Travel
Business/Commerce (general)Education / Pedagogy
Games / Video Games / Gaming / CasinoMarketing / Market Research
Medical: Health CareLaw: Contract(s)

KudoZ activity Questions answered: 600, Questions asked: 0 Easy / 330 PRO, PRO-level points: 888
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 Russian (Voronezh State University)
English to Danish (...)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, , Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS
Professional practices Vanda Nissen endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me

My working experience includes both translation and interpreting (consecutive and simultaneous). I have been working for about 5 years as a translator/interpreter in Russia and Denmark, translating firstly scientific articles for publication, interpreting at the scientific conferences (chemistry, biotechnology) during my work at the different Russian Universities. I compiled and published a dictionary of scientific terms on biotechnology (Voronezh State Technological Academy).

I am currently working as a free-lance translator and interpreter. 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.

Fields:

TECHNICAL

Civil Engineering

Environment / Hygiene, Health and Safety at Work

Manuals


SCIENCE

Psychology

Sociology

Linguistics



LAW

General law

Contracts

Administrative law


ECONOMICS

Finance/Economy


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).



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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: 896
PRO-level pts: 888


Top languages (PRO)
English to Russian393
Russian to English156
Polish to English127
Polish to Russian70
Russian to Polish36
Pts in 10 more pairs >
Top general fields (PRO)
Other307
Law/Patents114
Bus/Financial108
Art/Literary84
Social Sciences79
Pts in 4 more flds >
Top specific fields (PRO)
Education / Pedagogy99
Law (general)69
Law: Contract(s)60
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.48
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters43
Business/Commerce (general)43
Other38
Pts in 48 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
Aug 9



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