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Working languages:
English to Russian
English to Bulgarian
Bulgarian to Russian
Russian to Bulgarian

maiak

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Native in: Bulgarian Native in Bulgarian, Russian Native in Russian
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Also an engineer; 20+years in technical translation
Account type Freelancer and outsourcer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Desktop publishing, Project management, Vendor management, Operations management
Expertise
Specializes in:
Government / PoliticsEngineering (general)
Computers (general)Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Advertising / Public RelationsManufacturing
Energy / Power GenerationBusiness/Commerce (general)
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.Journalism

KudoZ activity Questions answered: 112, Questions asked: 7 Easy / 433 PRO, PRO-level points: 103
Payment method accepted Wire transfer, Moneybookers, Paypal, Western Union
Glossaries economic, EN>BG general, EN>RU Music, general, science and engineering
Translation education BA-St. Cyril & Methodius University, Veliko Turnovo and M.E. (M.S. equivalent), the St. Petersburg State Technical University
Experience Years of translation experience: 23. Registered at ProZ.com: Dec 2000. Became a member: Apr 2007.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials N/A
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, DejaVu, Dreamweaver, FrameMaker, Frontpage, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Other CAT tool, Pagemaker, Passolo, Powerpoint, QuarkXPress, SDL TRADOS, SDL TRADOS
Professional practices maiak endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me

A technical translator, native Russian and Bulgarian speaker, born in St. Petersburg, Russia, currently living in Bulgaria.

Specialization areas: Machinery, Automotive, Atomic energetic, Computers, Telecom, Environment, Marketing, Advertising, Legal (general), Social (general), Business, Management, Journalism, Politics, Economics (general), Textile/ Clothing industry, Real Estate, Food & Drinks, History, Culture, Tourism, and some others

In 1998, after having left secondary school in St. Petersburg (Leningrad, Russia) and graduated from the Leningrad Polytechnics (now St. Petersburg Technical University) with a M.E. diploma (M.S. in Engineering equivalent) and then from the Veliko Turnovo University (Bulgaria) with M.A. degree in the Bulgarian Language and History, and worked as in-house translator during about of 20 years, I became as full-time freelance technical translator/editor and DTP specialist.

Among my clients are such companies and organizations as Konica, Sony, Tata Engineering & Locomotive Ltd., Cook County Treasurer's Office, Procotex Corporation NV, Intec Telecom Systems PLC, Fairline PLC, Volvo Penta, Alpine Electronics, Medimmune Inc., Datascope Corp. Hewlett-Packard LP, NATO, Procter & Gamble, Daikin Europe N.V, Wolters Kluwer N.V. and others for which I worked directly or through translation agencies in the USA, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, the UK, Belgium, Japan, Australia, China, Russia, and Bulgaria.
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: 155
PRO-level pts: 103


Top languages (PRO)
English to Russian70
English to Bulgarian32
Bulgarian to Russian1
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering61
Other22
Bus/Financial8
Art/Literary4
Law/Patents4
Pts in 2 more flds >
Top specific fields (PRO)
Engineering (general)4
Nuclear Eng/Sci3

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