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Member since Apr '06

Working languages:
English to Russian
Russian (monolingual)
Russian to English

Larissa B
Accuracy and Style

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Local time: 07:34 EST (GMT-5)

Native in: Russian Native in Russian
Willingness
to Work Again

6 Positive entries

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Subtitling, Training
Expertise
Specializes in:
ManufacturingMining & Minerals / Gems
Energy / Power GenerationEnvironment & Ecology
GeologyMarketing / Market Research

KudoZ activity Questions answered: 947, Questions asked: 4 Easy / 154 PRO, PRO-level points: 1834
Project History 44 projects entered

Blue Board entries made by this user  8 entries

Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 4

Translation education BA-Kemerovo State University
Experience Years of translation experience: 17. Registered at ProZ.com: Oct 2002. Became a member: Apr 2006.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s)
Credentials English to Russian (Kemerovo State University, verified)
Russian to English (Kemerovo State University, verified)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint
CV/Resume English (DOC)
Contests won First ProZ.com Translation Contest 2007: English to Russian
7th ProZ.com Translation Contest: English to Russian [download]
Professional practices Larissa B endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me

Coal mining and mine equipment; minerals; geology; business and marketing; contracts, laws, acts, and regulations; social care and services; general medical

Russian native speaker, currently residing in Toronto, Canada.

17 years of professional translating/interpreting, including:

- six years as full-time in-house Interpreter/Translator for the US-Russian project dealing with coal mining;

- two years of full-time work for a British mine equipment manufacturer; and

- over three years as full-time in-house Quality Assurance Associate/Over-The-Phone Interpreter implementing company quality assurance procedures and providing interpreting for various industry segments (911, financial services, insurance, health care, hospitality, utilities etc.)

My other job experience includes:

- translation of news items, feature articles, and advertisements for Russian issues of UK-based coal magazine on an ongoing basis;

- translation of company brochures and catalogues, business proposals, court transcripts, case descriptions, medical documents, market research surveys;

- interpreting during coal mining specialists site visits (underground mines, open pits, coal prep plants, power plants);

- consecutive and simultaneous interpreting at conferences/seminars/workshops;

- freelance and part-time work for the UK Department for International Development (DFID) projects (social services, youth employment); and

- interpreting for an international adoption agency.

Competent, reliable, meticulous, friendly
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: 2231
PRO-level pts: 1834


Top languages (PRO)
English to Russian1160
Russian to English630
Russian40
English4
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering457
Other439
Medical256
Art/Literary186
Bus/Financial137
Pts in 4 more flds >
Top specific fields (PRO)
Mining & Minerals / Gems89
Medical (general)72
Marketing / Market Research68
Medical: Health Care60
Law (general)60
Education / Pedagogy56
Geology54
Pts in 69 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 projects44
With client feedback0
Corroborated0
0 positive (0 entries)
positive0
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation27
Interpreting10
Proofreading/editing7
Language pairs
English to Russian23
Russian to English9
6
Russian6
Specialty fields
Mining & Minerals / Gems14
Medical (general)5
Cosmetics, Beauty4
Marketing / Market Research2
Business/Commerce (general)2
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion1
Other fields
Law (general)6
Finance (general)2
Electronics / Elect Eng2
Law: Taxation & Customs1
Insurance1
Mechanics / Mech Engineering1
Automation & Robotics1
IT (Information Technology)1
Petroleum Eng/Sci1
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Profile last updated
Oct 6



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