Galina Stoletni Blankenship
283 4th Ave. #5
San Francisco, CA, USA 94118
+1 415 533 1137
galinablank@yahoo.com




Education:
1998-2000 MA in Sociology, English speaking Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey
1993-1998 BA in Clinical Psychology and Sociology, English speaking Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey
1992 – 1993 Completed an extensive course on Modern Turkish Language & Literature in Bursa, Turkey
1989 – 1992 Completed an intensified course on English language at the Chisinau
High School in Chisinau, Moldova (former Soviet Union Republic)

Languages:

• Russian
• Turkish
• English

Credentials:
• American Translators Association (ATA)

Courses:
• English Language Course (3 years), Chisinau College (Moldova).
• Modern Turkish Language and Literature Course (1 year), University of Bursa (Bursa, Turkey).
• Basic German Course (3 months), Bogazici University (Istanbul, Turkey).
• Basic French Course (3 months), Bogazici University (Istanbul, Turkey).

Experience:
2000 – present Full time Freelance Translator/Proofreader/Editor/Interpreter
• project management of a large team of international collaborators
• accounting & budgeting, invoicing, international bank wires
• maintenance of databases, updates
• extensive archive and web-based research
• daily administrative communication & planning
• DTP work, final formatting
• translation software (CAT tools) training
• phone interpreting for Russian and Turkish speaking communities, mainly on healthcare and medical insurance matters
• interpreting during court hearings, mainly in asylum cases, and for social services in various civil cases

1995 – 1998 Translator/Supervisor in the private FONO Educational Center in
Istanbul, Turkey
• supervised the completion of the full course on Russian language for Turkish speaking students, consisted of 16 books
• supervised the completion of the several other books on Russian language for Turkish speaking students – “Orthography of Russian Language,” “Elementary Russian in Pictures,” “Grammar of Russian Language”
• completed the translation of 3 books of Turkish short stories into Russian language and 3 books of Russian short stories into Turkish language
• developed and completed the full course on English language, consisted of 16 books, for Russian speaking students from the former Soviet Republics
• completed the translation of 3 books of English short stories into Russian language and 3 books of Russian short stories into English language
• developed and completed an extensive 80 000 words Russian-Turkish, Turkish-Russian dictionary

1996 Interpreter for the entertainment production company “Pozitif,” Istanbul, Turkey
• specialized in organizing logistical support for entertainment events, concerts, various performances, festivals etc., specifically for the artists from the former Soviet Republics
• functioned as a guide and an interpreter for the participating artists from the former Soviet Republics


1995 – 1997 Russian Language Teacher at the private Koç University in Istanbul,
Turkey

1995 Interpreter for the private company “Deri Işleri” (“Leather Works”),
specializing in the marketing of leather products to the former Soviet
Republics, in Istanbul, Turkey

1994 – 1995 Translator/Interpreter at the “Русское Слово” (“Russian Word”) organization under the Consulate of the Russian Federation, Istanbul, Turkey
• performed translations of documents of general nature and legal documents
• functioned as an interpreter at business meetings and court hearings

1993 – 1995 Russian Language Teacher
• gave numerous private lessons on Russian language to Turkish speaking students in Istanbul, Turkey

Areas of Expertise:
• Health Care/K12 – Medical Claims, Consent Agreements, Letters of Understanding, Registration Forms, School Guidelines etc.
• Information Technology – Manuals, Software Localization, Web-sites etc.
• Medicine/Pharmacology – Pharmaceutical Patents, Brochures, Clinical Reports, Medical Articles, Medical Invoices, Consent Information Forms, Release Forms etc.
• Law/Patent – Contracts, Birth/Death/Marriage Certificates, Patents, Author’s Certifications etc.
• Business/Financial – Agreements, Financial Plans, Affidavits etc.
• Social Sciences – Sociology (Anthropology), Psychology (Behavioral, Educational, Clinical), Philosophy, Political Science – Home Assignments, Newspaper Articles, Essays etc.
• Marketing – Product Catalogues, Tourism Advertising etc.


Working Method:
WordFast Classic
Wordfast Pro
SDLX Trados
PDF Complete
ABBYY PDF Transformer 2.0
Adobe Reader 9.0
Linguist
Passolo Translator
LocStudio 4.71
Logoport
Toshiba PC
HP DeskJet printer
Wireless Internet connection
Operating system: Windows XP
Microsoft Office 2007