Over 25 years of experience in linguistic services

Substantial international exposure

Native fluency in English and Russian

Teaching experience at different academic levels and in different language environments

Broad academic and practical background

LANGUAGES

• Russian, English: native fluency; translation, sight translation, simultaneous interpreting, negotiations, delivery of training.
  
• French, Danish, Czech, Ukrainian: translation.

Scope of linguistic exposure: lived for extended periods in Russia, USA, France, Denmark, Czech Republic.

PRINCIPAL FIELDS OF LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE

• Aviation
  
• Telecommunications and IT
  
• Physical sciences
  
• Oil and gas
  
• Health, safety and environment
  
• Engineering and construction
  
• Clinical research
  
• Legislation
  

IT ENVIRONMENT

Operating system: Windows 7; other OS available in the virtual environment

Broadband Internet access

Printing and scanning up to A4 format

Principal software packages installed: MS Office, Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Trados, WordFast, VMware, FineReader, various electronic dictionaries

Large electronic reference library

FTP server available

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Translations: 27 years of steady gainful occupation, progressing to ownership of a successful professional services company.
  
• Physical sciences: 16 years of professional exposure, including 10 years of gainful employment.
  
• IT: 28 years of professional exposure, including a total of 30 months of gainful employment, 2 years of participation in venture projects, and 17 years of IT work for in-house needs.
  
• Aviation: 8 years of practical experience as a fixed-wing aircraft pilot. Authorized to perform line maintenance.
  
• International business: 20 years of extensive international travel, 10 years in business with diverse international clientele.

Chronological details available upon request.

OTHER RELATED SKILLS

• Facilitation of negotiations and conferences


• Linguistic, cultural and interdisciplinary audit of documentation


• Editing and proofreading (technical, grammatical
  and stylistic)


• Technical writing (software, electronics,
  telecommunications, aviation)


• Development and delivery of training programs


• Development and appraisal of effectiveness of
  advertising texts


• Translation project management


• Desktop publishing (including design and layout)


• Teaching: English, Russian, Danish; a course in Art and Craft of Translation at the Institute of Foreign Languages (St. Petersburg, Russia)

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

EDUCATION

• St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia. Translator's credentials, 1985 (recertified in 2003).


• St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia. M.S., Physics, 1988.


• University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. ABD in a Ph.D. program.


• Flying Academy, Prague, Czech Republic, air transport pilot program, 2010.

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

Open to extensive international travel on a short notice.

Preferred terms of engagement: B2B consulting through my EU-based personal services company, EU VAT registered. Alternative non-EU arrangements available.