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Member since Sep '08

Working languages:
English to Russian
English to Ukrainian
Russian to English
Ukrainian to English

Dmitriy Vysotskyy
MS and Grand Canyon Translator

Ukraine
Local time: 23:32 EET (GMT+2)

Native in: Russian Native in Russian, Ukrainian Native in Ukrainian
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About me

Everyone has her/his way in the world of translation. As for me everything started with nothing more than my fondness of English in my high school. In addition to English I always liked Geography, Geology, and other Environmental sciences. Generally speaking I am an explorer. English was and still is for me a means of exploration of the world. However one day I realized that I was able a little bit more, for instance to help people understand others. And when I started my first professional job as an environmental consultant in one survey enterprise I was more and more involved in translating that gradually brought me to the freelance translators community.
Background
I have a Master Degree in Environmental Sciences from Northern Arizona University (2006, USA) and a university degree in Geography from Kharkiv State University (1987, Ukraine). In 2004 I was selected as a recipient of the U.S. Department of State E.S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship to complete a master research in the field of Environmental Sciences and Policy. As a result I spent two years (2004-2006) in the city of Flagstaff right at the edge of the Grand Canyon. That was not only a great opportunity to expand my academic horizon, computer skills but also to whet my English, especially academic writing. Upon my return to Ukraine I started working with several translation agencies and individual customers. This is exciting, challenging and rewarding in any terms!
I like what I do and this is what I need!
I translate from (into) English, Russian, and Ukrainian (more and more since Ukraine is now an independent country). My native language is Russian and my Ukrainian is very close to native because I was born and raised in Ukraine. Despite the fact that my academic expertise in Environmental sciences (Geography, Geology, Ecology, etc.) I do a lot of legal translations especially business contracts, laws, standards etc. My recent projects include: pesticide manuals and material safety data sheets (MSDS); contract documentation for mobile service company (in Moscow); draft of the law of Ukraine "On the state biosafety system for developing, testing, transport and usage of genetically modified organisms”; law of Ukraine “On Government Procurement of Goods, Works and Services"; engineering geology survey materials, engineering geology standards, advertising materials, standard operation procedures for P&G Ukraine. My average daily output is about 10 pages (250 words/page) depending on the complexity of the text. It is nothing fancy but I like meticulous, responsible and professionally looking job!
Recently I have become an active member in some on-line activities. You can see me more and more at Multitran.ru and other forums. This gives a lot of opportunities to share my research and world (and word!) exploration skills with others. So, this is why I have decided to join the ProZ community. Please do not hesitate to SkypeMe (dlvkharua) or contact me at ICQ:370-990-163.


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Keywords: English, Russian, Ukrainian, high quality, research, oil and gas exploration, legal, contract, law drafts, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, advertising materials, material data safety sheet, environmental studies, ecology, geography, engineering geology, surveys, standards, patents



Profile last updated
Oct 11