I am a freelance translator and an editor, with about 11-16 years of translation experience (roughly, because I was sometimes a journalist at the same time), and 27 years as an editor. I continue as a part-time editor, in addition to translating.

In my translation work, I have concentrated on psychology, economics and business, politics and government, marketing, advertising, health/nutrition, and tourism. I do not do highly technical scientific and technical translations, although I can handle scientific and technical documents aimed at the layman.

My main "calling card" is that I am a top-notch editor and writer, who also has a very good knowledge of German and Russian. I have often worked as an editor of translations by others. Many people who are bilingual or nearly so do not have excellent writing skills in English, so often that's where I come in.

I have long experience in editing English-language articles written by non-native speakers of English, and this is now an important feature of my freelance business, for which I charge an hourly rate of USD 40.

I adhere scrupulously to deadlines, as per my 27 years as an editor.

I have a BA in Russian and Psychology, and worked full-time for 11 years translating from Russian to English. I have worked for five years translating from German to English.

My preferred CAT tool is OmegaT. I do not give so-called "Trados discounts."

I am a member of the American Translators Association, and an editorial board member (and film columnist) for SlavFile, the quarterly newsletter of the ATA's Slavic Languages Division.