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EU Tacis & Bistro Projects

Human Resources Development Training courses in Samara, Russia on public and business administration, planning, international trade, HR management, marketing, corporate finance and accounting

University of Samara ? Higher Education Diploma (Hon.), BA (ling)

Courses in linguistics of translation

Major in Translation of Contracts and Legal Documents (English)

Supervisor, training project coordinator and technical translator/interpreter
Monitor and coordinate contractors' work during equipment upgrade project at the Pepsi plant in Samara, check completeness of project documentation, coordinate line operator training and development activities, manage administrative tasks, make technical translations and interpret at training sessions,meetings and negotiations.

Hines Pokrovsky, Moscow

2001 to 2002, Contract Administrator
Responsible for general correspondence with General Contractor and subcontractors (all correspondence in English), conducting of and translating at negotiations, drafting and translation of contracts, collecting, reviewing and translating project documentation.

1999 to 2001, Assistant Construction Manager
Responsible for correspondence with General Contractor and subcontractors (all correspondence in English), collecting, reviewing and translating project documentation; was involved in scheduling, negotiations and drafting of tenders, contracts and change orders.

East West Interchange, McLean (VA)

Freelance Translator
As a teleworking freelance translator, translate press-releases, web sites, technical, academic and legal documents for the US-based translation firm. Work with short notice and translate multiple-page documents within hours.

Vacuum Barrier Corp., Woburn (MA)

Freelance translator
As a teleworking freelance translator, translated over 400 pages of technical instructions with graphic images and a number of AutoCAD drawings for the US-based manufacturer of industrial equipment. The first order for translation was placed with me on recommendation from Pepsi.

Hayden Associates, Inc., Dayton (OH)

Freelance Translator
Translated technical manuals and interpreted at training sessions conducted by engineers of the US-based firm involved in constructing and equipping waste water treatment plant at the Pepsi facility in Samara and Moscow.

Assistant Construction Manager for a new Pepsi bottling facility
Responsible for the design approval process, preparation of State Acceptance Commission documentation (translating technical documentation and drawings from English into Russian), correspondence with contractors and authorities; drafting of supply and service contracts; preparation of financial documentation,tenders,technical specifications; coordination of various project activities.

ALG
Performed English-Russian and Russian-English translation of design-related documentation for ALG, which acted as the General Designer at the Pepsi Project in Samara.

Bovis
Interpreted at meetings and negotiations, and translated project documentation, drawings,contracts and correspondence for the British firm which performed Construction Management activities at the Pepsi project in Samara.

Zafer
Interpreted at meetings and negotiations and translated construction documentation, correspondence and drawings for the General Contractor of the Pepsi project in Samara.

Samara State University, Samara

Postgraduate in business and technical translation; lecturer and part-time academic research supervisor for terminology students.

Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick, Samara

Freelance translator and coordinator of translation team
Translated and coordinated team translation for a number of EU Tacis and Phare projects in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, in the areas of construction/refurbishment,transport and forwarding (air, sea/river, rail and road), customs, transport management systems, legal and regulatory frameworks, IT and telecommunications, business development, private and public sector management, tendering and procurement.

EU Tacis/Bistro (COWI Consult), Samara & Copenhagen (Denmark)

Translator/interpreter and Project coordinator
Responsible for general organization and administration of the project, trip arrangements, implementation of the local project element, financial reporting and accounting in the EU Bistro Project on Organisational Development of Samara Region Administration.

Translator and coordinator of translation team
Responsible for large-size translation projects related to development of food commodities market, transportation and warehousing. Translation assignments included presentations, training manuals, brochures, technical, business and legal documentation.

EU Tacis Human Resources Development Project (COWI), Samara

Translator, project coordinator and PA to the project manager
Responsible for organizational support of the project, organization of trips, as well as translation of lectures, training materials and manuals on accounting, financial control, personnel management, marketing management, public administration, business planning, personnel management.

Assistant at International Trade Department of a production company
Responsible for preparation and translation of business correspondence and trade contracts.

Essay on adequate translation of business and legal documentation from English into Russian; Samara State Univ., 1997

Essay on IT and web terminology in the English language; Samara State Univ., 1996