Ksenia Akulova-West

<b>Goal oriented individual looking for a challenging position where I can utilize my proficient German, Russian and English translation skills. Possess strong communication, interpersonal and research skills, with international experience.</b>

April 2008 - Present                                                                    Freelance Translator                                                               Denver/Longmont, CO

Translator (English to/from Russian, German to/from Russian and German to/from English)

• Translations for several companies and private clients in Russia, Europe and the US
• Technical, legal, business, marketing and advertising translations

• Examples include legal witness statements, medical diagnoses, pharmaceuticals, contracts/patents, real estate evaluations, informational and children’s books (translation of “Drachenherzen” – “Dragonhearts” from German into English), video games, computer/software manuals, engineering articles, college transcripts, sales brochures, instructional manuals, court documents, travel/hotel websites and job descriptions

• Interpreting (medical, legal, consecutive, escort)
• Proofreading & Editing
• Copywriting
• Transcription
• Localization & Quality Control
• Informational Research
• Cultural Adaptation (Russian)
• Subtitling
• Major clients (references available on request):

• Kalicanthus Entertainment, www.kalicanthus.it
• General Dynamics Information Technology, www.gdit.com
• Bang Zoom! Entertainment, www.bangzoomentertainment.com
• Video Artists International, www.vaimusic.com
• Brighton Verlag, www.brightonverlag.com
• Planet of People International Culture & Education Foundation (volunteer work), www.planet-of-people.org
   

June 2004 - August 2004                                                         CHELYABGIPROMEZ                                                                     Chelyabinsk, Russia

Translator (German and English to/from Russian)

• Translator for a large Russian based, international construction company
• Translated business documents including business agreements and contracts, business and commercial negotiations including on-line communications
• Helped maintain and develop business relationships with European companies

April 2004                                                                                 Your House Ltd                                                                                  Chelyabinsk, Russia

Private translator & interpreter (English to/from Russian)

• Served as private translator and interpreter by accompanying the group of tourists to Egypt
• Did necessary paperwork and managed mutual communication between parties

September 2003 – May 2004                                               Chamber of Commerce & Industry                                             Chelyabinsk, Russia

Freelance translator (German and English to/from Russian)

Diploma in Linguistics and Translation - German & English

• Emphasis in Translation and Translation Theory, Foreign Languages, International Communications and Linguistics
• Certificate of Advanced Level in German, DAAD, Germany

• PC literate: MS Office 2010 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Windows 7; Internet; Adobe Acrobat Pro X, Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe InDesign/Illustrator CS4; HTML, XML
• Experience with translation software including Wordfast, MemoQ, SDLX, Across, Trados 2007 and Trados Freelance Studio 2009
• Strong sense of responsibility, self-motivated, work dedicated and deadline oriented
• Creative and inquisitive mind with good analytical and problem solving skills
• Access to Skype, AIM, MSN

For more information (rates, subject areas, samples of work), please visit my personal profile page:  http://www.proz.com/translator/993749 or Keysi.TranslatorsCafe.com

• Across
• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Photoshop
• MemoQ
• OmegaT
• PASSOLO
• PowerPoint
• SDLX Translation Suite
• STAR Transit
• TRADOS
• Wordfast