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Ksenia Akulova-West

Ksenia Akulova-West

"Reliable, high-quality and well-timed translation - isn't it what you are looking for?"



United States

Mother Tongues:
Russian, English
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Contact Information

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Address: 3121 Concord Way, Longmont, Colorado 80503, United States  (Show map Show map)
Phone: +1 (303) 807-9129, Fax: +1 (720) 204-6256

Joined: Friday, January 11, 2008, last update Thursday, February 02, 2012
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Skype: keysi_904  Facebook: keysi904  View KseniaAkulova-West profile on LinkedIn  



Working language pairs and rates:

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Preferred currency: USD

Min. rate
per word
Min. rate
per hour
English > Russian0.06 USD15.00 USD
German > English0.06 USD15.00 USD
German > Russian0.06 USD15.00 USD
Russian > English0.06 USD15.00 USD

Language locales: English – United States

Services

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Closed Captioning, Copywriting, Editing, Interpreting, Interpreting – Conference, Interpreting – Court/Legal, Interpreting – Medical, Interpreting – Phone, Localization, Other, Proofreading, Research, Subtitling, Terminology Research, Transcription, Translation, Typesetting, Voice-Over

Specialization

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Games/Video Games/Gaming

Subject Areas

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Advertising, Art, Automotive, Banking and Financial, Biomedical, Biotechnology, Broadcast Journalism, Business Administration and Management, Business General, Business Marketing, Child Care, Civil Engineering, Computer and Information Sciences, Computer Engineering, Computer Games and Gambling, Electronic Games, Games of Chance, Criminology, Data Communications, Data Processing, Ecology, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Science, Ethnic and Cultural Studies, Film and Cinema Studies, Finance, Food Sciences, General, Health, Heating, Air Condition and Refrigeration, Hospitality, Humanities and Humanistic Studies, Information Sciences and Systems, Internet, Journalism and Mass Communication, Law and Legal, Linguistics, Literature, Manufacturing (Metal Working and Products, Instruments, Furniture, Printing, Clothing, etc.), Mechanical Engineering, Medicine — Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Medicine — Medical Technology, Medicine — Neuroscience, Medicine — Nursing, Medicine — Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, Medicine — Ophthalmology, Medicine — Pharmacology, Medicine — Psychiatry, Medicine — Public Health Education and Promotion, Medicine — Social Psychology, Medicine — Toxicology, Medicine (General), Metallurgical Engineering, Military Technologies, Mining and Mineral Engineering, Mining and Petroleum Technology, Music, Music History and Literature, Oil and Gas Engineering, Patent Translation, Petroleum Engineering, Philosophy, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, Political Science, Psychology, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Religion, Religion and Religious Studies, Science (General), Sociology, Software Engineering, Sport and Fitness, Taxation, Telecommunications, Textile Sciences and Engineering, Tourism and Travel, Transportation, Women Studies

Background

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<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>

WORK EXPERIENCE:

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):

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)

 

EDUCATION:

September 2001 – June 2007                                           Chelyabinsk State University                                                          Chelyabinsk, Russia            

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

 

OTHER EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 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

 



CV_Ksenia Akulova-West.doc
CV_Ksenia Akulova-West (72 Kb, English)—Cover letter in English
CV_Ksenia Akulova-West_GE.doc
CV_Ksenia Akulova-West_GE (55 Kb, German)—Lebenslauf auf Deutsch
CV Ksenia Akulova-West_RU.doc
CV_Ksenia Akulova-West_RU (60 Kb, Russian)—Резюме на русском языке


Software

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


Platform & Hardware

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Printer, scanner, photocopier, fax
Internet connection (cable, broadband)
Windows 7
MS Office 2010
Norton Antivirus
Skype


Accreditations

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Diploma in Linguistics & Translation (Chelyabinsk State University, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation)
Certificate of Advanced Level in German, DAAD, Germany



Payment Options

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