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Address: 3121 Concord Way, Longmont, Colorado 80503, United States (Show map

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Phone: +1 (303) 807-9129, Fax: +1 (720) 204-6256

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

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

<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):

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)

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

Ksenia Akulova-West

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