Dmitri Mordechai Slivniak

                                DMITRI SLIVNIAK, Ph D

523 Finch Avenue West, Apartment 533

Toronto, ON M2R1N4

dmitrim@zahav.net.il

416.880.9091

PROFILE

-         Excellent knowledge of Russian, English, French, Hebrew, German and Armenian

-         Over 10 years of experience in translation in the fields of humanities, psychology, medicine, business, insurance and journalism

-         Excellent knowledge of terminology related to these fields in English, Russian, French, Hebrew and German

-         Quick learner

-         Reliable, organized, deadline driven

SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE

       -   High-speed Internet connection from home

-         Windows XP, Word 2003, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft

      Excel, PowerPoint, Antidote

MEMBERSHIP IN ASSOCIATIONS

Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario, Certified Translator (#2849, English to Russian).

 WORK EXPERIENCE

1988-2007 Freelance Translator, Israel-Canada

• Translate business documents for business people, immigrants and other clients
• Translate medical texts for private clients and agencies
• Translate texts of general and literary character and newspaper articles for Russian-Israeli newspapers and magazines
• Translate academic materials for the Open University (Tel Aviv)

EDUCATION  

BA program in translation (English to French), Glendon College (York University), Toronto    

Course in medical interpretation, Lawrence Heights Community Health Center (Toronto, Canada)

Ph D in Biblical Studies (Tel Aviv University, Israel)

Ph D in General Linguistics (Yerevan University, Armenia)

M A in French language and literature with specialization in translation (Yerevan University, Armenia)

• Adobe Acrobat
• PowerPoint
• Microsoft Excel