Valentina Obuhova

Translation

law, court, banking, banks, business and commerce, trade marks, laws, government documents, European Union, EU, United Nations, UN, corporate documents, personal documents, letters, finance, insurance, general, Russian translator, Latvian translator, English, русский, латышский, переводчик, английский, latviešu, krievu, tulks, angļu, Riga, MCIL, DipTrans, Institute of Linguists, zvērināts tulks, Валентина Обухова, переводчик, certified translator, legal translator

Banking and Financial, Business General, Economics, Education, Finance, General, Law and Legal, Taxation, Tourism and Travel

Member of 

Motivated EU-based professional with DipTrans (IoL) and a university degree. Successful 20+ years track record of expertise in translations. Demonstrated history of producing accurate, timely translations meeting customers’ guidelines.

 

Experience/Work History

1998 - to date -  Full-time freelance certified translator: working for banks, notaries, law firms, a patent agency, the industrial sector, translation agencies in Latvia, UK, Russia and France, etc. 
2003 -  Self-employed certified translator in the UK (with NIN): co-operating with the Latvian Embassy, law firms, a court, translation agencies in the UK 
1993 - 1997 - Bank Atmoda, Riga, Latvia: LC Division Operator, Office Manager, Inhouse Translator and Interpreter 
1990 - 1993 - Translation agencies Lingva Serviss, Alfabets: English Section Manager, Translator, Interpreter
1980 - 1990 - Riga Technical University: English Language Teacher
Part-time work as a translator and interpreter for various translation agencies and a guide for the tourist company Intourist
 

Qualifications and education

2007 - MCIL (Member Details: http://www.iol.org.uk/linguist/translator3.asp?r=PVEMOVMMAH&ID=2625), DipTrans (Institute of Linguists, UK)
2003 - Course for DipTrans (University of Westminster, UK)
2003 - IELTS: writing - band 8, speaking - band 8
1998 - Licence for Independent Activities as a Certified Translator and Interpreter
1995 - Business School of Latvia: Certificate in Banking (Letters of Credit)
1975 - 1980 - University of Latvia: English Language and Literature (Diploma with Distinction) - Translation, Linguistics, Teaching

Windows XP/2000, MS Word 9X/2000/XP, Winzip, WinRar

Intel Pentium Dual Core 2 x 1.60 GHz, 512 MB RAM, DVD-RW, Internet (LAN/150 KBit/s)

Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists.
DipTrans (Russian) IoL (UK) - law, business.
Member of UTR (Union of Translators of Russia).
Certified translator and interpreter.

MCIL (Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists).
Member of UTR (Union of Translators of Russia)

English>Russian, Chartered Institute of Linguists (UK) (IOL),