Ganna Pelagenko

I translate and proofread materials for various clients, businesses, organizations and government agencies, including but not limited to the following:

LOCALIZATION:

Software/hardware, GUI, online help, user’s manuals, MARCOM, PR and newsletters, Web sites, press releases, telecommunications, videogames.

TECHNIC AND SCIENTIFIC:

Technical manuals and specifications, machinery, industrial equipment, tender documentation, shipping documents (schedules, procedures, invoices, packing lists, certificates), press releases, technical offers, manufacturing, law and economics ( employment Contracts (permanent, fixed term, grievance procedures, disciplinary procedure, etc), Facilities Management Agreements, Sale and Purchase Agreements,  Shareholders Agreements, Rental Agreements, international procurement).

OUTPUT:
Translation:

1700 (software strings)-2500 words per day

Reviewing:

7000 words per day

Proofreading:

18.000 words per day

Post editing:

5000 words per day

COMPUTER SKILLS
OPERATING SYSTEMS:

MS Windows 2007 (MS Office 2007, 2010), Apple MacOSX (Open Office)

CAT PROGRAMS:

SDL Trados Studio 2009; SDL MultiTerm 2009; OmegaT, Wordfast

Image editing software:

Adobe Photoshop

Other programs:

Adobe Acrobat Professional, Abby FineReader

LANGUAGES:

Basic knowledge of HTML

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Degree in Economics

at Kharkov Zhukovskiy Aerospace University, started in June 2010, attended and recognized cources: economics history, mathematics for economists, informatics for economists, statistics, regional economy, microeconomics, macroeconomics, national economy, finance, accounting, finance and accounting documentation, insuranse introduction. Year of graduation: 2014.

Master in Localization

organized by Agenzia Formativa “tuttoEUROPA”, Torino, Italy with funding from the European Social Fund and Piemonte Region; 800 hours classroom activity (of which 250 hours work experience) after being admitted by competitive examination in the academic year 2009/2010.

Principal subjects/professional skills studied:

theory and practice of translation and localization (EN>IT), CAT tools (seminars on Trados), ECDL, Web editing, principles of programming languages, Project Management, DTP.

Degree in Oriental Studies

from National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, academic year 2001/2002

Marks:

excellent with honours and recommendation for publication.

LANGUAGE COURCES ATTENDED

2003-2005: course of French, “Alliance Française”, Kyiv, Ukraine.

2001-2002: course of Spanish, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv.

1998-2001: course of Italian, Scuola di Dante Alighieri, Kyiv, Ukraine.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Date:

since 2009 (principal activity)

Occupation:

freelance translator working in English, Italian and Persian.

Some recent projects:

• SDL: SDL Trados Studio 2009 (translation of Quick Start Guides EN>RU 50 000 words, checking/editing EN>RU, EN>IT 150 000 words, on charge of Project Manager of this project)


• Mozilla Firefox: translation of support articles EN>RU


• translation of site contents translatorscafe.com EN>UK


• Biasi spa: translation of boiler user's manuals, 10 projects, IT>RU, IT>UK

Date:

May 17-May 28 2010

Company:

ITC ILO (International Training Center of International Labour Organisation), viale Maestri del Lavoro 10, Turin, Italy.

Position held:

Project manager assistant, interpreter (providing interaction of Russian speaking participants with Center staff).

Date:

August 2002-March 2007

Company:

Embassy of Italian Republic in Ukraine, 32B Yaroslaviv Val st. – Kyiv, Ukraine.

Position held:

visa officer, administrative assistant, manager of accredited travel agencies , translator/interpreter.

Date:

October 2000-May 2005

Company:

State enterprise Kyiv Aviation Plant “AVIANT”, 100/1 Peremohy ave. – Kyiv, Ukraine.

Position held:

interpreter/ translator of English at the Marketing Department (translation of commercial correspondence, tenders, contracts, technical specifications and manuals, interpreting of business negotiations and delegations accompanying).

Date:

March 1999-January 2000

Company:

Caspian Airlines, Representative office, 2/4 office 2, Zolotoustivska st. - Kyiv, Ukraine-

Position held:

secretary and interpreter.

Date:

Oct. 1999 – March 2007

Freelance work experience:

• Translation in RU>EN and reviewing of “Civil Aviation of Ukraine” book, A.Pelagenko, A.Trotsenko (2003); Kiev: Aerobusiness editorial staff.


• Ukrainian National Research Institute of Aviation Technologies: translation EN>RU of training documents and lessons of update training course for Iranian staff in the frame of An-140 project (200 000 words), accompanying of the delegation.


• Collaboration with “Financial Times” journalists in the investigation of Gongadze case: translation of records of interviews from RU/UK>EN.


• Democracy Institute (The US research project on the democracy state in Ukraine): translation of survey forms in RU/UK>English (100 000 words).


• Collaboration with specialized aircraft business magazine “Aerobusiness”: translation and reviewing of the articles.

• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Photoshop
• PASSOLO
• PowerPoint
• TRADOS