Anya Lester

Russian: Native fluency. I lived in
Russian-speaking area of Ukraine for 22 years

English: Fluent.

Ukrainian: Fluent

French: Proficiency

IRS-certified tax preparer (2010)

Language Intelligence, LTD, a localization company in Rochester, New York (2008-2009) – Project Coordinator

• Desktop publishing: detailed list of software applications used is attached
• Vendor Management
• Increased the pool of professional translators
• Implemented translation and quality check of projects into Russian or Ukrainian
• Interpreting: a two-day Xerox conference for Russian groups of customers

New York State Supreme Court (2008) – Interpreter

Xerox Conference (2008) – Interpreter

• Simultaneous interpreting of speeches and presentations
• Streamlined business negotiations

Taurida National University in Simferopol, Ukraine (2006) – Interpreter

• Simultaneous interpreting of tours around Crimea for a group of exchange students from Willamette University. Conducted numerous tours myself, gained good skills of a tour guide
• Conference interpreter for EU conference: “Mobility of Students provided by European Union education reform”
  

Information and Press Center in Simferopol, Ukraine (2006) – Translator

2006 – 2007: Taurida National University (Ukraine)

• Master of Arts in Translation and Interpretation (Minor in French)
• MA is confirmed by North American Educational Group
• Master’s Thesis: “Lingual-psychological challenges of interpretation and techniques to confront them”
• Fall Semester 2006: Exchange Student at Willamette University, Salem Oregon

2002 – 2006: Bachelor of Arts in Philology, translator, interpreter and teacher (minor in French) 

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