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Address: 116 Reagan Road, Winthrop, New York 13697, United States
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Phone: (1) 315-265-8649, Cell Phone: (1) 740-326-0001 Joined: June 9, 2006, last update Apr. 17, 2009  Preferred E-mail of Vanessa Bittner: send a message
Working Language Pairs | TOP |
Russian > English
Language locales: English - United Kingdom, English - United States
Editing, Interpreting, Interpreting - Conference, Interpreting - Court/Legal, Proofreading, Research, Teaching, Transcription, Translation, Typesetting Specialization | TOP |
Literature, Law, Social Sciences, Journalism Subject Areas | TOP |
Advertising, Art, Bible and Biblical Studies, Business General, Economics, Education, Ethnic and Cultural Studies, Fibre, Textile and Weaving, Film and Cinema Studies, Genealogy/Family History Research, General, History, Humanities and Humanistic Studies, Journalism and Mass Communication, Law and Legal, Linguistics, Literature, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Music, Music History and Literature, Religion, Religion and Religious Studies, Sport and Fitness, Theology and Theological Studies, Tourism and Travel, Transportation
VANESSA L. BITTNER
ATA Certified Russian-English Translator/Interpreter
EDUCATION
2006 - 2007 London Metropolitan University, London, UK. MA with Distinction, Interpreting (modules in Conference, Public Service and Remote Interpreting; C language - French). 1994 - 1998 The Institute of Russian Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Pushkin House), St. Petersburg, Russia. Pushkin Section. Postgraduate work in Russian. 1993 University of Wisconsin-Madison. Department of Slavic Languages and Literature, MA - Slavic Languages and Literature. Completed teaching methods course and two semesters of teaching assistant training seminars. 1991 The George Washington University, Washington, DC. Department of Slavic Languages and Literature, BA - Russian Language and Literature; Magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Dean’s List, President’s Scholarship. Study abroad in St. Petersburg fall 1990; academic year 1991-1992. EXPERIENCE
08/07 – present Freelance Interpreter
Initiatives of Change conferences, August 4-12, 2007 and July 3-9, 2008 English-Russian simultaneous conference interpreting (approx. 20 hours as part of two-person Russian booth). Chuchotage interpreting during seminars. 02/06 – present Freelance Translator
Legal translations, including for Salans international law firm (St. Petersburg, Moscow), UK and US translation agencies. Medical translations for quality of life and pharmaceutical testing surveys. Exhibit catalogues, including Shamanism of the Peoples of Siberia for the Russian Museum of Ethnography, St. Petersburg, and a large study of the works of Wassily Kandinsky for Moscow art publisher Khudozhnik i Kniga. Booklets on St. Petersburg government and hotels for Prime Marketing Agency, St. Petersburg. Translation for self-published clients (one book on cultural exchange with Alaska, one memoir of a Russian émigré in Chicago). 05/04 – 02/06 In-House Translator, Salans international law firm, St. Petersburg.
Translated contracts, due diligence reports, memoranda from Russian to English. Edited documents written in English by Russian attorneys. As marketing coordinator coordinated, translated and wrote articles for local English-language press and law journals. Coordinated and wrote proposals in English and Russian. Organized two legal conferences for current and potential clients. Interpreted at business meetings. Acquired extensive legal vocabulary in mergers and acquisitions, real estate and commercial law. 12/03 – 05/04 Business Editor, The St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg.
Commissioned articles, planned business section of English-language newspaper. Edited articles written by Russian journalists in English. Shared copy editing duties. 01/00 – 12/03 Bilingual Travel Assistant, American Consulate, St. Petersburg.
Interpreted for VIPs, US presidential security and protocol for visit support. Provided Russian-language support in the executive office and liaised with Russian government officials. Managed database of local contacts. Assisted Political and Economic officer in post reporting. Translated documents from Russian into English. Drafted letters, diplomatic notes in Russian. Organized travel of delegations in Northwest Russia. Presidential visit training at RPO Vienna in 2001. Meritorious Honor award, 2003. 6/98 – 01/00 Freelance Translator
- Pulse Newspaper, St. Petersburg. Translated advertising and articles.
- ICAR Publishers. Edited translation of bilingual edition of The English Embankment (1998). Translated The Admiralty Embankment, The Prince Kochubey Mansion and The Palace Embankment from Russian to English.
- Plessy Consultants. Translated reports for TACIS-sponsored project on cattle breeding in Turkmenistan from French to English. 11/97 – 12/99 Bilingual Telephone Operator, American Consulate, St. Petersburg. 5/97 – 12/99 Proofreader-Translator, Ego Translating, St. Petersburg, Russia. Wide range of subject matter, including City Hall speeches, legal documents, business plans. 6/97 - 12/97 English Language Instructor, The American Language Center, St. Petersburg, Russia. Taught conversational English, compiled intermediate-high textbook. 8/96 - 12/96 Academic Director, The American University World Capitals Program, Moscow Semester. Coordinated one-semester program based at the Moscow State University Department of Journalism. Organized excursions, interpreted for guest speakers. 8/95 - 5/96 Lecturer, The George Washington University, Washington, DC. Taught Russian language, Russian literature and culture in English and Russian. 8/95 - 5/96 Performance Tester for IMF language testing project. 2/95 - 8/95 Office Manager, Russian Redwood Timber Trading Co., Inc. St. Petersburg, Russia. Managed staff of Russian employees, interpreted for directors. 5/94 - 8/95 Freelance Translator, St. Petersburg, Russia. Translated reports on technical assistance from French to English for TACIS project. Translated articles on art history and literature from Russian to English, including Masterpieces of the Tretyakov Gallery. 1/94 - 4/94 Technical Translator, Hepler Research and Development, Inc., Eugene, Oregon. Spring 1993 Assistant to Slavic Bibliographer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library. 1992 - 1993 Russian Language Instructor, Department of Slavic Languages and Literature, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Summer 1993 Summer 1992 Spring 1991 Research Assistant, Department of Slavic Languages and Literature, The George Washington University. Department of Education listening comprehension project. Spring 1992 Interpreter, Radio Baltika, St. Petersburg, Russia. Live and taped interviews. 1987 - 1992 Manager, Olsson’s Books and Records, Alexandria, VA. Classical music section.
TRAVEL
Thirteen years in Russia between 1990 and 2006. 2006 and 2007 postgraduate study in London, UK, including tour of EU institutions in Brussels, Belgium. 2006 - Two months in Brittany, France; visiting UK. 2003, 2004, 2005 – Finland, Germany, UK, US. 2001 – Vienna, Austria. December 2000 – Riga, Latvia. 1999 – Individual tour of England and Wales. Short trip to Warsaw and Krakow, Poland. 1998 – Tallinn, Estonia and Riga, Latvia. 1997 – Tallinn, Estonia. 1995 – Helsinki, Finland. 1994 – Paris, France. 1991 – Tallinn, Estonia. 1990 – Riga, Latvia and Kiev, Ukraine. HOBBIES
Creative writing, knitting, music (piano, harpsichord, flute), horseback riding.
- PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word, Excel
PC Accreditations | TOP |
ATA certified translator American Translators Association
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