Languages:
· Russian (native speaker).
· English (professional interpreter/translator ENG > RUS > ENG).
· German (translation DEU > RUS),
· Italian (translation ITA > RUS),
· Spanish (translation SPA > RUS)
· Specialty areas: sciences & technology (physics, math), psychology (skills training, couching, NLP, psychoanalysis, team building & leadership), negotiations, etc.
· CAT usage: DVX, Trados.
Education / professional info:
· Proz.com Platinum member http://www.proz.com/pro/107276
· TranslatorsCafe Master Member – http://escape.translatorscafe.com
· Completed the 2 year additional education course for the “Practical Psychologist” qualification in MUIC www.muitz.narod.ru (January 31, 2005, the diploma No. 05-138)
· Successfully graduated in October 2004 from the special intensive courses for simultaneous interpreting, taught in Moscow by professional Russian simultaneous interpreters ( http://www.intensiv.ru, http://www.zagot.ru ).
· Since December 4, 2002: TIRA (Traumatic Incident Reduction Association) Organization Member, Certified Metapsychology Facilitator, Certified TIR Instructor, Certified TIR Expanded Applications Instructor (see http://www.tir.org).
· 1993: Bachelor of Science in Physics (with a specialization in Quantum Mechanics) from Saint-Petersburg State University, Department of Physics,.
· Studied English first in secondary school, then in special group for science translations in University, since that time has had practice as a translator/interpreter for many different subjects.
Skills:
· Has run more than 5,000 hours of personal and group ability-coaching sessions, workshops and lectures with good results.
· Professional interpreting, including public on-stage presentations, public lectures, active workshops, two- or multi-way communications etc.
· Professional translations, with the use of specialized glossaries as needed. Translated more than 15,000 pages of written materials of all kinds of sciences & psychology.
Work Experience:
2005:
· N.Y. Consulting International key conference interpreter (seminars for Megafon top management team etc)
Also, worked as interpreter at
· Erickson University International couching seminars (http://www.erickson.edu)
· Institute of Leadership & N.Y. Consulting International; Leadership skills and MBTI presentation for corporate team;
· ICA (International Couching Association) annual conference in Moscow
2004: Worked as interpreter at
· Dr. Allen Oliver and Kathleen Colebank psychoanalytic workshops (Louisville, Kentucky http://www.phoenixtherapygroup.com),
· UN Development Program (http://www.undp.ru) inspections in Vladimir city
· Shlomo Ariel lectures (http://www.geocities.com/arielvita),
· Dr. Jose Stevens workshops (http://www.powerpathseminars.com),
· many other mixed business meetings and presentations.
2003:
· Couching & consulting in DIXIS cellular communications company, Saint-Petersburg (http://www.dixis.ru)
2002-2003:
· ICAUSE workshops in Russia (http://www.icause.net)
2002:
· Marian Volkman & Barry Fairburn workshops (http://www.tir.org) (both of them are qualified as Certified Metapsychology Facilitators or higher and listed at http://www.tir.org).
Since 1998:
· Has been working as translator at commercial newspaper “Komok” (http://www.komok.ru).
Since 1997:
· Practiced as personal coach and workshop trainer using his own techniques and methods of help.
1997:
· Studied alternative psychology in Germany (workshops and seminars by various independent practitioners in the field).
· Since 1996 has started his own practice as independent psycho-ability coach and counselor (see http://om.ability.ru). Also worked as translator & editor for several publishing houses in Russia.
1995:
· Worked as a translator and then as Translation Unit In Charge (with more than 20 translators under him, trained by a special indoctrination course) for Moscow Humanitarian Center, American religious organization which was translating and distributing American religious literature in Russia.
1989-1995:
· Graduated from Saint-Petersburg State University, Department of Physics.
1979-1989:
· Secondary school, graduated in Vilnius, Lithuania (which was part of USSR at the time).