Birmingham, United Kingdom. Email:
[email protected]
Education
2005 – 2009 University of Birmingham - BA Russian 2:1 inc. year abroad:
▪ Yartek Language School, Yaroslavl, Russia
▪ St Petersburg State University, St Petersburg, Russia
▪ University of Wroclaw, Poland (Polish Embassy Scholarship)
▪ Language courses included: Business Russian, Translation,
Aural Translation, Essay, Oral, Beginners Ukrainian and
Intermediate Polish
▪ Non Language Courses include: Literature, Politics, History,
Cultural Politics, Russian Current Affairs & Extended Essays
▪ Translation experience: literary extracts, media articles,
business texts, finance articles, articles about the
environment, questionnaires, social science texts
Paid Freelance Work
Feb 2010 – now HD Translations, Birmingham
• Proofreading monolingual English
- commercial leases, project bids
• Event organization assistant
Volunteer Work
July 2009 – now European Human Rights Advocacy Centre
▪ Translation experience: witness statements, medical
records, legal correspondence, appeals
February 2009 Chernobyl Children’s Project UK
▪ Interpreting for charity members visiting from Belarus
including city tour of Birmingham
Services Offered
Translations from Russian into English. Monolingual English proofreading.
Software
I currently use Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint and Excel 2007.
Equipment
Laptop (Vista)
Rates
0,055 – 0,077€ per thousand words for translations depending on subject matter, 0,033€ per thousand words for proofreading.
