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NICHOLAS (NIKOLAI) KUSHNAREV

67 Verhne-Morskaya St. 106, Nakhodka, Primorye Region, 692900, Russian Federation

Phone: +7 (4236) 628-350 eFax: +1 (413) 702-5156

E-mail: nicholas@gin.infosys.ru

 

EXPERIENCE

1999-present.

Freelance translation for agencies, businesses and individuals in Russia, Taiwan, Singapore, Canada, England, Sweden, Turkey and Czechia.

1998-1999

Viatech Engineering Co., Ltd, Hong Kong, Taiwan.

1) Translated software and equipment manuals related to dredging business, i.e. PDS 1000, GPS, echo sounders, and office hardware materials into Russian for use of dredger crew and survey group.

2) Made extract translations of engine operational documentation and dredging equipment on board during repairing,

3) Tutored Russian crew of dredger in English.

1997-1998

Osnova cosmetic Co., Ltd, Nakhodka, Russia.

Translated pharmaceutics, cosmetics and household chemicals related materials into Russian.

1992-1997

Carat trading Co., Ltd, Nakhodka, Russia.

Translated export-import documentation in both directions, participated in trade negotiations as interpreter

1991-1992

Voyage joint venture, Far Eastern subsidiary, Nakhodka, Russia.

Headed foreign languages teaching center Affix;  authored/translated tourist presentations.

1989-1991

Freelance technical translation and interpreting

for Soviet-Chinese joint venture Amur in the field of electronics, from Chinese into Russian and from English into Russian, and Chemical pharmaceutical plant, both  in Partisansk town, Primorye Territory, Russia; 

Collective fishery The New world, translated researches on fishery resources, vessels and equipment from English into Russian.

1988-1991

Nakhodka International seamen's club, Nakhodka, Russia

Guide-interpreter.

 

EDUCATION

Far Eastern State University, Vladivostok, Russia

B.A. in Translation/Interpreting and M.A. in Asian Studies

1988

Interregional Trade union Courses of the Moscow regional council of trade unions, Moscow

Certificate about attending courses on retraining the interpreters of the International seamen's clubs

1989

Laboratory of information technologies C.I.T Co., Nakhodka

Certificate about finishing course "Windows and Basis of PC"

1996

Procter&Gamble Distributor Sales Management College I, Moscow

Certificate about Attending 1st Level Course for Sales Managers

1997

Mercedes-Benz Automobiles Co. Service Department Training Center, Moscow

Certificate about Attending Course on Sprinter 408D Van Maintenance

1997

SUPPLEMENTARY INFO

Professional translator/interpreter with 14-years’ experience of translation and interpreting services in such areas of human activity as automotive, computer hardware and software, electronics, engineering, general business texts, contracts, science, pharmaceutics, fisheries, vessels.

Computer literate (advanced user) - Windows-98, the most popular word processors, MS Office 2000 and other software. Good knowledge of hardware. 

RATES AND THROUGHPUT. Rates vary between $ 0.05 and $ 0.09 per word. Average daily output – up to 2500 words.

CONTACTS - see above. E-mail is preferred, because it will reach me safely for sure, being checked several times daily.

THE MOST RECENT PROJECTS are for Siemens, Volvo, Opel, Saab.