RESUME
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.