I am a freelance Chinese/English/Ukrainian/Russian translator and community/medical interpreter based in BC, Canada.

CAT tools
SDL Studio, MemoQ, Memsource.

Education

BA in English and Chinese teaching and translation
Luhansk National Taras Shevchenko University, Ukraine (2008)

MA in Translation
Luhansk National Taras Shevchenko University, Ukraine (2010)

Confucius Institute Scholarship
Zhejiang Normal University (2011)

Medical Interpreter Course
Cross-Cultural Communications, US (2022)

Certificates

New HSK (Chinese proficiency test) level 5 (2012).
EFSET English Certificate 82/100 (C2 Proficient) (2022)

Contact information
email: [email protected]

OVER-THE-PHONE
INTERPRETER

2022 – present

Provided over-the-phone interpretation between English
and Ukrainian, English and Russian for social services, medical appointments,
emergency calls, parent-teacher conferences, utility companies, insurance
companies, customer service calls for Canadian and US clients.

FREELANCE
TRANSLATOR

2012 - present

Performed translation and
proofreading of documents, compiled glossaries, translated subtitles, performed
localization of products. Proficient user of computer-aided translation tools.

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Localization: computer and mobile
games, casino games, mobile apps, software, websites

·       
Subtitle translation: movies, TV shows,
trailers, educational videos, presentations

·       
Legal: contracts (employment,
procurement, construction), court documents, patents, legal correspondence,
user agreements, confidentiality agreements

·       
Medical: personal (medical records,
vaccination certificates, ultrasound results, medical exam results, medical
insurance (health plan member handbook, Medicare benefits guidebook)

LOCALIZATION
TESTER

Beyondsoft |
Shanghai, China | 2015-2020

Provided localization testing for printing software. Checked
accuracy of target, consistency of terminology across the project, missing and
untranslated content, content in the wrong target language, proper display of
text, prioritized and categorized problems and proposed corrections.

FREELANCE
INTERPRETER

Freelance |
Zhengzhou and Shanghai, China | 2012-2018

Provided consecutive and liaison interpretation between Chinese,
English, Russian and Ukrainian.

·       
Community
settings (medical appointments, landlord-tenant meetings, sightseeing,
utilities)

·       
Business settings
(industrial exhibitions, business negotiations, factory visits)

IN-HOUSE
TRANSLATOR

Smartgen Technology | Zhengzhou, China | 2012

Translated and edited descriptions, user manuals, user
interface, marketing materials for power generator controllers. Maintained
consistent terminology. Worked in a team with a native Chinese translator; consulted with company engineers.