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Linguistic competence: Graduate Diploma in English to Russian translation, Cambridge CPE certificate, 10+ years of practical experience solely in technical and patent translation
Subject matter competence: MSc in electrical engineering, 10 years of hands-on experience as an electrical engineer out in the field, 2 years of experience as an in-house patent attorney assistant
Technological competence: routinely exploiting Translation Environment Tools to optimize the workflow and assure terminology consistency
Quality commitment: mandatory double spell-checking and proofreading, no translation assignments accepted outside my fields of expertise, strict adherence to the Russian language and industrial conventions, as well as your specific requirements
Reliability and Reputation: meeting deadlines and clear communication go without saying, my clients’ testimonials speak for themselves


WHO I AM
I am a native speaker of Russian based in St. Petersburg and a professional translator with a master's degree in electrical engineering from St. Petersburg State Mining Institute, a formal training in translation, Cambridge CPE certificate, and over 10 years of experience as a translator. I worked as an electrical engineer at a transformer substation manufacturer and as a power supply designer at a mining equipment and concentrator plant developer, and also served my internship at a concentrator plant of a diamond mining enterprise. At the moment I work at a major producer of electric drives (both motors and converters) as a customer support engineer. Also, as an in-house patent attorney assistant, for about two years I was involved in helping foreign applicants apply for patents with the Russian and Eurasian Patent Offices. Over the last two years I have translated into Russian over 935,000 words worth of patent applications (well over 3,000 pages) and also proofread over 100 translations of patent applications. In this way I have gathered direct experience in electrical engineering, mining, and patents.

FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
• Electrical Engineering, including power systems, electric drives, electronics, automatic control;
• Energy/Power Generation, including renewable energy;
• Mechanical Engineering;
• Mining, including surface/underground mining, mining machinery, concentrator plants;
• Patents related to the above fields.

HOW I DIFFER
Having extensive knowledge of the subject fields backed up by technical education and hands-on experience, I am aimed at providing adequate and accurate English to Russian translation of highly specialized texts. As an engineer, I always pay great attention to the technical adequacy of target text, including proper and consistent terminology and compliance with the Russian technical standards (GOST, etc). Having gained valuable knowledge of the best practices of filing applications with the Russian and Eurasian Patent Offices, I am geared up to provide quality translation of patent materials.

QUALITY DOES MATTER
I never commit myself to translation projects beyond my fields of expertise. A translation process I have strictly adhered to includes analyzing the source text, translating (exploiting CAT-tools), reviewing the electronic copy of the translation, and finally proofreading the hard (printed) copy of the translation, which is all done by me. When necessary, I can also engage a seasoned colleague translator experienced in the relevant subject fields to review my translations. Thus, the translation process I have applied features even tighter requirements than, for example, in EN 15038 standard. However, I am flexible enough to adjust the translation process to your particular needs.

SELECT ENGLISH>RUSSIAN TRANSLATION PROJECTS
• Technical requirements for an ALSTOM combined cycle power plant (about 8,500 words);
• ISO 3580 and ISO 3581 standards (Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding, over 15,000 words);
• Vestas wind turbine specifications and safety requirements (about 70,000 words);
• Patent applications related to power converters, power system monitoring, charging circuits, control valves, ultrasonic surface monitoring, mobile communications systems, etc. (about 900,000 words and counting);
• Operating manual for compressor gas seals (about 6,500 words);
• Hydrodynamic thrust bearing catalogue (about 5,000 words);
• Operating manuals for railway equipment (about 4,000 words);
• Rectifier group and transformer substation documentation (about 35,000 words);
• LED outdoor luminary manufacturer website (about 15,000 words).

REFERENCES
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CONTACTS
Feel free to contact me for a fast quote or any further information.
Email: [email protected]
Cell phone: +7 (921) 330 8928
Skype: andrey.chernysh

I am looking forward to helping your team meet your goals.