Rebekah M Olson

Seattle, WA, USA +1-360-***-**** ac7c50@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

•Highly motivated self-starter

•Proficient in Microsoft Office, Trados, Adobe, Wordfast, CAT tools

•Dedicated to providing outstanding service to partners and clients

•Cultural understanding of and experience in varying work environments

•Builds strong working relationships with my team, support network, and company

•Exceptional time management as a telecommuter working across multiple time zones

•Effective communicator able to synthesize ideas, and translate them into actionable tasks

EDUCATION

Master of Arts University of Exeter (UK) 2015

•MA in Translation

•Formal training in working with clients, editors, agents, and project managers

•Project Manager for the UK national academic Business Translation Project competition

•Relative coursework: methodology, theory, editing, proofreading, and project management

Bachelor of Arts University of New Hampshire (USA) 2014

•Dual BA: Russian Language and Literature Classics: Ancient Greek Translation

•Summa Cum Laude

•Student teacher for Russian language courses

•Russian intensive language program in Saint Petersburg, Russia

•Relative coursework: Slavic linguistics, translation, interpretation, cultural study

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Editor & Proofreader TransPerfect New York Jan 2016 - Present

•Provides clear and concise feedback for linguists

•Established excellent relationships with contract linguists globally

•Serves as the final editor for files of all languages before client delivery

•Works extensively with translation memories, glossaries, and CAT tools

•Passed intensive testing to become a proofreader for Slavic and Scandinavian languages

Freelance Translator and Proofreader Olson Translations Jan 2013 - Present

•Excellent time management to ensure deadlines are met across varying time zones

•Handles Bulgarian, Danish, French, Norwegian, Russian, and Swedish into English

•Specializes in intricate formatting issues

•Continual work with satisfied clients

Translator and Copy Editor Livestock Inc. Russia 2015

•French, Slavic, and Scandinavian translation and proofreading

•Specialized in official travel documents and political journalism

•Correspondence with Russian-only-speaking customers and colleagues

•Entrusted with confidential passports, bank statements, visa applications, etc.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

•Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society

•2013 Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate

•Rotarian scholar for study abroad in Norway 2008 – 2009

•National Honor Society for Slavic Language Studies, Dobro Slovo 2011 -2014

PUBLISHED TRANSLATIONS

ON THE MUSIC OF THE OBESE О музыке толстых

Alexei Maximovich Peshkov Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в

Translated from Russian into English, inclusive of brief and forward, only English translation as of 2015

ATTALEA PRINCEPS Атталея Принцепс

Vsevolod Mikhailovich Garshin Все́волод Миха́йлович Гаршин

Translated from Russian into English, accompanied by forward and annotations

ACHILLES TATIUS BY SYMEON METAPHRASTES Ахилл Татий У Симеона Метафраста

S. V. Polyakov С. В. Полякова

Translated from Russian into English

For classicist, Dr. Stephen Trzaskoma, who used the material in his most recently published book

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Translator The Hermitage Saint Petersburg, Russia 2013

Provided Russian into English/Norwegian translation of cultural texts.

Proofreader PerMondo 2015

French proofreader for publicized digital content on immigration

FREELANCE RATES

Into English (US) Paypal USD or subject to current exchange rates

Per

French

Bulgarian, Russian

Danish, Norwegian, Swedish

Translating

source word

$0.012

$0.14

$0.16

Proofreading

target word

$0.06

$0.07

$0.08

Formatting

hour

$60

Research for technical fields

hour

$50

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