Interpretation/Translation: Medical, Science, Technical, Legal, etc.

Tatiana A. Kalugina

*** ***** **** ***. #*, Dorchester, MA

781-***-**** / acardx@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Dedicated, enthusiastic and detailed-oriented individual with diverse professional experience. Well-organized,

team-player as well as individual worker. Quick learner, rapidly acquires and applies new concepts. Strong

interpersonal and customer service skills. Native Russian, fluent in English, Ukrainian, intermediate Spanish,

basic Italian.

EDUCATION

Harvard University (09/12-present)

Science Premedical Program

Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry, School of Interpretation (10/09 -04/10)

MA in Translation and Interpretation, G.P.A. 3.942

Major: Conference/Simultaneous Interpretation

Moscow State Open University, School of Law (09/03-06/08)

Master of Laws Summa cum laude, G.P.A. 4.0

Major: International Law

Minor: Medical/Public Health Law

Honors: Dean’s List “Outstanding academic achievement”

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Medical Interpreting, Social work, Volunteering (03/13-present)

Helped a provider establish a direct relationship with non -English speaking patients through accurate and

complete interpretation; strong cultural awareness; ethical competency.

Assisted in assessing the psychological needs of the patient and family to develop, communicate, and

implement an effective and comprehensive plan for psychosocial interventions, complex discharges, and

readmissions.

Helped the palliative care team to address physical, emotional, spiritual and social concerns that arise with

advanced illness. Assisted with patients in all disease stages, including those undergoing treatment for

curable illnesses and those living with chronic diseases, as well as patients who are nearing the end of life.

Little Kid Academy, Los Angeles, CA

Counselor (08/11-08/12)

Basic counseling for responding to students’ psychological, emotional, and developmental issues.

Teaching counseling. Identification of students in need of additional academic and personal counseling.

Implementing innovative methods and techniques in teaching foreign languages (English, Spanish, Russian).

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

Interpreter (09/09-06/11)

Assisting in meeting United Nations, NATO, UNESCO, UNIDO, WHO, WIPO, UNWTO, WTO

delegations.

Conference interpretation, consecutive interpretation. Translat ion of international documents.

Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry Law School, Moscow, Russia

Research Assistant (08/08-09/09)

Legal Research and Reference. Translation of legal documents.

Helped in organizing scientific international conferences and events.

Fund of Consulting and Legal Protection, Moscow, Russia

Attorney Assistant (03/05-08/09)

Correspondence, reports, phones. Court and client scheduling, drafting contracts, letters, complaints.

Helped in organizing pre-deposition conferences.

VOLUNTEER AND LEADERSHIP:

Massachusetts General Hospital (10/13-present)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, End of Life and Palliative Care (03/13-present)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine (02/13-present)

Law Firm, Irina Lemberg Attorney, Beverly Hills, CA (09/11-08/12)

Russian Academy of Advanced Medical Study, Department of Neurosurgery, Moscow, Russia (08/2012)

The Jewish Agency for Israel, Moscow, Russia (09/11)

Scientific Project: “Conference Interpreting in the Legal Setting” Moscow State Open University, School of

Law (03/05-06/08)

President of the Medical Jurisprudence Club (09/05-06/08)

School paper editor, Moscow State Open University, School of Law Published papers, Moscow Law

Magazine “Jurist” (09/05-06/08)

Membership:

International Medical Interpreters Association (ID# 9198)

International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters (IAPTI)

International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS)

Translators Without Borders (TWB) / Traducteurs sans Frontières (TSF) (Translating for Humanity)

United Nations Association of Greater Boston

International Law Association Moscow State Institute of International Relations Club

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