Russian Translator/Cultural Expert

Marc Allen Hackel Russian Translator/cultural expert

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Cell phone: 571-***-****

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Springfield, VA 22150

Skype: marc.hackel

Summary: I spent time in Russia in three stints starting in 1992 that amounted to almost 14.5 years all told. I am fluent in spoken/written Russian, including language used in the legal, financial, and logistics fields, as well as technical Russian/engineering terminology. On my own, I dealt for years with the Tax Inspectorate, Pension Fund, Migration Service, the Arbitration Court, the Office of Vital Records, notaries, attorneys, banks, and created/dissolved my own sole proprietorship.

I have an unparalleled nuts-and-bolts knowledge of Moscow, equal to that of any Muscovite architect, gained by both research and crisscrossing a tremendous portion of the city by foot.

Although my last job was working officially as a translator, that was something which was always part of my job responsibilities anyway. I can relocate anywhere.

Language Skills: English (native); Russian (fluent in all respects)

Education: 1992 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, B.A. in Russian & French

1995 University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, M.A. in International Business

Specialization: economics, trade policy, and cross-cultural negotiations

Work Experience:

09/2014 – 04/2015 Yamal LNG, Moscow (www.yamallng.ru) This is a project owned by the Russian operator Novatek (60%), Total (20%), and the China National Petroleum Company (20%) to construct Russia’s 2nd LNG plant – and the first one ever north of the Arctic Circle.

Translator

• Translating documentation from Russian into English and English into Russian

• Simultaneous interpretation during meetings at all levels: board meetings, HSE, procurement, construction, operations, administration, finance, HR, etc.

• Translation work includes, but is not limited to:

- Contracts, corporate policies, regulatory documents, and other legal documentation

- Engineering and construction reports, memorandums, meeting minutes, and technical assignments/specifications relating to detail design, construction, installation, testing, maintenance, and pre-commissioning work

- Financial and accounting reporting documentation

- Documentation related to tender committees, procurement, and supply chain management

- Intra-office request forms, letters, notices, and many kinds of monthly and quarterly reports

Achievements: I became the only non-Russian I have heard of to work as a translator/interpreter (hired in Russia itself).

04/2013 – 08.2014 Brunel, Moscow – Dutch permanent and contractor recruitment company (www.brunel.net)

Business Development Manager

• Business development, client relationship management for all oil & gas industry segments: operators, service companies, construction companies, equipment manufacturers

• Business development with engineering, production, and power generation companies

• Started sharing responsibility for business development in the executive search division (pharma, FMCG, etc.) as well as for the oil & gas dept.

• Supervising five recruitment consultants

• Networking at American Chamber of Commerce, attending regular industry committee sessions

• Translating and proofreading contracts, tender packages, resumes, and all other kinds of work-related documentation and business correspondence

Achievements: Contracts signed with 10 new (or resuscitated) clients for direct hire services (Halliburton, Petrofac, Foster Wheeler, Rolls Royce); signed two outsourcing agreements with new clients (Cameron and Jan De Nul)

06/2012 – 03/2013 Swift Worldwide Resources, Moscow - UK permanent and contractor recruitment company (www.swiftwwr.com)

Business Development Manager

• Project development for oilfield services & equipment

• Business development, client relationship management for all oil & gas industry segments

• Sold services to outsource engineering personnel (contractors); client-sourced and recruited into our books

• Sold traditional direct hire recruitment services

• Translating and proofreading contracts, tender packages, resumes, and other work-related documentation

Achievements: Brought two direct-hire clients on board (Cameron and Halliburton); won participation in tenders for two large-scale outsourcing projects (Saipem and Schlumberger)

01/2011 – 05/2012 “Yes, I Do!” (Moscow) (www.yes-ido.ru )

Business Owner

• Created, operated a Russian sole proprietorship. Sold foreign language teaching and proofreading services

08/2010 – 12/2010 RTG Group, Moscow – UK contractor recruitment company (www.rtg-group.ru)

Project Manager

• Hired to launch a project to outsource high-level expatriate engineers to BP in Iraq

• Created expatriate/national engineering candidate reserve for construction companies in Kazakhstan

• Screened drilling engineers for work in Russia’s regions

Achievements: This was the job where I interviewed a lot of expat non-Russian, highly-qualified oil & gas engineers

06/2008 – 07/2010 Ancor Energy Services, Moscow – Russian permanent and contractor recruitment company (www.ancorenergy.ru)

Key Account Manager / Lead Consultant

• Developed new business, one-stop service solutions. Worked with Baker Hughes (TNK-BP, Air Liquide, Baker Hughes, TD Williamson, Tyco, scores of others)

• Key Account Manager for Russian/Western clients on recruitment, leasing, and outstaffing issues

• Client liaison for searches in Russia's regions

• Recruited engineering candidates in oil & gas, power generation markets for Russian/Western clients

• Provided complete selection, screening, client consulting services; successful placement of candidates while not compromising client interests

• Supervised subordinates (analysts), ensured group cohesion

• Worked with engineers (drilling, geological, well testing, workover, cementing, mud, instrumentation & control, electrical, mechanical, building inspection, and off-site facilities & utilities)

• Worked extensively with power generation, power plant construction companies

• Translating and proofreading contracts, resumes, etc.

Achievements: Quickly learned how to speak in Russian with any engineer about practically anything. Gained experience conducting technical interviews in Russian in many fields of engineering (oil & gas, industrial facilities construction, commercial construction, and electric power/heat generation). Learned how to speak in Russian about the EPC process and all phases of construction: from feasibility studies and concept design through to final commissioning and operation.

08/2005 – 06/2008 Euro Personnel, Moscow – Russian permanent recruitment company (www.europersonnel.ru)

Recruitment Consultant

• Developed new business, managed client accounts

• Search & selection across a variety of positions/functional areas for Russian/Western clients

• Negotiated contract terms & conditions, provided complete selection, screening, and candidate/client consulting services

• Consulted Western clients (Russian labor law, candidate expectations, and compensation & benefits packages)

• Ensured employment offers complied with Russian legislation; consulted Western companies opening an office in Russia for the first time

• Found common ground between client and candidate expectations; provided a variety of support services for Western clients

• Managed long-term projects; gaining experience troubleshooting

• Worked with a diverse range of companies; many oil & gas clients, Tradedoubler, Alcan, SFT Group (Russian paper & pulp mills), Norpe (Finnish retail refrigeration units), Colgate-Palmolive

Achievements: Signed on new clients (Baker Hughes, Weatherford, and Continental Tires). Managed difficult, long-term recruitment projects in the Russian language involving extensive troubleshooting across many different industries (oil & gas, FMCG, production, and pharma). Learned about Russian legislation (employment laws).

9/2000 – 08/2005 Individual Entrepreneur, U.S.A.

• Worked on projects involving Russia for company in Florida (Economic Sustainability Foundation)

• Operated family business trading goods from the ex-USSR and Latin America

7/1999 –9/2000 “Neftegazovaya Vertikal” Oil & Gas Journal, Moscow – Russian oil & gas journal (www.ngv.ru)

Sales & Marketing Manager

• Sold advertising and article space for Russia's leading oil & gas journal

• Invented new solutions for existing clients like Texaco, Ernst & Young (e.g. putting corporate logo on front cover)

• Marketed the journal at Russian and international symposiums

• Developed untapped client potential, especially in telecommunications

Achievements: Brought new clients on board (Conoco, Chevron, Phillips, Baker Hughes, SAP, Ericsson). With no contacts in the industry, after the 1998 ruble default, and with no client database I exceeded my $3,000 monthly sales plan by 100-130%. Most buyers were Russians, so I negotiated sales in Russian.

1/1999 –4/1999 United Humanitarian Publishing House, Moscow – Russian publishing house

International Project Manager

• Hired to develop a paid subscription service for foreigners for one of Russia’s most popular online news sources, lenta.ru

1/1998 – 10/1998 Antal International, Moscow – UK permanent recruitment company (www.antalrussia.ru)

Recruitment Consultant

• New business development for media, advertising

• Recruited mid-level managers for Western clients

Achievements: Signed a large contract (about 15 positions) on a retained, exclusive basis (Grey Advertising). Learned the technical process of recruitment and also how to interview in Russian.

9/1992 – 5/1994 Public School System, Moscow

English Teacher

• For two academic years, participated in the first program to send U.S. university students to teach English in Moscow schools under the auspices of the Russian Ministry of Education

• During my second year, I branched out and also taught English to Russian businessmen

Achievements: Gained excellent knowledge of a Soviet mentality/lifestyle; became fluent in Russian

Summers of 1989 and 1990 Middlebury College Russian language intensive summer immersion program

Publications: “Modern Human Resources Issues in Russia” – article for on-line newsletter www.usrccne.org

Interests:

- Soviet-era architecture – favorites are the gamut of Stalin-era architecture from constructivism to post-constructivism to ‘ampir’, and Brezhnev-era scientific, residential, and cultural projects. I like crazy, asymmetric buildings whose structure is hard to memorize. Favorites are the (new) Academy of Sciences presidium building and the cultural centers Zil, Gorbunov, and Compressor.

- Soviet architectural competitions, especially for grandiose projects that were never realized

- Photography capturing ordinary people and landscapes

- Museums with historical/cultural heritage property

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