Translator, Interpreter, Lecturer, English teacher

Aleksandr Salikhov

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Web-site www.linkedin.com/in/alexandersalikhov

Skype delalexander

PROFILE: An internationally experienced (9+ years) English-Russian-English translator/interpreter with a Master’s degree in Linguistics and a history of teaching English as a Foreign Language for more than 2 years.

Work Experience

Lecturer September 2019 – present

Chelyabinsk State University, Russia

Teach Translation.

Translator July 2013 – present

Simwell, translation agency, Moscow, Russia

Translate medical, technical, legal and other documents and videos from Russian into English and from English into Russian (ca. 75,000 words per month). Russian-English Translator October 2012 – present

Freelance

Translate various texts from Russian into English.

Interpret for such organizations as Panasonic, South Urals Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Investment Development Agency of the Chelyabinsk Region, Softico, Comfort, LLC (Chelyabinsk, Russia), etc.

Senior Teacher January 2012 – December 2013

LinguaLuxe, language center, Chelyabinsk, Russia

Taught English to individuals and groups of varying command of English.

Interpreted and escorted English-speaking delegations.

Improved the web-site.

Continuously developed the teaching methodology.

Managed up to 5 junior teachers.

Had direct contact with customers.

Promoted the company in social networks.

Developed and launched a new program for tourists "Russo Turisto" in March 2013; this helped to increase income by 5%.

Teacher of English, Translator August 2011 – October 2012 Camelot, language center, Chelyabinsk, Russia

Taught English to individuals and groups of varying command of English.

Interpreted and escorted English-speaking delegations.

Improved the web-site.

Interpreter October 2010 – July 2012

Chelyabinsk State University, Russia

Interpreted and escorted English-speaking foreign delegations.

Translated scientific reports.

Lifeguard June 2010 – September 2010

Splash Zone Waterpark, Wildwood, NJ, USA

Safety maintenance.

Rescued 13 people and 1 bird.

Volunteering experience

Observer, Foreman March 2012 – September 2019

Golos, election watchdog, Chelyabinsk, Russia

Observed various elections in Russia.

Analyzed electoral statistics in the Chelyabinsk Region.

Trained, prepared and supervised amateur observers.

Made organizational decisions.

Public Relations Manager October 2010 – June 2011

AIESEC, NCO, Chelyabinsk, Russia

On-line promotion.

Drafted and distributed press-releases.

Organized thematic events.

Developed a new logo for the local committee.

Organized such thematic events as an "AIESEC" flash mob and the "India Project". The latter involved Indian and Russian students speaking about and showing interesting aspects of Indian culture.

Conducted a "Whole Brain Training" seminar.

Marketing Specialist February 2011 – March 2011

Marketing Focus, AIESEC, NCO, Belgrade, Serbia

Market research.

Prepared marketing plans.

Meetings with clients.

Developed marketing strategies for a dentistry and a tavern. The popularity of the latter among the target audience – young women – increased threefold within 1 month. Education

PhD candidate 2012-2015

Comparative linguistics, linguistic typology and contrastive linguistics Chelyabinsk State University, Russia

Specialist in Intercultural Communication (Advertising and PR) 2007-2012 Equivalent to the Master degree according to the educational credential assessment conducted by the International Credential Evaluation Service (Canada) Faculty of Linguistics and Interpreting

Chelyabinsk State University, Russia

Language skills

Mother tongue Russian

Other languages:

English C1 – Proficient User (IELTS: 8.5)

French B1 – Threshold User

German B1 – Threshold User

Personal skills

Social skills

Able to work as part of a team

Good intercultural and communication skills

Punctual, diligent and responsible

Critical thinker

Customer-oriented

Computer skills

Expert with most MS Office programs, Windows OS

Knowledge of HTML

Proficient with the following translation software: SmartCAT, SDL Trados Certificates

Certificate of continuous education in the Use of Means of Information and Communication Technologies and of Electronic Information Educational Environment for Teaching Foreign Languages at University issued by the Chelyabinsk State University

(Russia) (2019)

Certificate of completion of an in-service training course in Communicative Strategies in Training for teachers of English as a Foreign Language issued by the Moscow office of Pearson Education Limited (Great Britain) (2013)

Certificate of completion of the General English course issued by Oxford House College

(Great Britain) (2005)

Additional information

Valid driving license

Like traveling and experiencing different cultures

Won a competition for the Vladimir Potanin Charity Fund Scholarship in 2010

Won local and regional stages of "Zhelezniy Predprinimatel" – a business game organized by the Higher School of Economics in Moscow

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