Multilingual Policy Writer and Translator Specialist
Resume:
BAKYT BAIMATOV
*********@*****.***
McAllen, Texas, USA
LANGUAGES:
·English - fluent;
·Russian - fluent;
·Central Asian Kyrgyz - proficient;
·German - upper-intermediate;
·French - upper-intermediate.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Freelance Multilingual Interpreter/International Technical Writer/Editor/Academic Contributor (Hybrid/Remote/Home Based)
Hours worked: unlimited, depending on specific timing demand of each particular assignment
McAllen, Texas
11/2018 – Present
Provide high - quality ad hoc and on-demand Russian - English/English - Russian interpretation/translation services both (verbal and written) for real-time legal case/court proceedings, online tele-health/video remote interpreting (VRI) for enhancing effective patient - provider communication in medical settings and live over-the-phone (OPI) interpreting for international conferences, seminars and webinars;
Provide written (Russian - English) project consulting and interpretation on international development, poverty reduction, water access infrastructure and youth entrepreneurship in developing countries of Central Asia;
Provide written (English - Russian) research article and bilingually translated contributions to international academic magazines and journals.
Springhill Consulting Group
Chicago, Illinois
01/ 2017 – 10/2018
Hours worked: 40 hrs per week
Business Analyst/Writer (Short-Term/On-Demand)
Led our project teams through the research and analysis process. This included coaching more junior members of the firm, analyzing insights gained through the research cycle, collecting and synthesizing market data from a variety of primary sources, structuring client deliverables and presenting to clients. I also corresponded directly with clients and donors in Germany, UK and Russia throughout the project, translated live communication with Springhill principals to deliver key engagement insights and recommendations.
The Elliott School of International Affairs, Central Asian Program (CAP), George Washington University, DC
03/2015 - 01/2017
Hours worked: unspecified
Researcher/Writer (Home-based/Freelance)
·Translated Russian academic sources into English and conducted intensive archival and field research on “Communist collectivization of Soviet Central Asia (1929-1930s)”, which was published as a book under “Central Asia: Economic and Political Issues Series” by Nova Science Publishers, NYC, in 2018 with hard and e-copies now available at US Library of Congress (Cataloging-in-Publication Data ISBN: 978-1-53612-764-5 (E-book) https://www.amazon.com/Kyrgyzstan-Political-Economic-Social-Central/dp/153*******
United Nations Women (UN), New York HQ
02/2015 - 03/2015
Hours worked: 40 hrs per week
International Consultant (Short-Term/On-Demand)
·My consulting assignment included analyzing, monitoring, translating (Russian - English), writing, proofreading, editing and maintaining UN Women Global Constitutional Database for Kyrgyzstan http://constitutions.unwomen.org/en
Turkish University/ Diplomatic Academy, Foreign Ministry of Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia
09/2013 – 01/2015
Hours worked: 40 hrs per week
Senior Lecturer/Academic Supervisor
Lecturing on Theories of International Relations, Political Science, History of Soviet Union;
Academic Essay Writing (English - Russian);
Providing ongoing, current and relevant communications to faculty, staff and students.
HELVETAS Swiss Inter-Cooperation (HSI), Bishkek/Osh, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia
09/2008 - 07/2013
Hours worked: 40 hrs per week
Senior Governance & Risks Assessment Consultant
·Produced, implemented and translated (Russian - English) HELVETAS Swiss Inter-Cooperation HSI Country Strategy Kyrgyz Republic – Central Asia (2012-2017)
Note: 5 months time interval between these two employments is attributable to the fact that I was invited to Bern, Switzerland, Helvetas Swiss Inter-Cooperation Headquarters for a retreat, seminar and country briefing session prior to taking up the position for a Senior Governance & Risks Assessment Consultant in Central Asia.
International Training Centre - International Labor Organization (ILO UN) (ITCILO), Turin, Italy, European Union (EU)
01/2006 – 03/2007
Hours worked: 40 hrs per week
International Consultant
·Led identifying young and female entrepreneurs for providing support through training on START AND IMPROVE YOUR BUSINESS (SIYB); Designing, developing and translating (written English - Russian) methodology for conducting market surveys to identify training needs of garment producers for generating employment via Value Chain Development in Osh City, Southern Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia.
EDUCATION
University of Reading, School of Letters and International Politics, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom (UK), MA in International Affairs, British Council “Young Achievers” Fellowship Winner, 1999 - 2000
University of Vienna, Institute of Political Science, Vienna, Austria (EU), Ph.D in Political Science, Foreign Ministry of Austria “Global South - Global North Dialogue” Fellowship Winner, 2003 - 2005
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