Quality Control Years Experience

A RUSSIAN LANGUAGE EXPERT AND DESKTOP PUBLISHING SPECIALIST WITH 18 YEARS EXPERIENCE

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

November 2010 – November 2011

Universe Technical Translation – Houston, TX, USA

Proofreader/Desktop Publishing Specialist

• Proofread technical translations from English into Russian (oil and gas exploration, production, construction, environmental, regulatory, etc) as part of Russian Translation Group on Shtokman Gas Field FEED Project at Worley Parsons, check documents for completeness and compliance with company standards.

• Format documents in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Suite and AutoCAD

March 2007 – October 2011

Self-Employed Russian Language Proofreader and Desktop Publishing Specialist based in Houston, TX, USA

Proofread documents translated from English into Russian and perform a full range of desktop publishing services for a Houston-based translation agency specializing in multi-language technical translation services.

October 1994 to

February 2007

Slavia Publishing House – St Petersburg, Russia

Lead / Publishing Editor

• Responsible for overall quality control of published documents and books

• Edit and proofread texts, articles and other materials

• Liaise with authors and Production Department

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1988 – 1993

St. Petersburg State University, Language Department

Master’s degree in Polish, Russian, and French

1991

Completed a course in English

COMPUTER SKILLS Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Illustrator, Quark, AutoCad, Photoshop

PERSONAL INFO: Permanent resident of the United States

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