Major Conference Interpreting Assignments: APEC, Heads of State
Kevin Rudd, John Howard, Vladimir Putin, Russian and Australian Cabinet
Ministers and Dignitaries, Governor General of Australia,
Ambassadors.
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Qualifications
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Professional Activities 1984
to present:
professional Russian translator and interpreter.
NAATI
Examination
Panel in Russian.
Lecturer
in interpreting and translation. Writer, consultant, radio and TV broadcaster.
Professional Qualifications:
member, International Association of Conference Interpreters
(AIIC);
National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters
(NAATI)
Level 5 translator (Senior Advanced).
Academic Qualifications:
Visiting Fellow, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies,
University of Sydney, Department of
Government, 1993-94. University of Western Sydney, Graduate Diploma in Social
Communication, 1980-82. Diploma in Engineering Design, Russia,
1956-60.
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Interpreting
Assignments
- Australia:
The Australian Prime
Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, various government
ministers, NSW State Premier. Heads of major corporations.
Olympics. National Radio and TV.
- USA:
Interpreter for CNN,
American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), member of US Congress,
senior scientific delegations.
- Russia:
Interpreting for
Russian Presidents:
Putin, Gorbachev,
Yeltsin; Prime-Minister Ryzhkov.
- England:
BBC (London)
- Germany:
Radio Liberty (Munich)
- China:
Olympics and Paralympics Games 2008
- Other Countries:
Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Bali,
Malaysia, Qatar, Macao, Indonesia, etc.
Russian
into English and English into Russian Translations
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Translating most subjects, including legal, technical,
scientific translations, trade agreements, specifications,
CAD drawings, diplomas, certificates,
correspondence and faxes, E-mail, etc.
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Voice-over corporate videotapes, movies and presentations.
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Interpreting at live seminars, conferences,Olympics and training
sessions.
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Designing and translating WebPages in English and Russian,
SEO optimisation and meta tags.
Russian Translation
Subjects
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Correspondence,
diplomas, birth certificates, work books, divorce papers,
ID, passport, police record, immigration
documents
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Science (including biology, ecology,
medicine, Arctic and Antarctic studies, nuclear reactors and
atomic energy, space exploration, astronomy and biophysics,
etc)
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Trade union and corporate meetings,
congresses and conferences.
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Mining and surveying. Safety in mines.
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Land reform, cartography, land titles and
property rights. Real estate.
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CAD drawings and
PowerPoint presentations
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Farming, meat and livestock.
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Satellite technology, computers and communications, Internet
and related technologies.
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Trade, export, import, cargo, customs
regulations.
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Olympic games and other sports
activities.
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Economics, banking, investments, tenders, trade shows and
exhibitions.
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Trade and economic forums and seminars.
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Political exchanges, diplomacy, government.
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Crime, corruption, drugs trafficking, law
enforcement.
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Media, culture, music, literature, sport.
Related Professional
Activities
Past Employment
History
- Australian and South East
Asian representative, Infomedia Corporation, Palo Alto, California,
USA. Advanced computer-based teleconferencing systems. Supplier of
services to government departments and multinational corporations.
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- Science writer and
broadcaster, Radio Liberty,
Munich, West Germany. Author of a weekly Science and Society series.
Head of Olympic coverage team during the Munich Olympics in 1972.
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Computer Skills
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Adobe
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Photoshop
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Quark Express
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Adobe
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CAD
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Microsoft
Office (all applications)
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InDesign
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Illustrator |
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