Curriculum Vitae

Elena Dearden

Commercial and technical Freelance interpreter & translator.
Proofreader/editor/tutor in Russian/Belarusian/English.

Mother tongue: Russian

Member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting

Member of The Chartered Institute of Linguists (UK)

Registered Public Service Interpreter (The National Register of Public Service Interpreters)


Tel/Fax:	+ 44 (0) 1444 811989, +44 (0) 1444 819054
Mobile:	+ 44 (0) 777 9143036
E-mail:	elena@elenadearden.com
URL:	http://www.elenadearden.com
Nationality:	British (born in Minsk, Belarus)
Languages:	Russian/Belarusian - bilingual native speaker English - language of habitual use Ukrainian - fluent

Recent Relevant Experience

1998-present

Freelance interpreting
from English into Russian/Belarusian and
from Russian/Belarusian/Ukrainian into English.

Simultaneous/whisper, consecutive and ad hoc interpreting to commercial companies, agencies, individuals, The Police, Crown and Magistrates Courts, The Probation Service, Tibunal Service, legal firms.

Telephone conference interpreting for businesses and individuals.

Translating from English into Russian/Belarusian

Specialisations:

Legal - Criminal Law, Civil Law, Immigration, Legal Documentation, Contracts
Banking and Finance - Export Finance, International Trade, Loan/Trade Agreements
Corporate Affairs - Company Annual Reports, Business Plans, Financial Accounts, Credit Rating Reports, Tender Documentation
Medical & Pharmaceutical
Automotive Industry

Continuous tuition troughout my linguistic career.

Private teacher for English students of Russian Language.

Interpreting/Translating/Teaching in Belarus/Russia/Ukraine

1993-1997	In-house translator/interpreter/project manager - Belarusian Soros Foundation, Minsk, Belarus
1990-1993	Interpreter/translator for representatives of British Bilateral Aid Financial programs, National Bank of Ukraine
1986-1993	English tutor in various schools/colleges in Russia, Belarus & Ukraine

Education and Professional Training

2009	MemoQ Training course with Kilgray
2005	Imperial College London Wordfast Training Course
2005	Cambridge Conference Interpretation Course (CCIC)
2002	Institute of Linguists (UK) Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (Legal Option)
1991-1993	Banking College, Ukraine Diploma in Banking
1981-1984	Smolensk University, Smolensk, Russia Degree in Teaching English
1979-1981	Linguistic University, Minsk, Belarus Department of English Studies

Membership of Professional Bodies

Institute of Translation and Interpreting - MITI
The Chartered Institute of Linguists (UK) - MCIL
The National Register of Public Service Interpreters - NRPSI

Professional Development

To maintain high professional standards I continuously work on improving my interpreting and translating skills by attending seminars, courses, workshops etc.

Those that I have attended recently include:

Financial Translation Seminar, University of Portsmouth, Jan 2010
Legal Seminar organised by the Russian Network of ITI, Nov 2009
Proz.com Virtual Translation Conference, Sep 2009
Subtitling course at Leeds University, April 2009
MemoQ Translation Memory training course, Feb 2009
Technology seminar organised by Institute of Linguists, Nov 2008

Software/Hardware

Windows XP, MS Office 2003 Professional, Adobe Acrobat, Wordfast, MemoQ, etc.
Dell PC, Laptop Compac Presario 900, Colour Printer, Scanner.

Last updated: May 2010


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