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Michael Jelnov (Mr.)
Qualified English-Russian translation service provider with many years of experience

Services offered: translation, editing, proofreading, evaluation, cultural consulting, CAT services

Source language: English
Target language: Russian (native speaker)

Areas of specialization:
Computers, IT, software localization, network, storage and communication devices, consumer electronics, home appliances, general engineering, cars, trucks, machinery operation and maintenance, occupational health and safety.

Other working fields:
Legal, insurance, human resources, management, general banking, tourism and travel.

Projects completed:
User manuals, software strings, packaging texts, technical descriptions, end-user licenses and agreements, warranty leaflets, news and press releases, marketing texts, collaterals, websites, documents of general nature; legal agreements, promotional texts, service, maintenance and repair manuals, material safety datasheets – on average, 350.000 words per year.

End-clients include some of the world’s largest industry leading companies.

Experience:
In translation business since 1995. A full-time freelance translator since 2002 serving translation agencies and direct clients worldwide.

Awards:
Top 10 Most Valuable Vendors award “For outstanding performance and lasting contribution” in 2003 by WTB Language Group, Inc. (Canada)

Qualifications:

1. Completed postgraduate study for Ph.D. in Philology (2002)
2. M.A. in Linguistics majoring in Linguistics and Intercultural Communications. Certified Translator (Diploma in Translation). (1999)
3. Information Processing Specialist (1994)
4. Advanced course of English language (1993)

Education:

1. Institute of Linguistics of Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) (Moscow, Russia, 2002)
2. University or Russian Academy of Education (Moscow, Russia, 1999)
3. American Business Institute (New York, USA, 1994)
4. Moscow State University (MSU) (Moscow, Russia, 1993)

Software: SDL Trados Studio, OmegaT, Wordfast Pro, MemoQ, Idiom WorldServer Desktop Workbench

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