EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS |
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1992 - 1997 |
Degree in Linguistics. English & French language, grammar and literature, State Linguistic University, Kiev |
1988 - 1992 |
Teaching Education Diploma. First class with distinction. Qualified to teach all subjects at Primary level (aged 6-11)
Dubno State Teacher's College, Ukraine |
1981 - 1988 |
Rovno State Music School, Ukraine |
1980 - 1988 |
Rovno State Secondary School, Ukraine |
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |
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May 2006 |
Certificate in Computerised Accounts with First Class. The City & Guilds of London Institute (Brighton, UK) |
April 2006 |
Google Advertising Professionals, completed with Test's score 91% out of passing 75% (Cuckfield, UK) |
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March 2005 |
First Aid at Work, completed course in accordance with Health
and Safety Regulation 1981. Health & Safety Executive approval
No 447/82 (Crawley, UK) |
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September 2003 |
Telephone Techniques Certificate of Thales Training & Consultancy (Crawley, UK) |
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October 2003 |
ECDL (European Computer Driving License) – This certificate is a European standard established to demonstrate good computer proficiency with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint), advanced Internet and email usage and good operating system/file management (Burgess Hill, UK) |
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January 2003 |
End user experience of Translation Project Management software – I evaluated 2 products: Trados 5.5 and Transit 3.0 Satellite PE. |
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April 2000 |
Odessa Maritime Training Centre Professional bar waitress course, Certificate of High Vocation. Certificate of personal survival techniques, fire prevention and fire fighting, elementary first aid, crowd management, passenger safety training, crisis management and human behaviour (Ukraine) |
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January 1995 |
MS Windows and MS Office Computer course (State Linguistic
University). This was my first introduction to the world of computers. |
WORK EXPERIENCE |
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Nov 2005 |
Administrator of Omega Digital Media Ltd who provide a high quality integrated web solutions i.e. web design, web site development, Search Engine marketing, Web Analysis for UK/International market. As in-house translator working with specialist team includes designers, programmers and marketing experts. Omega Digital Media Ltd is an official Authorised consultant for Google Analytics/Urchin Software, one of only 8 selected Authorised Consultants for Europe (West Sussex, UK). |
Jul 2003 |
Assistant Co-ordinator for Moody International Ltd: World-Wide Equipment & Linepipe Inspection & Expediting and Quality Control/Quality Assurance auditing organisation providing a comprehensive range of Quality related services to the Oil, Gas, Mining, Petro-Chem, Telecommunications, Power Generation, On-Shore & Off-Shore Construction and related manufacturing and service industries from a network of world-wide offices. An administrator liaising with 70 world-wide offices, co-ordinating reports, quotations and inspection itinerary. Duties also included all range of translation/interpreting work (West Sussex, UK). |
Jan 2003 |
Personal Assistant to the Director, Omega Digital Media Ltd, London (3 month contract, full time). Duties include translation, copywriter and management of a multi-lingual project for www.moody-group.com and www.techlive.com |
2000 - 2002 |
Full-time waitress & stewardess working on several Mediterranean cruise ships (based in Cyprus). |
1999 - 2000 |
Personal Assistant to the Director (full time), ANT Cosmetics, based in Ukraine and Spain. Work included translation, business correspondence and computer work (Word Excel). |
1997 - 1999 |
Teacher of English and French language/literature (Private School, Rovno, Ukraine). |
1996 - 1997 |
Administrator/Interpreter at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and International Relations of Ukraine (Kiev). |
May 1996 |
Interpreter/Entertainment organiser at the Pioneer Camp "Mechta" for French visiting Groups (Mukachevo, Ukraine). |