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My name is Nikita Stepanov. I am a Russia-based passionate linguist with 15 years+ of experience in translating from English/French into Russian. Personal website: nikita-translator.com Over 10 million words translated 150+ happy clients all over the globe (including Fortune 500 and CAC 40 majors). Union of Translators of Russia member Compliance with the ISO 17100 standard Acting simultaneous interpreter at the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation CAT tools: SDL Trados Studio 2017, memoQ Rates starting at $0.05 per source word Top-5 specializations: IT/Computers Video games Finance/Economics Marketing Government/Politics Education: Moscow State Linguistic University (https://linguanet.ru/en/), The Maurice Thorez Institute of Foreign Languages. Graduated in 2005. Specialist degree. Specialty: Teacher of French and English

English-Russian freelance translator

I'm a certified French/Russian translator with more than 10-years experience of freelance work in various fields.

Working as a Physical Trader at MOL Group.

I have been doing translations since 2006. I'm also running a translation agency, however that's a separate business, and you can be sure that all translations at smartcat are done by me personally. I am a certified translator, conference interpreter, engineer and Candidate of technical sciences (kandidat nauk). My language-related hobbies include etymology and comparative linguistics. * Yes, I do speak several languages. * No, I am not fluent enought in French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Azerbaijani or Arabic to translate TO these languages, but I do understand them enough to translate FROM them.

Born in Czechoslovakia, then moved to Russian Federation. Studied biology in Lobachevsky State University in Nizhniy Novgorod. Worked as a teacher of information and communication technology in high school for two years, then worked as a web software engineer. Run an own web development studio. I was the technical director of the First Nizhniy Novgorod Internet Television for 5 years. Worked as a software developer and test engineer of the DSS (decision support system) for the oil and gas industry. Was in charge of the DSS testing department. Worked as a project manager on launching the Xerox EasyTranslator Service in partnership with ABBYY LS. Freelance translator since 2014, Primary State Registration Number of the Sole Proprietor 316527500077979.

Clients TED (http://www.ted.com), Flarus (http://www.flarus.ru), Shevtsoff Company (http://shevtsoff.org), BGText (http://bgtext.com), Sfera Studios (http://sferastudios.com), Civilization IV: A New Dawn (http://anewdawn.sourceforge.net), ABC Translation (http://abc-translations.ru), Motaword (http://motaword.com), Unbabel (http://unbabel.com), Lingual Consultancy Services (https://lingualconsultancy.com), ABBYY LS (http://abbyy-ls.com), AG Translation (http://agtc.ru) Education - Diploma in English Language and Literature (Advance Learning Interactive Systems Online, http://alison.com); - Crafting an Effective Writer (Coursera, http://coursera.org); - Academic and Business Writing (BerkeleyX, http://edx.org); - College Writing 2.1x, 2.2x, 2.3x (BerkeleyX, http://edx.org); - English Grammar and Style (Write101x, Univercity of Queensland, http://edx.org);

Work experience in translating from English and French to Russian. Сonfident user of SmartCAT, SDL products and Microsoft Office. Always try to be like a sponge - soaking up the experience of those projects that I work with and pouring it into my future translations. Responsible, punctual and self-motivated. Self-employed status.

I have defended my bachelor's diploma thesis, on the topic of Translation of French legal texts. It is attached in the portfolio.

Languages English (fluent) experience in: Oil & Gas Shipbuilding Business Ecology Administration Marketing Logistics French (fluent) experience in: Banking Shipbuilding Business Insurance Construction Administration Italian (advanced level) experience in: Banking Shipbuilding Car industry Construction Administration Spanish (basic knowledge) PC Skills OS: Windows/Linux Microsoft Office decent user Internet browsers/ E-mail CAT-tools: Deja Vu X, SDL, Trados 7, Multiterm, Omega T Typing 180-200 symbols per minute (Cyrillic / Latin) Skills in local office computer net mounting and maintenance Personal features Responsibility, ability to take quick and rational decisions, quick learning ability and adaptation to new working conditions and colleagues, readiness and eagerness to work on deadlines and under pressure and to go to business trips, A communicative, attentive and persevering person, experienced in constructive cooperation with the expatriates. Hobbies: Housing Accomplishment, Community Theater, Amateur Astronomy, Radio Communications and Meteorology

Experienced in translation of legal docs, OECD strategies, adendas, diplomas, financial reports, audit reports, various agreements, etc.

Extensive experience in translation (EN>RU>EN, FR>RU). Currently working as a freelancer for a number of local translation agencies in Russia but striving to expand my geography. The fields I have worked in (ordered by preference and expertise): - Marketing (general) - IT (marketing, website localization, cybersecurity, digital transformation and process automation, software manuals, press releases) - Journalism (general) - Construction (reinforced concrete production) - Technical (oil and gas, GNSS technology, general) - Legal Software: SDL Trados Studio 2015/2019, SmartCat, Memsource + others (on request). Other tools: Aegisub, Subtitle Edit, SDL Passolo 2016. Bachelor of Linguistics. Certificate in Advanced English (CAE C1). Certificate in Basic Subtitling (LinguaContact Translator School, Russia). Full CV available upon request.

Prompt, attentive to detail, erudite