Working languages:
English to Russian

Vladimir Pochinov
Certified English-Russian Translator

Zelenogradsk, Kaliningradskaya Oblast', Russian Federation
Local time: 22:43 EET (GMT+2)

Native in: Russian 
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SUMMARY

• Native Russian speaker, near-native English
• Full-time translator since 1987, doing about 500,000 words annually
• A strong focus on legal and financial translation (40% and 20% of my workload, respectively)
• Intimate knowledge of several industries and sectors
• Firsthand experience with major CAT tools and TMS platforms
• Expert user of Trados Studio 2022 (Trados user since 2003)
• Proprietary collection of sizable industry-specific translation memories and termbases
• Can offer TEP (Translation + Editing + Proofreading) service in collaboration with my trusted partners
• Solid reputation for reliability, accuracy, responsiveness, quality, and speed, with some of my regular clients dating back to the mid-2000s

MAJOR AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Legal

• Antitrust and competition
• Arbitration and litigation
• Certificates and licenses
• Company law
• Corporate governance
• Data protection and privacy
• Health, safety, and environment
• Immigration and naturalization
• Insolvency, bankruptcy, and restructuring
• Insurance
• Intellectual property
• International trade and export controls
• Labor and employment
• Public-private partnerships
• Real estate
• Securities
• Taxation and benefits

Financial

• Annual reports & financial statements
• Bids and proposals
• Budgets
• Business plans
• Estimates and quotations
• Grant applications
• Investment declarations
• Prospectuses
• Requests for proposals, invitations to bid
• Tax returns

United Nations, international NGOs, and non-profits

BWI, CBSS, EBRD, EIB, EPSU, GEF, GFTAM, IFC, ILO, MIGA, OPCW, Project Everyone, UNAIDS, UNCHR, UNCITRAL, UNCTAD, UNDAF, UNDP, UNEP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNIDO, UNIFEM, UNV, UNWTO, UN Women, WHO, WIPO, World Bank, WTO

Technical and Marketing

• Aviation
• Automotive
• Consumer electronics & home appliances
• Cosmetics, beauty, and luxury goods
• Electrical engineering
• IT (hardware, software, networking, big data)
• Mechanical engineering
• Oil & Gas
• Telecom

EDUCATION

1990 A course in English-Russian-English consecutive interpreting (270 hours), USSR State Committee for Foreign Tourism, Moscow
1980-85 MA in Linguistics from Foreign Language School, Ulyanovsk Teacher Training Institute. Graduated top of the class in English.

CERTIFICATIONS

2021 - Kato Verified Translator (can act as a reviser on the Kato Platform used by Translators Without Borders)
2013 - Became an approved vendor with several United Nations agencies (Level T1 Step D9)
2008 - ProZ.com Certified PRO Network
2005 - Became a qualified member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI), UK
1999 - Tekmetrics (now BrainBench) eCertificate in Written English

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1987-present Freelance translator for governmental, corporate, and individual clients, international organizations, NGOs, and multiple translation agencies.
2008-2013 Squire Sanders (Moscow) LLC (in-house legal translator).
2006-2007 GAZ Group's holding company, Moscow, Russia's largest automotive conglomerate (in-house translator).
2002-2005 On-site translation and interpreting contract in Cyprus to assist Russian engineers who helped local staff operate and maintain Russian-built equipment.
1994-2002 Volga-Dnepr Airlines, Ulyanovsk, Russia's largest all-cargo airline (senior translator).
1992-1994 Moskva Trading House, Ulyanovsk, Russia, a distributor of cosmetics and beauty products (sales/marketing manager).
1988-1992 Ulyanovsk Center for Microelectronics (in-house translator).
1987-1988 Ulyanovsk Translation Center (in-house translator & project manager).

SOFTWARE USED

OS: Windows 10 Pro, MacOS Monterey
Office: Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), Google Docs
CAT: SDL Trados Studio 2022, MultiTerm 2022 Desktop
PDF: Adobe Acrobat DC, Foxit PDF Editor Pro 11
DTP: Adobe InDesign CC
OCR: ABBYY FineReader 15 Standard

GENERAL INFORMATION

· Average daily throughput is 3,200-4,800 words
· Rush jobs will carry a 20-100% surcharge, to be agreed upon on a case-by-case basis
· PowerPoint presentations, PDF files (if the original formatting is to be reproduced), and handwritten documents will carry a 10% surcharge for the extra time and effort involved
· Proofreading/editing/revising/reviewing services will be charged by the hour
· Glossary development and other auxiliary services will be charged by the hour
· Minimum fee applies to jobs of up to 200 words

TRANSLATION PHILOSOPHY

1. Never accept a translation job you do not have the time or skills for.
2. Work into your mother tongue only.
3. Meet the agreed deadlines. Period.
4. You are only as good as your last job.


If you think a professional is expensive, wait 'til you try an amateur. — Paul 'Red' Adair

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Top languages (PRO)
English to Russian5266
Russian to English2213
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Tech/Engineering2548
Bus/Financial1512
Other1282
Law/Patents928
Art/Literary411
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Law: Contract(s)384
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Finance (general)302
Business/Commerce (general)214
Other167
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Electronics / Elect Eng139
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