Experience Summary
2008-present
Universe Technical Translation, Inc.
One of the oldest and largest translation companies in Houston, TX, contractor of Exxon Mobil and Worley Parsons, service provider for many leading oil & gas companies, subsea
Data analyst/Project coordinator
Main responsibilities:
• Coordinated Russian/English and English/Russian translation activities of the company, communicating with clients and subcontractors (subsea, oil and gas)
• Analyze new projects, develop project strategies and plans, identify and supervise team members working on the projects
• Log, track and expedite inter-discipline design documents
• Create bilingual files using ArcView software (creating new layers, editing layer structure, ArcGIS object analysis), shapes, polygon, e.g.
• Perform general administration of the TRADOS translation memory: implement and support TRADOS software suite (including Translator’s Workbench, WinAlign, TagEditor)
• Prepare files for translation using various software applications, including Company’s proprietary tools for document processing and translation
• Clean and process translated files to return them to their initial formats
• Align and import translated files, maintain the Company's Translation Memory Database
• Create and implement guidelines on using various tools and software
• Develop functional requirements for the Company's proprietary translation software, test and analyze its effectiveness
• Provide desktop publishing support for translation and editorial departments
• Other duties include converting of hard copies into editable text, content checking of translated documents, assembling, formatting, performing final document quality control
2002-2005 National Academies for Scientific Research (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Administrative assistant
• Provided administrative support to upper level faculty staff including scheduling, improving procedures and meeting demanding deadlines.
• Managed junior administrative staff and special project coordinating.
• Provided computerized document management in Word and Excel applications including formatting and editing files, and preparation of final copy from draft to distribution.
1999-2002 St. Petersburg Pushkin University (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Faculty coordinator