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Overview
Work History
Education
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Hobbies and Interests
Academic Awards
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Marina Bogdanova

McLean

Summary

Seasoned bilingual professional with extensive experience in content translation and cultural analysis, notably at MIREMS and the Hermitage Museum. Excelled in client relationship management and project execution, leveraging skills to bridge diverse ethnic communities. Proven track record in enhancing multicultural understanding and educational outcomes.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior consultant, translator

MIREMS
Toronto
01.2013 - Current
  • Company Overview: MIREMS provides multilingual international research and ethnic media services
  • The goal of MIREMS is to connect companies, organizations and opinion makers with diverse ethnic communities in Canada and worldwide
  • To provide MIREMS clients with a knowledge of how certain topics of interest resonate with Canada's Russian communities of Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Calgary etc., as a Russian consultant, I monitor, summarize, translate and analyze stories from Canadian-Russian print, online, TV and radio media sources
  • Russian language translator for MIREMS
  • At the request of MIREMS clients, I translate texts from English into Russian
  • MIREMS provides multilingual international research and ethnic media services
  • The goal of MIREMS is to connect companies, organizations and opinion makers with diverse ethnic communities in Canada and worldwide

Russian language teacher

Foreign Language Institute of Ottawa (FLIO)
Hull
01.2005 - 12.2005
  • I taught Russian at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels
  • Using RSL instruction methodology devised by Foreign Language Institute I assisted students in their work on Russian language acquisition

Translator; Russian language teacher

ABCE Language School Inc./École de langues ABCE inc.
Ottawa
01.2004 - 12.2004
  • I translated business letters and other documentation for a government organization from Russian to English and from English to Russian
  • I taught Russian to an English-speaking student on one-on-one basis
  • Using a comprehensive video-based program for Russian language and culture, I assisted the student with improving and further developing her language skills

Russian language teacher

Canadian Forces Language School
Hull
01.2003 - 12.2003
  • I worked as a Russian language teacher for Canadian Forces Language School
  • I taught Russian language to English-speaking students using various learning materials and exercises to best meet the objectives of each student
  • I assisted students with developing their speaking, comprehension, reading and writing skills in Russian, supervised their lab work and conducted discussions on Russian culture and contemporary life

Teaching Assistant in the Russian department, translator

Carleton University
Ottawa
01.1996 - 12.2002
  • I worked as a TA in the Russian department at Carleton University
  • I taught RSL at following levels: introductory Russian, intermediate Russian, advanced Russian, Russian style and composition I and II
  • My responsibilities included developing and teaching Russian language courses, designing tests and examination materials, grading weekly assignments and lab reports, marking exams, essays and course tests, supervising discussion groups and seminars
  • As part of my TA’s responsibilities, I was involved in a Russian-English/English-Russian translation project

ESL teacher in the English department

University of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg
01.1994 - 12.1996
  • As an ESL teacher at St
  • Petersburg University, I developed and taught English courses at introductory, intermediate and advanced levels to undergraduate and graduate students
  • I developed instruction strategies for teaching ESL to Russian learners, prepared and conducted tests and examinations, marked exams, essays and course tests, viewed progress reports

Translator for the University newspaper

University of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg
01.1994 - 12.1996
  • I was employed as a translator for St
  • Petersburg University newspaper
  • I did Russian/English translations and summaries of newspaper articles

Guide and Interpreter

Hermitage Museum
St. Petersburg
01.1993 - 12.1995
  • While completing my M
  • A at St
  • Petersburg University (Russia), I worked as a guide and interpreter at St
  • Petersburg State Hermitage Museum
  • My responsibilities included preparing and providing guided tours of the museum in Russian and in English

Education

Master of Arts - English Language, Literature and Translation

University of St. Petersburg
Russia

Certificat d’Etudes de Français Pratique 1er Degré -

Alliance Française
Ottawa, Canada

Skills

  • Bilingual communication
  • Client relationship management
  • Cultural analysis
  • Content translation
  • Market research
  • Project management

Hobbies and Interests

  • Spending time with my family
  • Reading
  • Art
  • Cross-cultural communication
  • Travel
  • Sports

Academic Awards

  • Ph.D. Scholarship, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
  • International Scholarship, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
  • Scholarship from the President of Russian Federation for excellent academic record, University of St. Petersburg, Russia

Timeline

Senior consultant, translator

MIREMS
01.2013 - Current

Russian language teacher

Foreign Language Institute of Ottawa (FLIO)
01.2005 - 12.2005

Translator; Russian language teacher

ABCE Language School Inc./École de langues ABCE inc.
01.2004 - 12.2004

Russian language teacher

Canadian Forces Language School
01.2003 - 12.2003

Teaching Assistant in the Russian department, translator

Carleton University
01.1996 - 12.2002

ESL teacher in the English department

University of St. Petersburg
01.1994 - 12.1996

Translator for the University newspaper

University of St. Petersburg
01.1994 - 12.1996

Guide and Interpreter

Hermitage Museum
01.1993 - 12.1995

Master of Arts - English Language, Literature and Translation

University of St. Petersburg

Certificat d’Etudes de Français Pratique 1er Degré -

Alliance Française

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