Olga Muranova
Translator And Interpreter
Irvine,CA
Summary
Professionally astute and experienced Translator and Interpreter with almost two decades of experience in interpreting and translating from/into English, Russian and German in the academic, education, business, legal, and tourism sectors. Completed a Ph.D. in English and currently pursuing the Online Certificate in Professional Translation and Interpreting. Highly skilled at editing, proofreading, localizing, translating materials of varying contexts, and interpreting in different settings. Strong ability to use active listening and interpersonal communication skills to provide quick, accurate, and concurrent translation and interpretation services.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
21
21
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Business Interpreter
Ltd. "Sauna.ru"
Saint-Petersburg, Russia
02.2020 - Current
Interpreting business conversations remotely (on the phone and online) from/into English, German, and Russian
Legal Translator
Mikhaylovsky Theatre
Saint-Petersburg, Russia
09.2014 - 09.2020
Translating legal contracts/agreements and business correspondence from/into English and Russian
Tour Guide
Ltd. "Star Travel"
Saint-Petersburg, Russia
09.2005 - 08.2018
Conducting and interpreting the tours around Saint-Petersburg, Russia, its museums and historical environs for foreign tourists speaking English or German
Conference Interpreter and Translator
SPb. State University Of Industrial Technologies
Saint-Petersburg, Russia
10.2005 - 05.2012
- Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting from/into English and Russian at the conferences on printing technologies, graphic design, textile industry, and ecology/resource saving
- Translating scientific/technical materials and business correspondence from/into English and Russian
Operator-Translator
Ltd. "Valentina"
Saint-Petersburg, Russia
06.2003 - 08.2003
Translating documentation and electronic correspondence from/into English and Russian
Education
Online Certificate - Professional Translation And Interpreting
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 09.2021 - Current
Ph.D. - English
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 08.2014 - 05.2019
Diploma - Icelandic As A Second Language
University of Iceland
Reykjavik 08.2013 - 05.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Humanities And Social Sciences
Open University of Israel
Ra'anana 09.2003 - 05.2010
Candidate of Sciences in English Philology - General Linguistics
Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
Saint-Petersburg 10.2005 - 11.2009
Specialist in Teaching English And German - Foreign Language Pedagogy; Linguistics
Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
Saint-Petersburg 09.1999 - 06.2004
Skills
Languages: Russian (native); American Sign Language (novice); English (proficient); Esperanto (fluent); French (basic communication skills); German (proficient); Hebrew (basic communication skills); Icelandic (everyday communication level); Italian (everyday communication level); Japanese (novice); Latin (reading and writing with a dictionary); Portuguese (basic communication skills); Spanish (everyday communication level)
Translation Software: Memsource; SDL Trados Tool; Wordbee; Wordfast
Computer Languages: Python (basic knowledge), HTML (basic knowledge), CSS (basic knowledge), XML (basic knowledge), JavaScript (basic knowledge), Bootstrap (basic knowledge)
Data Analysis/Data Presentation Software: Access, Excel, Crystal Reports
Corpus Analysis Software: AntConc, UAM Corpus Tool
Transcription and Sound Editing Tools: Transana, Audacity
Presentation Software: PowerPoint, Prezi
Video Creation Tools: Yuja, Moovly, Animoto, Magisto, Camtasia, Snagit
Web Design: Dreamweaver, WordPress
Graphic Design: Adobe Illustrator, AdobeInDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Canva
Video Conferencing Software: Skype/Skype for Business, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet
Awards
- November 2008 - a diploma for the technical translation from German into Russian submitted for the Fifth Contest of Young Translators “Sensum de Sensu” (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)
- September 2005 - June 2007 - three diplomas for the literary translations from Russian into English submitted for the Third, Fourth and Fifth Contests of Young Translators “Sensum de Sensu” (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)
Timeline
Online Certificate - Professional Translation And Interpreting
University of Massachusetts Amherst
09.2021 - Current
Business Interpreter
Ltd. "Sauna.ru"
02.2020 - Current
Legal Translator
Mikhaylovsky Theatre
09.2014 - 09.2020
Ph.D. - English
Oklahoma State University
08.2014 - 05.2019
Diploma - Icelandic As A Second Language
University of Iceland
08.2013 - 05.2014
Conference Interpreter and Translator
SPb. State University Of Industrial Technologies
10.2005 - 05.2012
Candidate of Sciences in English Philology - General Linguistics
Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
10.2005 - 11.2009
Tour Guide
Ltd. "Star Travel"
09.2005 - 08.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Humanities And Social Sciences
Open University of Israel
09.2003 - 05.2010
Operator-Translator
Ltd. "Valentina"
06.2003 - 08.2003
Specialist in Teaching English And German - Foreign Language Pedagogy; Linguistics
Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
09.1999 - 06.2004