Sergei
Languages: Russian Translation, Polish Translation, Russian to English, English to Russian
Consecutive, court, simultaneous, telephone, voice over
Proofreading, dubbing/subtitling, editing
Specializing in Business/Financial Legal and Military
Experience
1993—present time Los Angeles, CA
Independent Consultant, Translator, Interpreter
Translated contracts, business plans, annual reports and other documents for companies doing business in Russia and Eastern Europe
Cosecutive and simultaneous interpreting for conferences, negotiations, business meeting, delegations/escort
Arranged research trips to Russia, Ukraine, Latvia,Poland, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Conducted extensive project interviews.
Business Consulting
Provided corporate finance, strategic advisory and business development services to a variety of U.S. and international companies in Russia and the former Soviet Union. Assignments included business development, M&A, valuation, strategic alliances, arranging line of credit, venture capital and private equity funding, deal structuring, legal documentation and recruiting. Participated in a variety of commercial, contract and policy negotiations. Negotiated with several Russian and East European countries ministries and states organizations. Clients included: Dresdner Bank, Emerging Markets Partnership LLC, Gazprombank, Accuvest LLC, Ukrainian State Railways, Industrial Union of Donbass, Troika Dialog, Parex Bank, et al.
Assisted companies in obtaining financing from USTDA (AlliedSignal Aerospace avionics joint venture in Russia), Eximbank (export master guarantee for Parex Bank, Lavia), EBRD (energy efficiency project for the city of Kimry, Russia), G-24 (Parex Bank) and TACIS (Bugroff Construction, Latvia).
2001- present time
The Judicial Council of California: Registered Interpreter(ID #700253)
2000-2003 AXA Financial
Financial Consultant, Western Region (Lic # 0D39816)
Worked as a registered representative and financial planner
NASD Series 7 and Series 66 (financial advisor) licenses
Life insurnance license (variable products)
1997-1998 Credit Suisse First Boston, Emerging Markets Division London/Moscow
Consultant/Analyst ,
Responsible for interacting with a number CIS and Russian government and private institutional clients
Provided timely analysis of political and economic events, financial evaluation, structuring, due diligence and board presentations
Compiled Russian Regional Investment Guide
1987–1993 RAND Corporation
Research Assistant
Conducted and processed over 300 interviews using both individual and focus group methods. Interviews were conducted with various countries nationals using English as well as Russian and Polish languages
Library and archival research
Database management
Writing research reports dealing with defense industry subjects
Education
B.A. Major: Russian, Minor :Polish, Latvian State University, Riga, 1976
M.A. Slavic Languages, UCLA, Los Angeles, 1983
M.A. Political Science/Intenrational Politics, UCLA, Los Angeles, 1986
Extensive studies of arms control and military hardware subjects
PFP Personal Financial Planning Program, PFP Certificate, UCLA, 2002
Memberships
- American Translators Association
- ProZ.com
- Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
Certification
- U.S. Department of State ( Consecutive interpretation)
- Judicial Council of California
Computer hardware/software
Windows XP, 4GB RAM, Broadband Internet Connection, CD-DVD ROM Drive
Microsoft Office XP ( Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional
DejaVu
TRADOS
McAfee VirusScan and Firewall
Scanner and OCR software
Financial industry software
We have Russian translators and interpreters in Los Angeles, CA; Orange County, CA; New York, NY; Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA; Miami, FL; Atlanta, GA; Washington D.C.; Dallas, TX, Houston, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Newark, NJ; New Haven, CT; San Diego, CA; Santa Fe, NM; Merrifield, VA; Seattle, WA; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Moscow, Russia; Minsk, Belarus; Kharkov, Ukraine; Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine; Astana, Kazakhstan; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; Riga, Latvia; Berlin, Germany; London, United Kingdom; Madrid, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; Paris, France; Rome, Italy; Brussels, Belgium; Athens, Greece; Brasília, Brazil; Oslo, Norway and in many more cities all over the world.