Personal information

Year of birth: 1987
Place of residence: Kyiv, Ukraine

Education

First degree:
English and French translator and interpreter
Master's degree with distinction
Institute of Philology at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
(2004–2009)

Second degree:
Specialist in finance
University of Banking at the National Bank of Ukraine
(2011–2014)

Work experience

Total work experience in translation – 15 years (2006 – to present)

April 2017 – to present

National Bank of Ukraine, Kyiv

In-house translator and editor

Responsibilities:

• translation (English<>Ukrainian) of the central bank’s regular official publications (Inflation Report, Financial Stability Report, Annual Report, Consolidated Financial Statements, and other), press releases, laws and regulations, materials for the NBU’s communication with international partners, etc.

• editing translations made by other translators and materials prepared by colleagues from other divisions

• handling terminology: compiling and updating the NBU’s specialized term base (finance, banking, economics)

• participation in updating the NBU's English Style Guide.

December 2011 – April 2017

CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK (Crédit Agricole Group), Kyiv

Personal Assistant to Management Board Member – Chief Risk Officer

Responsibilities:

• translation (English<>Russian, English<>Ukrainian, French>English, French>Russian, French>Ukrainian) of the bank’s internal documents: procedures, orders, reports, minutes, financial analysis memos, market analysis materials, legal opinions, presentations, correspondence, and materials provided by the Paris head office

• interpretation (English<>Russian, English<>Ukrainian) at the bank’s internal meetings, committees, meetings with corporate clients, and external events

• assistance to the Board Member (collecting and analyzing information, maintaining the document flow, coordination and control over tasks performed by risk management staff, communication with the head office in Paris, event management, daily support).

In addition to my main duties, I received on-the-job training in risk management and financial analysis.

April 2011 – December 2011

PRAVEX-BANK (Intesa Sanpaolo Group), Kyiv

Assistant to the Director of Main Treasury and Investment Banking Division

Responsibilities:

• translation of the bank’s internal documents and interpretation at internal meetings (English<>Russian, English<>Ukrainian)

• daily support to the Director

• coordination of the division’s document workflow.

October 2009 – April 2011

UkrSibbank BNP Paribas Group, Kyiv

In-house translator, editor, and interpreter

Responsibilities:

• translation (English<>Russian, English<>Ukrainian) of the bank’s internal documentation, legal documents, contracts, press releases, presentations, advertising materials, IT manuals, etc.

• editing translations made by employees of the translation unit

• certifying translations with my signature as part of the notarization process

• interpreting at meetings of the Management Board, Credit Committee, negotiations, training sessions, and other events attended by foreign specialists

• interacting with other units of the bank in order to obtain information required to ensure the high quality of translations.

2006–2008

Argument Translation Agency, Kyiv

Freelance translator

Responsibilities:

• translation (English<>Russian, English<>Ukrainian) in various subject areas: business and legal documents, scientific and technical texts, advertising materials, etc.

Language skills

English − proficient
French − advanced
German − elementary
Russian, Ukrainian − native

Software

CAT tools: memoQ, SDL Trados Studio

Other software used: MS Office, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, ABBYY FineReader, TransTools, AnyCount, PerfectIT, etc.

Memberships

Ukrainian Association of Translators and Interpreters (FIT member): www.uati.org/members

Women in Localization: womeninlocalization.com

ProZ.com verified user: www.proz.com/translator/2254006

Personal qualities

Diligence, strong sense of responsibility, well developed information search and analysis skills, ability to quickly process large volumes of information, ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, creativeness, advanced organizational skills, quick learning.