Elena Edwards
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Translation Services

> Native Language(s):
Russian and Belorussian.

> Target Language(s):
English, Russian, and Belorussian.

> Source Language(s):
Czech, English, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Belorussian.

> Specialization(s):
Advertisement/Marketing, Agriculture/Environment, Arts, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Patents/Intellectual Property, Cooking/Food/Beverages, Education/Training, Fashion/Clothing, Film - Theatre, Financial/Economics, Health and Beauty, History, Hospitality Industry, Insurance, Journalism - Press, Legal, Literature/Publishing, Medical, Music, Instructions/Manuals, Politics, Psychology/Psychiatry, Real Estate, Social Sciences, Sports, and Media/Broadcasting.

> Software:
Adobe Acrobat Professional, Adobe Photoshop, Trados, Macromedia Flash, and Microsoft Office .

> Certifications and Professional Affiliations:
Member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting, MITI (UK)
- Securities and Financial Derivatives Representative, SFA (SFDR)
- IAO Diploma in Special Hazards and Processes (Toronto, Canada)
CPD: ITI Simultaneous Interpreting Workshop, 2007

> Relevant Translation Experience:
Russian/Belarusian/Polish Translator & Interpreter
Partner, Japan Translate

Translator and interpreter of Russian/Belarusian/Polish>English and English/Polish>Russian/Belarusian.

Translation Specialisations
- Finance (banking/securities/accounts and insurance)
- Law (legal documents/contracts)
- EU Matters
- Company Reports (annual reports, general reports/profiles)
- Medical & Pharmaceutical (including alternative therapies)
- Marketing & Media (including film/video)
- Oil & Gas

Interpreting Experience (Consecutive/Liaison/Simultaneous Whispering)
- Business Meetings (insurance and banking)
AIG Europe Ltd – London, UK
Underwriter - Risk Finance Team
Main responsibilities: Tailoring new finite products and liaising with corporate clients as well as sourcing new client base to expand product distribution.

ING Barings Ltd – London, UK
Executive - Corporate Finance and Structured Lending
Account Manager for German and offshore financial institutions (reinsurance and insurance companies).

General Reinsurance – London (UK) & Boston (US)
Property Underwriter
Account Manager for Emerging Markets territories (Russia, Poland, Czech Republic). Responsibilities included conference interpreting and client presentations on behalf of General Re, translation and summarising of business and legal proposals into English from Polish/Russian and vice-versa.

> Education:
Clare College, University of Cambridge - UK
MPhil, European Literature (First Class)

Belarusian State University – Minsk, Belarus
Diploma with Distinction in Russian Philology and Classics (top 5% of class)

> Additional Skills:
Qualified Homeopath, Member of the Lakeland College of Homeopathy (M.L.C. Hom)

> Location:
Cranleigh, Surrey (United Kingdom)

 
Elena Edwards

Sample Translations:
Medical translation ENGRUS 
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