KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
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PhD (Economics)
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Member of the Union of Translators of Russia since
2006
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ProZ.com Certified PRO freelancer since 2008
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Millions of translated words, about 30 translated
books on economics, finance, psychology and law, hundreds of other translation
projects completed
FIELDS OF
EXPERTISE:
Law (Contracts),
Finance, Business/Commerce, Investment/Securities, Forex, Economics,
Management, Marketing/Market Research, Real Estate, Human Resources, Cosmetics,
Mobile Phone Applications
EDUCATION:
Lomonosov Moscow State
University (one of the top 5
Russian universities), economic department, Master's degree cum laude
Lomonosov Moscow State
University, PhD program, PhD
degree
Moscow State
University of Printing Arts,
post-graduate editing courses
EXPERIENCE IN TRANSLATING AND EDITING
Full-time freelance translator and editor since
2003. Previously head of a bank's department, head of a unit of a research
institute, lecturer of a college, in-house translator and editor of several Russian
newspapers, magazines and publishing houses.
TESTIMONIALS:
“Yelena has proven to be a reliable, flexible and spot-on
translator to work with. She's responsive, patient and willing to help in every
way. Very, very recommended!”
Greg Holbrook, Director, Oban
Multilingual, United Kingdom
“Yelena offers an excellent translation quality into
Russian, as well as a quick turnaround. We definitely recommend her efficient
services.”
Roy Solanas Jesus, Managing Director, Excelcis
SARL Translation & Communication, Switzerland
“Mrs. Pestereva is a very responsible person and a highly
professional translator”
Nadezhda Tatyanchenko, Project Manager, Legal
Translations, Russia
“Ms. Pestereva
always demonstrates the highest professional standards in carrying out the job.
The accuracy of her translations and the ability to work under deadline
pressure deserve a special mentioning.”
Renata Dmitriyeva, Project Manager, S&A Translation
Agency, Russia
Translation and
editing of all kinds of contracts (including facility agreements and share
purchase agreements), court materials, financial statements, memoranda,
articles of association, bylaws, IPO prospects, investment offers, company
brochures, presentations, Forex broker sites, case studies, codes of business
conduct, risk management reports, internal policies, business correspondence,
and other promotional, financial and legal materials and documents.
Translation of about 30 books
published by 5 leading Russian scientific literature publishers in 2004–2009,
among them:
• DePamphilis, Donald,
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Restructuring Activities (Moscow: Olymp-Business, 2007, 960 p.)
• Natenberg S., Options
Volatility and Pricing (Moscow:
Alpina Business Books, 2007, 544 p.)
• Pickford James (ed.),
Mastering Investments (Moscow:
Olymp-Business, 2006, 445 p.)
• Nobel P., International Financial Law
and Standards (Moscow:
WoltersKluwer, 2007, 1152 p.)
• Womack, James, Jones,
Daniel, Lean Solutions (Moscow:
Alpina Business Books, 2006, 264 p.)
Editing of a well-known English-Russian financial dictionary published
by a Moscow publishing house.
Translation and editing of materials of UN agencies (UNFPA, UNEP, UNAIDS
UNDP etc.) on a regular basis.
LARGE CORPORATE
CLIENTS: Crédit Suisse, ABN AMRO, Citibank, JP Morgan, BNP Paribas (Suisse),
Deutsche Bank, Barclays Capital, ING Bank N.V., The Bank of New York Mellon, Linklaters, Clifford Chance, Google, Canon, American
Express, Bloomberg, Kraft Foods, YUKOS, RUSAL and many others.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Internet Explorer,
FineReader, Adobe Acrobat, SDL Trados 7, SDL Studio 2011, MemoQ 2015, Memsource
OUTPUT: up
to 4500 words per day
MINIMAL RATE PER WORD FOR TRANSLATION: $0.055, RATE PER WORD FOR
EDITING: $20 per hour.
