Experience

Transform Scotland

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Advisor

  • Nov 2018 - Present



Self-employed

• Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Freelance Translator

  • Jan 1994 - Present

  Translation of texts for, amongst others, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union, the EU Commission, the Metropolitan Police, HM Customs and Excise, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Holder of Institute of Linguists Diploma in Translation in Russian, Dutch, Danish and Italian. Translation into English from all 10 Slavic languages (principally Polish) as well as German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, French, Italian and Hungarian. Show less



The City of Edinburgh Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• City Council Member

  • May 2012 - May 2017

  Green Group spokesperson for transport and planning Board member of Transport for Edinburgh Green Group spokesperson for transport and planning Board member of Transport for Edinburgh



Foreign and Commonwealth Office

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staff Translator

  • Jan 1991 - Dec 1993

  Translation of texts into English from Russian, German, Polish, French, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Belorussian, Serbo-Croat, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak and Spanish, including legal, administrative, economic, political, medical and scientific texts, press reports and correspondence. Other duties included alignment and checking of international treaties and provision of advice on linguistic matters. Translation of texts into English from Russian, German, Polish, French, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Belorussian, Serbo-Croat, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak and Spanish, including legal, administrative, economic, political, medical and scientific texts, press reports and correspondence. Other duties included alignment and checking of international treaties and provision of advice on linguistic matters.



Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia

• Russian Federation
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Language Teacher

  • Sep 1989 - Jul 1990



Bundesgymnasium und Bundesrealgymnasium

• Eisenstadt, Austria

• English Language Assistant

  • Sep 1987 - Jun 1988