Russian/Ukrainian Language Instructor & Curriculum Developer

• Sep 2020 - Present

- Deliver foreign language training using professionally developed educational materials for contractors, federal employees and the military.- Research, identify and develop training materials, student assessment plans, instructor guides and course materials to meet corporate and agency language objectives.- Tailor academic approach and strategy in accordance with student learning styles.- Integrate authentic cultural materials into learning program, including art, music, cuisine… - Deliver foreign language training using professionally developed educational materials for contractors, federal employees and the military.- Research, identify and develop training materials, student assessment plans, instructor guides and course materials to meet corporate and agency language objectives.- Tailor academic approach and strategy in accordance with student learning styles.- Integrate authentic cultural materials into learning program, including art, music, cuisine and scenario driven activities.- Teach listening, reading, writing and speaking skills as well as geopolitical, economics and social issues in an immersion based environment.- Utilize blended delivery modes including eLearning tools, lectures, classroom discussions, team exercises, reading, case studies, role plays and demonstrations.- Develop and practice on-line and non-traditional methods such as face-to-face, on-line, distance, synchronous, asynchronous and self-paced instruction.- Train students in direct accordance with the Inter-Agency Language Roundtable (ILR).- Highly familiar with ISO immersion methods and C-ESL. Show more Show less

Russian & Ukrainian Language Instructor

• Sep 2016 - Present

Russian & Ukrainian Language Instructor

• Jun 2016 - Present

Russian/Ukrainian Interpreter & Language Proficiency Evaluator

• Jan 2016 - Present

- Certified medical interpreter for health care clients with limited English proficiency.- Directly aid in doctor-patient communications at hospitals, clinics and health venues.- Subject matter expertise includes physical therapy, rehabilitation, diagnostics and more.- Review, grade and assess student’s level of competency in target language.- Provide full evaluation and comprehensive feedback to students, focusing on word usage, grammar, syntax and articulacy.

Russian/Ukrainian Language - Subject Matter Expert

• Oct 2015 - Present

- Create, review and disseminate standards based language certification testing material (DLPT ILR Levels 1/1+, 2/2+, 3/3+, 4) in: Russian & Ukrainian.- Research and promote content and communication between English speakers to develop their qualifying proficiencies within the target languages: Russian & Ukrainian.- Provide adult language learners interactive on-line tools to promote foreign language skills.- Introduce new vocabulary and concepts in various topics, such as… - Create, review and disseminate standards based language certification testing material (DLPT ILR Levels 1/1+, 2/2+, 3/3+, 4) in: Russian & Ukrainian.- Research and promote content and communication between English speakers to develop their qualifying proficiencies within the target languages: Russian & Ukrainian.- Provide adult language learners interactive on-line tools to promote foreign language skills.- Introduce new vocabulary and concepts in various topics, such as cyber-security & politics.- Exercise native language reading, writing and speaking skills to create, review, author and edit training material, glossaries and pedagogical activities in target languages for technical accuracy and integration into University-level, government and ACTFL training materials. Show more Show less

Russian School Classroom Instructor

• Aug 2015 - Present

- Work within group successful small business owners to build and grow weekend education program for wide range of children operated exclusively in target language: Russian.- Direct classroom of school aged children through the curriculum of their academic year, instructing and immersing them exclusively in target language: Russian.- Develop creative instructional material, including reading, writing and mathematics lessons.- Collect and adapt teaching materials, review homework and… - Work within group successful small business owners to build and grow weekend education program for wide range of children operated exclusively in target language: Russian.- Direct classroom of school aged children through the curriculum of their academic year, instructing and immersing them exclusively in target language: Russian.- Develop creative instructional material, including reading, writing and mathematics lessons.- Collect and adapt teaching materials, review homework and assess student performance.- Analyze education program effectiveness, develop new materials and adapt existing training materials through curriculum development to meet student proficiency goals. Show more Show less

Russian/Ukrainian Culture Expert & Business Owner

• Mar 2010 - Present

- Serve as a language instructor in teaching speaking, reading, writing and listening comprehension to a full range of students.- Customize learning environments for effective instruction during informal one-on-one training as well as develop courses and instructional materials for a full range of students, including larger audiences in classrooms of more than 25 students. - Assist in language and culture assessment.- Evaluate student's progress.- Develop course materials for… - Serve as a language instructor in teaching speaking, reading, writing and listening comprehension to a full range of students.- Customize learning environments for effective instruction during informal one-on-one training as well as develop courses and instructional materials for a full range of students, including larger audiences in classrooms of more than 25 students. - Assist in language and culture assessment.- Evaluate student's progress.- Develop course materials for students with specialized needs.- Provide interpretation services.- Provide distance, synchronous and asynchronous instruction. Show more Show less

European Language Ad Quality Rater: Ukrainian

• Aug 2015 - Nov 2015

- Evaluated accuracy of advertising campaigns and web-sites in target language: Ukrainian.- Analyzed potential advertisement effectiveness as seen within on-line search queries.- Exercised my ability to interpret both the content and tone of language specific subtleties (dialect, colloquialisms, and regionalisms).- Communicated effectiveness of web layouts and information as displayed in various formats within on-line venues.

Russian/Ukrainian Language Interpreter/Translator

• Feb 2010 - Jan 2015

- Provided comprehensive support for language interpretation services.- Conducted both oral and written multi-lingual and bi-directional interpretation services.- Verified information from original text in order to ensure appropriate interpreting.- Ensured interpretation requirements and products with clients for error free documents.- Proofread, authored and enhanced documents using Systran7 and Microsoft Word.- Provide real-time verbatim interpretation for high-level legal… - Provided comprehensive support for language interpretation services.- Conducted both oral and written multi-lingual and bi-directional interpretation services.- Verified information from original text in order to ensure appropriate interpreting.- Ensured interpretation requirements and products with clients for error free documents.- Proofread, authored and enhanced documents using Systran7 and Microsoft Word.- Provide real-time verbatim interpretation for high-level legal and contractual meetings.- Ensured retention of valuable language context within all interpretation products.- Ensured technical accuracy of all written translations conforming to original text, terminology, content and style. Show more Show less

Interpreter & Translator

• Oct 2008 - Nov 2008

- Provided interpreter services in annual Chumatskiy Shlyakh trade show.- Participated in holding business meetings with international participants.- Translated business documentation.- Organized conferences devoted to preserving and developing economic, cultural, and scientific potential of Ukraine. - Translated business letters and booklets

Assistant General Manager

• Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

- Provided superior administrative and management support as part of the executive staff at the premium hotel, Chatham Tides Waterfront Lodge, using a full range of communication methods to anticipate guests' needs, oversee a wide range of corporate responsibilities and manage many critical day to day operations for the hotel, including front desk, dining and human resources.- As Assistant General Manager, I exercised complete knowledge of all departmental policies and service standards… - Provided superior administrative and management support as part of the executive staff at the premium hotel, Chatham Tides Waterfront Lodge, using a full range of communication methods to anticipate guests' needs, oversee a wide range of corporate responsibilities and manage many critical day to day operations for the hotel, including front desk, dining and human resources.- As Assistant General Manager, I exercised complete knowledge of all departmental policies and service standards and trained co-workers and newly hired staff on hotel procedures and guest service quality standards. - Greeted and identified visitors, determined their requirements and directly aided and properly routed their requests, often anticipating customer needs and helping staff address them pro-actively, in advance of customer inquiry.- Oversaw a wide range of corporate responsibilities including arrangement of reservation requests, organization of boutique customer offerings and effective resolution of a wide range of customer service based challenges. Show more Show less