Work & Experience

Management Assistant American Embassy in Turkmenistan

August 1993 - October 1995

Management Assistant / Pro-consul British Embassy in Turkmenistan

November 1995 - October 1997

Chief Translator Shell Turkmenistan

September 1997 – December 1998

– Consecutive interpreting and written translation in Shell Representatives Office in Turkmenistan
– Successful completion of Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline Feasibility Study translation project (from English into Russian – Lead a team of 8 translators)

Founder and Executive Director Fireglow International Ventures translation company, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

December 1998 – January 2000

– Consecutive and simultaneous interpreting
– Written translation
– Successful completion of Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline Technical Project translation project (from English into Russian) on a contract with PSG International (GE Capital – Bechtel consortium)

Chief Translator ExxonMobil - Exxon Turkmenistan (Amudarya) Limited, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

January 2000 – April 2002

– Consecutive interpreting
– Written translation

Translator / Executive Assistant to the First Deputy General Director of OJSC Varyoganneftegaz (Sidanco subsidiary) NK Sidanco, Raduzhny, KhMAO, Russia

April 2002 – September 2003

– Consecutive and simultaneous interpreting
– Written translation
– Coordination of work of Varyoganneftegaz translators (3 people)

Translator and Executive Assistant to Udmurtia Business Unit Leader, Upstream OJSC TNK-BP Management, Moscow, Russia

October 2003 – October 2005

– Written translation
– Functional management of Technical Translation Section (5 people) of OJSC Udmurtneft (TNK-BP subsidiary)
– Consecutive and simultaneous interpreting

Head of Quality Control and Terminology Section, Translation Support Department OJSC TNK-BP Management, Moscow, Russia

November 2005 – March 2011

– Conceptual development and introduction of translation support system in TNK-BP Management
– 125 in-house and 125 contractor translators in Company Corporate Center
– 100 translators in Company regional subsidiaries (14 regions across Russia)
– Development and introduction of translation support standards in the Company
– Development and introduction of translator incentivisation system
– Development and introduction of translator testing system
– Conceptual development and introduction of TRADOS translation memory system
– Conceptual development and creation of Corporate Bilingual Terminology Glossary
– Development and introduction of translation quality control system
– Development and introduction of translator training system
– Development and introduction of Regional Translator Networking system

Translator / Interpreter Freelance

April 2011 – March 2013

Specialization: oil and gas industry; corporate finance and budgeting; business planning and performance management
Translation jobs included feasibility studies, bid documents, inquiries and proposals, geological and geophysical reports, technical manuals, engineering specifications and documents, drilling manuals and reports, letters, brochures, legal documents, business cards, scientific articles, marketing reports, oil product specifications, refining technology documents, environmental reports.
Interpretation jobs included HAZOP and HAZID reviews and reports, Management Board meetings, technical reviews, Peer Reviews, Cold Eye Reviews, technical and geological reviews, Operating Performance Reviews, new technology reviews, contractor performance reviews, etc

Translator / Editor Universe Technical Translation company, Houston, Texas, USA

March 2013 – September 2014

ExxonMobil Development Company Translation Team
– Translation, editing and proofreading of various technical and legal documents pertaining to ExxonMobil operations.
– Consecutive interpretation at Sakhalin-1 Project Operating Committee Meetings.

Translator / Interpreter Freelance

October 2014 - present

Specialization: oil and gas industry; energy; engineering design; corporate finance and budgeting; business planning and performance management; project management; technology; marketing; digital transformations.
Major clients: ExxonMobil, Rosneft, McKinsey & Company, L1 Energy