Court Interpreter, Legal Translator, Translator and Interpreter Evaluator, Subject Matter
Vyacheslav V. Mazurov
Court Interpreter, Legal Translator, Translator and Interpreter Evaluator, Subject Matter Expert
▪ 2/8 Rezervniy Proyezd #179, Moscow, Russia, 121151. ▪ +7(499) 766-1506 ▪ Mobile +7(962) 913-3660 ▪ http://moscow-translator.ru (R), http://moscow-translator.ru/russian-interpreter (E)
OBJECTIVE
Russian < - English interpreting and translating in legal, medical, artistic and technical fields.
SUMMARY
12 years of living and working as a court interpreter and legal translator in the USA. Native speaker of Russian with culturally competent near-native fluent English (American) and conversant British English language skills. 20 years experience as a translator/interpreter in many technical fields, specializing in law and medicine. Over 5 years of employment experience in “Pre-paid legal services” (USA) sharpened knowledge of English legal terminology.
During 12 years in the USA, translated a great many depositions, witness statements, legal documents of various natures. Many times performed duties of court interpreter in Istanbul (Turkey), Hong Kong (China), Atlanta (USA), Prague (Czech Republic) during litigations involving Russian parties. For 10 years worked as court interpreter and freelance legal translator in many County, State and Federal Courts of the USA in the State of Georgia.
Extensive travel/work/study throughout the United States of America produced fluent spoken English and an ability to understand many American dialects and colloquialisms.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
1998-present Over 100 attorneys/law firms in the USA – legal translations (on a need-to-have basis)
2008 - present Self-employed Interpreter and Translator - Moscow, Russia,
2006 – present United States National Lawyers Guild - Atlanta, GA, USA,
Since I have an extensive background in court interpreting and legal translating, I test court interpreters and translators for different organizations, providing certification to linguists working in the eponymous field; assist in issuing certificates of court interpreter and/or legal translator countries where the Dept of Justice requires such accreditation.
January 1999 – November 2001 SEARS, regional manager of HVAC department for the State of GA
Entities for which I currently work on a need-to-have basis:
USA: Pacific Interpreters, Inc., Certified Languages International, State of Georgia State Courts, U.S. District Courts and local law firms in the State of Georgia, BH Oil &Gas, AZ, many translation agencies;
RUSSIA: the Government of the Russian Federation, the Government of Moscow, the Government of the Moscow Region, MGU (Moscow State University); Law firms/patent bureaus “Gorodissky & Partners”, “Grant Thornton”, “Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners”, Deputy Minister of Justice Mr. Vasiliy Likhachev, LLC “Industrial property”, many private clients.
Individuals and organizations interpreted for included: Dr. Leila Adamyan (the Chief OBGYN of the RF); Ms. Anna Tibajuka (Former Executive Director of UN-Habitat); the Honorable Judge William Cassidy (USDHS); Nuclear Physicist Dr. Sidney Drell; Mr. Gary R. Moore (Head of Delegation from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada); Mr. Gordon R. Batchellor (Acting Head of the US delegation in Russia); NASA; USICE; FDA; U.S. Department of Energy; The World Bank; United States Energy Association; The Department of Regional Development, Russia; U.S. Department of State; U.S. Department of Interior.
Industries and fields included: legal, oil & gas, medical/health, literature, action movies, books of history and many others.
EDUCATION (USA)
July 1998-Sept. 2001 Stratford Career Institute, Saint Albans, VT 05478-5560. A degree of ESL.
Many seminars and lectures on legal interpreting and translating, general linguistics, sales, management, business.
EDUCATION (RUSSIA)
1993-1994 Mining, Vorkuta, Russia,
June 1991-July 1998 Perm State Medical Academy, Perm, Russia, M.D., Pediatrics.
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY & RELATED TEST SCORES
Ø Consortium for State Court Interpreter Certification written exam, Part One Score: 95 (November 2007); Parts Two and Three combined, Score: 88 (April 2008).
Ø ACTFL English Oral Proficiency Rating: Superior, March 27, 2008.
Ø Pacific Interpreters telephonic interpreter oral exam - interpreting skills, terminology, ethics. Received a test score of 100% on Conversion Skills and 98% on Legal Terminology. Tested December 23, 2007.
Ø Pacific Interpreters language proficiency test to be trained as a court interpreter. Received a bilingual Russian-English oral language facility score of “Superior.” Tested October 23, 2006.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
National Association of Judicial Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT)
The Georgia Commission on Interpreters
Atlanta Association of Interpreters & Translators
American Translators Association
Washington State Court Interpreters and Translation Society