OLGA LAYER
Phone: (614) 284-7689
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OBJECTIVE: Russian, English, and French translator

Translation pairs:

Russian  English

French Russian

French  English

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Literature (Poetry, Fiction), Art, Art History, History,

Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, Political Science,

etc.), Music, Education, Natural Sciences (Mathematics, Physics,

Chemistry, Biology, etc.), Medicine, Tourism, Advertising/Promotional

Texts

RECENT CLIENTS:

  • KGTC Group
  • Access2Interpreters
  • Industrial Commission of Ohio
  • Berlitz Publishing
  • Advanced Language Systems International, LLC
  • Geneva Worldwide, Inc.
  • ICTA
  • Legal Language Services
  • Transatlantic Translations
  • JSC Dominante Capital
  • Geo-Translation Services
  • Cetadir SARL

RECENT PROJECTS:

  • Medical documents Rus->Eng; Eng->Rus
  • Theater and Dance articles Rus->Eng
  • Product information brochure Rus->Eng
  • Medical instrument testing Rus->Eng
  • Opera libretto Fre->Rus
  • Court interpreting Rus<->Eng
  • University transcripts & Diplomas (Eng->Rush; Rus->Eng; Fre->Eng)
  • Legal documents (Rus->Eng; French->Eng)
  • Travel brochure (Eng->Rus)
  • Historical essay (Rus->Eng)
  • Audio translations Rus->Eng
  • Russian dictionary activities for Berlitz bilingual Russian<->English dictionary; dictionary entry proofreading & editing
  • Investment holding companies and logistic companies websitesand articles/brochures Rus->Eng
  • Summary of a philological paper Rus->Fre
  • Housing guide Eng->Rus
  • Business plan (proofreading) Fre->Rus
  • Advertising/information leaflet Fre->Rus

WORK EXPERIENCE:

2005-present Freelance translator/proofreader (French/Russian/English)

2004-present Private instructor in French and Russian.

2000-2001 EDS-GM Card Division
Bilingual Specialist
· over-the-phone assistance in account management to

English- and French-speaking Canadian GM Card customers.

2001-2004 Student grader, Department of Social Sciences (UofM-Dearborn)

History: 20th Century Europe, Modern World.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2007-2008 French instructor (Otterbein College, Ohio)

2004- 2006 Russian instructor, Office of Continuing Education (OSU)

·Created the Russian language program for the Office of Continuing

Education at OSU.

2003- Mar. 2005 Graduate Teaching Associate, Department of French and Italian

(OSU).

Spring 2004 French instructor, Office of Continuing Education (OSU)

2002 Teaching assistant, Department of Psychology (MiamiUniversity)

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Native language: Russian.Native fluency in English. Fluent in French.

EDUCATION:

2003-2005 Ohio State University. M.A. in French Studies and Literature.

2001-2003 Miami University. M.A. in SocialPsychology.

1997-2001 University of Michigan—Dearborn. B.A. in Psychology and
French Studies.

AWARDS AND HONORS:

· Chancellor’s Medallion Award
· Certificate of Honors in Psychology
· James B. Angell three-term scholar

· Five consecutive mentions on the UM-Dearborn Dean’s List

· First Prize Certificate of Honor for Achievement in French

Language (awarded 3 years in a row).

· Magna cum laude

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

· 10th Annual FIGSA Conference (April, 2004)

Title of paper: “The Wheel has Come Full Circle: The Significance

of Symmetry in the Opening and Final Scenes of Bertrand

Tavernier’s Coup de torchon.”
· Midwestern Psychological Association (May, 2002)
Title of paper: “The Possible Implications of Cultural Differences
in Students' Respect for Teachers.”

· Meeting of the Minds Conference (May, 2000)

Title of paper: “Boule de suif: a painting of reality.”

· MichiganAcademy of Arts, Sciences, & Letters: Romance
Languages and Literature session (March, 1999)
Title of paper: “Que peut-on savoir: le destin et Cocteau.”

PUBLICATIONS:

· “Activity section” in Russian Berlitz Concise Dictionary. Springfield, NJ: Berlitz Publishing, 2007.

· “To be PC or not to be: The impact of political correctness pressures on implicit and explicit measures of prejudice.” Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD). May 2003. <

· “Boule de suif: a painting of reality.” Meeting of Minds: Journal of Undergraduate Research 3 (2000): 67-70.

REFERENCES: Available upon request.