Vassili BELOV

Member of the American Translators Association since 1996

9 NEW ENGLAND RD

MAPLEWOOD NJ 07040-1028

[973] 378-9308 cell [973] 489-7169 fax [973] 378-9308

E-mail: ,

Born: 1955, Moscow, Russia

I. TRANSLATIONEXPERIENCE, 1980–present

LANGUAGES

From: English, Russian (native)(occasionally FrenchandotherRomance languages)

Into: Russian or English

MAJOR SUBJECT AREAS AND SELECTED PROJECTS

(RussianintoEnglish, unlessspecifiedotherwise)

MilitaryNational Security(En>Ru)

  • Nonproliferarion/threat reduction/strategic arms elimination (DoDprograms):
    – Radioactive waste/missile propellant/oxidizerelimination
    – Nuclear weapons storage/safety/security
    – Chem/bio warfareagents, hardware, and health/environmental effects.

(Projects include a bulk of training/reference materials, technical descriptions, bilateral agreements, business plans.)

NuclearSafetySecurity

  • Nuclear power plants: safety enhancementprojects
  • Statements of work, specifications, program management plans for various projects
  • Access control system description/specifications

Life Sciences(En>Ru)

  • Numerousentries for Encyclopedia Britannica (Russian version)
  • Many articles for Russian editions of Scientific American and Reader’s Digest
  • 6 books published by Mir Publishers (Russia):
    –Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, by R.Carrol
    –The Vertebrate Body, by Romer Parsons
    –The Invertebrate: A New Synthesis, by Barnes et al.
    –Ecology, by Begon et al.
    –Environmental Consequences of Nuclear War, by Harwell Hutchinson
    –A Textbook of Entomology, by Ross et al.
  • Arthropod taxonomy: selectedchapters froma handbook(Ru>En)
  • Agriculture, fisheries/hunting, environment,demography: numerouspapers for RussianNational Sci-Tech Translations Center

Medical/Pharmaceutical(En>Ru)

  • A large project on public health issues in FSU countries
  • Medical equipment and drugs: instructions, manuals,specifications, labels
  • Drugabuse control: atraining manual
  • Tropical diseases:a monograph (from French)
  • A treatise on psychology
  • Numerous medical papers for RussianNational Sci-Tech Translations Center
  • Surgicalhospital management:a conceptualoutline
  • Publichealth:educationalbrochures for NYC public welfare agency

Oil/Gas, Earth Sciences, & Chemistry(En>Ru)

  • Western oil/gas operations in FSUcountries:licensing documents
  • Seismological reports
  • Mining/oil/gas: assessment of FSU resources for major Western companies
  • Drilling equipment: operating instructions
  • Permafrost:articles in Geocriology(English edition of a Russian journal)
  • Polymerchemistry:articles in Polymer Science (English edition of a Russian journal)

Computer/Information Technology

  • Mainframe data storage products:user’s guidebooks
  • Computer monitorsandvarioussoftwareproducts:manuals/specifications
  • Y2K compliance: a management plan
  • Intel MMX™ Technology CD-ROM interface products:software localization
  • Automatedsystems:industrial standards(En>Ru)
  • Ethernetequipmentdescriptions

Telecom & Space

  • History of Telecom & Space Technology in America: a series of articles
  • Russian spacecraft:technical documentation(En>Ru)

Technology (other)

  • Booz-Allen&Hamilton water supply project for Turkmenistan
  • Aircompressors,industrial heaters, metal detectors,pagers, telephones, household appliances,etc.: product descriptions/manuals/operating instructions
  • Car owner’s manuals
  • Metallurgy, chemistry, electrical engineering, electronics, construction, foods: specifications, norms, process/product descriptions

Legal(En>Ru)

  • Contracts, agreements, by-laws, licenses, court depositions, letters of attorney, affidavits, diplomas, etc.
  • Kazakhstani governmental documents (economy, regulations)
  • Environmental protection law andotherregulatorydocuments(Kazakhstan)
  • International law:

–Nonproliferation Regimes, a U.S.Gov. training program

–Campione d’Italia and Passport Report, books by W.G.Hill

–International commercial arbitration procedures

Advertising

  • Advertising, a handbookby F. Jefkins
  • Media planning in advertising (En>Ru)
  • Promotional brochures for stockbrokers
  • Promotional brochures for an architectural design/civil engineering firm
  • Promotional copy, finance & operations reporting for a major Russian air carrier
  • Promotional brochure fora Kazakhstani TV network(Ru>En)
  • Ad copy, promotional and marketing materials (electronics, food, housing, airlines, exhibitions, video) for a Russianadvertisingagency
  • Webpagesfor a major translation agency

BusinessFinance(En>Ru)

  • Investment attraction policies for Kazakhstan
  • Booklets on Chicago Mercantile Exchange and variousUS financial institutions
  • A stock market operations proposal
  • Anoffshore bankwebsite
  • Assessments of FSU markets and business proposals in telecom (Globaltel), mining, oil, printing (Xerox), food industries (Carolina Turkeys, etc.), and fisheries
  • Analysis of raw materials and by-products in Russian economy
  • Customs forms(Ru>En)

Political(En>Ru)

  • Electoral campaign strategies; media/PR (strategies, briefings, news releases, communications strategy, op–eds); economical statistics; budget reform; legislation; government restructuring; political parties (organization/training); human rights
  • Official speeches, policy proposals (healthcare, pension, judiciary, NGO, electoral and financial reforms; democratization; national security)
  • International press coverage
  • Analytical reports on U.S.presidential campaign andpolitical situation in Asia

Humanities/Social Sciences, Religion

  • New York City welfare administration forms
  • Readers Digest (Russian edition): fiction, adventure, psychology, humor
  • A monograph on Chinese culture and philosophy (from French)
  • World Religions (a dictionary): numerousentries
  • Film subtitles for Russian national TV (from English and French)

Education

  • College admission forms,pamphlets, curricula
  • College diplomas/transcripts(Ru>En)

II. EDITING, WRITING, & CONSULTING

Manuscript reviewer: Nauka Publishers, Zoological Review (Moscow)

Consulting expert: RussianNational Patent Institute

Abstracterof scientificpapers:RussianNational Institution for Sci-Tech Information

Contributions to online reference resources and answers to translators’ queries published in TheATA Chronicle

III. RESEARCH TEACHING

Board Member: National Award in Life Sciences for High School Students, 1976–93

Researcher/Teacher (zoologyfor undergraduates): Moscow State University, 1975–91.Authorof 17 papers published in international scientific periodicals

EQUIPMENT: PC, laser printer, scanner, fax; all MSOffice applications; numerousglossaries,over 300 dictionaries. Extensive use of Internet resources.

EDUCATION: Moscow State University,honors graduate; MS (1979) in biology