Anna Gurevich

9737 Fox Glen Dr., #2A
Niles, IL60714
ATA-accredited: English - Russian / Tel. (847) 699 5083 (home)
fax: (847) 768-1528
or

PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE

2001-present
1994-
2000 / Coordinator, International Department, AmericanAcademy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL
Coordinate international activities of the Academy.
Director, RussianSeniorCenter of Jewish Community Centers, Chicago, IL.
Developed classes, activities, special programs and special events for senior immigrants from the former Soviet Union. Provided translation and interpretation services for Russian immigrants at conferences and/or cultural programs. Simultaneously interpreted American movies into Russian.
1992-
1993 / Interpreter/Translator, Mount SinaiHospital,Chicago, IL.
Interpreted for Russian immigrants during surgeries, at doctors’ appointments, etc. Translated medical documentation.

FREE-LANCE POSITIONS

1993-
Present / U.S.-Russia Business Council, 6th Annual Meeting
Provided simultaneous and consecutive interpretation for the participants, including U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Russia’s former vice-premier Boris Nemtsov, members of Russia’s Parliament, and top-level representatives of U.S. corporate world.
US Food and Drug Administration, St. Louis, MO
Interpreted at FDA-guided courses on approval of new medications
US Filter Plymouth Products, Inc.,Sheboygan, WI
Provided consecutive interpretation at negotiations on chemical product safety and certification for marketing in Russia
Federal Reserve Bank, Chicago, IL
Provided interpretation for the USAID-sponsored visit of Russia's Central Bank Representatives, and at USAID-sponsored course on finance
Merrill Corporation, LondonGreat Britain
Edited French-to-Russian business documentation
1999 Rainbow World Convention, Las Vegas, NE
Provided simultaneous interpretation for the audience of 2 thousand participants

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, IL.

Provided simultaneous interpretation for the Advisory Committee meeting.
TechInput, Inc.
Translated a recently published monograph by V.I. Kudinov entitled High-Viscosity Oil Fields: Developments in Thermal Enhanced Recovery Methods.
TechTrans Int’l, Inc.,Houston, TX.
Provided interpretation and translation services at NASA conferences.
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The Johnson Foundation, Racine, WI

Simultaneously interpreted at the International Conference Women and Environment.

MidAmerica Committee, Chicago, IL.
Interpreted at conferences and group meetings on Russian-American business opportunities.
Pratt&Whitney, Jupiter, FL.
Translated aeronautical engineering documentation.
Universe Technical Translation, Houston, TX.
Translated petroleum-related documentation for Amoco and Exxon.
McKellog Corp., Houston, TX.
Interpreted for delegations and translated technical documents on chemical engineering.
Masterword Translations Services, Houston, TX.
Translated technical and biological materials related to the petroleum industry.
University of Illinois in Chicago, Chicago, IL
Interpreted for the MoscowArtTheatre Workshop on Stanislavsky's Method of Acting.
Comprehension, Inc., Chicago, IL.
Provided simultaneous interpretation of TV programs from English to Russian for the Russian-speaking subscribers of Russian-American Radio, Inc.
1987-
1992 / Eli Lilly, Inc., Moscow, Russia.
Simultaneously interpreted at seminars and symposia. Translated documentation on pharmaceutics and drug development.
Digital, Inc., Moscow, Russia.
Simultaneously and consecutively interpreted at seminars on software development. Translated computer-related documentation.
1972-
1992 / Simultaneously and consecutively interpreted at over 200 international events, including:
6th Congress on Biopsychiatry, Florence, Italy. 1991
Medical Mycology, Int’l Symposium, Moscow, Russia. 1989.
Int’l Congress on Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia. 1983.
9th World Congress on Cardiology, Moscow, Russia. 1982.Conference on Environmental Impact of Mining by Leaching, Leningrad, Russia.1989.
International Congress on Environmental Pollution Control, Moscow, Russia. 1981.
World Congress of Women, Moscow, Russia. 1980.

AFFILIATIONS

1995 / American Translators Association, Accredited member,English - Russian.

EDUCATION

1973
1974 / M.A. Degree in Linguistics
University of Foreign Languages, Moscow, Russia.
Advanced Course in Simultaneous Interpretation
University of Foreign Languages, Moscow, Russia.
References available upon request