• technical oilfield
• oil-related chemistry
• mining
• engineering/construction
• legal/contracts
• financial/banking
• environmental feasibility studies
• medical
• tourism
• negotiations up to ministerial level


1996 - present Freelance Interpreter & Translator (Scotland)
ASK Language Services, Schlumberger Oilfield Services, AMEC Process & Control, Divex Ltd, Kvaerner, Oryx UK , Mobil, BP Exploration, DTI, Aberdeen University Language Services, Alpnet UK, Oxford Translations, Eltranco Ltd, North West Translations Ltd, Executive Freight Ltd, TC Oil Tools, Eurospeak, Omnes UK Ltd, Macaulay Research & Consultancy Services Ltd, Environment & Resource Technology

1993 - 1996 Freelance Interpreter & Translator (Moscow)
Siberian-American, Occidental Petroleum, Halliburton/Brown & Root, Schlumberger , GRC, Scott European, Spetsstrojservis - Moscow., Eisner Company - stomatological documentation., Systematics Financial Services Inc , Omnes Ltd

1992 - 1993
Siberian-American Oil Company, joint venture, West Siberia.
Senior Interpreter organising the work of four other interpreters.

1991 - 1992
White Nights Joint Enterprise, West Siberia.
Russian - English interpreter in the construction department.

1990 - 1991
GiproTyumenNefteGas - Design Institute, Tyumen.
Senior Interpreter in foreign relations department.

1990 (4 months)
Refresher course at Moscow Foreign Languages University - Maurice Torres.

1985 - 1990 Civil Engineering Institute - Tyumen.
English teacher in the foreign language department.

1980 - 1985 State Tyumen University - Faculty of Foreign Languages.
Masters Degree in English language and literature.