Translations and Interpreting

Ten years of experience in translation and interpreting business can teach you a lot. Oftentimes, the choices are limited: either learn or perish. Yet, common sense, good memory, ability to learn fast, and extreme flexibility usually go a long way. These qualities, language proficiency, and skills of a professional communicator have helped me to achieve some recognition. If you are considering hiring me for a translation or interpreting assignment, the information below should give you an idea of what I can contribute to your project. Please, feel free to email me for more information and a free quote at translations@michaellikhinin.com.

Languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian, some French

Areas of expertise: information technology, software, hardware, networking, commerce, management, finance, production, quality assurance, energy sector, oil and gas, disarmament and defense,  medical, legal, environmental issues, politics and diplomacy, religion

Skills: escort, consecutive, and simultaneous interpreting; conference and seminar interpreting; working with large groups and high-profile delegations; good interpersonal skills; translation of technical, scientific, instructional, legal, and business documents; localization

Tools: conference interpreting equipment, electronic dictionaries, translation, desktop publishing, graphic and web design software

Past clients: USAID, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Energy, TACIS, SABIT, DTRA, DAI, Philip Morris, FTS/GMS, U.S. Energy Association, U.S. Census Bureau

Recent projects

U.S. - Russia Commercial Energy Summit, Houston, TX Translated, edited, rewrote, and redesigned a number of documents, including the conference's agenda, information booklets, speakers' bios, and letters; interpreted at meetings and panel sessions

Census Bureau/Goskomstat IT Workshop, Washington, DC

Interpreted during lectures, Q&A sessions, site visits, meetings

Translation Samples

English to Russian: Dick Cheney - Letter (PDF)

Russian to English: Mikhail Kasyanov - Letter (PDF)