Олена

Curriculum Vitae

Personal information

First name/Surname
Olena Shmotina
Address
Chisinau, Moldova
Telephone(s)
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E-mail
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Nationality
Ukrainian
Date of birth
23.06.82
Gender
Female
Desired employment / Occupational field
Translator

Work experience

Dates
2016 – 2022
Occupation or position held
Translator
Main activities and responsibilities
Translating political and business news from Russian into English
Name and address of employer
Interfax-Ukraine News Agency; 8/5a, Reitarska Street, Kyiv, Ukraine
Type of business or sector
Media
Work experience

Dates
September 2011 – August 2015

Occupation or position held
Teacher of the English language

Main activities and responsibilities
Teaching students of legal profession

Name and address of employer
Mykolaiv Institute of Law National University "Odesa Law Academy"; 18 Gen. Karpenko Street, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Type of business or sector
Education
Work experience

Dates
October 2010 - April 2011
Occupation or position held
Language expert

Main activities and responsibilities
• Checking technical e-mail letters on English grammar: morphology and syntax, delivering e-mails;
• Writing e-mails in a clear, concise manner including full and complete phrases. Correcting e-mails for avoidance of using jargon, slang, acronyms, abridgments and banned words. Watching that collaborators (tech agents) provided complete and accurate information, eluding any internal or confidential information; making remarks in orthography thus helping them to stay on topic and be professional;
• Transference of documentation (including technical), dealing with electronic correspondence;
• Supporting clients all over the world by carrying out voice confirmations of templates transactions, providing them with any information they are interested in (which template to choose, proposals and benefits etc.) thus associating with clients by IP phone;
• Assisting clients with template information by means of e-mail and chats;
• Supporting clients via e-mails with the help of the ticketing tools.

Name and address of employer
GeeksForLess Inc.;130 B Kosmonavtiv Street, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Type of business or sector
IT
Work experience

Dates
May 2011 – October 2011
Occupation or position held
Assistant Manager

Main activities and responsibilities
• Compilation of daily/ weekly/ monthly/ quarterly reports for Template Rover department;
• Assisting manager in his work;
• Communication with clients by means of telephone and correspondence;
• Creating/ verifying/ updating documentation;
Interaction with technical specialists.
Name and address of employer
GeeksForLess Inc.;130 B Kosmonavtiv Street, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Type of business or sector
IT

Work experience

Dates
November 2011 – July 2012
Occupation or position held
Administrative Assistant

Main activities and responsibilities
• Compilation of daily/ weekly/ monthly/ quarterly statistical reports for different departments;
Collecting data for future reports from network monitoring systems;
• Creating/ verifying/ updating documentation;
• Reviewing incoming email requests on reports creation;
Interaction with technical specialists.
Name and address of employer
GeeksForLess Inc.;130 B Kosmonavtiv Street, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Type of business or sector
IT
Work experience

Dates
September 2004 – August 2010
Occupation or position held
Teacher of the English language

Main activities and responsibilities
Teaching English to students of different non-language departments
Name and address of employer
Mykolaiv State University named after V.O. Sukhomlynsky; 24 Nikolska Street; Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Type of business or sector
Education
Education and training

Dates

November 2010 – November 2014

Title of qualification awarded
Theory and Methodology of professional education (course)
Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Mykolaiv State University named after V. O. Sukhomlynsky
Level in national or international classification

Certificate of Theory and Methodology of professional education
Dates
September 1999 – June 2004
Title of qualification awarded
Teacher of the English language and Literature
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
Mykolaiv State University named after V. O. Sukhomlynsky
Level in national or international classification
Specialist diploma
Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue(s)
Ukrainian; Russian
Other language(s)

Self-assessment

Understanding
Speaking
Writing

European level (*)

Listening
Reading
Spoken interaction
Spoken production

Language

English

C1

C1

C1

C1

Language

German

B1

B1

B1

B1

(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Social skills and competences
• Strong interpersonal communication skills;
• Self motivation;
• Fast learning abilities;
• Ability to maintain multiple schedules and work with minimal direction/supervision;
• Availability to travel occasionally;
• Strong desire to learn and master own professional skills;
• Flexibility.

Organisational skills and competences
• •Ability to prioritize for results;
• Effective time management skills;
• Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and entering information;
• Decision-making skills and problem-solving skills.

Computer skills and competences
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint); File Commander, Adobe Photoshop, html/css, flash, ABBYY Lingvo, PROMT, Google Translator, Multitrun

Hobbies
Sports (jogging and swimming), reading.

Additional information
(Certifications and Accreditations)
•Certificate of Macmillan Seminar "Teaching solutions for Real Classrooms"(Odesa, Ukraine 19 May 2006);
•Certificate for the Human Rights in Higher Education course (Mykolaiv, Ukraine 29-30 of April 2007);
•Certificate for participating in "Research School on Democracy, Human Rights and Gender Education in a Global Era" (Umea, Sweden 13-24 of August 2007);
•Intel courses "Studying for the future" - new teaching technologies (February of 2008);
•Participation in "Social planning in volunteering" workshop (Zaporizhia, Ukraine 21-23 of May 2015);
•Participation in "Cultural Intelligence as a key competence for leadership in global community" (Mykolaiv, Ukraine 18-19 of September 2015).

• Completion of a MOOC of the United States Department of State through the course "English for Media Literacy"provided for by University of Pennsylvania in partnership with Coursera from March 26, 2018 to April 29, 2018.