Kateryna

Details: Kateryna Kurbatka Tel. [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») E-mail [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація»)

Education:
2023 - TELC B2 International German Certificate.
2021 - C2 (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English CPE).
2018 - The Polish language courses for foreigners.
2008 - 2012 Nizhyn Pedagogical National University. Bachelor degree in the English language and literature.
Work experience:
At present work as a freelance English-Ukrainian /(English-Russian) and vice versa translator/interpreter and tutor of English.
April 2024 Freelance English interpreter for BAT (British American Tobacco Company) Ukraine in Pryluky.
• Provided consecutive interpretation and communication during the on-line mechanical and electrical training for the personnel.
Oct. 2023 - Fixer-interpreter for the Finnish periodical magazine Seura.
• Provided consecutive interpretation during interviews, meetings for the journalist.
• Organized, scheduled journalist's meetings with interviewees.
Aug.2021- April.2022 Sole trader of the private English language courses.
• Conducted English classes for students of various age aimed at mastering English.
• Prepared for the international English exams (CAE, IELTS).
• Planned lessons structure.
• Prepared methodical materials.
• Led all reporting documentation including accountant’s reports.
Jan. - Feb. 2022, Nov. 2021, Nov. - Dec. 2019 Freelance English interpreter for BAT (British American Tobacco Company) Ukraine in Pryluky.
• Provided consecutive translation and communication during the installation process of the new equipment in the cigarette making industry.
• Provided consecutive interpretation and communication between BAT technical engineers and Hauni mechanics, electricians during the installation process of the new modernized equipment for the tobacco manufacturing industry.
• Maintained consecutive interpretation, communication during the adjustment, testing process of the newly installed equipment.
• Conducted consecutive translation, communication on-line during the calibration and settings adjustment of the newly installed equipment.
Jan. 2020 Freelance interpreter for BBC Media Action regional training.
• Provided consecutive interpretation and communication between BBC coaches editors, journalists and Ukrainian journalists, news editors during the seminars regarding news making progress.
Jun. - Jul.2019 English interpreter-assistant for the international observer mission ENEMO.
• Provided consecutive interpretation and assistance for the members of the mission.
• Organized, scheduled mission members' meetings with governmental and non-governmental establishment employees, representatives.
• Maintained communication between mission members and representatives of the political parties participating in the elections during meetings.
• Provided documentation translation including leading daily, weekly reports.
• Monitored local mass media on the subject of election, prepared daily, weekly reports.
Jan.2019 - Jun.2019. Freelance teacher of English for corporate clients. English office - private English learning courses.
• Conducted corporate English lessons for the employees of the client's company.
• Led the documentation and monthly reports.
Sept. 2018 - Dec. 2018. Transport logistician. Janas Logistics Poland.
• Maintained coordination of drivers’ roots.
• Solved problematic situations regarding drivers' working process.
• Maintained the communication with clients concerning loading and unloading made by the company.
• Provided documentation translation.
• Led the documentation.
Jul. 2017 - Jul. 2018. Trainer-translator-operator. TPV Displays Poland.
• Held tests on TV sets of various models approving their correspondence to the set standards.
• Provided simultaneous translation during new personnel training.
Jun. - Aug. 2016. Interpreter-volunteer. Volunteer Summer Camp in Makoshyno, Ukraine.
• Provided simultaneous translation during communication between English native-speakers and Ukrainian students during excursions, meetings, trips, everyday communication.
Sept. 2012 - May 2017. Private tutor of English.
• Conducted English lessons for students of various age, adults aimed at achieving high results in mastering English.
Sept. 2012 - Nov. 2016. English teacher. The Palace of Children and The Youth.
• Conducted English lessons for young children.
• Planned lessons structure.
• Prepared methodical materials.
Languages spoken:
Ukrainian - mother tongue.
English - fluent (C2).
Russian - fluent.
German - intermediate (B2).
Polish - pre-intermediate (A2).