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Stas Mizetskyi
Translator & Localization Specialist (EN ⇄ UK) | Technical, IT and Aviation Documentation
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Philology graduate (M.A., Kyiv National Linguistic University) specializing in technical and IT
translation between English and Ukrainian. Contributed to the translation of aircraft
maintenance manuals and the localization of aviation and military terminology for Ukrainian
defense users, working with high-consequence content where a single mistranslated term has
operational impact. Three years’ teaching experience built the habit of explaining complex
material clearly and to a fixed schedule. Comfortable with CAT tools and terminology
management, quick to learn new platforms and subject areas, and looking for an entry-level
translation, localization or language-focused role – remote or hybrid.

LANGUAGES
• Ukrainian – Native
• English – C1
• French – B1
• Working directions: English - Ukrainian (primary), Ukrainian - English

TECHNICAL & PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
• CAT & localization: SmartCat, Trados, translation memory management, termbase and
glossary creation, style-guide compliance
• Translation practice: technical translation, IT and software localization, machine
translation post-editing (MTPE), proofreading, editing, linguistic QA, consecutive
interpreting
• Domains: aviation and military documentation, IT and technical manuals, user guides,
educational materials
• Software: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Google Workspace; Social Networks;
Claude AI, Gemini, Grok AI; basic HTML/XML/JSON file handling
• Working skills: deadline and workload management, terminology research, cross-
checking against source documentation, attention to detail, remote collaboration

TRANSLATION & LOCALIZATION EXPERIENCE
Translator (EN-UK) – Self-employed – January 2023 – Present
• Technical Translator. Aircraft Maintenance Documentation: Translated and
reviewed aircraft maintenance and operating manuals from English into Ukrainian for
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use by Ukrainian military services. Built and maintained a Ukrainian glossary of military
aviation and technical terms, standardizing equivalents where no established
Ukrainian term existed. Worked to meet submission deadlines for projects, delivering
all assigned sections on schedule.

• Freelance Translator (EN ⇄ UK). Delivered 4 projects totalling approximately 20000
words across IT and fiction content for private companies as well as state ones such as
Les Kurbas National Center of Theater Arts. Managed the full cycle independently:
quoting, terminology research, translation, self-review and delivery. Translated 5000
words of humanitarian content from English into Ukrainian.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
English Teacher – “Mriya” Lyceum, Kropyvnytskyi, Hnativka (Hometown) (May 2022 –
Present)
• Teach English to students in grades 9-11
• Founded and run the school’s English speaking club on personal initiative, designing
terminology-based sessions differentiated by proficiency level for regular participants.
• Prepare students for entrance / school examinations
• Produce and adapt teaching materials, including translation of English-language
resources into Ukrainian for classroom use.
• Completed an M.A. in parallel with full-time teaching (2023–2024)

EDUCATION
M.A., Philology (Humanities) – Kyiv National Linguistic University, Kyiv (Sep 2023 - Dec
2024)
• Thesis: : “ Structural and semantic particularities of it discourse terminology and means
of its implementation in ukrainian ”– The value of this work lies in the reproduction of
IT terms in Ukrainian and the analysis of translation examples from the study, which
helps lay the groundwork for a more balanced and consistent IT terminology database
in Ukrainian
• Relevant coursework: translation theory and practice, technical translation,
terminology studies, contrastive linguistics, inguistics and ranslation tudies.

B.A., Philology (Humanities) – Kyiv National Linguistic University, Kyiv (Sep 2019 - Jun
2023)
• Relevant coursework: written and consecutive translation, English stylistics, lexicology,
business English, Translation Transformations.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Available for full-time remote work; equipped home office with stable connection and
backup power.
• Interests: literature, basketball, motorcycling