- to put specialist translators in touch with one another and with their clients with just a few clicks of a mouse.
- to simplify everyday work by offering companies and institutions an essential working tool.
Contact
Rodna Ruskovska
- Certified court translator from English into Macedonian and vice versa – since 1997
- Certified court translator from Swedish into Macedonian – since 2005
- Certificate in Project application software - Excel – for projects, PowerPoint - for projects, MS Office Project 2003
- Correspondence Stenography Certificate
- Project Management Certificate
- Wordfast certificate (CAT tool – Computer Assisted Translation Tool)
- Certificate in Swedish Language (Advanced level – literature and writing)
- Certificate of Proficiency in English, Cambridge University
- Women's oral history course
- ‘Curriculum Development for the Gender Studies in South-Eastern Europe’, workshop
- International Summer School ‘Reading the Balkan Subject and Its Genders’
- International Summer School - ‘Critical Debates in Contemporary Philosophy’
- Lived in Stockholm, Sweden, attended Anglo-American International School, 1978 – 1983
Kapestec 33
Skopje, 1000
Country code : MK
Languages and specialist subject areas
Macedonian > English
, , , ,
Swedish > English
, , , ,
English > Macedonian
, , , ,
Swedish > Macedonian
, , , ,
CV
Presentation :
FULL-TIME FREELANCE TRANSLATOR AND INTERPRETER - available also for urgent translations and on holidays and weekends
Fluent near-native English speaker;
a highly gifted and knowledgeable certified court translator and interpreter with twelve years of experience in converting written documents and other materials from Macedonian into English and vice versa, ensuring that, as far as possible, the translated version is as clear and accurate as the source language text; reading through original material and rewriting it in the target language, ensuring that the meaning of the source text is retained;
- using specialist dictionaries, thesauruses and reference books to find the closest equivalents for terminology and words used;
- using translation and terminology management tools;
- sight translations;
- researching legal, technical and scientific phraseology to find the correct translation;
- liaising with clients to discuss any unclear points;
- proofreading and editing final translated versions; providing clients with a grammatical, well-expressed final version of the translated text;
- using the Internet and email as research tools throughout the translation process;
- meeting deadlines;
- consulting with experts in specialist areas;
-liaising with businesses, legal firms and government departments as necessary, depending on the content of the material to be translated;
- retaining and developing specialist knowledge on specialist areas of translation;
- networking;
- recognized specialist in translating legal documentation both into Macedonian and English;
- Skilled certified court translator with solid experience in translating written material from Swedish into Macedonian and English (see list of translations below);
- creative English as a Foreign Language Teacher with 6 years of part-time teaching experience;
References :
available on request
Interests :
- I love travel - Member of Hospitality Club and Couch Surfing, aromatherapy - I make my own cruelty-free products
Qualifications :
present
MA in Social Sciences and Gender, Euro-Balkan Institute, Skopje, Macedonia
July – present
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, off-campus programme
October 1991 – July 1996
BA in Philosophy (Graduated Philosophy Professor)Institute of Philosophy at the Philosophy Faculty, University ‘Sv.Kiril i Metodij’, Skopje, Macedonia
Professional courses :
Certified Court Translator for English into Macedonian and Macedonian into English - since 1997
Certified court translator for Swedish into Macedonian and Macedonian into Swedish
Professional experience :
I have co-operated with the following institutions: Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Macedonia, Ministry of Justice, Sector for European Affairs (translating the Acquis Communautaire into Macedonian), World Bank, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Waterway Management, European Commission, EU projects, European Agency for Reconstruction, Ludvig Boltzmann Institute, Macedonian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Swedish International Peace Research Institute, Association of Macedonian Translators, OSCE, Coalition All for Fair Trials, FEMCit (EU project on gender issues - comparative studies), Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Macedonia, Health and Consumer Protection Directorate General, USAID, Education and Training Fund, Macedonian Employment Agency, Macedonian VET (Vocational Education Training) Centre, Westminster Foundation for Democracy, Swiss Co-operation Office, Community Plant Variety Office and Seed and Plant Material Administration, British Embassy, EU/Eurocustoms Customs and Fiscal Assistance Office (4,5 years of which 3 in the Legal Section of the project), Macedonian Customs Administration, Macedonian Revenue Office, several foreign language schools (Algoritam, Logos Oxford and Logos Plus)
Excellent written work skills;
Strong computer/word-processing skills;
Great attention to detail with excellent work ethic;
Unmatchable willingness and skills in research activities;
Excellent command of idiomatic Macedonian and English language and grammar;
High level of fluency in Macedonian as well as command of English;
Ability to edit and review other translations;
Extensive ability to translate legal documents;
Excellent interpreting skills;
General erudition and intimate familiarity with the three cultures-Macedonian, English and Swedish.
Prices :
English - Macedonian
Macedonian - English
Swedish - English
Swedish - Macedonian
Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian - Macedonian
Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian - English
0.06 EUR - 0.09 EUR per word
Working method :
- cable Internet connection
- Wordfast, Trados, Transit, Deja Vu
- Skype: Rrodna1, MSN (rrodna@hotmail.com)
- email: rrodna@gmail.com
- All Microsoft applications (Windows XP)
- scanner
- printer
Rodna Ruskovska, full-time freelance translator and interpreter for Swedish, English and Macedonian
Contact