Freelance technical translator / interpreter, Russian into English.
Education
M.A. in languages (Russian and French) Cambridge University1969-73
Hons., 2.1
LlB, qualified Solicitor Glasgow University, 1974-76
University Diploma, Russian Language Voronezh State University, former USSR,1971-2
DTI-sponsored Diploma in Japanese Stirling University, 1990,
intensive, for business people
University of Bath M.A./Dip., Interpreting and Translating, specialising in Russian and French. This included a work practice stage at the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva. 2002 - 2014 on contract as Senior Linguist (English) with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, The Hague. 2000- present - freelance technical translator, Russian into English.
2000- present – freelance interpreter, Russian and English
September 2004 – Seconded to IAEA, Vienna, for Board of Governors and General Conference