Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Surname(s) / First name(s): Shepelev, Denis Olegovich
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E-mail: shepelev@gmail.com
Nationality: Russian
Date of birth: 20.09.1977
Gender: Male

Desired employment / Occupational field: Translator

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Dates: From October 2001 to present
Title of qualification awarded: PhD student
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered: PhD student in Modern Russian Syntax
Name and type of organisation providing education and training: Department of Russian Language, St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
Level in national or international classification: PhD student

Dates: From September 1996 to October 2001
Title of qualification awarded: Master in Applied Linguistics
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered: English language, Bulgarian language, Russian language. Translation and interpreting techniques, theory of translation, linguistics, etc.
Name and type of organisation providing education and training: St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
Level in national or international classification: Master in Applied Linguistics

Dates: From September 1991 to June 1996
Title of qualification awarded: Secondary Education
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered: English language, Bulgarian language, Russian language.
Name and type of organisation providing education and training: Foreign Language Teaching School, Pleven, Bulgaria.
Level in national or international classification: Secondary Education

PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

Mother tongue(s): Russian

Other language(s)
Self-assessment

Understanding
European level (*) Listening Reading
English C1 Proficient user C2 Proficient user

Bulgarian C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user

Speaking

European level (*) Spoken interaction Spoken production
English B2 Independent user B2 Independent user

Bulgarian C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user

Writing

European level (*)

English C2 Proficient user

Bulgarian C2 Proficient user

(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Social skills and competences: Good ability to adapt to multicultural environments, gained though my work experience as a translator; good communication skills.

Organisational skills and competences: Leadership; sense of organization.

Computer skills and competences: Excellent command of Microsoft Office™ tools (Word™, Excel™ and PowerPoint™), Microsoft Windows and Internet.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

More than 5 years experience providing English-Bulgarian, Bulgarian-English, English-Russian, Russian-English, Bulgarian-Russian and Russian-Bulgarian translations in the following fields: Computer Technologies (user manuals, interface translation), Web Pages and Web Sites, Economics & Finance (market reviews, contracts, banking reports, statements, client agreements, news and financial analysis, investment banking, macro-economic reports and analysis), Banking, Politics (translated numerous EU Directives for the company that I work for), Forex trading, Medicine, Movie subtitles, Science.
Published numerous articles on Modern Russian and Bulgarian Syntax (see the links in My Publications), etc.

17 months teaching experience as a part-time lecturer in Modern Russian Syntax at the “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.

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