I have a university degree in translation and over 20 years professional experience, including a position as an in-house Russian translator at a leading Belarusian and worldwide companies. My responsibilities as a full-time translator at World Bank office in Minsk included translating, editing and proofreading economic, legal and other documents from English into Russian and from Russian into English. I worked with various documents, including balance sheets, profit & loss statements, country reports, contracts and legal correspondence, documents of association and other foundation documents. As a freelance Russian translator, my clients currently include translation agencies, businesses and nonprofit organizations in North America, Europe and other parts of the world. I specialize mainly in IT translations and software localization; however, my expertise is not limited to this area. As a translator I have worked in several fields including business, international relations, web design and software development and other areas and have successfully handled translation jobs of all sizes including those with large word counts and tight deadlines.