Olga Sorukhanova

Education:

2013 VDAB, Belgium, Dutch in the professional field

2011-2013 SCVO-Sité, Adults Education, Antwerpen, Dutch for foreigners

Course 4.1-4.2 (C1)

2006-2009 Kyiv Institute for Translators and Interpreters, Kyiv, Ukraine

BA in English

Specialist degree in English philology and translation science

Practice:

• Preparatory Assembly for European Social Forum, Kyiv, June 2008 (Communicative and language help, organization work)

Thesis':

Non-traditional didactic forms of work at language lessons as the means to develop the cognitive interest of pupils in primary school

Work Experience:

April, 2014 – July, 2014 InterSystems, Diepenbeek, Belgium

 Language specialist

November, 2011 – now Neuropia VZW, volunteer work

April, 2011 - November, 2011 Inter-Vion (VP-Trade) LTD, Kiev, Ukraine

 Assitant to the director general

Administrative and organizational support to the head. Coordination and collaboration all services, needed for a decision on administrative and organizational level. Preparing documents, reports, writing and editing business letters for clients, conducting the personal correspondence. Control of the execution of manager orders. Participation in the negotiations and management of the projects which are marked under the special control. Searching for the necessary information with referential materials for the head. Interpretation and translation from / into English of all international correspondence along with the phone talks. Purchasing gifts and other stuff for office needs and business partners. Personal tasks fulfillment.

April, 2010 – April, 2011 CJSC "Konvi", Kiev, Ukraine

Assistant to the director general

Full administrative support of the General Manager (coordination of meetings and appointments, translations, documents circulation, etc.). Support in business trips organization for the General Manager and Management Team (tickets and hotels booking, visa support, etc.).

January, 2010 – April, 2010 Center-K,(consulting center), Kiev, Ukraine

Assistant to the project director

Arranging workshops, conducting talks, assembling workers, archive work, personal tasks fulfillment

December, 2009 – January, 2010 Presidential pre-elections campaign, Kiev, Ukraine

Contact-center operator

Conducting businesses telephone calls by taking messages, dispatching calls, and following account instructions. Accessing customer data through secure online forms to input customer information or provide customers with the proper information regarding their request.

May, 2009-December, 2009 Next-TV, Kiev, Ukraine

Copy-writer, blogger, editor, assistant to the content manager

Blogging, stylistic revision of translated texts, control of quality of translation, proofreading of journalistic materials, editing, eliminating spelling, syntax, punctuation errors, and correcting mistakes of semantic and stylistic nature; control of correct spelling of terms, names of institutions, proper names, etc.; structuring of the text; articles writing, notes copy-writing, selection and description of different news and events.

Nov 2006- May, 2011 Self-employed, Kyiv, Ukraine

 Teacher of English, preparing children for school

Preparing and giving English lessons for grown-ups in accordance with their wishes, possibilities and background, preparing children for school

Skills: languages: English (good), Dutch (good), Russian (native), Ukrainian (native)

IT skills: Microsoft Office, Internet, basic in CRM, Frost; office equipment

 Personal qualities: effective communication, problem-solving/creativity, teamwork skills, diversity sensitivity, planning and organizing, adaptability and flexibility/positive attitude and energy  

References: when requested