RESUME

Vlas Honcharuk

Telephone: 099-351-5604

E-mail: vgoncharuk.ukrbio@gmail.com

Education:1997-1999: University of Massachusetts at Amherst (USA)Master’s Degree in Public Administration 1

1988-1994: Kyiv National University, named after Taras ShevchenkoDegree in translation from English, French, and Dutch

1989-1992: Military training at Kyiv National University, named after Taras Shevchenko. Rank received – lieutenant. MOS: 390400 (translator/interpreter from English).

1992-1993: Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht (the Netherlands)A course of modern Dutch literature. Certificate.James Boswell Institute. A course of Dutch language. Levels B and C. Certificates.

Experience:May 2014 – 24 February 2022 and September 2023 – to date: translator/interpreter at “UkrBio Ltd.”.Duties include:translating user’s manuals of different medical articles, contracts, memoranda, power of attorneys from English, French, Dutch, Polish and German, and into English, French, Dutch and vice versa;conducting oral interpretation during business meetings and negotiations.

May 2006 – April 2014: translator/interpreter at “DiaVeritas Ltd.”.Duties included:translated user manuals of different medical articles, contracts, memoranda, power of attorneys from English, French, Dutch and vice versa;conducted oral interpretation at meetings and negotiations;interviewed potential job candidates in order to evaluate their command of English.

July 2000-December 2001 and March 2003-May 2006: translator/interpreter at “Ukrmedtechnika”. Duties included:translated user manuals of different medical articles, contracts, memoranda, power of attorneys from English, French, Dutch and vice versa;conducted oral interpretation at meetings and negotiations;interviewed potential job candidates in order to evaluate their level of English.

January 2002 – March 2003: lived and worked abroad (in the US).

October 1999 - July 2000: translator at the company of “TZK Dental Depot”. Duties included:translated user manuals of various medical articles, contracts, memoranda, power of attorneys from English, French, Dutch and vise versa;conducted oral interpretation at meetings and negotiations;

June-August 1998: intern at the American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce (Washington, DC, USA). Duties included:translated various laws and legislative acts of Uzbekistan into English;participated in arranging international seminars and conferences.

April-August 1997: translator/interpreter at KPMG Barents Group. Duties included:conducted oral interpretation at meetings between the company management and representatives of the Ukrainian Parliament and Government;translated various laws and legislative acts of different countries on value-added tax (e.g. the Netherlands, Belgium, USA), and other business documents.

January – April 1997: translator/interpreter at the International Center for Policy Studies. Duties included:translated office documents;interpreted at seminars and conferences. August 1995-December 1996: translator/interpreter at the Council of Advisors to the Ukrainian Parliament. Duties included:prepared a new digest “News from Ukraine”.interpreted at meetings and negotiations between the organization management and representatives of the Ukrainian Government and Parliament; interpreted at seminars and conferences.

Language and Computer Skills:Native language - Ukrainian. Fluent in Russian, English, and Dutch. Intermediate knowledge of French. Basic knowledge of Polish and German.

Computer skills: Microsoft Office