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Personal details
Address:	29A Rowley Way Abbey Road London NW8 OSQ
Telephone number:	020 7625 9229
E-mail:	olgahelly@yahoo.co.uk(home) hellyo@regents.ac.uk(work)
Date of Birth:	15 July 1944
Nationality:	British (by naturalisation)
Qualifications and Membership of Professional Bodies
BA Hon. (First Class)	Modern Languages and Linguistics Moscow State University, 1970
BEd	Moscow Pedagogical Institute, 1971
MA	Applied Pedagogics Institute of Foreign Languages, Moscow, 1980
Member	Institute of Translation and Interpreting, 1994
Member	Institute of Linguists, 1993
Member	United Linguists Association, 1992
Employment History
Current	Visiting Lecturer, European Business School, London Visiting Russian Lecturer, teaching students on all levels, responsible for the development of new course programs and examination papers Visiting Lecturer, Metropolitan University, London Visiting Russian Lecturer, teaching both students on the Open Language Program and post graduates on MA in Applied Translation Senior teacher of Russian, Communicaid Group, Commercial branch of SSEES (University of London) Quality Assessor, HEFCE,(The Higher Education Funding Council for England), for Russian Language Duties include inspecting and assessing the quality of teaching and curriculum implementation in Russian studies throughout HE institutions in England Examiner, The London Chamber of Commerce Examination Board Russian language examiner within the Foreign Languages for Industry and Commerce (FLIC) unit Russian language examiner and translator, Institute of Linguists
1998-2002	Russian news reporter, translator and editor of Russian news MediaLink, London Radio Service Duties included translating of news bulletins into Russian, recording, on-screen editing and broadcasting to the Russian radio stations on behalf of FCO
1996-1998	Freelance producer, BBC World Service, Russian Service Duties include translation of political reports, dispatches and new bulletins, and writing original pieces
1996-1998	Russian Language Coordinator, Communicaid Group Responsible for coordinating all the Russian language teaching offered by the school. Duties included assessment of the new teachers, supervising trial lesson and developing new curricula. Also a senior teacher with the Group.
1984-1996	Staff Producer, BBC World Service Duties as above
1983-1984	Editor, Central Office of Information Freelance editor of a Russian-Language magazine "Anglia" dealing with daily life in Britain. Duties included proofreading and checking the accuracy of translations.
1983	Sales Assistant, Foyles Bookshop, Foreign Languages
1972-1983	Senior Teacher, Moscow State University Joined the English teaching staff within the University's Physics Department and was quickly promoted to this position. Contributed to all aspect of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching.
Skills and Abilities	Fluent in both English and Russian Extensive knowledge of the political, economic, social and cultural situation in Russia and former Soviet republics, deep understanding of the current developments on the Russian scene and awareness of the difficulties experienced now by the peoples of the former Soviet Union. Wide experience of translating and interpreting work for a number of organizations. Computer literate.