High-quality Russian to English translations

Meticulous, tailor-made translation and editorial services are essential for Russian companies seeking to expand into the markets of English-speaking countries. As a native speaker of English with near-native fluency in Russian, I understand the importance of perfect English texts in ensuring that my clients' message is not lost in translation. To a large extent, my expertise is one of the keys to their success. Committed to this goal, I enable them to enter and grow their businesses in new markets by creating exceptional English translations from Russian originals—each and every day.

Credentials

  Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Russian (Advanced Degree) – University of Manitoba, Canada
  Level 3 Certification in the Test of Russian as a Foreign Language (TORFL), Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, Moscow, October 2014
  Certificate in Audio-visual Translation – St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, December 2015
  Certificate in Interpreting – International Centre, Winnipeg, Canada

Conference participation:
  ●  Translation Forum Russia 2012 – Kazan, Russia
  ●  Translation Forum Russia 2014 – Yekaterinburg, Russia
  ●  ProZ conference in Stockholm, fall 2016

Some recent projects:
♦   Russian to English translation of a video script for an international pharmaceutical company's internal communications/staff training program
♦   English (US) > English (CA) localization and cultural adaptation of a Virtual Reality Functional Capacity Assessment Tool
♦   English transcriptions of interviews and focus groups
♦   Editing a medical research study
♦   Russian to English translation and localization of an adventure game for play on social media networks
♦   Russian to English translation of a bio-mechanical rehabilitation clinic's brochure about treatment services
♦   English (US) > English (CA) localization of a well-known international cruise line's website
♦   Russian to English poetry translations for a Russian poet

Professional standards

When you work with me, you can be sure of the highest professional standards of efficiency, quality work, ethics and confidentiality, to which I am committed as a member of the International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters (IAPTI).

Personal service

You are also guaranteed friendly, reliable and flexible service. I’ll be in touch with you to discuss your goals and needs, offer advice where needed, and become a trusted member of your team. No secretaries, no extra channels of communication – you get straight through to me.

Quality assurance

Whether it’s fact-finding and research, accurate terminology, official job titles or spellings of organizations, you can be assured I pay meticulous attention to detail. No stone will be left unturned, every last comma checked. You are dealing with a true perfectionist.

Creative flair

And the icing on the cake: every text, even the most factual, can benefit from a touch of creative flair so that it’s user-friendly and attracts your target audience. Any text I translate will have that little something extra, making it a pleasure to read for both you and your clients.

From her hometown of Winnipeg, Canada, Sarah McDowell provides premium Russian to English translations and expert English editorial services to clients all over the world. Drawing on her unique abilities as a Russian and English language expert, she creates meticulous texts which are true reflections of the Russian source text and have the same level of natural expression and style as if they were originally written in English.

Memberships and initatives I support

Proud member of the IAPTI since May 2015

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