Curriculum Vitae
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Name and contact information
Nathan K. Williams
1-207-504-1601
nathan.williams@scmtranslation.com
Address
189 Pleasant Point Rd.
Topsham, ME 04086
Personal Information
DOB: March 14, 1982
POB: Johnson City, NY, USA
Citizenship: USA
Sex: Male
Family
Wife: Anna Williams; citizenship: Russian Federation
Children: Tatiana Williams; citizenship: Russian Federation, United States of America
Education
July 2005 August 2006: Middlebury College Russian School, MA Russian
Major academic course highlights: Literary Translation, Translation Theory, Advanced Russian Syntax, Russian Economic Geography, Russian Literary Styles, Theory of Russian Poetry
September 2000 June 2005: Holy Trinity Seminary, BT
Major academic course highlights: Russian, Church Slavonic, Russian History, Russian Church History
Occupation
January 2005 present: freelance Russian-English translator, Maine, USA and Moscow, Russia
Translation, editing, and proofreading of legal documents, promotional texts, historical and liturgical literature; meeting project deadlines and maintaining quality control
One book published, three awaiting publication
Worked abroad in Moscow, Russia, for one year
January 1998 present: choir director, St. Alexander Nevsky Church, Richmond, ME
Manage layout of textual choral materials
Chant, sing, and direct Church Slavonic texts and choral pieces
Awards
2006, Award for Academic Excellence, Middlebury College Russian School
Competences and Interests
English Ability: Native speaker
Russian Ability: 3.0 ACTFL-standard oral Russian proficiency (advisory results);
2.9 written Russian proficiency
Computer Skills:
Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Works and Publisher, use of Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
70 wpm English typing speed, 40 wpm Russian
Elementary HTML and web development experience
Memberships and Affiliations
ATA (American Translators Association); associate member since 2007
AMIT (Association of Maine Interpreters and Translators), member since 2008
Tonsured reader in the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad
Personal Interests
Reading, Russian films, cooking, Russian liturgical, folk, and popular music
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