Working languages:
Russian to English
Spanish to English
Polish to English
Rafal Stachowski
Defense and Gov't, Retired Army Officer

Mililani, Hawaii, United States
Local time: 21:46 HST (GMT-10)

Native in: Polish Native in Polish, English Native in English
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Apr 11, 2020 (posted via ProZ.com):  Co-authored a War Fiction in Polish, "Afghanistan, Dowodca Plutonu" 500+ pages. ...more »
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Translation education Bachelor's degree - Northern Illinois University
Experience Years of experience: 26. Registered at ProZ.com: Feb 2015.
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Credentials Polish (US Department of Defense, verified)
Polish (US Department of Defense)
Russian to English (Defense Language Proficiency Test - Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center)
Spanish to English (Defense Language Proficiency Test - Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center)
Polish to English (Defense Language Proficiency Test - Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center)


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Software Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint
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Bio

DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT) SCORES

Russian (Upper Range) 3+,3+; Ukrainian 2+,3; Spanish 3,3; Polish 3,3

Published Author:Afganistan, Dowódca Plutonu. Kwidzyn, Poland, Ksiegarnia Zdanowicz, 2015.


SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

I am a Retired Army Field Grade Officer with 23 years of experience in writing intelligence reports.  This includes 3 years of working at the Pentagon and writing for the highest levels of the military leadership of the United States.  I am a native English and Polish speaker, who earned awards for interpretation/translation during military exchanges between Poland and the United States.   I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian Language and Literature and earned multiple awards for interpretation/translation during military exercises with the Ukrainian Army that were conducted in the Russian language.  I am a published author in Poland with one 500+ pages military novel Afganistan, Dowodca Plutonu, published in 2015.  I am also highly proficient in the Spanish language; I gained proficiency working as a diplomat in the US Embassy in Madrid, Spain, and teaching English at the Spanish Army military academy.

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Profile last updated
Apr 11, 2020