Working languages:
English to Ukrainian
English to Russian
Polish to Ukrainian

Maksym Kozub
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Native in: Ukrainian Native in Ukrainian, Russian Native in Russian
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Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Project management
Expertise
Specializes in:
Law (general)Finance (general)
Investment / SecuritiesIT (Information Technology)
Telecom(munications)Computers: Systems, Networks
Computers: SoftwareComputers: Hardware
ReligionEconomics


Rates
English to Ukrainian - Rates: 0.10 - 0.20 EUR per word / 62 - 100 EUR per hour
English to Russian - Rates: 0.10 - 0.20 EUR per word / 62 - 100 EUR per hour
Polish to Ukrainian - Rates: 0.10 - 0.20 EUR per word / 62 - 100 EUR per hour
Polish to Russian - Rates: 0.10 - 0.20 EUR per word / 62 - 100 EUR per hour
Ukrainian to English - Rates: 0.10 - 0.20 EUR per word / 62 - 100 EUR per hour

KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 246, Questions answered: 114
Project History 41 projects entered    1 positive feedback from outsourcers
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Interpreting
Volume: 1 days
Completed: Dec 2019
Languages:
Ukrainian to English
English to Ukrainian
Simultaneous interpreting at UISGCON15

UISGCON is the oldest and well-known Ukrainian conference on Information Security, driven by community and organized by the NGO called Ukrainian Information Security Group (UISG). https://15.uisgcon.org/en

Computers: Systems, Networks, Internet, e-Commerce, IT (Information Technology)
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 2 days
Duration: Sep 2019
Languages:
Ukrainian to English
English to Russian
Russian to Polish
Simultaneous interpreting at Nuclear Weapons and Ukraine intl. conference

Nuclear Weapons and Ukraine: American, Ukrainian, and Russian Trilateral Cooperation 1991-96 An International Conference in the series “Nunn-Lugar Revisited” Organized by the National Security Archive (George Washington University) with the support of the Carnegie Corporation of New York Borgo Fileta (La Bagnaia), Siena, Italy https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu//Nuclear-Weapons-and-Ukraine/Agenda-and-Participants.pdf

Government / Politics
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 1 days
Completed: Sep 2017
Languages:
Russian to English
English to Russian
Simultaneous interpreting at ELKO IT TREND Forum 2017

http://it-trend-2017.elko.ua/ (in Russian)

Computers: Systems, Networks, Computers: Hardware, IT (Information Technology)
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 1 days
Completed: Sep 2017
Languages:
English to Russian
Russian to English
Simultaneous interpreting at "Fraud & Breaches: How to Protect?" conference

http://fnb.biz.ua/ (in Russian)

IT (Information Technology), Computers: Software, Finance (general)
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 0.5 days
Completed: Jun 2017
Languages:
Ukrainian to English
English to Russian
Russian to English
Simultaneous interpreting at SAP Innovation Forum Kyiv 2017

http://events.sap.com/ua/innovation-forum-kyiv-ua/

Computers: Software, IT (Information Technology), SAP
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 2 days
Completed: Jun 2017
Languages:
English to Ukrainian
Ukrainian to English
Simultaneous interpreting at Global Cybersecurity Summit 2017



IT (Information Technology), Government / Politics, Computers: Systems, Networks
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 1 days
Completed: Apr 2017
Languages:
English to Russian
Russian to English
Consecutive and whispering (chuchotage) interpreting at Bosch Security Forum



Safety, IT (Information Technology), Computers: Systems, Networks
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 1 days
Completed: Nov 2010
Languages:
English to Ukrainian
English to Russian
Russian to English
Interpreting for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's meetings in Ukraine

Consecutive interpreting at meetings with President Yanukovych, Vice Premier Kolesnykov, and Minister of Education Tabachnyk. Simultaneous interpreting for Steve's meeting with students of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and his press interview.

Computers: Systems, Networks, Computers: Software, IT (Information Technology)
 No comment.

Translation
Volume: 15000 words
Completed: Sep 2010
Languages:
English to Ukrainian
Translation of a report on the Irish social welfare system

A document prepared for Ukrainian authorities by a Western consultant under one of the projects run by international financial institutions.

Government / Politics
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 1 days
Completed: Aug 2010
Languages:
Russian to English
English to Russian
Interpreting for video depositions

Videotaped depositions taken by U.S. attorneys, to be used by U.S. court in a maritime injury case.

Law (general), Ships, Sailing, Maritime
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 2 days
Completed: Oct 2009
Languages:
English to Russian
Russian to English
Simultaneous interpreting at Payment Card Security in the CIS and Eastern Europe

An international conference on all aspects (legal, organizational, technical etc.) of payment card security.

Law (general), Finance (general)
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 2.5 days
Completed: Jun 2009
Languages:
English to Russian
Russian to English
Ukrainian to English
Simultaneous interpreting at the Ukrainian Insurance Forum



Insurance
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 2 days
Completed: Apr 2009
Languages:
English to Russian
Russian to English
Ukrainian to English
Interpreting (simultaneous, consecutive, chuchotage) at Agribusiness in Ukraine

The First International Congress "Agribusiness in Ukraine". Simultaneous intepreting at plenary sessions; chuchotage and consecutive interpreting at round-tablle discussions. You are welcome to see the agenda and other details details of this event, which was organized by Adam Smith Conferences, at http://legacy.adamsmithconferences.com/php/2008/fmcg/ruc004/ruc004.php.

Economics, Agriculture
 No comment.

Translation
Volume: 8300 words
Completed: Feb 2009
Languages:
English to Ukrainian
Distribution Agreement for a major IT company (via an agency)



Law: Contract(s)
positive
Wordshop Translation: No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 0.5 days
Completed: Dec 2008
Languages:
Russian to English
English to Russian
Consecutive interpreting at Sun Microsystems' event

Consecutive interpreting for Sun Microsystems' highly technical presentation (followed by a discussion) on storage systems and solutions for a large international bank

Computers: Systems, Networks, Computers: Hardware, IT (Information Technology)
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 3 days
Completed: Dec 2008
Languages:
English to Ukrainian
Ukrainian to English
Russian to English
Simultaneous interpreting at the Ukrainian Retail Forum

Mostly Russian into English; for some presentations and discussions, English into Ukrainian or Ukrainian into Russian.

Retail, Real Estate, Marketing / Market Research
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 0.5 days
Completed: Dec 2008
Languages:
English to Russian
Russian to English
Interpreting at Hitachi Data Systems' event

Simultaneous interpreting (from English into Russian) for presentation by Philippe Fossé, HDS Regional Vice President; consecutive intepreting (English into Russian) and chuchotage (Russian into English) at the press conference

Computers: Systems, Networks, Computers: Hardware, IT (Information Technology)
 No comment.

Translation
Volume: 3 days
Completed: Nov 2008
Languages:
Russian to English
Ukrainian to English
English to Ukrainian
Simultaneous interpreting at the Ukrainian Real Estate Summit

Mostly Russian into English; for some presentations and discussions, English into Ukrainian or Ukrainian into Russian. <br>You are welcome to see the agenda and other details of this event, organized by Adam Smith Conferences, at <a href="http://www.adamsmithconferences.com/php/2008/realestate/suc003/suc003.php">http://www.adamsmithconferences.com/php/2008/realestate/suc003/suc003.php</a>.

Real Estate, Marketing / Market Research, Business/Commerce (general)
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 3 days
Completed: Nov 2008
Languages:
Russian to English
English to Ukrainian
Ukrainian to English
Simultaneous interpreting at the Ukrainian Banking Forum

Mostly Russian into English; for some presentations and discussions, English into Ukrainian or Ukrainian into Russian. <br>You are welcome to see the agenda and other details details of this event, which was organized by Adam Smith Conferences, at <a href="http://www.adamsmithconferences.com/php/2008/finance/xuc005/xuc005.php">http://www.adamsmithconferences.com/php/2008/finance/xuc005/xuc005.php</a>.

Economics, Finance (general), Government / Politics
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 1 days
Completed: Oct 2008
Languages:
English to Ukrainian
English to Russian
International Insurance Industry at a Time of Global Readjustments

Simultaneous intepreting at International Insurance Industry at a Time of Global Readjustments: Special Focus on EEMEA Countries, a seminar organized by Standard & Poor’s Speakers included David Laxton, Director, Head of European Insurance ratings group, London, Alexei Novikov, Managing Director of Standard & Poor’s in Russia/CIS, and Alexander Zaletov, Director, Center for Insurance Law within the Ukrainian League of Insurance Companies

Insurance, Finance (general), Law (general)
 No comment.

Translation
Volume: 22000 words
Duration: May 2008 to Jul 2008
Languages:
English to Russian
Contract and technical descriptions for an international money transfer system

22,000 words already translated, and more documents in progress now. This is an innovative system entering Ukrainian and Russian markets. The documents have a legal part, as well as lots of information on the technology used to process payments.

Law: Contract(s), Finance (general), IT (Information Technology)
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 2 days
Completed: Oct 2008
Languages:
Ukrainian to English
Russian to English
English to Ukrainian
English to Russian
Polish to English
Sim. interp. at the Annual International Investment Summit of Donetsk Region

A major event aimed at presenting the investment opportunities of Donetsk Province, which is one of the most dynamically developing industrial regions of Ukraine. The Investment Summit was initiated by Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and Altera Finance, with participation of Ukraine's leading business groups — System Capital Management and Industrial Union of Donbass. The technical organizer was Conference House (<a href="http://www.ch.kiev.ua">http://www.ch.kiev.ua</a>). See more details at <a href="http://www.investment.donetsk.ua/en/558.html">http://www.investment.donetsk.ua/en/558.html</a>. <br>Simultaneous interpreting for the first day of the event, where key speakers included Presidents of Ukraine and Poland, as well as Rinat Akhmetov, Ukrainian MP and major shareholder of System Capital Management, and others. <br>Simultaneous interpreting at "Innovations and Energy Saving Technologies" conference on the second day of the event, with highly technical presentations ranging from stem cells to new technologies for blast furnaces.<br>Project management for the interpreting part, including selection of interpreters for two other parallel conferences ("Real estate and infrastructure. Euro 2012", and "Investments in Real Sector of Donbass"), settlements, etc.

Manufacturing, Investment / Securities, Government / Politics
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 3 days
Completed: Jun 2008
Languages:
English to Russian
Russian to English
Ukrainian to Russian
Ukrainian to English
Simultaneous interpreting at Payment Card 2008

English into Russian; for some presentations, Russian into English and Ukrainian into English. <br>All aspects of payment cards, electronic payment processing, and related areas, including marketing, technology, legal and regulatory issues, as well as security challenges and solutions. <br>Speakers included Jan Carny, MasterCard Europe's General Manager for Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Ukraine, Vikktor Kravets, Executive Directror for Payment Systems and Settlements, the National Bank of Ukraine, etc.

Finance (general), Marketing / Market Research, Internet, e-Commerce
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 7 days
Duration: May 2008
Languages:
English to Russian
Simultaneous interpreting for McAfee Road Show



Computers: Systems, Networks, Computers: Software, IT (Information Technology)
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 1 days
Duration: May 2008
Languages:
English to Russian
Simultaneous interpreting at EMC Forum 2008 in Kyiv

Simultaneous interpreting (both from and into English) at EMC Forum 2008 in Kyiv

Computers: Systems, Networks, Computers: Hardware, IT (Information Technology)
 No comment.

Translation
Volume: 11500 words
Completed: May 2008
Languages:
Russian to English
11,500+ words for a well-known UK-based law fim

Share dilution through fraud, etc. Corporate ownership issues, but also a strong component of criminal law (esp. criminal procedure).

Law: Contract(s), Law (general)
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 3 days
Duration: Mar 2008
Languages:
English to Russian
Simultaneous interpreting at a seminar on Asset and Liability Management



Finance (general)
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 2 days
Duration: Feb 2008
Languages:
English to Ukrainian
Ukrainian to English
Visit by delegation of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe



Economics, Government / Politics
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 1 days
Duration: Nov 2007
Languages:
English to Russian
Simultaneous interpreting at Check Point Security Tour 2007 event in Kyiv



Computers: Systems, Networks, Computers: Software, IT (Information Technology)
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 1 days
Duration: Oct 2007
Languages:
English to Ukrainian
Mortgage Lending Market: Worldwide Developments and Their Impact on Ukraine



Economics, Finance (general)
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 1 days
Duration: Sep 2007
Languages:
English to Russian
Simultaneous interpreting at Microsoft Management Summit 2007 in Moscow



IT (Information Technology), Computers: Systems, Networks, Computers: Software
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 1 days
Completed: Nov 2008
Languages:
English to Russian
Meeting of GUAM bodies on coordination of Anti-Narcotic Task Force



Law (general)
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 1 days
Duration: Jun 2006
Languages:
English to Russian
Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting at ELKO Dealer Forum 2006



Computers: Hardware, IT (Information Technology)
 No comment.

Translation
Volume: 25000 words
Duration: Nov 2005
Languages:
English to Russian
Subscription and Shareholders Agreement and other transaction documents

Term Sheet, Subscription and Shareholders Agreement, and other documents prepared by a top international law firm for a bg investment transaction planned by one of Ukraine's Top 5 banks. Ca. 25,000 words translated within 9 days.

Law: Contract(s), Finance (general), Investment / Securities
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 1 days
Duration: Oct 2005
Languages:
English to Russian
Simultaneous interpreting at the first Teradata seminar in Ukraine



Computers: Systems, Networks, Computers: Software, IT (Information Technology)
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 3 days
Duration: Jun 2005
Languages:
English to Ukrainian
Seminars for Ukrainian barristers and judges by the American Bar Association

Simultaneous interpreting (both from and into English) at the series of seminars held for Ukrainian barristers and judges by the American Bar Association / Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative. The panel included Justice A. Kharchenko (Supreme Court of Ukraine), Judge T. Griffith (United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit), and Judge E. Ludlow (5th District Court, State of Utah)

Law (general)
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 2 days
Duration: Apr 2005
Languages:
English to Ukrainian
Natl. Security and Democratic Development: Lessons Learned Toward NATO Accession



Military / Defense, Government / Politics, International Org/Dev/Coop
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 2 days
Duration: Jul 2004
Languages:
English to Ukrainian
Interpreting for the Olympic Torch Relay in Kyiv



Sports / Fitness / Recreation, International Org/Dev/Coop, Government / Politics
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 4 days
Completed: Jun 2004
Languages:
Russian to English
English to Ukrainian
Ukrainian to English
Consecutive interpreting and chuchotage for U.S. DoJ/ICITAP delegation

Meetings and negotiations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Interpol Bureau, State Security Service, General Prosecutor's Office, and National Academy of Internal Affairs (i.e. police academy).

Law (general), Government / Politics
 No comment.

Interpreting
Volume: 2 days
Duration: Sep 2003
Languages:
English to Russian
Consecutive interpreting at the international theological conference in Kyiv



Religion
 No comment.

Translation
Volume: 0 words
Languages:
English to Ukrainian
(Parts of) “Economic Institutions and Democratic Reform..." by Ole Norgaard



Economics, Government / Politics
 No comment.


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Experience Years of experience: 31. Registered at ProZ.com: Jul 2003.
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Memberships ATA
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, DejaVu, Frontpage, memoQ, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, QuarkXPress, STAR Transit, Trados Studio, Wordfast
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Events and training
Bio
27 years of experience as a translator/interpreter, including 26 years as a conference interpreter.

Simultaneous interpreting for a number of international events, including IT, information security, banking, and other highly specialized areas. Major assignments include e. g. the 20th Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council (December 2013) and the 2nd Preparatory Conference for the 21st OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum (April 2013); Adam Smith Conferences’ forums in Ukraine, including the Ukrainian Pharmaceutical Forum and other major conferences in banking, insuurance, energy, agribusiness, real estate, and retail sectors (2008—2013); annual conferences of the Ukrainian Information Security Group (since 2013); Global Cybersecurity Summit (June 2017); annual conferences on payment business, technologies, and security organized by the Ukrainian Interbank Payment Systems Member Association (since 2008); First Annual International Investment Summit of Donetsk Region (October 2008); Ukraine at the Turn of XXI Century: Nonproliferation Regimes and Export Control in Ukraine, international conference organized by the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration, and State Export Control Service of Ukraine (June 2005); Lessons Learned Toward NATO Accession, the conference organized by George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and held at the National Institute for Strategic Studies, Kyiv, Ukraine (April 2005); NATO international workshop on research and educational networks (April 2003), Intel Business Solutions Forum (October 2001), and others.

Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting for official delegations, visiting corporate executives and experts (in particular, within the framework of corporate investigations and other FCPA-related activities), depositions to be used in U.S. courts, investment negotiations, due diligence and other M&A-related activities, training courses and press events in IT, information security, banking, insurance, etc. Examples include the visit by members of the European Parliament (January 2008), visit of senior US Congressional staff delegation, including meetings at the Ukrainian Parliament and Supreme Court (March 2005), preparations for an acquisition of a major Ukrainian pharmaceutical distributor (2013), visit by Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft Corp., including his meeting with then-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych (November 2010), major public events, as well as internal meetings, held within the framework of the Olympic Torch Relay in Kyiv (July 2004), and others.

Consecutive interpreting at Ukrainian court trials and public prosecutor’s offices.
Huge amount of written translations in several areas of specialization, including banking and finance, law, IT and information security, physics, theology etc., including laws and official regulations, as well as huge amounts of training material, mostly for bankers and IT people.

Translation and voice-over of some commercials (TV technicians subcontracted if needed).

Editing of a number of specialized translations (often resulting in re-translating some parts of those from scratch).

More details in my full CV. References available upon request.

Publications:
• English translation (jointly with V. Kukhtin) of some chapters of Controlled Nucleosynthesis: Breakthroughs in Experiment and Theory. (Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics , Vol. 156) / Adamenko, Stanislav; Selleri, Franco; Merwe, Alwyn van der (Eds.). Springer, 2007.
• Ukrainian translation (several chapters) of “Economic Institutions and Democratic Reform: A Comparative Analysis of Post-Communist Countries” by Ole Norgaard. Nika-Center Publishers, Kyiv, 2007.
• Ukrainian translation (jointly with V. Verloka) of "Being as Communion" by Metropolitan John Ziziulas. Dukh I Litera, Kyiv, 2005.
• Russian translation (jointly with Fr A. Dudchenko, D. Karateev, I. Mialkovskiy, and Y. Vestel) of "Liturgy and Tradition" by Fr A. Schmemann. Prolog, Kyiv, 2005.
• Russian translation (jointly with D. Bondarenko, I. Mialkovskiy, and Y. Vestel) of "The Byzantine Legacy in the Orthodox Church" by Fr John Meyendorff, Orthodox Book Center, Kyiv, 2007.
• A number of articles in Vsieukrainskiye Viedomosti (All-Ukrainian News) newspaper in 1994.
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Total pts earned: 260
PRO-level pts: 246


Top languages (PRO)
English to Russian182
Polish to Russian32
Russian to English24
Polish to English4
Russian to Polish4
Top general fields (PRO)
Bus/Financial64
Tech/Engineering63
Law/Patents60
Other31
Medical12
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Top specific fields (PRO)
Finance (general)32
Law (general)20
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Business/Commerce (general)16
Mechanics / Mech Engineering8
Computers: Software8
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Project History Summary
Total projects41
With client feedback1
Corroborated1
100% positive (1 entry)
positive1
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Interpreting34
Translation7
Language pairs
English to Russian26
Russian to English18
English to Ukrainian17
Ukrainian to English13
1
Polish to English1
Ukrainian to Russian1
Russian to Polish1
Specialty fields
IT (Information Technology)16
Computers: Systems, Networks12
Government / Politics10
Finance (general)9
Computers: Software7
Law (general)7
Computers: Hardware5
Economics5
Law: Contract(s)4
Marketing / Market Research3
Internet, e-Commerce2
Insurance2
Investment / Securities2
International Org/Dev/Coop2
SAP1
Agriculture1
Business/Commerce (general)1
Religion1
Military / Defense1
Other fields
Real Estate2
Safety1
Ships, Sailing, Maritime1
Retail1
Manufacturing1
Sports / Fitness / Recreation1
Keywords: Simultaneous interpreting, consecutive interpreting, translation, law, banking, information technology, IT audit, information security, investment negotiations




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