Kamal Bouranov

worldcitiz3n@msn.com

EXPERIENCE:

-          Professional English <--> Russian linguist since 1986.

-          Multi-cultural awareness trainer with working experience in foreign relations and international program coordination.

-          Simultaneous interpreter for President Yeltsin and President Clinton at a summit meeting in Seattle.

-          Co-editor of a Russian language instructional book.

-          Interpreter for in-class, in-simulator and in-cabin pilot training program.

-          Trained in marketing management. A natural relationship-builder and a valuable player for any industry-leading organization with global presence.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

IT, cloud services, media, healthcare, social services, aviation, business, government, banking, energy.

 

SPECIALTIES: 

Localization, Translation, World Server, Translation Memory/Terminology Management, Online Publishing, Content Management, Vendor Management, Problem Management, Cloud Services, CDN, Enterprise IT Operations, Service Delivery, Service Management, Exchange, Messaging, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, ITIL, Process Improvement, Datacenter Operations, Web Farms, Load Balancing, Office 365.

IT EXPERIENCE:

 

July 2015 – August 2015 – Localization Project Manager (contract) – Apple

January 2015 – June 2015 – AWS Cloud Linguist – Lionbridge

June 2014 – December 2014 – Localization Program Manager – Amazon

December 2013 – March 2014 – Office 365 Program Manager – TEKsystems

July 2012 – May 2013 – IT/Ops Program Manager – Microsoft

June 2010 – June 2012 - Service Manager – Microsoft

March 2010 – June 2010 - Program Manager - Microsoft

May 2008 – July 2009 - Service Engineer/Program Manager - Microsoft

November 2000 – May 2008 - Systems Engineer/Operations Program Manager – MSNBC.COM

August 2000 – August 2000 - System Administrator – TellThemNow.com

December 1998 – April 1999 – Support Engineer - Wall Data

December 1998 – December 1999 - Server Build Analyst – Microsoft

November 1997 - December 1998 - Support Engineer – Microsoft PSS/Keane

 

 

EDUCATION:

2010 - Certificate in Marketing Management – Bellevue College.

1996 - Certificate in Microcomputer Management, University of Washington Extension, Seattle, WA.

1985-1989 - English Language/Linguistics, University of World Languages (formerly Foreign Language Institute), Tashkent, USSR (graduated with high honors).

 

OTHER TRAINING

 

2008 – ITIL Foundations certificate.

 

SAMPLING OF CLIENTS:

Apple

Amazon

Boeing

U.S. Department of Energy

PATH

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

King County District Courts

WordNet

Pacific Medical Center

Swedish Medical Center

Bridging the Gap Cross-cultural Medical Interpreter Program

Tashkent International Film Festival