me

My name is Leo Koelesh. I live and work in Brussels, Belgium.

I am a freelance translator and interpreter.

My language combinations are English-Russian, Russian-English and Dutch-Russian. Russian is my mother tongue.

"Veritable Translations" is the name of my one-person company.

My present local time is:
08:15 am
 

Educational background

  • Advanced full time course of the Internet Development
    and Web Design at the Flemish Service for vocational training and Public Employment (VDAB), Brussels
  • Economics (MA equivalent) at the Academy of Labour and Social Relations, Moscow
  • Course of Nederlands at Moscow State Linguistic University (Centre of the Dutch Language and Culture)
  • Postgraduate translation and interpreting course at ISLU
  • Linguistics (MA equivalent) at Irkutsk State Linguistic University

Professional Experience

I have more than 25 years experience as a translator and interpreter in different areas of specialization:

  • Translator for the Patent Office of the Engineering Research Institute for aluminum and magnesium alloys, Irkutsk
  • Translator-interpreter at the Machine Building Plant, Ranchi, India
  • Translator-interpreter at the Steel Plant, Bokaro, India
  • Translator-interpreter at the Office of the Economic Counselor, New Delhi, India
  • Translator-interpreter at the International Department of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Moscow
  • Manager-interpreter at the Marine Construction Company, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Marketing Manager at the international airlines “Sochi Airlines - Aviaprima”
  • From 2000 on I work as a freelance translator and interpreter