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Mila Ziabchenko
web developer | interpreter | technical writer

Hi, I'm Mila Ziabchenko ๐ŸŽ‡

I'm a professional Interpreter of English, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Ukrainian languages ๐ŸŒ

I've been helping people from various countries and different walks of life to communicate for many years now.

I also have several years of experience in teaching languages, translating, and writing original articles about web development in my blog โ†’

Mastering languages is my lifelong passion ๐Ÿค

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Languages

  • English: advanced
  • Italian: advanced
  • Spanish: upper intermediate
  • Ukrainian: advanced
  • Russian: native

Experience

๐Ÿ”† Interpreter at KLS Translation Agency

2024 - present

Interpret at various events held by international organizations, such as IOM, EUAM Ukraine, and IREX.

Provide interpreting services during meetings with representatives of the U.S. Department of State, EU and UN agencies.

๐Ÿ”† Interpreter (English, Italian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian)

2012 - present

Work as a Freelance Interpreter and sometimes Translator in various domains โ€” technology, business, finance, education, media, tourism, healthcare, law, and other spheres.

Provide interpreting services during meetings with government and business representatives.

Facilitate negotiations between two or more parties who speak different languages.

Mediate discussions between the speaker and the audience.

Accompany foreign visitors to various meetings and events across Ukraine.

๐Ÿ”† Technical Writer

2023 - 2024

Wrote original in-depth articles about web development in my blog โ†’

๐Ÿ”† International Adoption Specialist

2003 - 2012

Worked as an Interpreter for Italian and Spanish adoptive couples who went through a long and hard process of adoption in Ukraine.

Facilitated communication between adoptive parents and their adoptive children, and assisted them in all the paperwork related to the adoption.

Represented adoptive parents in various institutions โ€” local administrations, courts, ministries, embassies, and others.

Helped dozens of Ukrainian orphans from institutions to join permanent, loving families ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ

๐Ÿ”† Teacher of Italian as a Foreign Language

2000 - 2003

Taught Italian language at the First Kyiv State Foreign Languages Courses in an innovative and creative way, using communicative and other approaches, and making the learning process engaging, fun and effective ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ

Education

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽ“ Vinnytsia National Technical University

1999 - 2003

Bachelor's degree in Management and English Language

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽ“ First Kyiv State Foreign Languages Courses

1999 - 2001

Italian Language Translator Diploma

1999 - 2001

Spanish Language Translator Diploma