Yekaterina Cotey
Translator, Language Instructor, Author
604 S. Fair Oaks Ave. Apt. 307
ycotey@utexas.edu
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
katyacotey.com
(512) 584-5391
ATA ID 257244
Languages:
Russian - native proficiency
English - professional fluency
Ukrainian - working proficiency
Areas of translation expertise:
Legal, Business, History, Software Localization, Medical and Technical Documentation,
Subtitling.
Software:
Wordsfast, Trados
Education & Certification:
2009
M.A. in Comparative Literature
University of Texas at Austin
2007, present
Ph.D. student in Comparative Literature Program,
University of Texas at Austin
2004
Certificate of Russian language court interpreter, Colorado
2004 – 2006
B.A. In English
University of Colorado in Colorado Springs
2000 – 2002
AA in Interpreting
Kazakh State University of International Relationship and World
Languages
1990 – 2000
High School Diploma w/ Technical & Scientific Translator certification
Almaty Specialized School # 15 with an emphasis on English language
Work Experience:
1998 – Present
Translator and Language Instructor
Major clients include:
Babble-On Writing and Translation
-Translated software applications for Shazam and Rocketlife
Instructure, Inc.
-Translated and edited Russian interface for the Canvas learning management
system.
IC2 Institute, University of Texas at Austin
-Translated online modules for Innovation Readiness Series™, edited an e-book
for webinars on commercialization, did voice-over for training videos and assisted
in conducting online training course for Russian innovators.
Institute of Microbiology and Virology (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
-Translated proposal for the ISTC grant and quarterly reports.
University of Texas at Austin
-Taught First-Year Russian course.
- Developed language exercises for the educational websites "Rockin' Russian"
and "Cafe Russia." Transcribed and translated music video clips.
Alfa Fellowship Program
- Provided language instruction.
Colorado Courts
-Translated at depositions, trials, attorney-client meetings, and divorce
proceedings.
S.E.M. Corporation
- Translated medical equipment manuals. Provided interpreting at business
meetings and business trips.
Lutheran Family Services of Colorado
- Provided medical interpreting to Russian-speaking refugees.
AMS Central Asia Travel
- Organized tours for English-speaking tourists.
Publications:
Nedobraya Staraya Anglia (The Not So Merry Old England). Saint-Petersburg: BHV,
2013. ISBN: 978-5-9775-0819-3
Zhemchug Proklyatykh (Pearls of the Damned - a fantasy novel). Moscow: AST, 2012.
ISBN: 978-5-271-44193-6
Istoricheskii Putevoditel po Velikobritanii (Historical Guide to the Great Britain). Moscow:
Veche, 2012. ISBN: 978-5-9533-5883-5 (1st edition), 978-5-4444-0052-4 (2nd edition)
Sueveriya Viktorianskoi Anglii (The Superstitions of Victorian England). Co-authored
with Natalia Kharsa. Moscow: Tsentrpoligraf, 2011. ISBN: 978-5-227-03021-4 (1st
edition), 978-5-227-03681-0 (2nd edition)