HENRIK PIPOYAN

2 Komitas Street, # 11

Yerevan, 375033, Armenia

Tel./Fax: +374 (1) 27 44 68
Fax in US: +1 (530) 431 2376
Fax in UK: + 44 (845) 334 3940

E-mail: henry@aics.am


Creative   Accomplished   Hard-working   Reliable

Interpreter & translator
with over 15 years of experience.
Experienced web designer.

 


WORK EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE INTERPRETER, TRANSLATOR, 
WEB DESIGNER,
1998 - Present
Yerevan, Armenia

Translate and interpret
See Translator's Resume
Initiated, organize and manage
a team of freelance interpreters and translators
Visit the site of Trialogue Translators House
Develop and maintain Internet projects, design websites
See recent sites
Offer Website localization services
See one of the recently accomplished sites
Provide professional technical support 
at request of different companies, namely
develop corporate profiles, presentations,
create reports and business plans, conduct market analyses,
locate and maintain correspondence 
with foreign partners and clients

create corporate stationary and organize advertising activity
See some of the logos created in recent years
Compile an Armenian-English dictionary
Provide online technical assistance to translators.



VICE-PRESIDENT & IMPORT MANAGER
,
1994 - 1998
Biayna, Ltd., Moscow, Russia
(Exclusive distributor of “Fruit of the Loom”, 
"Tyco/Matchbox”, “Promo Stars”, “Ravensburger” 
in Russian and CIS, and “Lego” in Armenia)

Developed projects, conducted market analyses, 
located and contacted western partners, 
conducted daily correspondence with foreign partners, 
supervised customer relations and advertising activity, 
designed stationary, developed and launched company’s Web site, 
translated and interpreted.



PART-TIME INDEPENDENT IMPORT MANAGER
FOR FIVE COMPANIES,
1994 - 1998
"Glazar" Russia, "Nalti" Russia, "Kim" Russia
"Assa" Armenia, "Intertour" Armenia

Maintained daily correspondence 
and business relationship with up to 20 partners 
in English, Russian, Armenian and French, 
by faxes, E-mails, letters, phone conversations and meetings. 
Tasks included negotiations, processing and placing orders, 
invoicing, maintaining accounts, producing reports, 
market analyses, etc.

PROJECT MANAGER, 1994
Armenian Technology Group (US based NGO)
Yerevan, Armenia

Developed technical assistance projects, 
negotiated with the Ar
menian government
on behalf of ATG, 
supervised the work of the office staff, 
developed the budget of ATG, 
supervised the course of ATG projects,  
located and recruited agronomists and monitors in the regions, 
developed programs for American specialists visiting Armenia
,
 
translated and interpreted.

OFFICE MANAGER, 1982 - 1994
Armenian / American Extension Project
(United States Department of Agriculture), Yerevan, Armenia

Supervised work of the office staff, 
developed the budget of the enterprise, 
developed programs for American agronomists visiting Armenia, 
located and recruited interpreters and drivers, 
arranged travel documentation, 
 translated and interpreted.

Previous positions include:
CHIEF SPECIALIST
Ministry of Agriculture of Armenia
1991 - 1992
PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH
Armenian Medical University
1990 - 1991
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Department of Mass Media
1985 - 1990
FREELANCE INTERPRETER / TRANSLATOR
Armenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
1985 - 1994

 


EDUCATION

MASTER OF ARTS
MAJOR IN LINGUISTICS (ENGLISH AND FRENCH)
1980 - 1985
Yerevan State Teachers Training Institute of 
Russian and Foreign Languages
Graduation Thesis: "Grammatical Category of Mood 
in English and Armenian"
See Diploma

COURSE IN AMERICAN ENGLISH PHONETICS
1991

American University of Armenia
See Certificate

INTENSIVE ENGLISH COURSE
1992
Funded by the European Community under 
the TACIS Program Eurocentre Brighton

Great Britain
English Proficiency Test, Level 9
See Certificate  

ADVANCED COMPUTER COURSES
1992

(Windows, MS Word, CorelDraw, Word Perfect)
ERGO TED & TERRACOM Ltd.
See Certificate

COCHRANE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
1993

Field studied: Agricultural Extension
Oklahoma, Utah, Kentucky, Washington, D.C.
United States of America
See Certificate


SKILLS

LANGUAGES
Fluent in Armenian, Russian, English and French

SOFTWARE
Advanced user of MS Word, MS Excel, 
MS Front Page, Corel Draw, Internet;
experienced in web site development and web design

TYPING SPEED
350 Characters per minute in English, French, 
Russian and Armenian


AWARDS

 

FIRST PLACE

at the Students Scientific Conference

dedicated to the 50th Anniversary

of Yerevan State Teachers Training Institute

of Russian and Foreign Languages
1985
See Certificate of Honor



PUBLICATIONS &

MAJOR TRANSLATION PROJECTS

Scripts of 32 one-hour-long episodes 
of TV game "Memorina"
aired on the second Russian TV channel RTR
from January through December 1997
(translation from Russian into English)
Moscow, Russia, 1997

Translated from English into Russian 
the rules for 8 educational games 
of German company Ravensburger GmbH (300+ pages). 
The Russian versions were put 
on production in 1998
See translation of one game


Ellen G. White, “The Story of Redemption"
(translation from English into Armenian)
Zaoski, Russia, 1997
See the online version of the book
See excerpts from translation


Ellen G. White, “The Lion on the Loose"
(translation from English into Armenian)
Yerevan, 1995

Ellen G. White, “Steps to Christ"
(translation from English into Armenian)
Yerevan, 1993
See the online version of the book

Ministry of Agriculture of Armenia
“The Current State of Agriculture in Armenia”
(translation from Armenian into English)
Yerevan, 1992

Ministry of Agriculture of Armenia
Facts and Figures - 1992
(translation from Armenian into English)
Yerevan, 1992

 


REFERENCES

Leon Garoyan, President, Management Research Associates
Roy Bogle, Senior Extension Adviser, AAEP Director
Monte Bell, Armenian Technology Group

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