Experience
April 1968 - November 1968: Interpreter at “Intourist,” Yerevan.
September 1970 - December 1970: Reviewer in the Committee of Cultural Relations with the Diaspora.
January 1971 - June 1971: Military translator in Moscow.
February 1972 - March 1991: Senior teacher of English at Yerevan Polytechnic Institute.
January 1980 - June 1992: Script writer and announcer of the program “English for Everybody” on Armenian TV.
August 1990 - September 1990: Translator interpreter in the USA with a government delegation on agricultural issues.
March 1991 - present: Senior teacher of English at Yerevan State University, Chair of English Philology.
November 1992: At the invitation of the Central Trade Union of Armenia translator on the ship “Armenia” making a cruise to Italy, Malta, and Greece.
Currently doing interpreting from English into Armenian and vice-versa on Medicine, Law, Politics, Family Affairs, Mass Media, Economics, and topics related to human relations.

Skills
Gathering information, analyzing, evaluating, examining, promoting.
Team player, clear communicator, demonstrating, persevering, accuracy with numbers, expressive, handling, managing.
Judging effectively, adapting to new situations, accepting responsibility, punctuality, public speaking, making presentations.
Contagious enthusiasm, setting and attaining goals, setting priorities.
Planning, creative, self-starting, relating well with people, effective listener.
Motivating, persuading, encouraging individuals and groups.

Education
1962 - 1970: Yerevan State University, Faculty of Armenian Philology, English Department (Diploma with honors), Major: Translator/Interpreter from English into Armenian and vice-versa, Philologist
1982 - 1986: Moscow State University, Post Graduate Courses, Chair of English Philology.

Research work
Defended a thesis on the subject: “The Imagery System of the Armenian translations of the Bible and Nerses Shnorhali,” and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philology.
Participating in scientific conferences held at Yerevan state University, the Institute of Foreign Languages, and elsewhere. Making reports on various topics of linguistics.
Supervising and reviewing course papers, papers for Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree, Candidate theses.

Honors and awards
Participation in “Postharvest Biology and Technology of Horticultural Perishables” at the University of California, Davis.
Letter of thanks from the Armenian TV and Radio State Committee.
Letter of thanks from the authorities of Yerevan State University.

Languages
Excellent Armenian, English, and Russian, A little German

Military Service
November 1964 - 1967: Completed military service in the Ukraine (a republic of the former Soviet Union)