Highly skilled and well-experienced professional English-Kazakh translator/interpreter with over 10 years of extensive experience across fields, cultures and countries. I specialise in Central Asian studies, literary and technical translation, and linguistic review.

I am a well-experienced professional translator and interpreter with 10+ years of experience working across English, Kazakh, and Russian. I combine a rigorous academic background with extensive hands-on experience in consecutive interpretation, literary and technical translation, and linguistic review. As a PhD researcher at Leiden University, I specialise in Central Asian studies, Kazakh literature, postcolonial studies, and gender studies. This deep scholarly expertise gives me a nuanced understanding of language, culture, and context — qualities essential for accurate and culturally sensitive interpretation. My interpreting career spans a wide range of settings and industries. I have worked as a consecutive interpreter in the oil and gas sector in Western Kazakhstan, delivering safety training on active oilfields, and provided over-the-phone interpretation for international trade negotiations and business meetings. Most recently, I served as interpreter at a high-profile cultural evening hosted by the European Neighbourhood Council and Internews at Cinema Galeries in Brussels, attended by Members of the European Parliament and senior EU officials, centred on Kazakh kui music and cultural identity. I also have extensive experience in literary and technical translation, including translating a published interview about Kazakh contemporary fiction for OpenDemocracy, and in legal translation covering contracts, agreements, and work manuals. I have served as a peer reviewer for Central Asian Survey, the leading international journal on Central Asia and the Caucasus. I am highly adaptable, culturally aware, and committed to delivering precise and professional results in every assignment.