USA + Russia

Your American expert

You cannot spell RUSSIA without USA.

I am American-born with adept technical, cultural, and political experience with the West, primarily in the USA. I now live in Russia, and I am bringing my experience with me to help you conduct business with my old home.

I am not just a native speaker: I have business-level proficiency in English and am familiar with public speaking and presentation. I have conducted remote international IT support for US corporations to 30+ other countries. Use me as your American expert for business and cultural exchange.

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American and Soviet soldiers shaking hands at the Elbe, 1945
East meets West at the Elbe, April 1945.

Mission: USA

Three ways I bridge the gap

Travel accompaniment

Send me with your next tour group. I am familiar with all the good spots and have been to many of them personally. American trips are not particularly hazardous, but everything goes more smoothly with a fluent local to help out. I have a US passport, so I do not need any sponsorship or paperwork for the USA or many Western European countries.

Representation

I have been doing business in the Americas for years. I speak their language, literally and metaphorically. Nothing reassures a corporate man like hearing from someone who sounds familiar to him. Make me your agent for your Western dealings and things will go much more smoothly for you.

Localization

Do not just translate. Take things a step farther and make your product or service speak to your Western customers. I am also available to give native US-English presentations and voiceovers for your media or marketing.

Going the other way?

Westerners expanding East

Now based full-time in Russia, I offer a rare blend of local insight and cross-cultural fluency that helps clients navigate the space between two very different systems: breaking into a new market, moving goods, or avoiding the common pitfalls others miss.

I also write regularly about life in Russia, life in the West, and the unspoken dynamics that shape opportunity in both. If you are serious about understanding how things really work, and how to make them work for you, follow along for practical, real-world insight you will not find in any report.

USpassport, no sponsorship needed
30+countries supported remotely
RUresident, outside the capital

Contact

Tell me what you need and we will schedule a call across time zones.