Ilya Mishchenko holds a degree in linguistics from Novgorod State University. He has been with EGO Translating Company, a Russian language service provider, since 2006 where he progressed from a project manager to director of the Translation and Localization Centre. Ilya is also actively involved in the Union of Translators of Russia, chairing the St. Petersburg regional branch and currently proposed as Russia’s representative with the FIT Technology and Terminology Committee. As a member of various industry action groups, Ilya is primarily focused on standardization issues and STE.