Member since Jan '07

Working languages:
English to Arabic
Arabic to English

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OnlineArabic
+20yrs exp., IT, Law, Audit, EU, NGOs

Alexandria, Al Iskandariyah
Local time: 23:15 EEST (GMT+3)

Native in: Arabic Native in Arabic
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Are you looking for the Expertise, Professionalism, Organization, and Punctuality of agencies;
But also the Reasonable Prices of Freelancers,
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You can see below copies of my educational, professional and appreciation certificates along with reference letters from reputable translation companies all over the world.
I can do a test or short translation Free of Charge

I am a professional English>Arabic translator (mother tongue Arabic). I have the required skills and varied experience you need; B.A in English language and translation, more than 22 years of experience in translation and project management, CAT tools (Trados, MemoQ, Phrase, SmartCat). Specialty fields are: IT, Law, Audit, Healthcare, UN & EU, and more. For over a decade and till now I have been translating content for Asus, Lenovo, Huawei, Vivo, and more. Please see the section titled "Milestones in my translation achievements" below.the end of this page 

Education
1996–2000 Ain Shams University Cairo
B.A., English Language, Faculty of Languages. view certificate

3/2001–10/2001 Allied Consultants Alexandria
Introduction to IT and computer science.
Oracle Developer 2K. view certificate
SQL certified. view certificate

9/2000–6/2001 Goethe Institute Alexandria
German, 3 levels.

2/2002–2/2002 American University Cairo
Business Management course.

Experience
9/2004–12/2008 & 2/2012–Present Arabesque Alexandria
Translator & Translation Manager
My freelance online Arabic translation business. I do the translation by myself, following a standardized quality process (e.g. initial reading, identifying key and challenging terms, consulting references and performing extensive web search, preparing glossary or key term list, translation, review. proofreading). If needed, I secure external technical review (engineer, physician, auditor, lawyer etc. to review the work technically). I also manage a team of professional translators in case of big volume projects.
For over a decade and till now I have been translating content for Asus, Lenovo, Huawei, Vivo, and more.

12/2008–2/2012 BDO Al Nisf & Partners Kuwait
Translator view employment certificate
Translation of financial statements, audit reports, tax and bank correspondences. I also translated feasibility, risk management, due diligence, and review studies for Protiviti Member Firm Middle East, a fellow company of Al Nisf & Partners, Kuwait.

9/2002–8/2004 Arabize for Computer & Translation Services Cairo
Translator & Project Manager view experience certificate
Translator: Localization & Translation of software programs, websites, technical manuals, brochures, online courses. Participated in translation projects for Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, Intel, Sanyo, Toshiba, Volvo.
Project Manager: Managing and supervising translation projects: negotiating with clients, receiving work, assigning tasks, delivering to clients. Responsible for managing projects for MLVs like: Bowne, Vistatec, Hitext, SDL.  

5/2002–9/2002 Dar Al-Farouk Publish. & Distrib. Cairo
Translator
General translation: Translating computer, business, and marketing books.
Islamic translation- Translation of contemporary Islamic writings into English.

10/2001–5/2002 IBI Alexandria
Translator
Miscellaneous Translation - all kinds of official documents (banking, Shipping).

8/2000–3/2001 Al-Bahaa Publish. & Distrib. Alexandria
Translator
Legal Translation: Translating and editing law books, researches, and dictionaries.

Computer Literacy & CAT tools
Veteran computer user: as early as Window 95!
Programming and DB experience: SQL & Oracle Developer.
CAT tools: Trados Studio, MemoQ, Phrase, Smartcat
MS Helium, Oracle HyperHub, SAP SE63.

Language combination English <=> Arabic.

Fields of specialty
IT, Tech, Audit, Law, UN & EU, Healthcare

Availability & Turnaround
- 2~3k words daily (quality assured)
- Can handle big volume projects

References
Available upon request

Milestones in my translation achievements

- Participated in translation work for Special Olympics World Games, Ireland 2003 (received a certificate of appreciation: see here)

- Participated in translation of SAP ERP software

- MTN annual report 2007

- Translations for EU Committee of the Regions, Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM), Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). (2013-2017)

- International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Best Practice on the Documentation of Sexual Violence as a Crime or Violation of International Law,
2nd edition, March 2017

- Aramex website and HR documentation (Employee Handbook, Code of Ethics, etc.)

- United Nations Kuwait, One UN Kuwait Report 2022

- Guidance Notes for the Accountability and Quality Assurance (AQA) Initiative, led by Oxfam and Solidarités International in
partnership with the Global WASH Cluster and funded by the UNICEF

- Aga Khan Foundation Code of Conduct & Safeguarding Policy

- Blood and Marrow Transplant, Family Handbook


Certificates: educational, professional, and reference letters

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