A professional Arabic/English
translator. Skilled in technical, literary, and general
translations. Also a software engineer with over twenty years in the
development of computer software. A diverse background in user
interfaces, multi-lingual systems, technical documentation, and
technical training. Long work/life experience in the
United States, the Middle-East,
and Britain. |
Areas of Expertise:
Technical - English to Arabic: Translated and reviewed
many technical user manuals and quick start guides for video
monitors, projectors, and computer hardware components.
Official Documents: Translated hundreds of civil
registry documents from Arabic into English including birth
certificates, marriage certificates, identification documents, passports and
other documents from most Arab countries.
Educational: Translated many school transcripts and
diplomas from Arab universities into English. Also for a large US
school district translated complete sets of school
handouts from English into Arabic. The handouts included Parent/Student
handbooks, school codes, school forms, guidelines, calendar and food
menus.
Legal - Arabic <> English: Legal letters, asylum
paper, petitions, legal waivers, statements of medical rights and
responsibilities, and other legal documents.
Charitable Work:
Translation of Islamic text from Arabic to English
Arabic to English simultaneous and consecutive interpretation
Speaking engagements
Clients:
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Tizoc's International
Language and Marketing Consultants, Dallas, Texas
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Adams Globalization, Austin, Texas
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Spring Institute of Intercultural Learning,
Denver. Colorado
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Certified Translation Services, Columbia, South
Carolina
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The Law Offices of Yasser Helal, Brooklyn, New
York
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Arabic Freelance, Sugar Land, Texas
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All Language Translations, Niskayuna, New York
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Etcetera Language Group. Savannah, Georgia
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Legal and Technical Translations, Pinecrest,
Florida
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New Global Translations, New York, New York
Education
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M.S. in Computer Science from Stevens
Institute of Technology, New Jersey
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B.S. in Computer Science & Automatic control from
Alexandria University, Egypt
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Alumnus of the historical Victoria College
Alexandria.
Programming Experience
Over
twenty years of experience as a programmer and a software development
project leader. Worked 16 years in the US, 5 years in the UK and 5
years in Egypt, in companies such as HP. ITT, ICL, AT&T, and Compaq.
Teaching Experience
Served
for three years as a computer instructor in the Egyptian Air Defense
Academy.
Developed and delivered corporate training courses in software
quality assurance
Trained
Compaq's UNIX technical support engineers to support the CDE graphical user
interface.
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