TRANSLATOR/INTERPRETER
FREELANCER
Total years of experience :23 years, 5 Months
TRANSLATION & INTERPRETING
1. Providing high-quality translations (English-Arabic-English), of documents, covering a range of subjects dealt with by the UN, ensuring due respect for the specificity of the Target language, and applying basic principles of documentary translation (faithfulness to original text, integrity, consistency, styles, correct grammar, UN-established terminology, etc.), and taking into consideration the elements of quality and timeliness.
2. Supporting DGACM's efforts to achieve a fully-electronic documentation processing chain by increasing the use of IT tools, participating in testing relevant innovations, e.g. on-screen translation/revision, (CAT), terminology databases, etc.
3. Integrating/expanding/mainstreaming the use of Technological innovations into the translation workflow, while maintaining quality, timeliness and quantity.
4. Contributing to the UN Internship Programme, through presentations to Interns/Junior Translators. Task includes preparing PowerPoint presentations, coordinating with ATS/other Services Focal Points, to facilitate the presentations. Task also includes setting-up & organizing the venue, and carrying out the actual presentations. In 2012-13, two presentations were prepared, delivered and feed-back was obtained.
5. Attending internal/external training to increase my professional/supervisory skills and to take-up additional functions/assignments.
6. Self-enforcement of quality control measures on my translation outputs.
7. Carrying out terminological research, as and when required, to strengthen the Arabic Terminology Forum and to maintain an integrated UN-terminology database, that is fully accessible to in-house and off-site users. This is done through continuous updating of ARABTerm/UNTerm.
8. Participating in achieving greater organisational and individual productivity, through spreading best practices, mentoring and providing appropriate guidance and supervision to interns and junior colleague translators.
* Simultaneous Interpreting in many Functions & Events; e.g.:
- A 3-Week Training Course “Vital Installation Security”, delivered to UAE Police Officers, by US Dept. of State/Anti-terrorism Assistance Programme;
- A 1-Day Presentation, demonstrating a comprehensive security system, delivered by European Aeronautics Defence Systems;
- A 3-Day Training Programme delivered by US Lecturers in the field of Cyber Terrorism & E-Crimes, in cooperation with US Embassy in Abu Dhabi & US Dept. of State;
- A 2-Day Scientific Symposium, “Social & Security Impacts of Internet” organised by the Centre for Research & Security Studies of Abu Dhabi Police GHQ.
- 10th PRI World Congress (27-29 March 2006) on "Road Safety Strategies", organised under the patronage of HH Shaikh Mohammd Ben Zayed Al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Emirate & Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
* Specialized Translation of:
- Training Course Materials, provided by Centrex-UK, a British Policing Leadership & Strategic Management Training Organization working in conjunction with the Training Department, Human Resources General Directorate of the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, to deliver high quality training courses & programmes to Commissioned Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers as well as Civilian Personnel.
- These training courses & programmes aimed to develop the officers & individual, organizational & operational skills and capabilities.
- They included different training modules; e.g. Leadership, Strategy and Strategic Management, Change Management in Organizations, Managing Organizational Performance, Managing Policing Operations, Critical Incident Management, Crises Management, Effective Business Management, Criminal Investigation Techniques & Intelligence Management.
* As senior Interpreter/Translator, I participated in the Designing, Preparation, Running of Examinations & Interviews for the selection of new candidates for the positions of Translators/Interpreters in the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ..
A TWO-YEAR POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION Courses First Year (Two Semesters) 1. Theories of Translation 2. Studies in English & Arabic Lexicons 3. Literary Translation from English 4. Literary Translation into English 5. Scientific Translation from English 6. Scientific Translation into English 7. Sight & Semi-consecutive Translation/Interpreting from and into English 8. Language Practices in English (Essay & Comprehension) 9. Language Practices in Arabic (Essay & Comprehension) Second Year (Two Semesters) 1. Literary Translation from English 2. Literary Translation to English 3. Scientific Translation from English 4. Discourse Analysis (Comparative Studies of English & Arabic) 5. Simultaneous Translation/Interpreting from and into English 6. Legal, Political, and Economic Idioms & Texts 7. Language Practices in Arabic
A BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITH HONOURS IN SCIENCE (BIOCHEMISTRY) COURSES 1st Year (Two Semesters) 1. Botany 2. Zoology 3. Chemistry 4. Physics & Mathematics 5. Languages (English/Greek & Latin) 2nd Year (Two Semesters) 1. Botany 2. Zoology 3. Chemistry 4. Physics & Mathematics 5. Language (English/Greek & Latin) 3rd Year (Two Semesters) 1. Biochemistry 2.Chemistry 3. Bio-Statistics 4. Language (English/Greek & Latin) 4th Year (Two Semesters) 1. Biochemistry 2.Chemistry 3. Bio-Physics 4. Language (English/Greek & Latin)
