Ali Gouda, Translator and Proofreader

Ali Gouda

Translator and Proofreader

COMMUNICATION LEGAL TRANSLATION

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Languages and Translation
Experience
15 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 1 Months

Translator and Proofreader at COMMUNICATION LEGAL TRANSLATION
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since April 2012

Translator and Proofreader

Key Responsibilities
Media & Advertisement
 Create, translate, localize and edit web content, social media material, press release, emails, presentations, digital content, advertising material, websites and e-commerce operations from English into Arabic and vice versa using conventional translation means or specialized technology.
Financial and Banking Documents
 Translating and editing annual consolidated financial statements, feasibility studies, requests of information, prospectus, economic forecasts and case studies from English into Arabic and vice versa for the Big Four Accounting Firms in the world, consisting of Deloitte, Ernst & Young (EY), KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
 Translating statements of account, economic prospects overviews, analysis reports and credit rating reports for major banks in and outside UAE, including but not limited to ENBD, DIB, CBD, CBI, ADIB, Standard Chartered, HSBC, Citi Bank, Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings.
Legal Documents
 Translating and editing various legal documents, memorandum of association, articles of association, shareholder agreements and press releases, together with insurance, finance, banking, medical, educational and scientific materials from English into Arabic and vice versa.
 Translating and editing statements of claim, rejoinders, forms of claim, defense memoranda and arbitration claims from English into Arabic and vice versa for some of prominent law firms in UAE including but not limited to Al Tamimi & Co., Amereller Legal Consultants, Taylor Wessing and SCHLÜTER GRAF Legal Consultants.
 Translating and editing wills and last testaments for The Wills Specialists from English into Arabic and vice versa.
Insurance
 Translating and editing conventional and Islamic insurance, re-insurance and retrocession materials from English to Arabic and vice versa, for multiple insurance providers including, but not limited to, Scandinavian Insurance Company, Oman Insurance Company, Abu Dhabi National Insurance Co., Noor Takaful, the list goes on.
Military and Diplomatic Documents
 Providing consecutive and simultaneous translations to high-profile diplomats, politicians and military generals from Arabic into English and vice versa during briefings, meetings, seminars, conferences and casual conversations.
 Translating political, economic and military media reports, articles, news and features from Arabic into English and vice versa.
 Transcribing and subtitled audiovisual media materials, radio broadcasts, news stories, wire service reports and oral reports from Arabic into English and vice versa.

Translator at Renaissance Translation & Businessmen Services
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2011 to March 2012

Translating and editing press releases, banking documents, website content and media solutions, in accordance with local and international criteria. I have been also assigned with coordinating with some of the leading institutions supplying big translation projects, including Al Hilal Bank, Dubai Municipality, Economic Department, and many other government and private entities.

Translator and Editor at AQ Media
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • February 2008 to February 2010

 Translating and editing the Medical Supplement (Al Seha Al Yum) of Al Maraa Al Yum Magazine (Woman Today), in cooperation with Al Arabiya Press and Publishing.
 Translating and editing press releases of various industries, published in some of prominent newspapers in UAE, including El Khaleej and Etihad.
 Translating and editing specific materials for Etihad Airways “National Carrier of UAE”, Fly Emirates, Gulf Air “National Carrier of Bahrain”, FedEx “Express Transport”, PlayStation “Interactive Video Games, Nokia Seimens “Mobile Communications”, Qtel “Qatar Telecom”, Rolls Royce “Mega Manufacturer of Vehicles and Airplane Engines”.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Languages and Translation
  • at Al Azhar University
  • September 2006

Bachelor of Languages and Translation - 2006, Faculty of Languages and Translation, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Specialties & Skills

Linguistics
Copywriting
Editing
Proofreading
Translation
AVIATION
CONTRACTS
ENGINES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PROOFREADER
PUBLISHING
TRANSLATOR

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert