Amgad Hassan, Translator/ Interpreter

Amgad Hassan

Translator/ Interpreter

Organization of Islamic Cooperation

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Doctorate, Arts
Experience
22 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :22 years, 2 Months

Translator/ Interpreter at Organization of Islamic Cooperation
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since October 2011

Responsibilities:
•Translating all types of general and specialized documents in Arabic, English and French;
•Interpreting at high-profile Ministerial and Summit conferences;
•Revising translated texts.
•Holding/ preparing/ correcting interpretation/ translation exams of new applicants

Deputy Manager at مجموعة سعود بهوان
  • Oman - Muscat
  • May 2005 to August 2010

Translation, interpretation and copywriting (Arabic, English and French) - Advertising Department - Saud Bahwan Group - Sultanate of Oman
Responsibilities:
•Translation of daily write-ups;
•Translation of ads and brochures;
•Translation of correspondences;
•Interpretation at interviews, meetings and conferences;
•Writing scripts and jingles;
•Proofreading of translations;
•Supervising recordings of voiceovers;
•Creating ad ideas.
Achievements:
•Tangible improvement in translation level at the Group;
•Compilation of an illustrated and annotated technical dictionary in 300 pages;
•Compilation of an advertising dictionary in 120 pages;
•Teaching Arabic, English, and French to colleagues (SBG Training Centre - Part Time)

English instructor at Center for Adult and Continuing Education (CACE)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2001 to May 2005

Now School of Adult and Continuing Education) - American University in Cairo (AUC) - Damietta off-campus program.
Responsibilities:
•Teaching all 13 AUC levels of English language;
•Teaching business English;
•Teaching conversation courses;
•Teaching TOEFL and IELTS preparations;
•Translating English and French texts in different fields;
•Setting quizzes and exams.
Achievements:
•Listed twice on AUC Honour Roll for teaching excellence

Demonstrator at كلية التربية النوعية
  • Egypt - Damietta
  • February 1999 to June 1999

Teaching English courses

Education

Doctorate, Arts
  • at Ain Shams UniversityComparative American Novel
  • January 2009

Title: Rewriting History and the Self in Selected Novels of Kurt Vonnegut and Thomas Pynchon. Grade: With Honours

High school or equivalent, Cairo
  • at International Computer Driving Polyglot InstituteAin Shams UniversityCentre for Social Services and ResearchMansoura UniversityCACEAmerican UniversityAUC
  • February 2008

Test of English as a Foreign Centre for Research, Counselling and Training

Master's degree, English Literature
  • at Ain Shams University
  • January 2004

Title: Allegorical Reading of Selected Works of Jack London

Master's degree, English Language and Literature
  • at Mansoura University
  • January 2000

Title of Mini-Thesis: Critical Reading of Six Novels of Jack London. Grade: Very Good

Bachelor's degree, English Language and Literature
  • at Mansoura University
  • January 1998

Faculty of Arts -

High school or equivalent,
  • at Faculty of Engineering

courses: Cambridge Certificate for English Caledonian

Specialties & Skills

ADVERTISING
BROCHURE DESIGN
CONFERENCES
COPY WRITING
INTERPRETATION
LANGUAGES
MEETING FACILITATION
SUPERVISORY SKILLS
TEACHING
TRANSLATION

Languages

Arabic
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English
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French
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Spanish
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