Translation Specialist
Abu Dhabi Education Council
Total years of experience :17 years, 10 Months
- Translating, reviewing, editing and proofreading a wide variety of documents into and out of English and Arabic, to include the following:
o Various legal documents such as laws, agreements, variations, MoAs, MoUs, legal opinions, decrees, decisions, circulars and regulations issued by ADEC, UAE Ministry of Education or other authorities in UAE;
o Plans, policies, manuals, handbooks, guides, booklets, minutes, studies, researches, strategic plans & initiatives, financial reports, etc.
o ICT, EHS and other technical reports, localization of ADEC websites and portals;
o Press releases, articles, newsletters, DG speeches;
o Presentations, surveys, forms, internal and external magazines, periodicals, journals, pamphlets, job descriptions, applications, tender announcements, code of conduct, etc.
o E-mails, letters and formal correspondences issued, received or sent by ADEC;
- Generating, proofreading and enhancing materials for ADEC staff and external stakeholders;
- Assigning, reviewing and proofreading translations conducted by trainees, temporary translators and external translation firms;
- Liaising as necessary with the requesting division/section on the content and deadline;
- Providing language consultation to ADEC staff and consultants;
- Acting on behalf of the Translation Services Team Leader when absent;
- Assuming other duties regarding the administrative, financial and professional development activities of the Translation Services Team;
- With approval from ADEC’s Director General, I have been selected by Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi to translate the documents of Abu Dhabi EHSMS Regulatory Framework (around 1000 pages) from English to Arabic.
- Translating, editing, reviewing, proofreading and managing:
o Legal documents such as contracts, agreements, MoUs, articles of associations, regulations, laws, certificates, etc.
o Press releases and periodicals issued by UAE government and private companies and entities such as ADNEC, ADNOC, ADCO, ADSC, NDC, ADSC etc.
o Magazines and publications issued by UAE government companies and bodies including ADNOC Distribution's Magazine and the ADACH’s Shawatei Magazine;
o Medical, financial, religious, literary, technical and other documents;
o Reports, manuals;
o Localization of user manuals and software material of electrical and electronic devices;
o IT and technical projects;
o Acting as consecutive translator in meetings;
- Translating, editing, reviewing and proofreading:
o Legal documents, pamphlets and press releases;
o Editorials and columns in the major American and British newspapers,
o Political and economic local, regional and world news in Arabic and English for websites;
o Reports and manuals;
o Software localization and technical projects;
o Website localization;
o Press releases and newsletters;
o Medical and financial documents;
o Different kinds of certificates
- Translating, editing, reviewing and proofreading:
o Legal documents such as contracts, agreements, MoAs, MoUs, articles of associations, regulations and laws;
o Press releases, articles, speeches, reports, manuals, pamphlets and booklets issued by government departments and municipalities in Egypt, Malaysia and Australia;
o Financial, technical, religious, medical, literary and other documents;
o Localization of user manuals and software material of electrical and electronic devices for leading companies such as Hitachi, Sony, Nokia, Samsung, etc.
o Website localization;
o Scripts of TV series, movies and shows;
o Accounting and management projects;
o Various medical reports and researches;
o Administrative, IT, legal, medical books, etc.
- Translating, summarizing, editing, reviewing, and proofreading:
o Various legal documents such as contracts, agreements, certificates, etc.
o Political and economic news into Arabic and English for local and regional cell phone operators;
o Economic, educational and legal studies and researches;
o Manuals and booklets;
o Scripts of TV series, movies and shows;
o Media, marketing materials for leading telecommunication and IT companies;
o Commercial, scientific and literary works/documents;
o Localization and website translation;
o Correspondences, reports, minutes of meetings;
o Requests-for-information, payment requests;
Diploma in Translation (with distinction), London-based David Games College, (distance learning based in Dubai), 2011;
- B.A. in English (with a focus on translation), Faculty of Al Alsun, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;