Khalid Jarrar, Translator / Cultural Consultant

Khalid Jarrar

Translator / Cultural Consultant

Avaaz

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Bachelor's degree, BEng Civil Engineering / Water Treatment and Environment
Experience
19 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 7 Months

Translator / Cultural Consultant at Avaaz
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since July 2005

On Occasional Contracting bases, I have:

- Translated over 50, 000 words of documents including press releases, emails to members and website content.
- Provided Avaaz with political and cultural feedback on campaigns

Commercial Manager at Arab Water Treatment Company
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since February 2011

- Design water and environmental treatment solutions.
- Supervise the daily activities of the company's office and showroom in Baghdad, Iraq.
-Supervise work flow in the regional office in Amman.
-Supervise selection and implementation of IT solutions.
- Represent the company before foreign partners, communicate with them regularly, and attend international conferences in the Middle East and China.

Sales Engineer at Doka The Formwork Experts
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • May 2009 to January 2011

- Met with clients and conducted site visits to promote the use of Doka's prefabricated formworks in concrete pouring.
-Supported design engineers to find the best technical solutions.
- Negotiated contracting terms with multiple clients

Reality Tours Coordinator at Global Exchange
  • Jordan - Amman
  • July 2005 to May 2009

On Occasional Contracting bases, I have:

- Drafted itineraries and handled logistics of trips and meetings around the region
- Established connections between donors and micro-projects
- Provided political and cultural consulting for international guests.
- Arranged meetings with top-level political and social leaders in the region, then moderated the dialogue throughout the meetings.
- Provided interpretation when needed.

Environment Engineer at Dar Al Omran Engineering Consultancy Group
  • Jordan - Amman
  • January 2009 to March 2009

-Worked with a design team to analyze the status of the water and sewage treatment plants and pipes network in multiple cities in Iraq leading to designing a full scale network and treatment system.

Film Maker at CBC
  • Iraq - Baghdad
  • December 2004 to March 2005

On Contract Base, I have:

- Worked as a Camera Operator, Translator, Cultural and Political Consultant.
- Contributed to a series of documentaries about Iraq, including the award winning documentary “A War in Words: An Iraqi Family Diary” about my family's work for political and social change in Iraq.

Information Officer at Un Ponte Per
  • Iraq - Baghdad
  • March 2004 to July 2004

- Collaborated with other Iraqi organizations and individuals on public mobilization and outreach projects.
- Worked on aiding local organizations in capacity building and in improving their campaigns.
- translated and managed campaign content in Arabic

Education

Bachelor's degree, BEng Civil Engineering / Water Treatment and Environment
  • at Mutah University
  • September 2008

September 2000 - June 2005 5 Al-Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad-Iraq Environment Engineering College -Transferred credit to Mutah University. -Completed Internship program in waste water treatment. -Passed the Jordanian Universities Engineering Competency Test.

Specialties & Skills

Water Treatment
Team Management
Small Business Development
Copywriting
Translation
Translation

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Jordanian Engineers Association
  • Member
  • November 2008

Training and Certifications

MBA in Practice (Training)
Training Institute:
Change Zone
Date Attended:
March 2012
Autocad Engineering Design Software (Training)
Training Institute:
Jordanian Engineers Association Training Center
Date Attended:
March 2009