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Rafet Ramzi Shegem, Freelance translator and editor

Rafet Ramzi Shegem

Freelance translator and editor·Freelance

United States

Master's degree, Journalism

Work experience

Total years of experience: 49 years, 11 months

Freelance translator and editor

September 2015 - Present

Freelance

Amman, Jordan

September 2015 - Present

Utilizing my background in government, PR, teaching, journalism, translation, and editing in the service of various clients including the Near East Research Center of Columbia University in the Middle East.

Company industry:
Translation & Document Processing
Job role:
Translation

Translator/Media Analyst

September 2010 - September 2015

U. S. Embassy Open Source Center

Amman, Jordan

September 2010 - September 2015

Editing and Translating of Arabic-language media products into fluent idiomatic English.

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Translation

Editor and Translator

August 2008 - September 2010

Free Lance Editing and Translation

Amman, Jordan

August 2008 - September 2010

Arabic to English and English to Arabic translation and editing.

Company industry:
Translation & Document Processing
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

Consulting Editor

October 2007 - August 2008

Celebrating Jordan Magazine

Amman, Jordan

October 2007 - August 2008

Editing and rewriting of English-language articles in preparation for final publication.

Company industry:
Publishing
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

General Manager

September 1981 - September 2006

R. Shegem & Co.

Amman, Jordan

September 1981 - September 2006

Import and distribution of aluminium window and door hardware.

Company industry:
Distribution, Supply Chain & Logistics
Job role:
Administration

International Affairs Manager

September 1973 - June 1976

Royal Jordanian Airline

Amman, Jordan

September 1973 - June 1976

Department head, administrator, and negotiator with foreign airlines and civil aviation authorities for legal traffic rights.

Company industry:
Airlines
Job role:
Legal

Editor, Foreign Press Dept.

June 1967 - September 1970

Ministry of Information

Amman, Jordan

June 1967 - September 1970

Editor of "News and Views in the Jordanian Press, " a daily English-language summary of Arabic-language newspapers for foreign media correspondents in Jordan.

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Writing and Journalism

Education

Boston University

February 1973

February 1973

Master's degree, Journalism

United States

GPA (point): 3.7 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.7 out of 4

Master of Science in Journalism from the School of Public Communication of Boston University. Scholarship from the World Council of Churches. My dissertation was on how the New York Times adopted a rational stance against a proposed populist war with Spain, but was forced by public opinion to join the Yellow Press in rooting for the Spanish-American War of 1898. My GPA was 3.7.
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California State University

May 1966

May 1966

Bachelor's degree, International Relations

United States

Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the Department of Government. 3.4 GPA. President of the International Club and the Association of Arab Students. Scholarship from the Institute of International Education, New York.
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Skills

English
Expert
English
Expert
English grammar
Expert
English grammar
Expert
Public Relations
Expert
Public Relations
Expert
Arabic grammar
Expert
Arabic grammar
Expert
Translation
Expert
Translation
Expert
MS Word
Intermediate
MS Word
Intermediate
Graphic Design
Beginner
Graphic Design
Beginner
Editing in Arabic and English
Expert
Editing in Arabic and English
Expert
English-Arabic and Arabic-English Translation
Expert
English-Arabic and Arabic-English Translation
Expert
language teaching
Expert
language teaching
Expert
website translation
Expert
website translation
Expert
marketing
Expert
marketing
Expert
writing
Expert
writing
Expert
negotiation
Intermediate
negotiation
Intermediate
problem solving
Intermediate
problem solving
Intermediate
market research
Expert
market research
Expert
research analysis
Expert
research analysis
Expert
literature
Expert
literature
Expert
legal translation
Beginner
legal translation
Beginner
research
Expert
research
Expert
editing
Expert
editing
Expert
subtitling
Expert
subtitling
Expert
logistics planning
Expert
logistics planning
Expert
purchasing
Expert
purchasing
Expert
logistics management
Expert
logistics management
Expert
supply chain management
Expert
supply chain management
Expert
Post-Graduate Jewish Studies at the University of Minnesota
Intermediate
Post-Graduate Jewish Studies at the University of Minnesota
Intermediate
Supervising
Expert
Supervising
Expert
Office Work
Expert
Office Work
Expert
Office Administration
Expert
Office Administration
Expert
Office Management
Expert
Office Management
Expert
Translation
Expert
Translation
Expert
English
Expert
English
Expert
English grammar
Expert
English grammar
Expert
Translation Services
Expert
Translation Services
Expert
Written English
Expert
Written English
Expert

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

French

Beginner

Hebrew

Beginner

Training and Certifications

Training
Graduate: Jewish Studies
University of Minnesota
Sep 2019

Hobbies and interests

Reading and political and sociological research.

Native abilities in reading and writing and teaching in English and Arabic. Some reading abilities in French, Spanish, and Hebrew.