yaser bagshi, Freelance Translation Manager

yaser bagshi

Freelance Translation Manager

Private

Location
Saudi Arabia - Dammam
Education
Diploma, Legal Translation
Experience
30 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :30 years, 3 Months

Freelance Translation Manager at Private
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • My current job since March 2012

Manage my freelance translation business through assigning freelance translators and reviewers to carry out private translation projects.

Translation Unit Supervisor at Royal Commission in Jubail
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • March 2010 to January 2012

Planning, organizing, review and editing tasks pertaining to translation of various legal, technical and general documents and attachments, including but not limited to, A/E and EPC contracts, contract attachments and technical specifications, bidding and award minutes of meetings, technical reports, correspondence, medical reports, finacial statements and invoices, technical brochures and booklets and speeches delivered by high ranking officials of the Royal Commission in Riyad and Jubail. Preparing weekly, monthly and annual productivity reports. Reporting to the Deparment Director regarding the progress and obstacles of translation work. Managing and planning translation jobs and priorities within the department. Ensuring quality assurance of all translation work in the department. Negotiating with translation requestors regarding vitality of translation requested and expected deadlines. Conducting translation studies to improve quality of work and meet dealines. Assessing subordinates and carrying out thier performance appraisals. Training subordinates on translation theories and practical skills. Translation of documents and correspondence of confidential nature. Review and editing of translations done by other translators. Editing original Arabic texts. Other managerial duties as necessary.

Chief Translator at Royal Commission in Jubail
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • January 1997 to January 2010

Translation of technical and general texts, contracts and other legal documents from both languages. Review and editing of translations done by other translators. Editing original Arabic texts. Proofreading of the same. Carrying out administrative duties whenever asked. Assisting supervisor in coordinating translational work. Performing other duties pertaining to translation.

Translator at Royal commission in Jubail
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • March 1996 to March 1997

translation of technical and general texts and contracts and legal documents to and from English and Arabic; proofreading the same.

English Language Teacher at Dammam Secondary Post Institute
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • September 1994 to March 1996

teaching secondary post institute English subjects and giving post employees English courses.

English/Arabic Translator at Central Post Office
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • November 1993 to September 1994

translation of incoming and outgoing postal documents arriving in and leaving Dammam post office.

Education

Diploma, Legal Translation
  • at University of Salford
  • December 2006

Intensive hands-on training on various ways to achieve an effective and efficient legal translation.

Diploma, advanced English
  • at Oxford Intensive School of English (OISE Bristol)
  • September 2003

very intensive advanced course of written and spoken English.

Diploma, Office Management
  • at DATABASE
  • May 2002

Microsoft word, exel,powerpoint and publisher.

Diploma, Middle Management Certificate
  • at Royal Commission Training Center
  • February 2002

a number of middle management courses

Diploma, basic management
  • at Royal Commission Traning Center
  • February 2000

a number of adminstrative courses

Bachelor's degree, Arabic-English Translation
  • at King Saud University
  • April 1993

English subjects as well as theory and practice of English-Arabic translation.

Diploma, service certification
  • at Saudi Aramco College Preparatory School
  • August 1985

Training certificate on various skills, including: English, typing, computer processing, science, mathematics,etc.

Diploma, intensive English , computer and science
  • at Saudi Aramco College Preparatory School
  • May 1985

intensive course on English, English typing, computer training, scientific subjects.

Specialties & Skills

Training
Middle Management
Science
Management
Web Design
MS word
typing Arabic
typing English
MS powerpoint
MS windows95/2000
MS Excel
MS Access97/2000
computer maintenance
internet and web design
internet and web design

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Those mentioned under Education (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 1987
Valid Until:
December 2006

Hobbies

  • Arabic and English calligraphy