Jay Melhem

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E-mail: abn7zm@r.postjobfree.com

(Cell): 978-***-****

DOB: 12/29/1978

Place Of Bi r th: Chadra, Lebanon

OBJECTIVE:

I’m seeking a position as an Arabic linguist in which I can expand upon my

experiences and be an asset to an organization. I’m looking to obtain a position in

w hich my knowledge, abili ty, and experience will be fully utilized. I am t r i-lingual in

E nglish, Arabic, and French; proficient in all aspects of these languages including,

reading, wri ting and speaking.

PROFILE:

I have a solid educational background, extensive experience, and a strong record of

performance. I have worked with many different groups of the United States Army.

M y special areas of operation included working in interrogations, detainees

operations and (KLE) key leader engagements with the Unites States Special

Forces. I provided interpretations for countless classes taught to I raqi Army

I n telligence soldiers and helped t rain the I raqi Army on basic map reading, aerial

reconnaissance, global positioning system devices and target recognition.

E D UCAT ION:

B .A. Management Information Systems -2002

University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA

PROF FESIONAL EXPER I ENCE:

G.L.S L inguist/ Analyst

(March 2009- August 2011) Camp Taji, I raq.

United States Special Forces (ODA 0223, 0221, 0225)

Job responsibilities include:

• Provided operational contract linguist support to U.S. Special Forces

operations in various locations in I raq.

• Provided general linguistic support for mili tary operations and

i nterpreted during in terviews, meetings, and conferences.

• In terpreted and t ranslated writ ten and spoken communications.

• Transcribed and analyzed verbal communications.

• Performed document exploitation. Scanned, researched and analyzed

foreign language documents for key information.

• Translated and reviewed foreign language documents.

• Helped t rain I raqi Infant ry.

• Performed missions and patrols.

SAV-ON GAS L LC

(April 2007-March 2009) M anager

Job responsibilities include:

• The daily Operation of the business.

• Responsible for inventory control.

• Provided the weekly schedule for the staff of six.

• Dealt with vendors.

• Accomplished more output with fewer resources.

• Created innovative strategies that resulted in higher productivity and efficiency and more

sales.

• Enhanced operations and procedures, to improve the growth of the business.

• Promoted a work environment conductive to support personal growth and open

communication.

Aegis Inc

(April 2006- December 2006) Linguist

Job responsibilities include:

Translated documents from Arabic to English and vice versa.

Assisted t roops in the field.

Translated conversations between I raqi nationals and senior commanders in the

M arine Corp.

Assisted In terrogators during interrogations.

Answered phone calls from I raqi nationals with important information that

helped save American Soldiers life and I raqi Civilians.

BROADWAY P IZZA L LC

(March 2001 – January 2006) M anager

Job responsibilities included:

• Managed total restaurant operations in areas of staff management,

customer relations, vendor relations, budgets, inventory control, and

p urchasing of food, beverages and small wares.

• Recruited, t rained and scheduled a full working staff of ten members.

• Streamlined controllable spending in an on-going effort to meet weekly

overhead expenditures.

• P rocessed weekly payroll, and prepared weekly sales reports.

C ERT I F ICAT IONS:

• Secret Security Clearance -Department of Defense- 2011

CONCLUSION:

My ultimate goal and intention is to work to the best of my ability at any job on a

daily bases. My experience, dedication, and loyalty for every company/unit that I

have worked with have never gone unnoticed. For the last three years of my life, I’ve

worked very hard under extreme conditions and I will be dedicated to do the same for

your company. I have strong work ethics that will be great asset for any future job or

company that I may work for.

References will be furnished upon request.

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