Shirshah Said

**** ******** ****** *****, *********, VA 20151

Tel: 703-***-**** aboevd@r.postjobfree.com

Translator & Language Instructor

Achievement-driven professional offering strong background and experience

seeking position as a Pashto/Dari/Russian Language Instructor/ linguist /

translator

Profile

> Utilizing fluency in English language, possess over five years of

experience in working with wide variety of applications of providing

translation of Pashto, Dari, Persian/Farsi and Russian; current

assignment with ALTA Language Services, developing testing materials and

providing oral proficiency evaluations, and work as a Pashto Language

instructor in Indiana University.

> Earlier served Department of Defense by providing reviews of proficiency

levels attained by personnel at variety of U.S. government agencies;

utilized Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) standards for assessment.

> Have served as a university-level Language Instructor for Languages of

the Central Asian Region; led seminars in Afghan language and culture for

variety of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) as well as for U.S.

National Guard.

> At the University of Maryland, was a Pashto language consultant,

developing Text Plus Glossary & Notes (TPGN) Learning Objects, a variety

of Learning Objective-related materials, and serving as a Foreign

Language Reviewer for English translation, among other assignments;

provided audio narration.

> Additionally, was a lexicographer and edited a multi-language

Pashto/Dari/Russian-to-English dictionary.

> Possess excellent capacity in use of Microsoft Excel, Word and Smart

Board; proficient in utilizing Pashto, Dari, Russian and English

keyboards.

Professional Experience

Pashto and Dari Language Evaluator, ALTA Language Services 2008 -

Present

. Develop testing material for utilizing in reading, listening and writing

examinations; excellent capacity providing highest levels of assessment

of oral language skill sets utilizing telephone interviewing.

Language Instructor, Indiana University 2010 - Present

. For Consortium for Education and Social Science Research at University,

lead three-month seminar for Pashto language students; included mandatory

teacher training at INCOP.

Pashto Language Instructor, Diplomatic Language Service, Ft. Carson, CO

2011

. Teaching Pashto language for US Army.

Consultant /Independent Contractor American Council on Teaching Foreign

Languages (ACTFEL) 2010 - 2011

. Contract assignment with Department of Defense; oversaw and assessed

materials utilized by variety of U.S. government agencies regarding

testing Pashto and Dari language.

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Independent Contractor

Indiana University Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region 2010 -

2011

. Conducted Afghan language and culture instruction for Provincial

Reconstruction Teams and US National Guard.

Independent Contractor, MITRE/MTRE 2010

. Utilizing pre-determined guidelines relevant to variety of dialects,

provided translation of English, Pashto and Dari sections of dialogues.

Pashto Language Consultant, NFLC University of Maryland 2008 - 2009

. Developed Pashto language instruction to include Creating Pashto Text

Plus Glossary & Notes (TPGN) Learning Objects, Content Object Selector

(COS) Reading or Listening, Content Object Reviewer (COR) Reading or

Listening and Learning Object Review, Reading or Listening.

. Additionally served as Foreign Language Reviewer for English and target

language translation; performed audio narration.

Short Time Contractor Lexicographer, Advanced Language Systems

International 2006

. Edited Pashto/Dari/Russian-to-English multi-language dictionary.

Medical Support, Royal Bournmouth Hospital 2005 - 2006

. Served as Medical Support Worker with responsibilities in areas of

phlebotomy, ECG and medical translation.

Education

Medical Diploma, Kharkov Medical University in

Russian Language Peroration Course, Tajikistan University

English Language Advanced Certificate, Bournemouth and Poole College

High School Kabul Afghanistan

Primary School Kandahar and Kabul Afghanistan

Status

U.S citizen

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