Leila Odish-Youssef

**** ******* **. **. ******, VA 22180

Telephones: 703-***-**** (Home); 571-***-**** (Cell)

acb77r@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

• A native Arabic speaker with specialty in Iraqi dialect and knowledge of

all Arabic dialects

• Taught Arabic as a second language in a Community College and others

• Extensive knowledge of the Middle Eastern culture, customs, and geography

• Extensive experience in translating, interpreting, and summarizing

documents from Arabic to English and vice versa.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Linguist May 2008- AUG 09. 2013

AllWorld Language Consultants, Inc. Rockville, MD

• Prepared full translations of handwritten, written, and transcription texts and audio from Arabic

into modern English and vice versa that maintained the integrity and meaning of the original text

• Appointed Quality Control (QC) for screening print and handwritten documents as well as audio

and video for more than 2 years

• Provided gists and summaries of various Arabic materials in handwritten, written, and

transcription forms, audios, and videos into clear and concise modern English.

Arabic Translator and Interpreter April 2007-May 2008

Northrop Grumman Corporation Fairfax, VA

• Prepared full translations of handwritten, written, and transcription texts and audio from Arabic

into modern English and vice versa that maintained the integrity and meaning of the original text

• Appointed Quality Control (QC) for screening print and handwritten documents as well as audio

and video for more than 2 years

• Provided gists and summaries of various Arabic materials in handwritten, written, and

transcription forms, audios, and videos into clear and concise modern English.

Arabic Translator and Interpreter April 2005-April 2007

MPRI, an L-3 Communication Company Alexandria, VA

• Prepared full translations of handwritten, written, and transcription texts and audio from Arabic

into modern English that maintained the integrity and meaning of the original text

• Provided gists and summaries of various Arabic materials in handwritten, written, and

transcription forms, audios, and videos into clear and concise modern English

Arabic Translator and Interpreter January 2004-April 2005

WorldWide Language Resource, Inc Fayetteville, NC

• Prepared full translations of handwritten, written, and transcription texts and audio from Arabic

into modern English and vice versa that maintained the integrity and meaning of the original text

• Provided gists and summaries of various Arabic materials in handwritten, written, and

transcription forms, audios, and videos into clear and concise modern English

Arabic Instructor (Part Time) August-December 2003

Cuyamaca Community College El Cajon, CA

• Taught Arabic to over 30 students.

• Developed a syllabus and lesson plans

Arabic Instructor (Part Time) August 2001-December 2003

Arabic Language Center El Cajon, CA

• Prepared authentic material to supplement the core curriculum

• Developed materials for speaking activities

Bilingual/Bicultural/Translator and Interpreter October 1997-

December 2003

Cajon Valley Union School District San Diego, CA

• Developed a Special Education English-Arabic terms of more than 2000 words

• Translated official documents including parent handbooks, special education handbooks, IEP

forms and meetings from English into Arabic language

• Interpreted from and to English and Arabic languages in the IEP meetings and PTA conferences

Secretary September 1984-December 1991

United Nations Economic & Social Commission for Western Asia Baghdad, Iraq

• Performed professional secretarial work and general office management to the Deputy Executive

Secretary of the United Nations ESCWA

• Summarized official English language documents into Arabic

• Collected data for research work

• Maintained office files, including confidential cases

Senior Secretary May 1978-September 1984

United Nations World Meteorological Organization Baghdad, Iraq

• Performed administrative matters as staff attendance, leave and overtime records and

recruitment

• Professional secretary work to the Project Manager

• Assisted in financial matters as reimbursement of medical expenses, and payments

• Prepared requisitions and received equipment and teaching aids

• Received United Nations experts and arranged for their accommodations

• Liaison with National and International organizations including interpretation

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• B.A. Degree in Secretarial Science, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq, 1969.

• Completed 55 units in General Education at Grossmont and Cuyamaca Community colleges, San

Diego, CA

• Information Assurance Awareness Course, 2008

• Gisting for success in the 21st century, September 2006

• Participated in ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview test (OPI) Tester Training Workshop (29

professional development hours) for Arabic language at Language Acquisition Resource Center

(LARC), at San Diego State University

• Certificate of completion Heritage Languages Summer Institute for Arabic language at LARC, at

San Diego State University

• Certificate of completion Digital Media Archive Summer Institute for Arabic language at LARC, at

San Diego State University

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