Ibrahim A. Sabbagh

**** ******** ******* • San Diego, Ca 92119 USA • C 619-***-**** • H 619-***-****

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Objective and Personal

Objective

An opportunity to apply my experience in fields related to my education with which I have been associated in business and work.

Personal

- Very assertive, hard working, bright and honest, with high potential to challenge and explore new and interesting fields.

United States Citizen – thoroughly bilingual in Arabic and English, reading, writing and speaking.

Final Secret CAT II Security Clearance July 2, 2009

• BIRTHPLACE : Baghdad/Iraq

• DATE OF BIRTH : January 12, 1953

• MARITAL STATUS : Single

Employment

Calnet, Inc., San Diego, CA April, 2010 -

Cultural Advisor

Provided Arabic Interpretation, Document translation, and Cultural Advisory in maneuvers at National Training Center Fort Irwin, California with US Army Units (3rd infantry Division STT unit and 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment ) to create an approximation of Iraqi Military environment to enable the US Army Units to interact with before deployment to Iraq.

Mobius Industries INC., Leesville, LA July, 2009 – January 2010

Transition Teams Training Group Site Lead, Senior Advisor and Recruiter

Site lead group of 50 Iraqi Nationals very knowledgeable of Iraq’s Culture, Language, Military, Government and other effects

Crusial in the training of United States. Advisors teams (MTTs and PTTs) scheduled to deployment to Iraq. Senior lead cultural

advisor and mentor for all Iraqi, afghan and all other company employees. Arrange and recruit Iraqi and afghan Personnel with

designated backgrounds to participate in required Rotations

Cubic Applications, INC., Jacksonville, NC February 2009 – July 2009

Cultural and Language SME

Provide Classes at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. to Support the description and Interpretation of Iraq’s Culture and Language

to United States Advisors (Mitt and Pitt ) Units in transition to be deployed to Iraq.

Mobius Industries INC., Jacksonville, NC June, 2008 – February 2009

Cultural and Language SME

Provide Classes at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. to Support the description and Interpretation of Iraq’s Culture and Language

to United States Advisors (Mitt and Pitt ) Units in transition to be deployed to Iraq.

Linguist Operations Coordinator October 2008 – January 2010

Arrange and recruit Iraqi and afghan Personnel with designated backgrounds to participate in required Rotations

(Simulated Environment) to educate United States Military Forces with needed knowledge to training Armed Forces in both

Countries, and the ways of interaction with both Governments officials before deployment .

Calnet, Inc., San Diego, CA May, 2008

Interpreter

Provided Arabic Interpretation and Cultural Awareness presentations in maneuvers at National Training Center Fort Irwin, California with US Army Unit (5-4 Cavalry Regiment of 1st Infantry Division) to create an approximation of Iraqi Society environment to enable the US Army Units to interact with Iraqis before deployment to Iraq.

Ibrahim A. Sabbagh

Interactive Drama, Inc., Bethesda, MD February & April, 2008

Role-Playing and Language Translation.

Assisted in data collection and technology assessment of speech translation devices in Arabic language

(Iraqi dialect) for Darpa (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency).

L-3 Communications, San Diego, CA

Interpreter and Cultural Advisor 2007

Support Iraq’s reconstruction group PRT (Provincial Reconstruction Team) in coordination with United States 4th Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division at National Training Center (NTC) – Fort Irwin, California.

Cultural Advisor 2007

Continue as an employee of L-3 Communications as a Cultural Advisor in coordination with (3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment)

US Army at Fort Hood, Texas in support of teaching Iraqi Cultural Awareness to various Army units.

Embedded with the unit as a Cultural Advisor, in an Exercise at NTC - Fort Irwin, California in preparation to deployment to Iraq.

Cultural Advisor 2006

An employee of L-3 Communications/Titan Group as a Cultural Advisor on a project in coordination with other two of L-3 Communications/ Titan Group Cultural Advisors to authoring Iraqi cultural awareness material.

An employee of L-3 communications/Titan Group as a cultural Advisor in coordination with (15th BSTB and 15th PSB 1st Cavalry Division) US Army at Fort Hood, Texas in support of Teaching Iraqi Cultural Awareness.

Cultural Advisor 2005

October: Hired as an employee of L-3 communications/Titan Group as a cultural Advisor in coordination with (15th BSTB and 15th PSB 1st Cavalry Division) US Army at Fort Hood, Texas in support of Teaching Iraqi Cultural Awareness.

Linguist Instructor 2005

Worked at March Air force Base as a linguist- Instructor with Titan Corporation in coordination with US Marines to support interpretation and Arabic culture awareness seminars.

Linguist Instructor 2005

Worked at Fort Riley, Kansas as a linguist- Instructor with Titan Corporation in coordination with US Army to support interpretation and Arabic culture awareness seminars.

Linguist August 2004

Worked with Titan Corporation as a linguist at a program in Coordination with the US Marines at Camp Pendleton, California to support translation and interpretation on secured telephones lines at their overseas locations. Continued working with Titan Corporation as a linguist in coordination with US Army at different military bases to cultivating personnel with Iraqi culture through seminars.

Linguist June 2004

• Worked with Titan Corporation as a linguist in an evaluation of an experimental program at March Air Force Base.

• Worked with Titan Corporation as a linguist, in a training exercise, in coordination with US Army at Fort Irwin, California, with concentration on Iraqi cultural awareness classes.

Linguist February 2004

Worked with Titan Corporation as a linguist in a training exercise with the US Army at Fort Irwin, California, with concentration

On Iraqi cultural awareness classes.

Business Owner, San Diego, CA 1990-2004

Owner of small businesses

• Fast food restaurant.

• Computer manufacturing and sales.

• Transportation of Down syndrome patients.

• Carpet cleaning and installation; Floor stripping and waxing; Office building cleaning.

Techsonix Corporation International, San Diego, CA 1986-1990

Controller and Purchasing Agent

Purchased computers, digitizer boards, software and related electronic equipment.

Ibrahim A. Sabbagh

Commercial Typewriter Company, Los Angeles, CA 1984-1986

General Manager

Supported sales of computers manufactured by the company,

Computer components, typewriters and related equipment.

San Ysidro Health Center, San Diego, CA 1983-1984

Junior Programmer

Programmed in machine language on IBM System 36.

California State University, Northridge, CA 1981-1982

Statistics Tutor, Mathematics Department

Education

California State University, San Diego 1982-1985

Graduate Courses in Mathematics

California State University Northridge, U.S.A 1981-1982

Graduate Courses in Mathematics.

University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, England 1978-1980

Course in Computer Science based on Numerical Applications.

Portsmouth Polytechnic, England

Research at the Electric Engineering Department in coordination with

The Civil Engineering Department to support a sewage treatment project.

University of Baghdad, Iraq 1976-1978

Master of Sciences – Mathematics

University of Basrah, Iraq 1972-1976

Bachelor of Science – Mathematics.

Computer and Education Skills

• Familiar with Microcomputer Systems, and IBM Compatibles.

• IBM Main frame system.

• Electromagnetic Digitizer Boards.

• Computerized Takeoff and Estimating Programs.

• Familiar with computer languages such as Basic, FORTRAN, Algol-60 and C.

• Access to Microsoft word, PowerPoint, and excel.

Certification

- Successfully completed the certification process for SAT (System Approach to Training).

This course provides an overview of the instructional systems design (ISD) process used by the Marine Corps. It is designed to

introduce each of the five phases to the SAT process, identify the inputs, processes, and outputs of each phase, as well as

Provide access through links to the SAT Manual. The completion of this course is required prior to attending the Instructional

Management School (IMS) for the Formal School Instructor Course (FSIC), Curriculum Developer Course (CDC) and the

Administrator Course (AC). In addition, the course is designed to provide assistance to anyone who is working in instructional

design.

- Certified CAOCL (Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning) Instructor. CAOCL a certified company by TECOM

(Training and Education Command) a mission to develop, coordinate, resource, execute, and evaluate training and education

concepts , policies, plans, and programs to ensure Marines are prepared to meet the challenges of present and future

operational environments.

Military Experience

Iraqi Air Force August 1976 – October 1977

Joined Iraqi Military after Graduation from Basrah University as a requirement to finish mandatory National Service.

After boot camp and preliminary basic training, Specialized in Radar operations (Russian Vasa) at Alrasheed Military Base

in Baghdad at Antiaircraft artillery Battalion 57.

Ibrahim A. Sabbagh

References Excellent personal and professional references available upon request.

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