Project Manager Quality Control
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Alpharetta, Georgia *****
Phone: 770-***-****
E-mail: ****@*********.***
M. Lyla Zebarjadi
Excellent translation/interpretation skills to and from English
Summary of
Qualifications Native fluency in Farsi/Persian
Excellent written and oral communications skills
Over 18 years of management experience with focus on managing
language projects
Extensive experience in planning organizational goals
Excellent ability in prioritizing tasks for optimum achievement of projects
Knowledge of computer software
Experience May 2010-July 2012
Strategic Intelligence Group Fairfax, VA
Expert Linguist and Cultural Advisor
Translating texts of complex nature, including political, social, religious,
literary, economic, and highly technical, capturing nuances and
subtleties of the source language; able to recognize the importance of
expressions and specialized terminology; able to pick critical
information and focus on identifying pertinent facts; expert in technical
interpretation of highly sensitive subject matters; experienced in review
and QC of other linguists’ translations.
November 2002-May2010
ManTech International Corp. Falls Church, VA
Principal Intelligence Analyst/Linguist
Offered language and translation services to a government agency;
translated materials and documents of various subjects such as
political, social, religious, legal and technical into and from English;
analyzed document contents for language and cultural nuances;
provided pertinent source materials and vital background information to
further clarify each individual case.
October 2001-November 2002
PSC, INC. Reston, VA
Senior Linguist
Offered translation services to a major government agency.
Further information will be provided to authorized requestors.
April 2000-October 2001
CLCI Arlington, VA
Senior Project Manager
Responsible for all language related projects from start to finish;
provided translation and interpretation services to a variety of clients all
over the country as well as overseas; recruited potential translators and
interpreters based on language ability for related projects, matching
linguists’ expertise with the potential task; actively participated in
company’s process of submitting proposals to obtain government
contracts; successfully ran interpretation projects for multi-lingual
conferences and seminars.
January1999–April 2000
SGCG, Inc. Ashburn, VA
International Language Consultant
Established this consulting firm that provided a variety of services in
language and translation fields to multi-national companies and clients all
over the world. Responsible for daily operations and client relations.
June 1998–December1998
SLTI, Inc. Bethesda, MD
Project Manager (Lead Test Development Specialist)
Leading a team of linguists and language consultants in developing
language tests for a government agency; responsible for day-to-day
operations of the project until its completion and writing test materials.
1994–June1998
PSC, Inc. Reston, VA
Language Specialist/Project Coordinator
Coordinated foreign language services; supervised several language
related projects; translated materials into and from English; offered analysis
on the content of pertinent translated materials; trained and instructed
translators in implementing methods of voice translation; responsible for
quality control of translated materials, offered language services to a
number of government agencies.
Education 1978 University of Tehran
M.A, English Literature
1977 Xavier University
B.A, English Literature
1975 College of Translation
B.A, Translation
Computer Skills Windows 7, Windows Vista
Achievements and Co-produced a weekly Farsi radio program broadcast in Washington
Interests DC metropolitan area and over the Internet throughout the world for
eight years
Editor of a local community monthly newsletter for two years
Freelance translator, interpreter and writer
Translator of several papers and documents presented in universities
and educational academies in the United States and Europe
Security Clearance TS/SCI with full scope polygraph
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