Project Training

Ahmed Al-Qaraghuli

********@*****.*** 385-***-**** 2285West Lexington Park Dr., West Valley, UT 84119

United States of America

Bachelor of Arts, Department of English Language, Baghdad University – Baghdad, Iraq

Education

Micro and Macro Economy and Statistics, Salt Lake Community College- Salt Lake, Utah

Bridging the Gap Training with score of 47/50.

Experience

1- Salt Lake City, Utah – International Rescue Committee, Asian Association, Catholic Community Services/

Nov ‘12-Present

Certified translator and interpreter.

Provided medical interpretation for clients.

Provided legal interpretation in court sessions.

Provided legal translations for documents such as marriage contracts, Drivers Licenses and resumes.

Provided interpretation during orientation sessions for newly arrived refugees.

Provided interpretation for IRC, AAU and CCS staff during their sessions with Arab speaking clients.

Provided interpretation for different US institutions like schools, Drivers ’ License Divisions and Police Offices.

July ‘05-Jul ‘12

2- Amman, Jordan-United Nations for Project Services UNOPS, Project Officer

Translated United Nations formal letters, contracts and agreements with Iraqi government entities, parliament and NGOs.

Provided simultaneous translation and interpretation for UN experts and consultants during meetings with Iraqi

counterparts.

Provided interpretation during UN held conferences, trainings and study tours in different parts of the world.

Provided cultural orientation sessions for newly contracted UN experts and consultants to work in Iraq.

Provided trainings for NGOs in Arabic and English on UN rules and regulations.

Translated and edited speeches and press releases in both languages at the conclusion of UN events.

Dec ‘03-Jul ‘05

3- Baghdad, Iraq International Republican Institute IRI, Arabic Teacher

Translated IRI formal documents addressed to government and its ministries in addition to materials for political parties

and civil society trainings and IRI publications, researches and focus group reports.

Interpreted from English to Arabic and vice versa during conferences and trainings organized by IRI before and after first

elections in Iraq.

Assisted in meeting with many Iraqi Ministers and government officials to negotiate signing memoranda of agreements

with IRI and supervised the execution of each of these MoUs reporting to the supervisor. .

Assisted in and arranged for conducting trainings for different gove rnmental press offices in Amman/Jordan in January

and April 2005.

Arranged for major events for training NGOs on methods of participation in drafting the constitutions prior to the

elections in 2005. These events represented unprecedented success being t he first events for IRI in Basra.

Skills

● Fluent in Arabic and English, Speak light French.

● Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, A ccess, Outlook and Power Point).

● https://sites.google.com/site/aalqarag/

● www.linkedin.com/pub/ahmed-al-qaraghuli/5/bb4/490/

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