Security Medical

ARMEN KHARAZIAN

Voting Member, ATA (American Translators Association)

**** * **. ** # ***, Washington, DC 20007 • Tel. 202-***-**** • *****.*********@*****.***

Languages: Russian and Armenian (fluent); Arabic (advanced)

ATA Certified in Russian to English • State of Maryland Court System Eligible Interpreter

• DOJ, DHS, State of Maryland, Medical and Evaluator Tracks Approved (through LioNBRIDGE)

• State Department Qualified • SF-85/SF-85P

Focus areas: Law, National Security, Space and Technology, Education, Medical, Insurance, Business and

Finance

Over 20 years of experience

EXPERIENCE

INDEPENDENT CONSULTING - LINGUISTIC AND EDUCATION SERVICES, since 2003

Over 50 active clients, including:

Supreme Court of Virginia, since 2009

State of Maryland Court System, since 2009

TERA International, Sterling, VA and Beijing, China (Interpretation for USTDA-funded projects on railway

management), since 2011

Glossa Group, Hamburg, Germany and Beijing, China (Senior Interpreter for 16th Asian Games in

Guangzhou), since 2010

Heartland International, Chicago, MI (Interpretation for USAID-funded FOIA projects), since 2009

MFM Lamey Group, Miami, Orlando and Washington, DC (Interpretation for USTDA-funded Information

and communications technology and Smart grid electricity projects), since 2009

Multilingual Solutions (MLS), Rockville, MD (Medical Interpretation), since 2009

Technology Management Co. (TMC), Chantilly, VA (Interpretation for DOE-funded projects on radioactive

security and border protection), since 2009

Geneva Worldwide, New York, NY, since 2009

Semos Languages, London, UK, since 2009

LioNBRIDGE, Washington, DC: Interpreter and Evaluator (fully qualified in both Russian and Armenian for

the Executive Office of the Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of

Justice, Government of Maryland), since June 2008

Intermedia, Washington, DC: Foreign Language Media Quality Assessment, 2007

viaLanguage, Los Angeles, CA: Education and medical fields-related translation, since 2005

Schreiber Translations, Rockville, MD, Translation and Interpretation, since 2003

Diplomatic Language Services, Greenbelt, MD: Court Interpretation, Language Instruction, since 2005

Media Network, Silver Spring, MD: Translation, interpretation, editing, and quality analysis, 2007

LegalSource, Washington, DC: Foreign Language Document Review, 2005

OTHER TRANSLATION/INTERPRETATION EXPERIENCE

Foreign Service, Interpretation/translation of diplomatic, consular and legal negotiations, agreements and

other verbal and written communication, including high-level meetings, 1990-2004

ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA, Washington, DC

Director, Research and Analysis, November 2005 - May 2008

GENESIS HEALTH CARE, Towson/Owings Mills, MD

Business and Financial Services Manager, August 2003-March 2004

CAREER FOREIGN SERVICE, REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA, 1993-2001

Minister-Counselor, Embassy of Armenia to the U.S., 1999-2001

Counselor, MFA, Yerevan, 1997-1998

1st Secretary, Embassy of Armenia, Vienna, Austria, 1996-1997

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2nd Secretary, MFA, Yerevan, 1993-1996

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA, Yerevan, 1991-1993

Analyst, Bureau of Research and Analysis

EDUCATION

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, School of Foreign Service, Washington, DC

Master of Arts, Security Studies, with Concentration on U.S. National Security Policy, May 2003

YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY, School of Oriental Studies, Yerevan, Armenia

Bachelor of Arts, Magna cum Laude, Middle Eastern (Arab) Studies, and Linguistic Studies (Comparative

Linguistics, Armenian and Arabic), June 1990

KUWAIT UNIVERSITY, Linguistic Studies Center, Kuwait

Certificate of Completion, Arabic, September 1989 - June 1990

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

GAP Intl, Inc., Springfield, PA

Certificate of Completion, Executive Challenge Course: “Advanced Principles of Leadership, Management

and Productivity in Organizations”, 2000

G. MARSHAL EUROPEAN CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES, Garmisch, Germany

Certificate of Graduation, Senior Executive Course: “National Security Strategy Formulation and

Management of Strategic Change”, 1998

MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, Monterey, CA

Certificate of Completion, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Washington Intensive Nonproliferation

Seminar, 1997

HOOVER INSTITUTION/STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, CA

Certificate of Completion, Diplomat Training: Economics, Intl Relations, Diplomacy, 1994

DECORATIONS

5TH CLASS ORDER OF THE CROSS OF ST. MARY’S LAND, Tallinn, Estonia

Awarded by the President of Estonia for Merits to the Republic of Estonia, 2002

OTHER SKILLS

COMPUTERS: Full proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Typo3, and other programs, as

well as industry-specific financial, database, and visual graphic applications.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES: Fluency in English, Russian, and Armenian (native); advanced knowledge of

Arabic.

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