Medical Insurance

Tahsin K. Ali

Current Clearance Level: TS/SCI with CI poly Email:

*****@*****.*** Address: 31965 Corte Montoya,

Temecula, CA 92592 Phone: 951-***-****

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Relevant Experience:

Arabic Linguist // Chenega Fed. Systems & Calnet, Inc. / Dec. 2008 to

06/21/2012

* Facilitated the interaction of Camp Authorities with detainees at

Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, through precise

interpretation from several dialects of Arabic.

* Precisely translated all written communication.

Simultaneous Arabic Interpreter // Acclaim Technical Services / Aug. & Oct.

2008

* Collaborated with colleagues to interpret for Military Commission trial

proceedings in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Linguist // L-3 Communications / May 2007 - May 2008

* While in Iraq, translated documents and interpreted (Arabic-to-English

and vice versa) for Coalition and Iraqi armed forces personnel in various

settings, including large conferences, small groups and face-to-face.

Contract Linguist // Federal Bureau of Investigation / Feb. 2003 to Jan.

2007

* Translated, from Arabic into English, materials from several sources,

including television, hand-written memos, audio tapes and video tapes.

* Served as expert witness with two federal trials in Cleveland and Tampa.

* Member of task forces that conducted "apprehension and search" operations

in Syracuse, NY and San Diego, CA.

Freelance Arabic Translator-Interpreter // Jan. 1991 to May 1996

* Successfully completed intermittent translation and interpretation

assignments from 20-plus agencies in southern California. Assignment

locations included physician, attorney and insurance company offices. Also,

I translated for clients in Superior Court in San Diego, CA.

Arabic Contract Translator// JPRS, U.S. Dept. of State / Feb. 1991 to June

1993

* Translated Arabic newspaper articles covering mostly political topics

into English, and electronically transmitted the finished product to

Arlington, VA.

Translator / Editor / Proofreader // Kuwait, Nov. 1978 to Aug. 1990

* At Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, (KISR) translated and edited

Arabic summaries of KISR researchers' findings prior to publication in

English.

* At Kuwait University (KU), edited KU faculty research summaries prior to

publication in English and Arabic and coordinated publication details with

local Kuwaiti publishing houses. Also, I worked with KU Medical Department

researchers on summarizing their findings for publication in U.S. and

British medical journals.

* At the leading export-import firm of Ahmad Sayyid Hashim Al-Gharabally,

translated business development documents with productive results.

* Working with a local marketing research firm, conducted local research

involving homeowner acceptance of new household cleaning products.

Academic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree (Major: Sociology) 1974 Gustavus Adolphus

College, MN

Master's Degree (Major: Anthropology) 1978 California State

University, CA

Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential 2001 Chapman College,

CA

Skills & Experience:

* Experience with rapidly summarizing quantities of data to provide

synopses of materials in a timely manner.

* Extensive experience with Microsoft Office Suite applications, database

usage, editing and word processing.

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