Quality Assurance Control
Resume:
Dear Sir or Madam.
I would like to apply for the position of Dari / Farsi Translator that is
available within your organization. After carefully reviewing the
position's requirements, I realized that I meet all the criteria outlined
in the vacancy announcement and, in addition, being a trilingual and
familiar with Afghanistan's context and culture, I could be an ideal
candidate for this position. Besides my interests, I am confident that with
my education, background and my experience in various national and
international agencies such as United Nations Human Settlement Program (UN-
HABITAT), and USAID, I would be able to pioneer positive changes and
optimistic transformations within your organization. There for I am
submitting my resume/CV (Attached in MS. Word Format) for your review and
considerations. I would ensure to the best of my ability and knowledge that
your department become successful and triumphant in all areas of its
responsibilities.
Should you have any question or interested to meet me in person, please do
not hesitate to contact me.
Thanks for your time and attention.
A. Zia Safaa
***.*****@*****.***
***.*****@*****.***
Contact information in the USA (Permanent residence)
Phone - 909-***-****
Home address:
668 Bowcreek Dr.
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Contact information in Afghanistan (Temporary residence)
00(93) 70- 274-4780
Home address:
House No 1351, Darul-Aman Road
District No 6
Kabul, Afghanistan
A. Zia Safaa
***.*****@*****.*** - Primary
***.*****@*****.***
668 Bowcreek Dr., Diamond Bar, CA 91765
OBJECTIVES:
To contribute to national or international development project within the
rural and urban development. The areas could include project design and
implementation, project management and administration, capacity building
and monitoring and evaluation. I would like to utilize my professional
skills and experience to promote the development of socially and
economically sustainable communities.
PROFESSIONAL STREINGHT
o Broad spectrum of experience managing development, capacity building
and social programs including; civil society strengthening, civic
participation development, conflict resolution and income generating
activities, skills development and literacy/numeracy enhancement.
o More than 5years of domestic and international experience in community
development and capacity building and advocacy work.
o More than 5 years experience in quality assurance and regulatory
affairs
o Accustomed to work in a high-pressure, complex situation and diverse
environments. Valued team work and highly skilled in team building and
leading team toward success.
o Highly value respect and mutual understanding. Constructively and
effectively identify and resolve problems using creativity and
available resources.
o Outstanding organizational leadership and management skills.
Exceptional ability in transforming conflict and taking the
organization from good to great.
o Prioritize workload and multi-task; flexible to changing priorities.
Direct in approach to discovering information. Outstanding ability to
motivate staff to move forward, create a friendly environment based-on
mutual understanding and trust.
o Energetic and professional with experience and proven track record of
success in program management, project implementation, and community
outreach for mission-oriented organization.
o Comfortable working with people with diverse backgrounds and
nationalities.
o Strong communication skills and outstanding capacity in designing and
delivering training.
o Excellent facilitation, training and moderation skills in addition to
organize events at different levels.
o Fluent in Dari, Pashto and English languages. PC skills: MS Word,
Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
PRODUCTIVE SKILLS & LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
United Nations Human Settlement Program: Kabul, Afghanistan:
Learning for Community Empowerment Program-2:
(LCEP-2) May 2009 to 1/31/2013
o Managed the Productive Skills / Livelihood Development Unit of UN-
Habitat Afghanistan to promote Income Generating Skill in 20
provinces.
< Played pivotal role in performance management and supervision of
multiple I/NGOs contracted by UN-Habitat to deliver training on
Skills-for-Employment, Apprenticeship, Microfinance, Business
Development Services (BDS), Career Counseling, Leadership,
Capacity Building and Skills for Income-Generating-Activities.
< Provided support to promote community development programs,
engaging in the community development process and undertaking
policy advocacy work; helped CDCs/DDAs on administration of
development processes at national and sub-national level, and
sustainable capacity building procedures
< Organized and conducted issue-oriented workshops and seminars
with CDCs aimed to increase their involvement in community
development and other economic assets.
< Managed and facilitated the Skills-for-Employment (SfE) training
for 40,000 learners in 20 province conducted by external
organizations. Ensured proper communication and coordination
among stakeholders; CDCs, Community leaders, government and non
government agencies and other implementing organizations. The
SfE training in the communites aimed to promote Social Skills
including: human rights, citizens' rights and responsibilities,
conflict resolution, civil engagement, reconciliation and
reintegration, policy advocacy, volunteerism, legislative
monitoring, community constituency development, self confidences
and other related topics required for social development.
< Assisted in formulation of Expression of Interests (EoI) and
RFPs for UN contractors and sub-awardees.
< Reviewed concept notes, proposals and participated in Technical
and Financial Evaluation of applications submitted by verious
organizations interested to work for or in partnership with UN-
Habitat.
< Identified potential livelihood development activities;
Strategized the activities, developed implementation and
recruitment plans and promoted capacity building efforts for
sustainable improvement and local economic growth.
< Formulated and implemented strategy to support an Apprenticeship
program for over 40,000 participants in 20 provinces in rural
and urban Afghanistan. Developed community based skills training
procedures used by various agencies. Assisted in design and
development of community mobilization procedures and Community
coordination plans and policies.
< Identified and promoted community level Small Business
Development Activities. Coordinated and supervised BDS trainings
delivery with close coordination of NSDP (National Skills
Development Program of Afghanistan).
< Explored linkage opportunities for linkages and collaboration
with other organizations involved in local economic growth.
< Represented LCEP2 in discussions related to Skills and Capacity
Development. Assisted to coordinate with business associations
and chambers to establish linkages both in community and
organization levels.
< Participated in assessment and development of appropriate
intervention strategies for sustainable community economic
growth and capacity building developments.
SENIOR TRANSLATOR / TRAINING MATERIAL DESIGNER:
United Nations Human Settlement Program: Kabul, Afghanistan:
Learning for Community Empowerment Program-2:
(LCEP-2) April 2008 to April 2009
o Managed a team of 5 translators.
< Designed, developed and edited literacy, microfinance and
productive skill training materials to be used by over 300,000
participants in all regions of Afghanistan.
< Provided language support for wide range of project stakeholders
including Ministry of Education leadership staff, non governmental
personnel, and international NGOs and donors including USAID, UN
and World Bank representatives.
SENIOR QUALITY ASSURANCE ASSOCIATE:
Amgen Incorporation, Thousand Oaks, California 2004 - 2007
o Assisted in development of compliant Quality Control Manual for the
manufacturing of regulated medical products
o Assisted in development of training manuals based on the concept of
quality assurance, quality control and proper documentation
procedures. Provided professional development to over 60 staff members
to improve productivity and efficiency skills over the course of a
year.
o Assisted in development of needs-assessment instruments and procedures
to design effective Human Resources development program.
o Assisted in development of a training plan on quality control and
regulatory procedures
o Collaborated with wide range of stakeholders including quality,
training, and production units to solve organizational challenges.
Participated in internal audits.
o Designed and operated database for routine office use and analyzed
data. Generated reports and metrics on a regular basis for senior
managers.
QUALITY ASSURANCE / QUALITY CONTROL ASSOCIATE: Baxter Health Care
Corporation. Los Angeles, California 2002 - 2004
o Identified and investigated deviation and non-conformances generated
during production and solved problems accordingly.
o Designed and developed software to expedite and automate data
recording and data tracking.
o Assisted in monitoring of Manufacturing Operation Processes.
CIS - COMPUTER LAB ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR: Mt. San Antonio College, Los
Angeles, California 1999 - 2002
o Monitored and evaluated computer lab employees in the completion of
their assignments and assigned tasks.
o Prepared progress reports for the senior administration. Assisted
students to successfully complete their Application Programming
Projects.
EDUCATION:
Degrees:
o Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) 1989.
Kabul University, Afghanistan,
< General Veterinary Medicine
o Business Management and Administration. (AS), 2001
Mt. San Antonio College; Walnut California
< Computer Information Systems (CIS)
< Application Programming and Database Management and
Administration
COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE SKILLS:
. Programming, database design, data development and system design and
analysis.
. Knowledge of MS-Office: Access, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Oracle,
SQL, Basic C++, Visual Basic, VBA, internet and OS2000, XP, Java and Sun
micro system.
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