EDUCATION
Princeton University; Princeton, NJ
June, 2011
< Major: Near Eastern Studies; concentrating on Arabic and Islamic
Finance; Overall GPA:3.49
< Languages: English, Arabic, Spanish
< Athletics: Princeton Men's Soccer Team September 2007- September 2010
< Interests: Arabic, frailing banjo, Krav Maga, yoga, tomahawk hunting,
soccer
PROFESSIONAL
Freelance Translator; Nashville, TN
January 2012-Present
Head Translator
. Perform Arabic translation work for multinational consulting corporations
and foreign government ministries.
. Manage a team of three translators maintaining profit margins
consistently above 25% per project.
. Create quality control mechanisms which allow for optimal, regionally
appropriate, and precise translations.
Federal Public Defenders Office; Nashville, TN
May 2012- September 2012
Legal Intern
. Read and synthesized hundreds of pages of court documents into two page
executive summaries for lawyers.
. Helped research and locate relevant statues to be used in defending
clients.
. Updated their electronic document management system by painstakingly
inputting thousands of documents from previous years into a new system.
FLO{Thinkery}; (www.findyourflo.com) Nashville, TN
February 2012- October 2012
Finance Associate
. Created pro formae using Excel that forecasted P&L, cash flow, DCF
analysis for my own benefit, and projected budget developments of potential
investments.
. Reviewed prospective investment financials, consulted existing clients,
and created business valuations for initial start-up investments made by
the company.
. Analyzed deals, and distilled informational packets into one-sheet
executive summaries-essentially serving as the gatekeeper for deal flow.
Business Plan Competitions; Across the Globe September
2009 - February 2010
.Finalist; American University in Cairo Student Business Plan Competition
.Semi-Finalist; TigerLaunch Business Plan Competition
.Finalist; Randal Pinkett Campus CEO Challenge
TPG Traders; (www.tpgtraders.com) Princeton, NJ
July 2010- September 2012
Founder and Manager,
. Founded an industrial trading company specializing in selling government
surplus machinery to the private sector.
. Responsible for selling approximately $400,000 worth of industrial
equipment in North America.
. Delivery of customer service, logistical support, and training programs.
Cauzoom; (www.cauzoom.com) Boston, MA June 2011-
January 2012
Operations Coordinator
. Oversaw the expansion of the user-base of the site by approximately 330%,
and usage increase by 468%.
. Conducted extensive market research, mapped the competitive landscape,
and highlighted Cauzoom's competitive advantage in the market through an
evolving, detailed competitive analysis.
. Helped compile company analytics, balance sheets, and financial
projections using Excel.
My Best Friend in Cairo; Cairo, Egypt
August 2010-March 2011
Cofounder and Chief Friend
. Allowed foreign students to Egypt to rent apartments, and other added
values, before leaving their home countries.
. Employed two Egyptian agents to find apartments, install internet, and
even pick-up students upon arrival.
. Provided extraordinary client service, even helping to evacuate students
during the aftermath of the revolution.