High School Training

Ahmad Jamshid Salih

**** ******** **** *, ***** Church VA 22041

Cell Phone: 571-***-****

Email: **************@*****.***

Objectives: To fulfill, challenging requirements by using my experience and professionalism and

to work effectively in cooperation and collaboration with a team with a minimal direct guidance

to accomplish a common goal.

Summary of Qualifications: Teacher, interpreter/translator, fluent in English, Dari, Pashto and

Urdu, served in combat and non-combat zones as translator/interpreter for US Armed Forces,

coalitions and UN-HABITAT in Afghanistan, management experience.

Work Experience

October 2012 – present

Working at DLS (Diplomatic language Service) as Dari/Farsi (Afghan language) and

Afghanistan CA, instructor.

• Teach Dari (Afghan Language) as well as Afghan Culture to AFPK-Hands (U.S. Armed

forces) at Diplomatic Language Center.

August 2012

Worked as linguist, culture advisor and role player with Valbin Company at Foreign Service

institute (FSI) US Department of State.

September 2005 – July 2012

Worked as interpreter/Translator, linguist supervisor/in charge, Language teacher and Cultural

advisor with U.S. Military forces/NTM-A/CSTC-A (NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/

Combined security Transition Command-Afghanistan) and provided the following tasks:

• Managed and supervised Logistic Embedded Training Team’s (LOG ETT)

interpreter/translator

• Trained newly hired interpreters.

• Translated the higher ranking officials’ (Afghan National Army, US Army < ISAF)

conferences and meetings

• Personnel interpreter and culture advisor for Logistic Training and Advisor Group

(LTAG) Commander and the Senior Logistic advisor of Afghan National Security Forces

(ANSF)

• Primary interpreter with the senior advisor of Assistance minister of Defense at

Acquisition Technology and Logistic (AT&L)

• Taught English language to the Afghan national Army officers.

• Conducted cultural classes to newly arrived soldiers to country

• Taught Dari languages to U.S army higher ranking officers

• Translated military books from English to Dari/Pashto and vice versa

• Translated NATO Logistic Policies for the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan

National Police (ANP)

• Linguist with Logistic Mobile Training Team

• Taught Logistic policies to the ANA

June 2005 – December 2005

Worked as Translator/Researcher for United Nations-HABITAT in Afghanistan

January 1998 – August 2000

Worked as an English teacher at an English private school in Kabul Afghanistan

• Taught English language to adults

• Managed the classes and writing schedule for the school

Higher Education

Pharmacist Kabul University

2002 – 2005 Kabul University, Kabul Afghanistan

Diploma in Pharmacy – Afghanistan diploma is equivalent to a bachelor’s degree of US

(16 years education)

High School

2001 Ghulam Haider Khan School, Kabul Afghanistan

Languages

Fluent in Dari, English, Pashto and Hindi

Awards Received

Certificates of Appreciation and Recommendation Letters from US Army High Ranking officers

in Afghanistan, and a Recommendation Letter from US Army General

Certificate of Appreciation from Dr. Maryam D, at UN-HABITAT

References

Commander Stuart, Lee. V USA CDR USN STRAT OPS

Email: *********@***.***

Phone: 856-***-****

Abdul Wakil Mahboob. Language and Culture Instructor Foreign Service Institute (FSI) US

State Department

Email: *********@*****.***

Phone: 571-***-****

Sayed Alam. Language curriculum specialist and Health System Scientist at Center for Disaster

&Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM)

Email: *****@*****.***

Phone: 571-***-****

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