Contact
Lexington, Kentucky
859-***-**** (Home)
ahmed.yahya.hussein@gmail.c om
www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-
hussein-78173127 (LinkedIn)
Top Skills
NGOs
Arabic
RStudio
Languages
English (Professional Working)
Arabic (Professional Working)
Kurdish Sorani (Native or Bilingual)
Ahmed Hussein
Community Solidarity Officer at UNV/UNDP office
Lexington, Kentucky
Summary
Experienced Interpreter with a demonstrated history of working in the translation and localization industry. Skilled in English, Arabic, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Agricultural Economics, and Data Analysis. Strong information technology professional with a Master's degree focused in Agricultural Economics from University of Kentucky.
Experience
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Telephone Interpreter
September 2016 - Present
Leeds, United Kingdom
I interpreted over the phone to and from Kurdish-Sorani to English for some United Kingdoms agencies. including but not limited to UK Immigration and Boarder, Police stations, NHS hospital, and Clinics, Benefit call centers, Detention Centers, Social Services and etc..
UNV/UNDP office
Community Solidarity Officer
November 2014 - December 2014 (2 months)
Iraq
Worked with off-campus refugees
Trained local volunteers to complete project-based work Interpretation
Random Volunteers
member
January 2014 - December 2014 (1 year)
Iraq - Sulaymaniyah
We as a non-governmental group, which is mostly consisted of youth in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. do a range of non-profit activities, such as raising funds for children who suffer form cancer, collect and redistribute clothes over Page 1 of 3
the refugees in the refugees camp, and now waiting for more ideas to pop up and work on it.
Iraq Hope Network (iho-net)
Interperter and Logistc
August 2014 - September 2014 (2 months)
Northern Iraq
I was volunteering as an interpreter to and from Kurdish-Sorani, Arabi and English, also doing logistic which included search and procurement of basic need for the refugees who fleed ISIS insurgencies in 2014 or (IDP) Internally Displaced People.
Samaritan's Purse Canada
Freelance Translator and Volunteering
April 2014 - May 2014 (2 months)
Sulaymaniyah - Iraq
I was involved volunteering at the Arbat Refugee camp to teach Sorani Kurdish lesson to teenage refugees for a month.
Directory of Sulaymaniyah Surroundings Water - GiS Department Geographic Datebase Engry
February 2013 - April 2014 (1 year 3 months)
Sulaymaniyah - Iraq
I was doing water network projects surveying using GPS system. Then, we are GIS team, draw an outline for the completed and surveyed projects on Satellite image/s of the area using Arch GiS computer program. Finally, we were to see if there were any discrepancies with the proposed outline before staring the project and the finished project so our directory pay the contractors who undertook the project.
World Pump Company
Data Entry, Dispatching Coordinator and interpreter June 2011 - February 2013 (1 year 9 months)
Sulaymaniyah - Iraq
I was keeping record of the using Access database, email translating and coordinating dispatches from our warehouse to the customers all over Iraq. mainly used skills in this job were Arabic and Kurdish language, computer skills and communication among customers and working staff. Ozone Scientific Magazine
Freelance Translator
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April 2009 - June 2011 (2 years 3 months)
Kurdistan Region - Northern Iraq
I was translating scientific articles for the magazine mainly from Arabic and English language to Kurdish language, The magazine was and still running by a group of university student from different academic background. The magazine is free of charge, aimed at spreading knowledge and awareness among Kurdish readers.
Preemptive Love Coalition
Volunteering - Language assistance and Cultural training February 2008 - July 2010 (2 years 6 months)
Iraq - Sulaymaniyah
For several summers beginning in 2008, I helped to provide cultural training and language assistance with a group of American students who interned with our organization. Additionally, I was also language teacher to the program director of that time, whose Name and email mentioned at the bottom. and other foreigners in the NGO community in Sulaymaniyah during his undergraduate studies at the university.
Education
University of Kentucky
Master's degree, Agricultural Economics · (2015 - 2019) University of Sulaimani
Bachelor in Science, Soil and water science · (2007 - 2011) Page 3 of 3