Shahina Ashraf
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
***********@*****.***
Citizen of USA
Cell # 516-***-****
WORK EXPERIENCE
Garden City
For Berlitz I have been giving private
urdu lessons
and also worked as telephonic
interpreter and tested
NYPD employees for urdu levels
11/2011- Present ABC Language Exchange
146 West 29th Street, Suite 6E
Urdu Language instructor
Teach Urdu Reading,Writing and Conversation.
05/2011- Present LIS (Legal Interpreting Service)
26 Court Street
Brooklyn N.Y. 11201
Freelance interpreter
2003-2008 Hamza Academy, Valley Stream, NY
1st and 2nd grade Teacher (English, math, science, social
studies)
. Created inspiring lesson plans for students
. Organized parent/teacher conferences
. Developed excellent interpersonal and communication skills
to foster meaningful relationships with students, staff and
parents
. Played as an interpreter for parents, other staff members
1991. Cross Island Savings Bank, Elmhurst, NY
Bank Teller
. Handled various accounting transactions
. Provided account status data whenever required
. Handled phone inquiries
. Informed customers about various financial options
available
. Enjoyed working with people of diverse backgrounds/cultures
. Being in an area full of immigrants from Pakistan, I played
a major role as an interpreter between bank staff members
and customers
Shahina Ashraf
99 Birchwhood Drive
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
***********@*****.***
On a day to day basis I assist Urdu speaking immigrants in my community
while communicating with their doctors.
Within my family, I act as an interpreter (for my mother and mother in-law)
when they apply for their benefits and deal with other medical issues.
EDUCATION
1984 Queensborough Community College
Associates in Medical Lab Technology
Bayside, Queens, NY
1980 New Town High School
Elmhurst, Queens, NY
Languages: fluent in reading and writing English and Urdu
Conversational Hindi