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FAZAL HAQ
San Antonio, Texas **218
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
United States Citizen with a DoD adjudicated SECRET Security Clearance (Top Secret Eligible) and over ten years of
experience providing linguistic and cultural advisory services to the United States Armed Forces and the International
Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the Afghanistan Theater of Combat Operations.
EDUCATION Hewad English Language Institute, Khost, Afghanistan
2005 – Certificate of Education in English Language
Al Fathah High School, Khost, Afghanistan
2003 – Certificate of Graduation in General Education
EXPERIENCE SOS International LLC
U.S. Armed Forces Category II Linguist and Cultural Advisor (Interpreter/Translator)
September 2013 to November 2014
Mission Essential Personal Company
U.S. Armed Forces Category II Linguist and Cultural Advisor Interpreter/Translator)
January 2008 to August 2013
United States Armed Forces (Area Support GRP – FOB Salerno Afghanistan)
United States Armed Forces Category I Afghan LN Linguist and Cultural Advisor
August 2005 to October 2007
Provided Interpretation and Translation Services in the English, Pashto, and Dari Languages, and Afghanistan Cultural
Advisory Services to the United States Armed Forces in support of direct combat, law enforcement and detainee
operations, personal protection and security, diplomatic and public relations, intelligence and counter intelligence, health
care, and humanitarian assistance missions.
Served as the Primary Linguist and Cultural Advisor to the International Security Assistance Force Deputy Chief of
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Staff for Communication (Public Affairs Operations). Conducted translation and analysis of media publications and
news reports for intelligence collection and counter propaganda operations.
Served as the Primary Linguist and Cultural Advisor for several Special Operations and Conventional Ground Combat
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Units during multiple offensive and defensive military combat operations, resulting in the taking and maintaining of key
strategic and tactical land areas and the killing and capture of several high value enemy personnel and the destruction
of large enemy concentrations and insurgent cells as well as the interdiction of large enemy equipment and supply
cashes.
Served as a Staff Linguist and Cultural Advisor with the Area Support Group, Forward Operating Base Salerno,
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Afghanistan, as assigned to Special Operations and Conventional Combat Units, Combat Support (Military Police),
and Combat Service Units (Medical Units & Provincial Reconstruction Teams).
LANGUAGE QUALIFICATIONS
LANGUAGE ILR SPEAK ILR LISTEN ILR READ/WRITE
English 3+ 3+ 3+
Pashto 4+ 4+ 4+
Dari/Farsi 4 4 4
Urdu 1+ 2+ 1+
BACKGROUND
Naturalized United States Citizen and United States Armed Forces Sponsored Special Immigrant to the United States
pursuant to Section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2006 for Afghanistan Local National Linguists and
Cultural Advisors who have been employed in the Meritorious, Honorable, and Faithful Service of the United States Armed
Forces in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
REFERENCES
Joshua Shaffer
Supervisor – SOS In ternational L LC
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LTC Kelly Ivanoff
Senior Supervisor – United States Army
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LTC William Butler
Senior Supervisor – United States Army
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MAJ William Donahue
Supervisor
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MAJ Justin Sax
Supervisor
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SSG Ronald Payne
Special Consultant Special Immigrant Visa Program
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