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Project Manager Management

Location:
Virginia
Posted:
May 14, 2015

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RESUME

SALAH HAKIM, PhD

BIODATA

Nationality: American

Gender: Male

Tel: 914-***-****

E-mail:; acpojs@r.postjobfree.com, acpojs@r.postjobfree.com

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

* Translation: Arabic/English/Arabic

Translation of news reports: technical, financial and administrative,

and scientific; Simultaneous interpretation.

* Teaching Arabic language

At the University of Montana for 2 years and in Sudan for 4 years.

* Translation of Scientific and other reports between Arabic and English.

* Production of educational materials both in Arabic and English.

* Arabic culture and history

Interests:

* I have keen interest in international politics, especially that of

the Middle East. I follow politics closely in the internet and the news

media.

* Internet- based research.

EXPERIENCE

2013-Present

I have a translation firm at 6522 Columbia Pike, Suite 304, Falls

Church, VA 22041, USA. I translated a variety of materials mainly from

Arabic to English. One of my customers is the Pastoralists and

Environmental Network for the Horn of Africa (PENHA).

2010-2013:

Project manager for UNFAO in Afghanistan

I managed the project including budget, logistics and staff.

2000-2009

Consultant with Sudan Environment conservation Society.

Helping with proposal formulation and translation between Arabic and

English.

May 2008-2009:

Translation Firm

I operated an Arabic translation office in Falls Church, VA.

October 10/2007- 3/2008

Consultant for the African Development Bank.

To develop a proposal for an environmental support program for

Angola.

June 2005 - Dec 2006

Deputy Secretary General of the Higher Council for the Environment and

Natural Resources

I participated in management of the Council which coordinated

environmental management among all government agencies involved.

I translated reports between Arabic and English.

June 2005 - July 2006

Project Manager

Of UNDP/GEF national capacity self assessment project in

Sudan, with the objective of identifying gaps in capacity to

implement global environmental conventions. I produced reports

in English with Arabic translation.

Oct 2004-June 2005

Consultant for Sudan Environment Conservation Society

I helped in translation of a large amount of materials

including reports and proposals.

May 2003-June 2004:

Chief International Consultant, FAO project: Rehabilitation of

rangeland and the establishment of a wildlife reserve in Syrian.

I managed the project, supervised staff and produced financial,

administrative and scientific reports. We had 10 extension

officers located in villages around the project area. We trained

them and provided them with educational materials. The objective

was to raise environmental awareness and encourage sustainable

use of natural resources. To produce these educational materials

I had to translate all from English to Arabic for the benefit of

the local communities. I carried out interpretation in meetings

between the Government and the UN staff. I also carried out

transcription in these meetings.

Presently: Member of IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and social

Policy, and member of IUCN Collaborative Management Working

Group.

Dec. 2000-June 2002:

Chief Technical Adviser, UNOPS Socotra Biodiversity Project.

I managed the three components of the community-based project:

marine, terrestrial, and environmental education and awareness.

We had a significant capacity building program for government

officials, NGOs and local communities. I carried out all

translation from English to Arabic of all project reports, while

translated government letters from Arabic to English for the

benefit of the UN. I summarized project reports in Arabic to use

in memos for the Government. I took part in interpretation in

meetings with the Government as the only Arabic speaker in the

project international staff.

1997- Dec. 2000:

Deputy CTA, and Environmental education and awareness expert,

Socotra UNOPS/UNDP/GEF biodiversity project, Yemen.

As deputy CTA, I participated in management of the project

including financial and administrative aspects. As the

environmental education expert, I planned, initiated and

executed the environmental education and awareness program. We

developed a successful capacity building program that continued

for 5 years and trained over 150 individuals and reached 10,000

villagers and 5000 school children. I developed all the

educational materials for awareness as well as curricula for the

capacity building program, originally the sources are in

English, so I prepared all the materials into Arabic. I

translated all the material from English to Arabic for the

Yemeni participants who only spoke Arabic.

I lead the communication and advocacy team for 5 years. The

objective was to encourage sustainable use and natural resources

and increase environmental awareness among the public. To

produce communication material I had to translate the material

from English to Arabic for the Yemeni population. We produced a

large amount of educational materials including more than 200 A4

posters, brochures, A2 posters, hundreds of fliers, and manuals

for school teachers to use in classrooms. I used PowerPoint

presentations and other visual aids in training.

We provided training for school teachers (171 out of 240),

senior local government officials (30), women (75), elected

local council members (all 35), women (61) and tribal sheiks and

community leaders (62). All training was conducted in Arabic. I

also translated communication between the project and the

Government, and project reports which were originally written in

English and had to be translated into Arabic. I summarized

reports to use in memos produced by the project. In meetings

with donors and UN staff, I was the interpreter.

1996-97 Faculty at Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Teaching biology and parasitology.

1996 United States Fish and Wildlife Service (volunteer).

I evaluated project proposals submitted for funding by African

and Asian countries. I advised the agency on projects and other

activities in Africa.

1995-96 Adjunct faculty in Mount Vernon College, Washington, DC.

Teaching general biology, environmental science and evolution

of life.

1995-96 Adjunct faculty at the University of the District of

Columbia, Washington, DC.

I have taught human anatomy and physiology.

1993-97 Adjunct faculty at Northern Virginia Community College,

Manassas

Campus.

Teaching general biology 101 and 102.lab and lecture and

received

excellent faculty and student evaluation.

1985-86 Adjunct faculty in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,

University of Khartoum.

Teaching wildlife management.

1986-87 Adjunct faculty at Juba University, Sudan.

Teaching wildlife techniques, wildlife habitat, and wildlife

law.

1986-87 Adjunct faculty in Gezira University ( Sudan).

Teaching Wildlife Biology.

1983-88 Adjunct faculty in the Forestry Department, University of

Khartoum.

Teaching wildlife management.

1992-95 Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution's

Conservation and

Research Center (CRC), Front Royal, Virginia, USA.

1991-1993 Adjunct Faculty at the University of Montana

Teaching Arabic language and culture.

1980 Al Kouf National Park, Libya.

A consulting study sponsored by the Arab League's Arab Center

for

the Study of Arid and Dry Lands, Damascus, Syria, to help

establish the park. I submitted the report in English and

Arabic.

1979-1988 Member of the UNESCO's National Committee for Man and

Biosphere, Sudan

Addressing the environmental problems in Sudan.

1975-1988 Director, and researcher at the Wildlife Research Center,

Agricultural Research Corporation, Khartoum, Sudan

I managed the center's professionals and supporting staff and

budget. Set goals and supervised research conducted by the

center.

During this period from 1975-1979, I took part in teaching

Arabic language to game scouts in the Department of Wildlife.

1975-1988 Sudan Society for the Conservation of the Environment

I am founding member, and member of the executive committee from

1975 to 1980. I became Vice-president (1980-84), then president

(1984-88). During my time with the society I translated a large

amount of materials from English to Arabic and reports from

Arabic to English for international counterparts.

EDUCATION

Post Graduate Diploma in Translation (Arabic/English) from Juba University

(Bahri University), Khartoum, Sudan. 2011.

PhD Forestry, University of Montana, USA. 1992.

MS Range Management, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA.

BS Botany and Chemistry, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.

OTHER INFORMATION

Computer Skills: Advanced skills in Microsoft office: Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, Access, and other software.

Languages: English: fluent/full working knowledge; Arabic: native

speaker.

References:

Dr. Zeremariam Fre

Director, PENHA

Tel. 020*-*******

Mobile: 079********

Skype: zeremariam.fre

acpojs@r.postjobfree.com, acpojs@r.postjobfree.com,

www.penhanetwork.org

Dr. Mutasim Nimir,

Deputy Vice-president,

Sudan Environment Conservation Society,

Khartoum, Sudan.

+249-*********

E-mail: acpojs@r.postjobfree.com

Mr. Ali M. Ali

Head of The Ozone Layer Unit

Higher Council for the Environment

Khartoum

Sudan

Tel: +249*********

acpojs@r.postjobfree.com



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