Arabic Linguist/Translator

Shereef Hussein

**** ****** *****

Centreville, VA 20120

Cell: 703-***-****

*******.*******@*****.***

Summary

Amiable and skilled in creating constructive and cooperative working relationships within a

team setting. A solid leader who successfully follows through with team goals and

expectations.

Highlights

Goal-oriented Flexible

Reliable Excellent time management skills

Excellent communication skills Analytical

Bilingual in English and Arabic Inspiring team leader

People-oriented

Experience

October 2010 to April 2015

Geographic Services, INC

McLean, VA

Socio-cultural Analyst/Project Lead

6+ years of experience with linguistics. Experience with fundamental intelligence analysis methodologies. Experience working with clients such as USDOD and NGA. Experience in writing user guides and manuals to fulfill the needs of our client and to establish a deeper understanding to enhance the usability of our final product. Provide comprehensive technical writing support to assist PM and Project SME. Knowledge in writing Process/Procedure Documents, user guides and white papers. Ability to demonstrate fluency in Arabic Language, including reading, writing, and speaking. Research and extract information from foreign language documents, web sites, and maps to create toponym and socio-cultural databases for US Government customers; train and mentor junior level and inexperienced linguists in creating hierarchical tribal databases; perform quality control and assurance for information in databases; Analyze foreign language documents and social media sites to help identify social scope of risk management to US companies in Iraq as well as other countries in the Middle East

January 2008 to September 2010

Adam Travel

Alexandria, VA

Travel Agent/Consolidator

Serve as head of Hajj and Umrah (pilgrimage) in the state of Virginia office. Receive client passports to process and issue visas for Hajj and Umrah. Sell various packages for Hajj and Umrah. Post customer payments by recording cash, checks, and credit card transactions. Post revenues by verifying and entering transactions form lock box and local deposits. Update receivables by totaling unpaid invoices. Maintain records by microfilming invoices, debits, and credits

September 2004 to April 2007

Atlantic List Company, Inc.

Arlington, VA

Lead List Broker

Supervised daily work on company accounts. Trained and mentored new employees. Analyzed merge/purge report to set target sales for clients

March 2003 to April 2007

Bush Communications Company

Falls Church, VA

Translator/Accountant

Translate official documents from Arabic to English and English to Arabic. Bookkeeping of office accounts. Post customer payments by recording cash, checks, and credit card transactions. Post revenues by verifying and entering transactions form lock box and local deposits. Update receivables by totaling unpaid invoices. Maintain records by microfilming invoices, debits, and credits. Resolve valid or authorized deductions by entering adjusting entries. Summarizes receivables by maintaining invoice accounts; coordinating monthly transfer to accounts receivable account; verifying totals; preparing report

August 1999 to March 2002

Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B.

Reston, VA

Lead Teller

Assists with the supervision and management of the Teller staff by providing leadership and fostering the growth of the staff. Effectively promotes delivery of sales and service while controlling loss exposure and minimizing risk

Education

2008

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA, USA

Business Administration

BBA

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