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An experienced of English, Pashto, Dari, Farsi, Urdu and German with proven leadership ability looking for an opportunity to utilize the acquired skill-set.

Exceptional organizational and time management skills

Excellent time management skills, attention to details, ability to multi-task and take the initiative.

Computer Skills, including Microsoft office and internet explorer.

Works with integrity and ethically. Maintains confidentiality.

EXPERIENCE:

Veritiss, Virginia, MD

Linguist/ Language and cultural advisor, Afghanistan

June 2012 to June 2014

Joint Operation Command (JOC), Headquarters United States Force-Afghanistan, Bagram, Afghanistan.

Support Reintegration Program, combined with this relentless drive resulted in Parwan, Kapisa, Panjshir and Ghazni provinces of Afghanistan in flawlessly integrating over 1003 Taliban insurgents with the Afghan society, thus creating more stable and safe environment for the Afghan people and coalition forces.

Worked as linguist and culture advisor with Counterintelligence Support Team (CST) in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. During this period I conducted hundreds of interviews in English, Pashto, Dari, Urdu languages and vice versa.

Supported Military mission to allow U.S Forces to communicate with Foreign Military units as well as interact with the host nation government and local populace to gather information for force protection.

Provided Cultural Familiarization and intercultural awareness support services.

familiarize military forces with local customs, traditions, and culture in order to gain the cooperation of the host nation population through respect and appreciation

Helped Reduced culturally based misunderstandings and conflicts between military forces and the host nation populace and informing military personnel of appropriate ways to handle any misunderstandings that may occur.

Analyzed and Exploited documents for Key Information.

Translated Foreign Language Documents to English.

Conducted hundreds of interviews in English, Pashto, Dari, Urdu languages and vice versa.

Defense Language Institute (DLI), Monterey, CA

Senior Instructor: Pashto, Dari, Farsi, Urdu

April 2002 to June 2012 as Federal Government Employee

Taught Pashto and Dari languages and culture familiarization including history and geography of Afghanistan.

Developed current curriculum utilized by Pashto students. Prepare daily coursework, tests and tasking to teach and assess the Pashto language. Emphasize importance of cultural understanding in regards to mission planning. Train on and execute Oral Proficiency Interviews (OPI) and Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) for Pashto, Dari and Urdu languages.

Checked, reviewed and corrected the Pashto and Dar Mid Terms tests as well.

prepared a 24 and 48hour course syllabus for the Dari Headstart

Prepared two semesters Pashto pictorial supplementary materials for18 Lima Pashto course (OUS Program, ATFL-CE-FS) 28 weeks, SWCS, Ft. Bragg, NC. The lessons consisted both sound and script in two books and two CDs.

Prepared Pashto and Dari curriculum, each one 30 hours total 60 hours for Quantico, VA. The curriculums consisted of syllabuses, lesson plans, schedules.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION:

Fire Support Training Team Certification of Appreciation, Fort Irwin, CA, 5 March 2004

Certificate of Appreciation in support on the Global War on Terror (GOAT), signed by David G. Tatman, Major, US Army, Associated Dean, on June 1, 2004.

Certificate of Appreciation and Coin of Excellence from COL Tuker B. Mansager, 12 April 2007.

Certificate of appreciation signed by Miguel Rivera, 1SG, A CO and Brian Arrowood, 1LT, MI Commanding.

COIN with appreciation by Brig. General Cordon.

Certificate of appreciation signed by Ted A. Thomas, Ph.D., Director Department of Command and Leadership, Ft. Leavenworth, KS.

A certificate of appreciation signed by David G. Cotter, Col, USA, Director, and CGSS Ft. Leavenworth, KS. June 2010 In Department of Defense, Continue Education (CE), Monterey, California I correct Pashto grammar for AFPAK Afghanistan – Pakistan) Department.

I prepared Pashto and Dari curriculum, each one 30 hours total 60 hours for Quantico, VA. The curriculums consisted of syllabuses, lesson plans, schedules. In the meantime I prepared supplementary materials related to the Pashto-Dari curriculums like dialogues, role plays, scenarios, homework and etc.

TDY to Mac Dill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida from January 8 to February 5, 2011. I taught Dari language and culture familiarization.

TDY to Ft. Leavenworth, KS from 23rd of March to 3rd of June 2011.

I taught four classes, A763 MOD 1 - A763 MOD 4 all Colonel and Major Ranks in the Dari language. I received a certificate of appreciation signed by Ted A. Thomas, Ph.D., Director Department of Command and Leadership, Ft. Leavenworth, KS.

Here in DoD Training Center, I helped with the Pilot Testing Project as a Script Reading for Interpretation – Performance Tests with SLTI on June 4, 2011. This project took place under the supervision of Ms. Kristina Swamy, Language Test Developer, Second Language Testing, Inc. Rockville, MD. The script was in Pashto language.

TDY to Wheeling, WV: I taught Pashto language and Afghanistan culture familiarization to US Army Reserve (Military Police), Wheeling, West Virginia from August 7 to 27, 2011. Prior to this mission I prepared both Pashto and Dari teaching materials and curriculum.

TDY to Ft. Riley, KS: I taught Pashto language and familiarization of Afghanistan culture, geography and history from 17 September to 24, 2011. Before this mission I Pashto syllabus, lesson plan, schedule, dialogues, role plays, scenarios, homework, class work as well as other supplementary materials related to the Pashto curriculum.

TDY to Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, AL from October 15 to December 5, 2011. I taught Dari language and culture familiarization including history and geography of Afghanistan.

TDY to Georgia National Guard Intelligence Center, Atlanta, GA from December 5 to 22, 2011. I taught Pashto language and culture familiarization including history and geography of Afghanistan. I received a certificate of appreciation signed by Miguel Rivera, 1SG, A CO and Brian Arrowood, 1LT, MI Commanding.

I taught Pashto language to Danish (Denmark) students here in DLI, Monterey, California from 30 March to February 10 and continued DLI Pashto basic course (63 weeks) to June, 2012.

Kabul University

Kabul Afghanistan

1977

Bachelor of Science (English)

Degree Received

Languages

Read, write and speak English, Pashto, Dari, Farsi and Urdu.

Working Knowledge of German

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