AHMAD ZIA

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Spring, TX ***79

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Professional Profile

OBJECTIVE:

TO OBTAIN A PASHTO OR URDU/ PUNJABI LINGUIST/ANALYST POSITION TO UTILIZE MY NATIVE

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE IN LINGUISTICS FIELD

Summary of Skills

Excel in [areas of expertise]

MULTILINGUAL LINGUIST, NATIVE OF PASHTO, URDU, PUNJABI, HINDI.

EXTENSIVE CULTURAL AWARENESS IN AF/PAK REGION.

SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION INTERPRETATION PASHTO, URDU/PUNJABI AND ENGLISH, VICE VERSA.

EXPERIENCE IN MS OFFICE SUITE AND OTHER SOFTWARE PROGRAMS.

BACHELOR S DEGREE IN POLITICLE SCIENCE

Relevant Experience

Currently working for CWU as Pashto/urdu linguist cat 111 in Ft Gordon.

Providing language support on various on inter-mission agencies.

Experience in open source research, both general and inter mission oriented.

Developing and maintaining information that furthers the goals and objectives of the team.

Supervising junior fellow linguists with native language ability and translating different dialects of Pashto and urdu into idiomatic English.

Translating written urdu/Pashto into written English summaries, gist, extracts, verbatim translations while ensuring the use of grammatically and idiomatically correct American English.

Scanning and processing large amounts of material in Pashto and urdu identify critical and essential elements of information

WORKED AS SENIOR LINGUIST FOR CWU IN WIESBADEN GERMANY FROM MAY 2014 TO MAY 2015.

Provided language support on various inter-agency missions.

Experienced in open source research, both general and mission oriented.

Developed and maintained information that furthers the goals and objectives of the team.

Supervised junior fellow linguists with native language ability and translated different dialects of Pashto and urdu into idiomatic English.

Translate written Pashto into written English summaries, gist, extracts, verbatim translations while ensuring the use of grammatically and idiomatically correct American English.

Scan and process large amounts of material in Pashto and urdu identify critical and essential elements of information

WORKED AS SENIOR LINGUIST FOR CALNET IN HAAF SAVANNAH, GA FROM JANUARY 2013 TO MAY 2014

Provided language support on various inter-agency missions.

Experienced in open source research, both general and mission oriented.

Developed and maintained information that furthers the goals and objectives of the team.

Supervised junior fellow linguists with native language ability and translated different dialects of Pashto and urdu into idiomatic English.

Translate written Pashto into written English summaries, gist, extracts, verbatim translations while ensuring the use of grammatically and idiomatically correct American English.

Scan and process large amounts of material in Pashto and urdu identify critical and essential elements of information

WORKED AS PASHTO/URDU LINGUIST cat 111 FOR MISSION ESSENTIAL PERSONNELL LLC, IN FORT GORDON AUGUSTA, GA FROM SEPT 2010 TO NOV 2012

Provided language support on various inter-agency missions.

Experienced in open source research, both general and mission oriented.

Developed and maintained information that furthers the goals and objectives of the team.

Translate written Pashto into written English summaries, gist, extracts, verbatim translations while ensuring the use of grammatically and idiomatically correct American English.

Scan and process large amounts of material in Pashto and urdu identify critical and essential elements of information

Experience

MANGER/OWNER

October 2003 to February 2010

HOUSTON, TX

OWNED GAS STATION/ CONVENIANCE STORE IN HOUSTON TX

SALES SUPERVISOR

January 2001 to September 2003

FRY'S ELECTRONICS HOUSTON, TX

LED TEAM OF 25+ IN AUDIO VIDEO DEPARTMENT GENERATING REVENUE OF $1 MILLION WEEKLY.

ESTABLISHED INDIVIDUAL SALES GOALS TO MEET WEEKLY QUOTAS, AND PROVIDED ONGOING SUPPORT AND COACHING TO ASSURE ATTAINMENT, OFFERED TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE TO ASSIST IN CLOSING SALES.

SALES ASSOCIATE, WOODLAND HILLS CA (05/1996 TO 01/2001 )

PROVIDED EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE, SUGGESTING RELATED MERCHANDISE TO EXPAND SALES, CONSISTANTLY ACHIEVED AND EXCEEDED GOALS.

EARNED PERSONAL SALES AWARDS FOR STOREWIDE HIGHEST SALES AND HIGHEST GROSS PROFIT

FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS (1997-2000)

SALES ASSOCIATE

March 1994 to May 1996

MONTGOMERY WARDS CANOGA PARK, CA

SALES ASSOCIATE

February 1991 to April 1994 to April 1994

BULLOCK'S PALM DESERT, CA

Education

UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR 1982

PESHAWAR, KHYBER PAKHTOON KHWA, PAKISTAN

BACHELOR'S IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

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