Dana Jalabi

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

Brooklyn, NY*****

845-***-**** / ad3tco@r.postjobfree.com

OVERVIEW

Motivated person with significant experience working in the fields of Administration, Human Resources, and Translation/Interpretation.

Skills

Administrative Skills

●Served as Personal Assistant to the company owner

●Responsible for inventory of security systems for hotels and inns around Aleppo and Damascus (Syria)

●Engaged in public relations to increase company’s clientele

●Consulted with buyers/customers to order company products

●Responsible for the inventory of company products, which include textiles and children’s clothing

●Conducted interviews and assisted in the hiring process of company staff

●Performed the duties of an administrative assistant and filing clerk

●Created, organized, and sorted electronic and paper-based files, created folders for clients

●Provided support through Microsoft Office suite

●Engaged in public relations to increase the company’s clientele on a daily basis

●Tracked delivery of goods from port to port

●Responsible for the inventory of company products, which include retail clothing

●Communicated in English with various international companies in written and verbal form

Translation Skills

●Interpret Arabic at Yale New Haven Hospital

●Translate and facilitate communication between doctors and patients

●Explain doctors’ instructions to patients, help patients relay concerns to doctor

●Interpret for a company whose clients include federal and state government, healthcare, financial institutes, law firms, technology companies, insurers, etc.

●Handle private and confidential information

●Interpret for Health & Wellness department during trainings and at hospital

●Interpret for Employment and Case Management departments as needed

Work Experience

Gateway Community College New Haven, CT

Administrative Assistance Feb 2019 – Mar 2020

Farnam Community Center New Haven, CT

Administrative Internship Nov 2018 – October

Language Line On Line interpretation New Haven, CT

On-call / Onsite Interpreter May 2020 – present

Linguistica International New Haven, CT

On-call Interpreter Nov 2018 – present

Baystate Interpreters, Inc. New Haven, CT

On-call / Onsite Interpreter Mar 2018 – present

IRIS – Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services New Haven, CT

Volunteer Interpreter Feb 2017 – present

Habi World Co. Aleppo, Syria

Office Manager 2010-2012

North Arabian Co. Aleppo, Syria

Office Manager 2006-2009

EDUCATION

Gateway Community College New Haven, CT

Social Work ( associated Degree) 2019 – present

ESL Completion Certificate 2017 - 2018

University of Aleppo Aleppo, Syria

Bachelor’s Degree in English Language and Literature 1993 - 2000

STRENGTH

Communication skills--7 Training Hours at International Academy for Building Capacity (Dec. 2016)

●Extensive knowledge in the use of Microsoft Office Suite

●Medical Interpreter Certification (2019)

Languages:

●Arabic: Fluent (Speaking, reading, and writing)

●English Fluent (Speaking, reading, and writing)

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