Middle East Arabic Speaker

SAM A SHEAR

Professional Summary

Experienced Interpreter smoothly conveys context, meaning and style of words. [Arabic/English].

Quick learner adept at listening and clearly conveying translated information. Continuously trains in comprehension and translation to provide the best possible support.

Passionate Interpreter with more than 20 years of dynamic experience, providing precise, accurate interpretation and translation services. Proven record of complete interpretation types, including simultaneous analysis, consecutive interpretation, and liaison interpretation, adhering to standards, and complying with code of ethics.

Outstanding multi-lingual capabilities in providing language translation for clients.

Skilled team player with strong background in Arabic cultural environments.

Works well independently to handle assignments and always ready to go beyond basics assignments. Quick learner with good computer abilities.

Skills

Native Arabic speaker and English fluency.

Comprehend, read, write both English and Arabic and the ability to translate vice versa.

Creative thinking. Interpersonal communication. Compile technical terms.

Experience

Arabic linguist

Torden LLC – Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

11/2022 to 08/2023

Collaborated closely with stakeholders to deliver professional translation services. Translated technical, medical, and legal documents with precision.

Translated speeches and conversations to English in real-time with correct message content, style, and context.

Listened to speakers and interpreted words into [Type] language. DOMEX

Liaised as interpreter and translator for individuals during meetings and conferences.

Arabic Cultural Advisor/ Linguist

Northrop Grumman /PERATON – Doha, Qatar

12/2016 to 07/2022

Provide cultural awareness about the Middle East in general to the IWTF-C team.

Comprehensive cultural awareness of Middle East/ the Levant (Jordan, Syria,

Palestine and Lebanon and the Gulf States) being born in Jordan and lived there, also about Iraq where I was deployed for over five years.

Provide Religious awareness about (Islam Sunni, Shiite) to the IWTF-C team.

Translate documents from Arabic to English and vice versa for the team from Saudi, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and UAE armed forces in CENTCOM AOR.

QC all documents before sending it back out to requester.

Lesioned between Qatari MOD/MOI to coordinate appointments to obtain entry and departure visas.

Assist the military specially during COIVD by facilitating communications with the Qatari MOI and MOD in obtaining entry and exists visas appointments for the soldiers.

Accompanied soldiers to the offices of Qatari MOI at the ministry and Hamid Airport immigration offices to obtain visas.

Arabic Cultural Advisor/ Linguist

ABM Government Services – Doha, Qatar

Translating and transcribing documents

Provide Cultural awareness to the IWTF-C team, Doha-Qatar

01/2016 to 12/2016

Provide Religious awareness about (Islam Sunni, Shiite) to the IWTF-C team.

QC all documents before sending it back out to requester.

Assist the military during COIVD by facilitating communications with the Qatari MOI and MOD in obtaining entry and exists visas for the soldiers.

Accompanied soldiers to the offices of Qatari MOI at the ministry and Hamid Airport to obtain visas.

Linguist

CWU INC – Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Duties included DOCEX documents translation and exploitation.

07/2012 to 11/2015

Tech Support Duties included listing and transcribing from audio tapes. Communication inside the detention center translation between detainees and the guard force.

Translating during detainees Interrogations to requester.

Linguist/ Cultural Advisor

All US, Shea Attic, / WWL language solutions – Baghdad, Iraq

Assigned to DOS/Babel PRT (Provincial Reconstruction Team)

10/2011 to 11/2011

Preform interpretation / translation between PRT members and Iraqi officials Arrange meetings with Iraqi counterparts, kept lines of communications open, maintained good relations with all Iraqi officials and security forces.

Preform interpretation at high-level security and reconstruction meetings between high-level DOS/ US Army and Iraqi officials.

Conveyed cultural differences to better facilitate concerns and answer questions Translated written documents from Arabic to English and vice versa Translated/transcribed Arabic / English videotapes, text messages quickly and with high level of accuracy.

Arabic Linguist/ Cultural Advisor Torres Enterprises solution – Babil, Iraq

Assigned to DOS/Babil PRT (Provincial Reconstruction Team)

09/2009 to 10/2010

Preformed interpretation / translation between PRT members and Iraqi officials Arrange meetings with Iraqi counterparts, kept lines of communications open, maintained good relations with all Iraqi officials and security forces.

Preformed interpretation at high-level security and reconstruction meetings between high-level DOS/ US Army and Iraqi officials

Conveyed cultural differences to better facilitate concerns and answer questions Translated written documents from Arabic to English and vice versa Translated/transcribed Arabic / English videotapes, text messages quickly and with high level of accuracy

Linguist/ Cultural Advisor

L-3 Corporation – Karbala, Iraq

04/2005 to 09/2009

Assigned to the 155th Mississippi brigade in Karbala province after to DOS/Babil PRT (Provincial Reconstruction Team)

Preformed interpretation / translation between PRT members and Iraqi officials

Arrange meetings with Iraqi counterparts, kept lines of communications open,

maintained good relations with all Iraqi officials and security forces.

Preformed interpretation at high-level security and reconstruction meetings between high-level DOS/ US Army personal and Iraqi officials

Conveyed cultural differences to better facilitate concerns and answer questions Translated written documents from Arabic to English and vice versa.

Translated/transcribed Arabic / English videotapes texts messages quickly and with high level of accuracy.

Education

Private pilot: Flight School

Aero Academy - Houston, Texas Private Pilot

High School Diploma:

Jordan High - Amman, Jordan

Accomplishments

Certifications:

Mar 1984

Jul 1978

Native in Arabic and Fluent in English (Reading, Writing and Comprehension) (3+/3 DLPT 4+ Reading/4+ Listening/4 Writing) plus 4/4 Alta tests.

Languages

Arabic, Native

Alta Test 4/4

English, Fluent

Awards

Employee of the Month at L3 and Peraton during my employment.

Several appreciations certificates.

Additional info

I am currently holding an active Top secret /SCI.

Poly and CI updated in August 2022

7502 Flair Oaks DR, Houston, Texas 77040 832-***-**** **********@*****.***

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