SIRWAN KAKARASH

Ashburn. VA *****. 571-***-**** E-mail: adege8@r.postjobfree.com

Career Profile

Language specialist and political analyst with 10-year experience translating, interpreting in Iraqi Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, and Kurdish, providing media analysis about Iraq and the Middle East with the United States military and the intelligence community. Core competencies include foreign languages: Kurdish–Native; Iraqi Arabic–Native/Bilingual; Modern Standard Arabic–Native/Bilingual; extensive knowledge of the languages, politics, ideologies, cultures, and history of Iraq and the Middle East; research, media and political analysis. Educational attainments include a BA in History from St. Bonaventure University and an MA in Government from Johns Hopkins University. Work Experience

British International School of Sulaymaniyah

High School History Teacher 2018-2019

• Designed a culturally and politically appropriate curriculum in world history

• Designed differentiated learning

• Fostered critical thinking

• Introduced a debating club

• Successfully taught students basic research skills

• Introduced the case-study method, inspiring and sparking students’ curiosity

• Introduced role-playing games of historical characters to augment student learning Worldwide Language Resources WWLR

Linguist 2015-2016

• Provided interpretation/translation support

United States Army- United States, Iraq, Kuwait.

Linguist – Intelligence Analyst 2009- 2013

• Served as a linguist and political advisor to the unit commander

• Interpreted/translated for Information Operations (IO) and Psychological Operations (PSYOPS)

• Gathered critical information from print, the web, and television

• Wrote executive summaries for the unit commander

• Served as the primary coordinator between the Public Affairs Office (PAO) and the Iraqi media

• Maintained the cultural and political nuances of messages

• Provided voice-overs for broadcast packages for Public Affairs Office (PAO)

• Drafted and edited media reports

• Provided quality control for other translators

IRAQ

SIRWAN KAKARASH

Ashburn. VA 20148. 571-***-**** E-mail: adege8@r.postjobfree.com Linguist 2003 to 2008

• Served as a linguist for infantry units and Civil Affairs (CA) during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

• Interpreted at different levels, from contract negotiations, to meetings with dignitaries

• Helped bridge cultural divides in ethnically and religiously contentious areas of Iraq

• Collaborated and successfully met strict deadlines in austere and hostile environments

• Worked as a team for extensive periods of up to 32 hours, successfully completing missions

• Interpreted in meetings and conferences during the National Reconciliation in Iraq in 2007

• Facilitated negotiations with Iraqi Sheikhs in establishing the Sons of Iraq (SOI) against al-Qaeda EDUCATION – TRAINING

• Master’s in government, Johns Hopkins University, 2020, Washington D.C. (May 2020) Summa Cum Laude

• Bachelor of Arts in History, St. Bonaventure University, 2017, New York Summa Cum Laude

• Combat Life Saver Course, 2011& 2012 Fort Polk, Louisiana

• U.S. Army, Advanced Individual Training in language/intelligence, 2010, Fort Huachuca, Arizona

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