Saadat Hasan Akhtar Usmani

Writer / Editor / Proofreader /Translator

***** ****** **., *******, ** 20147

Phone: 571-***-**** E-Mail: adi0dj@r.postjobfree.com

Education

•Ph.D. Candidate in Linguistics International Islamic University, Expected fall 2021 Islamabad, Pakistan

•M.Phil. in Linguistics & Literature Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan 2014

M.A. in English Language University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, 2000

& Literature Muzaffarabad, Pakistan

Diploma in Persian Language Iranian Cultural Center, 1995

& Literature Rawalpindi, Pakistan

•Interpreter Training: Medical Online 2019

Edition

•Diploma in Professional Translation International Islamic University, 2019

& Interpreting – English < > Arabic Islamabad, Pakistan

•Certificate in Professional Translation International Islamic University, 2018

& Interpreting – English < > Arabic Islamabad, Pakistan

Experience

Research 2012-Present

•Currently working on Ph.D. dissertation on the Systemic Functional Linguistics analysis of Pakistan's Code of Civil Procedure with a view to making it more accessible to the law professionals and common persons

•Master's thesis on the genre analysis of Pakistan's Muslim Family Laws Ordinance

•Various research projects as part of the doctoral and master's studies

•Researched U.S. immigration law and Pakistani laws relating to the immigrant visa cases

Conference Papers

•Analyzing Supreme Court of Pakistan's Judgments 2016

in Light of Halliday's Textual Metafunction: A Corpus-based Study

•Analyzing the Supreme Court of Pakistan's Judgments 2016

in Light of Halliday's Interpersonal Metafunction: A Corpus-Based Study

•Linguistic Variation from the Perspective of Bilingualism 2013

and Lexical Choice: A Genre Analysis

Editor/proofreader/translator

Musée Magazine Dec. 2, 2020- Present

•Editing and proofreadingstories using AP style

•Collaborate with editing team if required

Kewans Information Management Solutions 2010-2019

•Provided editing and proofreading services for the media reports

•Translated published media reports from Urdu/Dari/Persian/Pashto into English

•Assisted in developing the next generation of editors/proofreaders/translators

•Assisted in developing the standard operating procedures and templates for the translators

•Co-edited Report on 50 Years of Partnership: An Overview of Norway-Pakistan Development Cooperation (1969-2018)

Consular Section, U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan Jan 2016-Aug 2016

•Covered published media reports relating to U.S. consular affairs in Pakistan

•Developed and fine-tuned templates for consular correspondence as part of a project aimed at overhauling the consular correspondence system

•Supervised and mentored a small team of junior drafters.

•Contributed toward consolidating and overhauling the procedure for orphan adoption visa cases

AAN Associates May 2014-Nov 2015

•Edited the report on Desk Review of Child Protection Laws and Policies in Punjab, Pakistan

•Edited the report of Desk review of Situation Analysis Child Centered Disaster Risk Reduction

Freelance writer/translator 2009-Present

•Edited and published a book in Urdu-Arabic languages.

•Translated one book from Urdu into English

Languages

•Urdu

•English

•Persian / Dari

•Pashto

•Punjabi

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