MARY-ROSE MUSSA

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Professional Summary

Arabic Linguist with over 3 years of experience as a liaison interpreter and 4 years as a translator. Possess advanced conversational abilities in English, Arabic and French. Maintain emotion, style and content of the speaker’s words and are familiar with deeper cultural context behind phrases.

Skills

• Translation, interpretation

• Transcription, annotation, localization

• Cultural competence

• Attention to detail

• Works well under pressure

Education

Bachelor of Arts Translation & Interpretation

Minor in International Affairs and Diplomacy 2016 Notre Dame University – Lebanon

Relevant experience

Aditi Consulting LLC / Amazon – Cambridge, MA, US

Speech and Language Annotator, 12/2019 to 07/2020

• Focus on language data, primarily in the areas of transcription, localization and text annotation;

• Handle unique data analysis from a range of customers;

• Provide data quality expertise and deliver high quality work. Embassy of Canada – Jal El Dib, Beirut, Lebanon

Liaison Interpreter, 06/2016 to 03/2019

• Interpreted from English to Arabic and vice versa during resettlement interviews with asylum-seekers to determine whether he/she meets the criteria of the refugee definition and his/her needs to be resettled to Canada as millions continue to be displaced due to conflict in their home country;

• Offered quick verbal translations of documents for use by foreign delegates;

• Played a vital role in communicating easily and accurately the information being said to me;

• Upheld professional standards of practice and ethical codes of conduct therefore ensuring that asylum seekers receive a fair hearing and helping effectively convey to the applicants the questions, explanations and decisions made by officials.

International Organization for Migration (IOM) – Beirut, Lebanon Liaison Interpreter, 03/2016 to 03/2019

• Provided real-time interpretation during confidential interviews with Syrian refugees in Lebanon to foreign delegations including the Irish, Spanish and Norwegian;

• Delivered well-spoken summaries of raw foreign conversations in Arabic and English.

International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) - Beirut, Lebanon Liaison Interpreter, 06/2017 to 08/2017

• Provided clear, complete and accurate verbal interpretation to facilitate communication between United States Citizenship & Immigration Services

(USICS) officers and refugee clients;

• Relayed accurate translations of written correspondence and other documents pertaining to refugees.

Al-Arabiya News Monitor - Beirut, Lebanon

Translator, 03/2016 to 05/2016

• Delivered online news translation (from Arabic into English) for the website of Al Arabiya TV channel in which it provides its audiences with the latest updates, scoops, interviews, and exclusives.

Kohl's Department Store - Hingham, MA, US

Sales Associate, 08/2010 to 08/2011

• Assisted customers with product selections, purchases and e-service transactions;

• Greeted customers, responded to questions concerning merchandise and providing customer service.

South Shore Hospital - Weymouth, MA, US

Dietary Aide 07/2007 to 08/2010

• Served meals to patients with special dietary needs with accuracy and speed;

• Ensured that the nutritional needs of a patient are met;

• Worked hand-in-hand with dietitians and health care professionals in creating healthy meals for patients according to their nutritional needs;

• Spent time talking to patients about their food preferences as well as working with the dietician in discussing dietary requirements. Awards and Acknowledgements

Diplômes d'Études en Langue Française (DELF) B1 A certificate awarded by the French Ministry of Education to certify the competency of candidates from outside France in the French language.

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