ABDOU
SOUMANA
*********@*****.***
27851Pleasure Ride Loop,
Wesley Chapel, FL 33544
SKILLS
Many years working experience in
the Military environment.
Over 15 years of management and
team building experience
Over 10 years’ experience in
social media
Proficiency in MS Excel,
PowerPoint and word.
Familiarity with Military terms and
acronyms.
Ability to generate of up to date
military style intelligence reports
and disseminate time-sensitive
products.
EDUCATION
Keller Graduate School of
Management
Arlington, VA •
Master of Public Administration
DeVry University
Arlington, VA •
Bachelor of Computer Science
LANGUAGES
FRENCH
HAUSA
ZARMA
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Distinguished team player with native proficiency in Hausa, Zarma, Songoy, West African Dialects, English and French.
Subject Matter Expert of West Africa Cultures, Norms, Tribes and languages
Active clearance level: Top Secret with SCI
Advanced computer skills and internet research.
In depth Geo-political knowledge of Africa.
Over 10 year of management and Team building experience.
Ability to function effectively and efficiently during extended periods of high pressure and stress.
Outstanding ability to think creatively, identify and resolve problems.
Attention to details and the ability to multitask in a deadline driven atmosphere.
High level of integrity, autonomy and self-motivation.
Excellent analytical, organizational and time management skills. WORK HISTORY
AEVEX AEROSPACE-HAUSA/FRENCH SR OSINT ANALYST
Niamey, Niger • 08/2021 – 5/2022
Conduct accurate and consecutive translation, transcription, and interpretation from French/Hausa and into English
Translate various syntax and expressions to include colloquial and slang phrases from English into French/Hausa and vice versa
Work and travel in austere environments
Provide advice on cultural and ethnic significance of statements, conversations, situations, and documents
Accurately scan, research, and analyze foreign language documents Other related tasks as assigned
GDIT TEAM LEAD SR ANALYST
Tampa, FL • 12/2020 – 08/2021
Leading a team of Social Analysts to better coordinate and complete tasks efficiently and in a timely manner.
Monitoring linguist performance and productivity
Coordinating of assigned project tasks
Relaying management requirements to teams
Updating production schedules
Serve as principal representatives during non-core hours
Interact with customers and platforms
Respond to requirements and requests
Maintain situational awareness
Provide a motivating environment
Maintain and enforce Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Develops and maintains expertise with designated regional issues and draws upon publicly available online information resources.
Assisted with operations planning.
Produce reports, trend analysis, data queries, briefings, white papers CERTIFICATION
CompTIA A+
CPR/ First aid certified.
Export Compliance Training Corp
(2016).
Proper Labor Reporting Practices
(2017).
SILO Certified. - Perspecta.
Unicode WMS certified
Initial Entry Training Leader Course -
Hazardous Material - Supply Chain
Clerk Course Supply Specialist
(Government Contractor).
Safety Qualified Supervisor (SQS).
and other products required by the customer according to established standard operating procedures, protocols and requirements. Synthesize complex data into analytic products that support decision making by the government client.
Legion Systems - French/Hausa Social Media Analyst Tampa, FL • 05/2019 – 12/2020
Monitor, analyze and draft communications regarding regional and ideological discussions in specific foreign language media environments.
Provide daily documentation and interpretation in English such as working notes, information documents and weekly reports.
Report and engage on different social media platforms according to the rules of engagement and mission objectives.
Work with popular social media monitoring tools such as tweet deck.
Research and administer social media platforms on a daily basis in coordination with the client's strategy
Build and nurture social media platforms communities and target audience.
Provide FYIs and Spot report to client for situation awareness.
Kept pace with social media and internet environment trends and developments.
Supported MISO objectives in the information environment.
Trained and provided guidance to new analyst in the program.
Provided daily and weekly reports for situation awareness.
Assisted in providing support to team members about cultural, ethnical and languages knowledge background of West Africa.
Act promptly on special requests ( RFI)
Warehouse /IT Logistics Manager, 05/2016 to 5/2019, KBRWYLE
(Formerly Honeywell HTSI)-Andrews Air Force
Received 95% positive evaluation for supporting, supervising, and training 30 direct report employees, and 240 Initial Entry Trainees.
Managed day-to-day purchasing operations by successfully sourcing prices of equipment with National Stock Numbers, part numbers through logistical software.
Maintained stockade of supplies (i.e., Non-Expendable, Office, Cleaning, Medical, Food, etc.) in different storage areas to be in accordance with supply management regulations.
• Continuously, sought out by superiors and peers throughout the organization for logistical knowledge and guidance.
• Ordered, received, stored, maintained and issued supplies and equipment to support daily Operations.
• Researched and resolves inventory and/or system problems.
• Generated daily, weekly and monthly reports as required by department.
• Ensured strict compliance to safety practices and support the United States Army Safety Policies and Procedures.
• Instilled a safety-first mentality within respective work areas and a culture that achieves low accident rates and minimal lost-time injuries.
• Personally, developed the receiving team; leading to a 50% increase in productivity within the warehouse.
District Manager -Wireless and beyond Inc: from 2/09/2013 to 09/2015
I help grow the Baltimore markets from the ground up from doing bad to become one of the best in the entire company and being able to maintain customers’ retention ratio from 59% to 76% within 6 months
• Hire, train, coach and discipline store managers and team members accordingly
• Coach staff for improvements at all levels on a consistent bases
• Inform staff of all marketing information, new products, policies & company news
• Discuss issues and collaborate on resolutions
• Recognize high performance and success
• Follow up on rep performance and coach on developing action plans for improvement
• Detect training issues and create action plans to support the training needs
• Follow up on expectations
• Follow up company policies, and guidelines at all times
• Drive operational excellence by monitoring:
• POS transactions
• Cash Management
• Inventory management
• Utilize checklists to ensure compliance
• Ensure that all company assets including the inventory is secured and accounted for at all times
• Follow company policies, and guidelines at all times
• Adherence to Plano-gram
Educate Tomorrow NGO – Guide, Interpreter, Cultural SME Kollo-Niger Republic/ Gaya-Niger Republic• 09/2012 - 11/2015 Actively and from 09/12 to present as needed basis.
Conducted simultaneous and accurate interpretation, transcriptions in support of the Organization operations in Africa.
Provided cultural, political, religious nuance and emphasis to our senior officers and volunteers.
Assisted in detainees interrogation process
Provided consecutive interpretation during training and meetings
Provided translation of documents and memos for operation planning purposes.
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