Linguist Pashto

NASRATULLAH ZALMIYAR

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LINGUIST/CULTURAL ADVISOR

Analytical Linguist with over 14 years of experience and expertise in Farsi, Dari, Pashto, and Urdu open source translation, interpretation, and analysis for intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance programs. Proven record of transcribing printed and audio material, analyzing open source media outlets, and preparing written assessments on trends while ensuring clarity and grammatical accuracy. Ability to understand context and nuances of various Farsi, Dari, Pashto and Urdu dialects, including Iranian Farsi, Afghani Farsi, Pakistani Pashto, Afghani Pashto with tribal differences, Indian and Pakistani Urdu in order to provide regional, cultural, and analytical expertise for intelligence assessment support and related threat activities. Advise, interpret and act as liaison between US military and tribal leaders in Afghanistan.

Core Competencies include:

Translation / Transcription

Open Source Research

Interpretation

Predictive Analysis

Cultural Communications

LEP Screening/Cultural advisor to U.S. Military

Grammatical Skills

Reporting / Briefing Skills

Interpersonal Communication

Fluent (Speaking/Reading/Writing) in English/Farsi/Dari/Pashto/ Urdu

CLEARANCE AND CERTIFICATIONS

CURRENT TS/SCI CLEARANCE (Prior Full-Scope Polygraph) PR Date: 2021

EXPERIENCE

2015 – CURRENT – HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD

CATII LINGUIST, Mission Essential Personnel

Perform summaries, extracts, full and verbatim transcripts, and translations of audio and written materials, ensuring preservation of nuances and sublets of original text.

Translate, transcribe, and analyze work of foreign language audio files in Farsi, Pashto, Urdu and Dari.

Tracked and analyzed open source data on military systems within Joint Special Operations Task Force in order to provide current and future threat analysis.

Ensured translation accuracy and performed in-depth cultural consideration on critical communications within the Middle East

Translated advanced-level periodicals and technical manuals from Farsi, Pashto, and Urdu to English as needed.

Performed task related to voice recognition and interpretation

Served as a linguist and cultural adviser to the U.S. Military and Afghan refugees in Blackstone, West Virginia

2012 – 2015 – FORT GORDON

CATIII LINGUIST, mISSION eSSential pERSONnel

Served as CATIII linguist performing intel tasks in align with NSA requirements

Provide foreign language support services, including transcription, and translation interpretation (comprising idiomatic translations of non-technical material using correct syntax and expression from English to the native language(s) or vice versa) services in support of military interrogations, intelligence collection, and other operational missions

Interpreting oral conversations, concurrently or simultaneously

2008 – 2012

CATIII LINGUIST, MISSION ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL – AFGHANISTAN (ORUZGAN – KUNDUZ – BAGRAM AIRBASE)

Served as Cultural Advisor and Linguist to U.S. Military

Served as liaison between the U.S. Military (Special Forces) and the tribal leaders

Coordinated weekly, high profile meetings between the leadership of coalition forces and the Afghan military counterparts

Attended Special Forces meetings in order to help map out missions

Participated in U.S. Military operations and provided real time translations and interpretations

Served as a Linguist and advisor to U.S. Military in Bagram Airfield penitentiary

Responsible for interpreting and translating verbal and written communications between U.S. Army advisors and their Afghan National military counterparts in areas included but not limited to Rule of Law, logistics, personnel, construction, health, and administration

Responsible for ensuring U.S. forces were aware of impacts of operations on the local community and their cultural impacts

Responsible for assisting U.S. Special Forces in training counterinsurgency tactics to Afghan Army Commandos, the premier light infantry force of Afghanistan

EDUCATION

DECEMBER- 1992

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - PLANT PATHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF KABUL

GPA 3.9

SEPTEMBER- 2006

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Interactive College of technology in affiliation with Penn state University

GPA 3.8

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Certification of Appreciation and Recommendation letter as an exceptional linguist from U.S. Special Forces in 2012

Certification of Appreciation as a primary linguist from Special Forces 2012

Certification of Appreciation and a United States Flag in 2011

Coin of honor from Commander at Hunter Army Airfield 2021

SKILLS

MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE (WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, OUTLOOK).

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