Jallaluddin Kakar

***** ********* **., ********** ********

Mobile : 571-***-**** adxbvu@r.postjobfree.com

English, Dari, Pashto, and Urdu

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experienced security guard and interpreter, with service in Afghanistan over 2003-2021 on multiple projects. Served in many contexts, including U.S. forward operating bases near hostilities, high-risk locations along the Afghani-Pakistani border, and Afghan refugee intakes into the U.S. Served with military forces and governmental leaders from all around the world, including the U.S., Australia, Canada, Norway, and International Security Forces. Served as security guard at a school in Afghanistan, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Afghanistan, and with Four Horseman International in Afghanistan, a company that escorted U.S. officials in Afghanistan. Skilled in English, Dari, Pashto, and Urdu, including military terminologies.

KEY SKILLS

Excellent interpersonal skills, including alertness, active listening, accuracy, and memory.

Effective oral and written communication skills.

Outstanding customer service and relationship-building.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Security Officer 1/2023-present

Securitas USA

Carpenter 5/2022-11/2022

Alger Sheds, Manassas, VA

Linguist, CAT I PU/PG, Mission Essential Personnel, U.S. Army 9/2021 – 12/2021

Fort Bliss, Dona Ana Village, Texas

Met client specifications and completed language translation, interpretation, analyses, and research. Identified language patterns.

Completed accurate transcriptions of audio recordings and tabulated data.

Analyzed documents and texts and translated complex information into simple language.

Studied languages, cultures, and societies in order to draft national and school language policies.

Collaborated with other linguists; discovered and documented the origins of words and the authenticity of texts.

Interpreter 9/2021

McKellar Corp., Dulles Expo, Virginia

Supported new refugees by interpreting necessary information for intake interviews and registrations and aided refugees as they settled into temporary housing.

Security Guard 9/2020-9/2021

TOR International/School of Leadership (SOLA), Kabul, Afghanistan

Interpreter, Mission Essential Personnel Kabul, Afghanistan 5/2016 – 9/2020

Served in collaboration with the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Australian Defense Force, Australian Air Force/Australian Defence Force, and U.S.-Australian coalition forces

Translated and interpreted between English, Pashto, and Dari for a mission-wide audience. Involved visiting VIPs such as U.S. Department of Defense leaders, congressional delegations, and cabinet-level dignitaries.

Interpreter and Security Gaurd 1/2012 – 3/2016

Page Protective Services Royal Norwegian Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan

Served as security guard and other duties including CCTV and reception.

Interpreter/Translator 1/2010 - 1/2012

Mission Essential Personnel, Ghazni, Afghanistan

Served in high-risk locations with the U.S. Army and Polish Army civil military cooperation. Completed 18 patrols/missions per month. Served on 3T5T CIMIC Team PSYOPS Radio/S-5 Section/Polish and U.S. Army D&B Bravo Team, FOB Warrior and FOB Sharana.

Translated and interpreted written and spoken communication between English, Dari and Pashto.

Interpreter/Convoy Logistics Mission Guard 1/2009 – 1/2010

Four Horsemen International (FHI), Kabul, Afghanistan

Coordinated security guard forces, and served as interpreter for work involving the escorting of U.S. fuel, food, and other materials by truck between U.S. forward operating bases and other military installations.

Interpreter/Translator 03/2007 - 01/2009

L3 Titan Company/U.S. Army Kabul, Afghanistan

Provided translation/interpretation for written and spoken translation between English, Dari and Pashto.

Interpreter/Supervisor 1/2006 - 1/2007

Sheladia Assosiation, Inc. (Part of the World Bank) Kabul, Afghanistan

Served as supervisor and interpreter for agricultural development NGO projects. Interviewed farmers and kept databases of information.

Interpreter 1/2006 - 1/2007

Sheladia Assosiation, Inc. Kabul, Afghanistan

Provided a variety of language assistance services. Adhered to standards of professional conduct for interpreters, assuring accuracy, impartiality, and confidentiality in their efforts to meet the language needs of Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals and service providers.

Interpreter 1/2003 - 1/2005

Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) Kabul, Afghanistan

Served as interpreter in the transportation department involving the movement of water around a U.S. air base in the FOB Bagram.

EDUCATION

Ghulam Haidar Khan High School 1996

Studied English Literature at Kabul University 2001

REFERENCES

Rev. Dr. Donald Sampson, (Colonel, USMC, retired): Friend and mentor to Kakar Family and Associate Endorser for the Presbyterian and Reformed Commission on Chaplains. 703-***-****/adxbvu@r.postjobfree.com.

Ms. Lauren Craft: Mentor to Kakar Family and founder of Language of Love refugee outreach program.

703-***-****/adxbvu@r.postjobfree.com.

Lieutenant Colonel Crystal A. Glaster, U.S. Air Force. 210-***-****/adxbvu@r.postjobfree.com.

Lieutenant Colonel Paula A. Kelly, U.S. Air Force, retired. 830-***-****/adxbvu@r.postjobfree.com.

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