Team Leader Secret Clearance
Resume:
ZAINAB MOHAMMED ***** Smithfield Rd
Manassas, VA
******@***.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
VISION-DRIVEN CHANGE L I NGUIST WITH CAREER-LONG R ECORD AS ARABIC AND IRAQI (GULF) TRANSLATOR, ANALYST, RESEARCHER, AND LANGUAGE EDUCATOR. A native Arabic and Iraqi-Gulf dialects speaker with over 15+ years of linguistic experience working in government and private sectors. Active Top Secret Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (TS/SCI-FSP).
8+ experience in teaching, interpreting, translating, leading, searching, analysis, curricula developer through working at Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC-DOD) as an Arabic Instructor and a team leader. Working as a Political officer-Arabic Language Instructor at Department of State, teaching Arabic all skills for field officers, conducting intelligence comprehensive research and analysis to support the mission. Active Intelligent Certified linguistic in Modern Standard Arabic and Iraqi/ Gulf dialects-both 5/5/5 all skills. 7+ years of language experience in private sector; translation from Arabic to English vice versa, transcription, analyzing, searching, curriculum developing. Very wide knowledge of customs & traditions of Arabic societies, political systems, religions & sects variety, radical Islam, crime and narcotics and the entire Arabic lifestyle.
PROFESSIONAL RELATED EXPERIENCE
JULY 2022-MARCH 11, 2025
POLITICAL OFFICER-ARABIC LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR AT DEPARTMENT OF STATE/ NEAR EAST PEACE ISSUES
Delivered instruction in Arabic language/MSA, all skills; Speaking, Reading, Listening, and writing for field officers.
Teaching operational class for the deployed officers, highlighting all the possibilities that might face our officers overseas.
Delivered basic courses (LCs) for deployed (field) officers and the officers working with Arabic language in U.S.
POC of Arabic test: scheduled for officers of the End of Training (EOT) courses and officers across the Agency in USA. Scheduled VTC tests for officers overseas. Scheduled tests for Re-certification (RC) officers. Coordinated between components and the test deviation.
Assistant Project Manager (APM) of curriculum: worked on creating, editing, and revision of the curricula of all languages taught at the Agency (mapping, pacing, daily syllabubs & daily tasks, and weekly assessments). Quality 2
control for accuracy and alignment with Agency mission, and operational mission oversea.
VTC Arabic Test Project-Lead: Working with Arabic team/ Instructors to create a new VTC Arabic test to meet the current operational requirements in the light of new challenges in Arabic area.
Utilized my Arabic and Iraqi deep linguistic and cultural knowledge to analyze the issues in Arabic area and the ongoing conflicts, counter-terrorism, militias
& their techniques (methodology and ideology)...etc, upon request by some organization in the Agency.
Searched and analyzed the media, social media, websites (Gov & private), forecast information in relation to USA national security.
Worked on several projects as a language export; searching specific group/s of interest in Arabic area, and writing report/s in English, and/or make presentations.
Active Certified Intelligent Tester through Enhance Speaking Proficiency Test
(ESPT) in both Arabic (MSA) and Iraqi (DG-Gulf).
Active Certified Arabic & Iraqi Intelligent Instructor through the Instructor Development Program (IDP).
In Good Standing tester; fulfilled and exceed the required number& quality of Arabic testing (tester, second tester, third rating tester, and proctor).
Utilized different educational technology applications inside the classroom within the security limitation, such as “My course” “Lesson Gin”.
Served as a volunteer in many events.
JANUARY 2020-PRESENT
PRIVATE TUTOR, AND TRANSLATOR
Working from home as a tutor using Zoom to teach Arabic language and Iraqi-Gulf Dialects to students and whom interested in learning Arabic. DECEMBER 2020 MARCH 2021
JTG, Inc
INDEPENDENT LANGUAGE CONTRACTOR- ARABIC SAUDI DIALECT
Provide professional services of selection, development of Compact Learning Objects and/or review/revision/voice-over and editing for JTG Saudi/Gulf language services projects.
Provide translation form Arabic/ Iraqi/ Saudi/ Gulf dialects to English for videos, audios, and tweets & comments on social media.
Provide transcripts, glossary, language & cultural notes, and additional resources related to topics by target language; Arabic-Saudi and Gulf Dialects.
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APRIL 2017-PRESENT
ONLINE TRANSLATOR
Provided individual and some local companies with translations, including work documents, birth certificates, immigration documents, paperwork. February 2011 – October 2016
DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER CA, TEAM LEADER AND LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR & TESTER/ MSA & IRAQI DIALECT
Delivered instruction in Arabic language/MSA, Iraqi and/or Gulf Dialects along with cultural aspects for overseas deployed military and based on lesson plan.
Provide translation from Arabic to English, and vice versa for videos, audios, articles, comments on social medias.
Searched different online Arabic websites media, and news (Iraqi, Saudis, Gulf, Yemenis, Levant, and north African) for authentic passages, audios related to terrorism, geopolitics, crime & narcotics, other topics of interest.
Developed academic teaching materials for MSA, Iraqi & Gulf classes using various high-tech methods.
Team Leader of basic Arabic and Iraqi courses: managing three to four sections (3-4 classes-24 military students, and 8 instructors). Coordinated all team activities.
Team Leader of officers classes: managing six high rank officers, and three Arabic instructors.
Performed program diagnostic assessments and recommendations.
Liaised between Arabic Language program and military units.
Authored, modified, edited, and updated syllabus, evaluated Arabic program, and developed reports.
Evaluated & monitored students’ performance and sent monthly report to their military units.
Served as the acting Department Chair and attending Chair meetings. COLABA PROJECT, collaborative project between Acxiom Corporation and Colombia University/ NYC to produce an Arabic Dictionary with all Arabic dialects for US Army, 2009.
IRAQI CONSULTANT-TEAM LEADER/COLABA PROJECT
Identify the Iraqi- Arabic Gulf words/ vocabularies and convert written material from Arabic Iraqi dialect and Arabic Gulf dialects into English.
Give the phonetics of words in English.
Provide synonyms, and old version of words (changing over time, cultural background).
Upload and organize them in Excel sheets.
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WYZANT 2007-2009
PRIVATE TUTOR
Teaching all levels; entry, mid, and advance.
Teaching all skills; listening, reading, speaking.
Teaching writing, pronunciation, and dictation.
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Professional in using both Windows and Macintosh.
Professional in using Smart Board, Outlook, Adobe Audition, Audacity, use
Other recording devices, and different internet search methods.
Professional in using all Microsoft office programs; Word, Microsoft Windows,
Microsoft PowerPoint, and Excel.
Professional using Zoom and other online communication programs. EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
ADVANCED MASTER CERTIFICATE/MUSEOLOGY/ MUSEUM STUDIES AND PROGRAM, 2010
[GPA: 3.7/4.0]
New York University – New York, NY
MASTER OF ARTS (M.A.) IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 2006 [GPA: 3.6/4.0] Stony Brook University – Stony Brook, NY
BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.) IN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE ARCHAEOLOGY, 1993 [GPA: 91/100] University of Baghdad – Baghdad, Iraq
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