freelance translator and inyerpreter English / Arabic / english

Duha Alshamaileh, M.A.

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OBJECTIVE English-Arabic-English translator and interpreter with strong skills. Seeking a full/part time position.

SUMMARY Exceptional English-Arabic-English translator and interpreter with extensive academic training and proven track record. B.A. and M.A. degrees in the field. Experienced as an academic lecturer. Provided interpreting and translation services to many leading international organizations.

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

Freelance translator and interpreter

Amman-Jordan

July, 2008 – June 2011

• Freelance translator and interpreter. Consecutive and simultaneous interpreting for conferences and meetings, in both languages, Arabic and English.

• Translation services of documents.

Lecturer Amman-Jordan

June, 2008 – Sept 2009

• Fulltime lecturer. Applied Science University. Great passion for teaching. Taught English language and Translation courses. Scored first among all professors and lecturers in the year-end student evaluation.

• Visiting lecturer. University of Jordan. Taught a number of courses including, Translation, Discourse Analysis, and English as a Foreign Language.

Freelance translator and interpreter

Jeddah – Saudi Arabia

June, 2002 – April 2007

Translation services of documents for a number of profound institutions in Jeddah.

Translator and Interpreter Ministry of Administrative Development

Amman-Jordan

January, 2001 – May, 2002

• Translated the annual plan of the Ministry for the year 2001/2002.

• Consecutive and simultaneous interpreting services for meetings that took place between the Ministry representatives and the World Bank.

CONFERENCES & CLIENTS Provided simultaneous/consecutive interpreting services in the following:

• Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists and Free Voice Foundation. October 2009. A training workshop about investing in the Future/ Editorial Management, Capacity Building Strategy for Arab Journalists.

• Jordan International Investment Conference. November 2009. The conference was held under the patronage of his majesty King Abdullah the Second of Jordan.

• Workshop on Strategic Trade Control. November, 2009. The workshop was held under the patronage of the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan. Participants from all concerned authorities in Jordan and trainers from the US Department of State.

• Conference on the Regional Programmatic City Development Strategy- CDS. December, 2009. Organized by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Amman - Jordan.

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CONFERENCES & CLIENTS

• National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA) meeting. March, 2010. Meeting held in cooperation with UNODC. In the UNODC final report (Vienna), I was personally thanked and my services were highly appreciated.

• UN World Tourism Organization Workshop on Tourism Development for Iraq. April 2010.

• SIGMA (Support for Improvement in Governance and Management). Provided translation and interpreting services on a number of their meetings and workshops in Jordan. Workshop on Draft Strategic Plan 2010-2014 of the Audit Bureau and the Ministry of Finance in Jordan. Workshop on Legislative Reform in Jordan.

• USAID. Provided translation and interpretation services on a number of their meetings and workshops in Jordan. Workshop for Artisans in Jordan. Conference on Expanding International Travel Buyer Network through Tradeshows and Road Shows, and the conference on Digital and Social Media Marketing for Tourism and Hospitality Industry.

• Asian Olympic Games in Guangzhou, China, 2010. Interpreter, translator, and press-conference coverage.

• Euro- Mediterranean Human Rights Network. Conference on towards a National Action Plan on Gender and Woman's Rights: how to implement Jordan's commitment on the Marrakesh conclusions and ENP action plan Jordan- EU.

• UNICEF. Psychosocial/Mental Health Collaborative Workshop, Inter- Agency Coordination. A joint effort between WHO and UNICEF.

EDUCATION

Salford University

Manchester-UK

1999–2001

M.A. Translation and Interpreting.

Major in English-Arabic-English translation and interpreting.

Applied Science University

Amman-Jordan

1995–1999

B.A. in English Linguistics.

Major in English-Arabic-English translation and interpreting.

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