Translator, Coordinator, Editor

Noor Fadhil Al- Shammari

Cell Phone: 214-***-**** - Email: **********@*****.***

Key Competencies

• Over 8 years experience as a language teacher, advisor, translator, Admin assistant, and coordinator for international projects in a war zone in Iraq, including two years supervisory tasks.

• Fluent in English & Arabic (native), proficient in Persian.

• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills and Iraqi cultural sensitivity

• Edited and issued the social bulletin, which included all daily Iraqi newspapers articles related to the social field.

Major Accomplishments as a Translator and a Linguist

• Translated the following Iraqi laws from Arabic to English:

o Social Security Law # 39 / 1971

o Social Welfare Law # 128 / 1980

o Pension Law # 27 / 2006 and its amendment law # 69 / 2008

o Ministry of Agriculture Law

o Investment Law # 13/ 2006 Instructions

o Central System for Standardization and Quality Control Law # 54 / 1979

o Standardization and Quality Control Internal Regulations

o Quality Control National System

o Brand Regulation

o Iraqi Matching Certificate Instructions # 1 / 2002

o The Law of Sealing Commercial Scales, Gauges, and Units of Measurements # 42 / 1978

o Jewelries Seal Law # 83 / 1976 as Amended

• Translated four Memorandums of Understanding between Iraqi Ministries (of Labor, Planning and Agriculture) and foreign entities (BearingPoint Inc. and Danish TAO).

• Translated 2005- 2007 National Development Strategy for Iraqi Ministry of Planning

• Translated hundreds of official correspondence letters English Arabic and vise versa as well as PowerPoint documents, forms and surveys questionnaires in addition to budgets, researches and studies.

• Translated the first draft of Joint Matrix Index – International COMPACT for Iraq

• Oral Interpretation tasks when attended several meetings, seminars, training courses, conferences and workshops.

Professional Experience Baghdad, Iraq

• NIRAS Inc/ Royal Danish Embassy: Advisor, translator, & linguist for international experts aiding Iraqi Ministries of Planning, Agriculture, Transportation, Human Rights, and Displaced and Migrants. March 2008- May 2009.

• BearingPoint Inc/ USAID: Translator and admin assistant with Micro Lending, Social Safety Net and Pension Reform team of international experts who helped Iraqi government in transition by amending social laws. August 2005- March 2008 including two years supervising the team of translators to ensure that the translation meets the quality standards as well as registered meetings records, edited and issued the social bulletin

• DFID: Program assistant, helped carry out Rapid Expenditure Household Survey identifying poverty line for the first time in Iraq. Feb 2005 – July 2005

• World Bank: Translator & liaison officer, started social reform program in Iraq providing international consultants with data for studies/surveys. Nov 2004- March 2005

• 350 Civil Affairs Command CPA Translator & liaison officer between Ministry of Social Affairs and coalition senior advisors. Reviewed Iraq social security and social welfare laws. June 2003- August 2004

• Romanian Embassy Part-time translator (Nov. 2007- May 09), translated 160 official correspondence letter between the embassy and the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• UN Organizations Part – time translator (March 2008- March 09) translated concept papers, PowerPoint presentations, projects proposals, and laws as well as interpretation assignments in meetings, workshops and conferences as indicated bellow.

• Al-Mustaqbal Magazine Translator for 3 months July- Oct, 2003, translated economic, social and political articles published in the magazine and Iraq TV as a Newscaster and Translator for 3 months Dec, 2002 March, 2003

• Melek Language Institute English teacher for a class of 20 students (beginner and intermediate level) for 3 months June-Sept. 2001.

• 28 Nisan Intermediate School: Arabic Teacher (one year Contract) Sept. 2000 – June 2001. Assigned to teach Arabic (grammar and literature), 8th grade students, two classes (each class consisted of 35 students).

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Language, University of Baghdad, College of Languages 1996-2000.

Workshops and Conferences / Translator

• "Social Protection and Pensions" workshop organized by the World Bank in Amman 16-18 June 2004.

• "Protecting the Vulnerable: The Design and Implementation of Effective Social Safety Nets" workshop organized by the World Bank in Washington DC / 29 Nov. – 10 Dec. 2004.

• "Course on Pension Reform Options Simulation Toolkit" workshop organized by the World Bank in Amman 19-23 Dec. 2004.

• "Labor Market Interventions and Social Nets in Iraq" workshop organized by the World Bank in Amman 17-19 Jan. 2005.

• Anti – Corruption Conference organized by UNDP, January 2008.

• "Anti- Corruption" workshop organized by the UNDP, June 1-5, 2008.

Languages Arabic, English, Farsi

Professional Membership

Member of American Translators Association

Computer Skills

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet, typing as well as scanning and copy machines user.

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