Ahmad Maher Sandouk

Sworn translator and interpreter (German toArabic and Arabic to German)

Pfalzplatz 3, 68163 Mannheim, Germany

Email:

Tel: (0049) 621-3361070

Fax: (0049) 621-3365261

Mobile: (0049) 171-3771830

Personal facts :

Date and Place of birth:January 9th 1962 Damascus, Syria

Marital status:Married, 2 children.

Nationality:German - Syrian

Education:

1979Baccalaureate Certificate in Science

Al-MuhsiniyahPrivateHigh school, Damascus, Syria

1979-1984Bachelor of Economics

Faculty of Economics and commerce

University of Damascus, Syria

Graduated as the second best of the year with a Good rating.

1981First certificate in English, CambridgeUniversity

1984English for commerce Certificate, British Council in Damascus

1985-1986Postgraduate Diploma in Economics. Major: international Economics and the economies of the developing countries

University of Damascus, Syria

1986A Trainee course as a tourist guide at the Ministry of Tourism

Damascus, Syria

1989-1991Postgraduate classes and High Diploma in “ International Economic Relations”

Subject of the Diploma thesis: Economic Relations in between the Arab countries

University of Mannheim, Germany

Work Experience:

1988Trainee in project planning and feasibility studies

Nahas Entreprises, Damascus, Syria

1989Trainee in organizing and planning tourist groups

Transtour company, Damascus, Syria

1991 Trainee with Volkswagen Finance,V.A.G leasing

Braunschweig, Germany

1991-1999A part-time job in the tourism marketing for Treff-Page-Hotels, Germany

1996-1997Freelance organization consultant for Europcar, Damascus, Syria

1991-PresentOrganizing and leading tours and language courses for Europeans in different Arab Countries

Freelance economic consultant in the Field of the international economic relations for Arab and German companies. This job required me to do different economic studies and market analysis, in addition to many translations mainly from German and sometimes form English into Arabic and vise versa. I also organized many intercultural seminars and training programs.

Teaching Arabic and German as foreign languages at:

· the EveningAcademy of the city of Mannheim, Germany

· the university of Mannheim, Germany.

·the American community college, Darmstadt, Germany.

· the university of Heilbronn, Germany (teaching International Relations as well)

·other institutions

Freelance translator for Arabic – German and German – Arabic for

many companies and since 2003 responsible also for the Arabic

translation of the magazine “Deutschland” of the federal foreign

ministry and the translation of the book “Facts about Germany” also of

the federal foreign ministry.

Special skills:

Sworn translator and interpreter German Arabicand Arabic German
Good knowledge of the Arabic and German economies, their social, political and cultural backgrounds as well as the relations between them.
Thorough knowledge of the Arabic markets and their specifications
Involved in public relations in co-operation with the German-Arab society
Several studies and analysis of international economic and political relations.
Intensive experience as an interpreter for different companies during German-Arab business meetings
Organizing and leadership.

Languages:

German: fluent in reading and writing

Arabic: fluent in reading and writing

English: fluent in reading and writing

Activities:

A member of the elected consulting council of the city of Mannheim for the foreigners affairs
Member of the Exam Committee of “Diploma in Business Administration”, Chamber of Commerce, Karlsruhe, Germany
Former member of the board of the German-Syrian Society, South West Germany
Former member of the board of the German-Arab Society,South West Germany