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