Ralf Srouji
Phone: 619-861-8317● E-mail:
Current address:1254 Sienna Hill Dr. Houston TX 77077
Qualification Summary
- Eight years experience in translation and interpreting
- Excellent communications skills
- Fluent in French, Arabic and English
- Expert in Microsoft Office and CAT tools
- Legally eligible to work in the US
ProfessionalExperience
rebuildbabel.comJanuary 2006 -present
Project Manager & Freelance Translator
As a freelance translator I gathered many returning clients that began requesting other languages. In February 2006 I started a website and gathered a group of translators to accommodate my clients. I have led groups of translators and proofreaders on hundreds projects in multiple languages, translated thousands of pages in various fields and many websites and have over 1000 hours of interpreting in all combinations of all three languages spoken, mostly at professional shows in Dallas (American Diabetes Expo 04/06), Houston (Global Freight Expo 09/06 and Texas Home and Garden Show 10/06) and Las Vegas (Telecom Next 03/06).
Al Sumaria TV, Iraq, stationed in Lebanon January 2005-December 2005
English to Arabic Translator/Interpreter, News department.
Joined this new television station to gather news from various sources, such asReuters,AP, AFP, western newspapers and other television news stationsand translated them to Arabic for the news editing team.
Samir Publishers, BeirutLebanon January 2004-December 2004
Editor
Helped in the conception and editing of French language, mathematics, sciences, historyand geography text booksfor the 2005-2006 schoolyear for 8th, 9th and 10th grade.
L&R Communication, Beirut Lebanon July 2002-November 2003
Copyrighter
Conceived below and above the line advertisement for this prominent advertising firm.
Lebanese Army, BeirutLebanon November 2002- November 2003
Military service
General military training and some administrative work.
St. JosephCollege, Antoura, Lebanon October 2001-June 2002
French Teacher
Taught intermediate French to ages 11 to 13.
L’Orient le Jour, Beirut, Lebanon February2000-July 2000
Arabic to French and English to French Translator
Gathered news from English and Arabic sources, such as Reuters, AP and AFP and translated them to French for Lebanon’s only French language newspaper.
Education
St. JosephUniversity, BeirutLebanon June 2000
Bachelor of Arts in French Literature
- Wrote a 100 page novel as a final project under the direction of Professor Charif Majdalani.
Translation Institute USJ,Beirut, Lebanon June 1998
Certificate in Translation
St. JosephCollege,Antoura, Lebanon June 1996
High School diploma in experimental sciences
Affiliations
Houston World Affairs Council
HoustonMuseum of Fine Arts
Société des Gens de Lettres (Paris)