Education
Diploma:
September 2012- December 2014
Media and literary translation diploma at the American University in Cairo (AUC)
GPA 3.62
University:
2006–2010 Ain Shams University, Faculty of Alsun
Overall Grade: Pass
Major: Spanish
Minor: English
Freelance:
Significant Past Projects:
· The Truth about Drugs campaign by the Foundation of a Drug-Free World, led by the Church of Scientology
· Contributed in the translation of “The Comprehensive Book on Medicine” By Abu Bakr Al Razi
· Translation of 100 pages of the book “The Rise and Fall of Robert Maxwell and His Empire” by Roy Greenslade
Current Job:
Freelance English>Arabic translator:
August 2017-Present
- I work for several clients all over the world, including in Egypt, UK, and U.S. on the translations of political articles, press releases, and research articles.
Previous Experience
Best Book Briefings: Content Management Specialist
August 2016-July 2017
· Summarising books in the fields of business, psychology, education, and many more
· Editing summaries of books
· Uploading the summaries on the website
· Proofing audio files
Freelance English>Arabic Translator and Writer:
August 2015-July 2016
- I worked for UAE, Egypt, and U.S. clients on several projects including book translations, press releases, and media articles.
- I wrote articles for Daily News Egypt, Huffington Post Arabi, and Sasa Post.
Daily News Egypt: Translation Manager
February 2015-July 2015
· Translating offline and online articles in the business field, politics, culture, sports, and opinion
· Editing translation of the team
· Giving mini-training to new translators on the system and the work
· Hiring and conducting interviews
Daily News Egypt: Translator (Part time)
October 2014 – January 2015
· Translating offline and online articles in the business field as well as in politics and opinion
Hindawi Publishing Corporation: Copyeditor
September 2013– October 2014
· Editing the linguistic material of scientific papers in the fields of medicine, mathematics, chemistry, and psychology as well as other fields
· Proofreading call for papers, biographies, and trainees’ tasks
· Giving presentations on how to be more efficient at work, whether from a linguistically point of view or from a proficiency point of view.
Jumia: Translator and Quality Control: April 2013–September 2013
· Website content translation, published articles translation, and quality control.
Alboraq Translation Services: Translator and Editor (English-Arabic/Arabic-English): December 2012 - March 2013
· Translating and editing in various fields including medical, legal, political, literary, and economic.
ChemOrbis Market Intelligence: Senior Translator (English-Arabic/Arabic-English): January 2011 – November 2012
· Translating articles related to the plastics industry and the global economies.
Bibliography
· I have published an English poetry and prose book entitled “Remnants and Ashes” with my work from 2006 to 2012.
· I also published an Arabic collection of prose and short stories in January 2017, which was sold in Cairo International Book Fair 2017.
Courses
· Literature and Strategies for Translating Poetry training course on ProZ.com
· Spanish courses- Cervantes Cultural Institute (completed 7 levels, plus conversation course)
· Pre-advanced level in The British Council, plus conversation course - British Council
· International Computer Driving License- Faculty of Alsun- Ain Shams University (I.C.D.L)
Extracurricular Activities
· Volunteering translator with Taghreedat Initiative for translating “WhatsApp” into Arabic
· Poetry recitals organiser at ALEF bookstores
· 2010 Delegate- Ain Shams Model United Nations- International Court Of Justice. (ASMUN- ICJ)
· 2010 Delegate- Model Egyptian Stock Change (MESE).
· 2011-2012 Arabic teacher in the Educational Programme at Alashanek Ya Balady AUC. (AYB-AUC).
Skills and Achievements
Language Skills:
Arabic: mother tongue
English: excellent command (written and spoken)
Spanish: good
Computer Skills:
· SDL Trados
· Microsoft Office applications: Word and Excel.
· Adobe Photoshop
Hobbies and interests
· Writing English and Arabic poetry
· Arabic calligraphy
· Reading
· Violin