Hamdi Othman Gamal El-Deen Gawdat
Haram, Guiza, Egypt || Mobile: 011 18 48 022 || DoB: 10/1956
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Objective: To occupy aTranslatorposition, at senior level, guided by my extensive experience and managerial skills.
Current Position: Senior Translator at a major Law Firm in Cairo.
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Education
B.A English Simultaneous Interpretation, Faculty of Languages & TranslationAl-AzharUniversity: Year 1980, Score (Good)
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Practical Experience
Senior Legal Translator/ Editor
March 2007 – Present
A MAJOR LAW FIRM IN EGYPT
Role (Translation)
-International Business Law: Arbitration Awards and Dispute Resolution.
-Financial & Business Management: Corporate Law, Articles of Incorporations and Statutes & By-Laws.
-Litigation Court Proceedings: Law Suites, Police Investigations and Criminal Issues.
-Investment Laws & Regulations:Merger & Acquisition Laws, Stock & Securities, Due Diligence Reports and various legal opinions.
-A variety of contracts and agreements of different purposes.
-Editing and proofreading other translators’ tasks.
Free Lance TranslatorAugust 2003 – February 2007
-Translated a wide range of topics, besides managing a private business.
Chief, Contracts Administration Branch:
January 2001 – July 2003
MINISTRY OF DEFENSE & AVIATION
SAUDI ARABIAN ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS RIYADH, KSA
Role (Translation & Managerial):
-Was responsible for the overall management and administration of the branch as follows:
- Initiating, organizing and laying the course of actions for a "Translation Pool" where translators ensconced in one central area that would respond to various written and oral translation requests. Organization included formation of translators' groups for special or general projects, identification of specialty skills, preparation of transmittals and setting the table of distribution.
- Closely supervised and carried the translation work processes to completion, verified that original and copies of accomplished work were returned and/or distributed to concerning parties, setting timeframes and deadlines while achieving high degree of work security.
- Performing editing and proofreading translation tasks.
Contracts Office Administrator:
July 1988 – December 2000
SAUDI OPERATIOMAINTENANCE CO.
SOMC-SOCP, RIYADH, KSA
Role (Translation & Managerial):
- I had a Blank Purchase Agreement (BPA) signed with the US Army Corps of Engineers/Ordnance Program Division (USACE/OPD) to supply translation services which lasted for approximately eleven years.
- Responsible for reception, distribution and collection of translation requests and delivery of proofread and achieved work within set deadlines and timeframes.
- Personally shouldered the responsibility of writing, translating and typing correspondences, agreements, memos of understanding of high sensitivity and confidentiality.
- Supervised and proofread translations of subordinate translators of the Program for the Ordnance Corps maintenance and supply contracts and the related Foreign Military Sales Cases (FMS Cases).
Technical Translator:April 1986 – June 1988
SAUDI MAINTENANC CORPORATION
“SIYANCO-SOCP”, RIYADH, KSA
Role (Translation):
-Provided translation services from English to Arabic and vice versa for a wide range of functions including highly technical subjects.
-Translation stuff included contract documents, company internal polices, and labor lawsuits, personnel notices and circulars and employees job description.
-Involved in translating military stuff such as engineering specifications, operating characteristics pertaining to military and commercial vehicles and equipment, weapons assemblies and repair parts. Participated in translating technical manuals and supply references that dealt with the latest military supply and logistics trends and doctrines.
-Acted as English/Arabic interpreter/translator during conferences and meetings relating to technical functions of the Saudi Arabian Army Ordnance Corps (SAAOC).
Interpreter/Translator/Typist: October 1985 – April 1986
SAUDI MAINTENANCE CORPORATION
“SIYANCO-SOCP”, RIYADH, KSA
Role (Translation):
-Translated and typed all incoming and outgoing correspondence.
-Participated in clerical duties such as filing, logging correspondence.
-Translated and typed offers, contracts and reports.
-Worked as interpreter between foreign employees and the administration and performed all related duties.
Translator/Typist:
May 1984 – May 1985 HYUNDAIENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO.
JEDDAH, KSA
Role (Translation):
-Worked in a project called Makka-Taif Desalination Plant, LOT 1A located in Shoeba area on the Red SeaCoast between Jeddah and AL-Laith areas.
-Translated technical data and specialized items, various contracts concluded between the company and the subcontractors involved in the implementation of the project.
-Attended, translated/interpreted and typed minutes of meetings between the company and the owner of the project, Water Saline Conversion Corporation, and the Consultants.
-Was assigned as the Assistant to the project technical Coordinator to verify, review and prepare project documentations for submission to the Government agencies in both Arabic and English.
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