Career / Experience

PROFICIENCIES

Management/Elect. Eng./Mktg. & Sales/Medical Equipment/Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics/ FMCG/PC/Automobile Repair/Arabic/English Translation, Transcription, Business Correspondence.
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LANGUAGE PROFICIENCIES

Excellent fluency in Arabic & English (bilingual).
British Council Davies Test (TOEFL Equivalent) in English {First in Asia (1977), ÇáÃæá Ýí ÂÓíÇ}
German (Ein Bischen Duetsch- 2000 Worter). I do not translate from or to German. A native German translator colleague does that.
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EMPLOYMENT RECORD

1998 - Freelance translation/transcription Arabic/English.

OWNER / SELF EMPLOYED. (Concurrent with employments further below) - In below businesses responsible for full range of activities associated with management and organisation of private business.

1989 - 1998 Owner & Managing Director of Drug Store (Wholesale/retail business). Wholesale of Drugs (Pharmaceuticals/Medicines), Cosmetics and General Items.

1983 - 1998 Electrical Contractor

1975 - 1998 Electromedical Equipment Installation, Maintenance and Service Engineer.

1975 - 1978 Automobile repair shop owner (and Chief Mechanic).



EMPLOYED 1977 - 1979

Assistant Director of WHO (World Health Organisation - UN) Regional Training Center, (Middle East Area). Teaching & Training Instructor for electronics, basics of digital electronics, maintenance and service of X-Ray Machines, switchgear and electrical wiring of buildings. Organising Syllabuses. Ordering of books for library and laboratory equipment. Administration & Organising of student enrollments, tours; foreign and local correspondence for invitation of specialists to hold technical training seminars at Center.

1970 - 1975 Installation, Maintenance and Service Engineer (1000 bed, Middle East Teaching Hospital, Responsible for installing/maintaining/servicing of electronic/electrical eqpt. X-Ray Machines and full range of accessories (Cut Film Changer, Angiography & Catheterisation measurement equipment), building wiring and control eqpt. (emergency generators, air handling equipment)
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EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS (U.S.A., U.K., Europe, Arabian)

University Qualification : B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, (1970)

Schooling and other Higher Education : Arabic, American and British Schools and Colleges up to ‘O’ & ‘A’ levels, H.N.D. (I & II in Elect. Eng.) & B. Sc. in Electrical Engineering.
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TRAINING (Technical):

United Kingdom - DHSS, Penlon, Hewlett Packard, British Oxygen, GEC, Bristol Polytechnic.

Germany - Siemens A.G.

Holland-Philips

France-Thomson Medical Telco.

Italy-Generay, Honeywell.

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METHODS OF COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTACT PARTICULARS:-

Telephone: ++971 50 633 2149 (mobile)

Telefax : ++971 4 2977 112

Email : translate_it_at@hotmail.com (other email addresses for large attachments are also available)

Address : P.O. Box 80133, Dubai, U.A.E.

PC to PC verbal conversation via MSN Messenger.

   Pricing / Other services

There is no set price. Presently we are working at discounted prices from $ 0.15 per word downwards, at $ 50 minimum total for short text. Depending on a number of factors {language pair, season, topic, rush/slack jobs and periods, purpose, usage of text (public, private etc.) etc.}, the discount possible and minimum price may vary. Upon communication a price or discount is quoted, which will stand for the duration of your tender or for one week only or as stated in our reply.