Nada Fayad

Provided two-way video interpretation across courts, government, healthcare, and social services, conveying culturally sensitive and accurate interpretations without additions or omissions per professional protocol.

Translated cognitive behavioral materials and training modules from English to Arabic, adapted content for Middle Eastern cultural relevance, and recorded Arabic voice-overs to support instructional delivery.

Analyzed and evaluated search tool efficacy and AI-generated responses for relevance and quality, annotating English and Arabic data to develop taxonomies and knowledge-base content. Assessed retrieved passages against user queries and contributed to annotation guidelines to improve retrieval accuracy.

Interpreted and transcribed Egyptian Arabic recordings into English, translating legal and medical jargon into accurate long-form text and providing consecutive interpretation for asylum-related meetings. Produced written records of audio/video materials and translated legal documents from Arabic to English.

Applied NLP techniques to improve multilingual search and language-understanding products, annotated Arabic and English linguistic data, and helped design annotation guidelines while evaluating annotator performance to ensure consistent, high-quality outputs.

Taught MSA and Levantine Arabic to government and contractor students using ILR scale-focused curricula, developed cultural and linguistic training materials, and conducted translation drills tied to DLIFLC resources.

Completed professional courses including Government and Legal Translation and Précis and Report Writing.

Completed diploma-level translation studies and multiple professional courses in translation and report writing.

Studied Mass Media Communication; coursework and training in media, reporting, and communication principles.