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Rafea Alharfoush

@rafeaalharfoush

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Experienced Arabic–English translator and interpreter with multidisciplinary subject-matter expertise.

Syrian Arab Republic

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What I'm looking for

I seek translation/interpretation roles that challenge my subject-matter expertise, offer collaborative teams, and allow impact on multilingual projects.

I am an experienced freelance Arabic–English translator, interpreter and project manager with a MA in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Salford and a BA in English Literature. Since 2005 I have delivered translations and interpretation for UK and US agencies, government clients, NGOs and private clients across fields including law, medicine, military, business, education, religion, computing and petrochemicals.

I have practiced consecutive and simultaneous interpreting in social service and court settings in the UK, subtitling for broadcast-quality audiovisual material, lectured on Cross Cultural Communication and Critical Thinking at Sohar University, and provided copywriting and web content services. I am proficient with CAT tools (Trados, WordFast) and hold an A+ PC maintenance certificate; references and certificates are available on request.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Freelance Translator

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Self Employed

Jan 2005 - Present (20 years 9 months)

Freelance translator and project manager for UK and US agencies since 2005, delivering translations across legal, medical, technical and literary domains for government, NGOs and private clients.

Translation Project Management Wordfast Legal Translation Medical Translation CAT Tools

Lecturer

Sohar University

Jan 2009 - Dec 2011 (2 years 11 months)

Taught Cross-Cultural Communication and Critical Thinking to second-year undergraduates at Sohar University from 2009 to 2011, developing curricula and assessing student performance.

Teaching Curriculum Development Cross Cultural Communication Critical Thinking Assessments Academic Instruction

Translator & Web Content Writer

Tabeer Creative Lab

Jan 2008 - Dec 2009 (1 year 11 months)

Represented Tabeer Creative Lab at the Abu Dhabi Executive Council (2008–2009), providing translation and web content writing services for government-facing projects.

Translation Copywriting Content Editing

Simultaneous Interpreter

Various (UK/Abu Dhabi)

Jan 2005 - Dec 2007 (2 years 11 months)

Served as simultaneous and consecutive interpreter for social service meetings and court sessions in the UK and provided conference interpreting support in Abu Dhabi during 2005–2007.

consecutive interpretation Cross Cultural Communication Arabic English Interpretation

Subtitling Trainee

Al-Tanweer Studio

Jul 2004 - Aug 2004 (1 month)

Provided subtitling services for broadcast materials including NASA documentaries, talk shows and TV series on a training basis, meeting tight broadcast deadlines in Jul–Aug 2004.

Audiovisual Translation QA