Media Consultant

• Mar 2022 - Present

Monitored daily press, broadcast media outlets, and social media in Egypt and Kuwait and drafted a daily report in English summarizing such publications. Identified events and articles that are relevant to US interests in Egypt and Kuwait and provided translations of appropriate passages and quotations from such media with particular emphasis on political, economic, and security issues, bilateral relations, and host country foreign policy. Monitored daily press, broadcast media outlets, and social media in Egypt and Kuwait and drafted a daily report in English summarizing such publications. Identified events and articles that are relevant to US interests in Egypt and Kuwait and provided translations of appropriate passages and quotations from such media with particular emphasis on political, economic, and security issues, bilateral relations, and host country foreign policy.

Editor/Translator

• Sep 2008 - Present

Completed wide range of finance, legal, administrative, medical and technical translation and editing projects in Arabic and English. Efficiently used dictionaries, references and the internet as a research tool to convey the original meaning and voice of the original language into the target language and to verify information. Completed wide range of finance, legal, administrative, medical and technical translation and editing projects in Arabic and English. Efficiently used dictionaries, references and the internet as a research tool to convey the original meaning and voice of the original language into the target language and to verify information.

Editor

• Sep 2003 - Feb 2023

Journalist/translator

• Feb 1995 - Feb 2023

Financial News Editor

• Sep 2020 - Mar 2022

Translated and edited financial news from news wires from English into Arabic to cover financial markets, stocks, FX, commodities, futures, bonds and ETFs for the Asian session. Translated and edited financial news from news wires from English into Arabic to cover financial markets, stocks, FX, commodities, futures, bonds and ETFs for the Asian session.

Senior Translator

• Jan 2012 - Mar 2016

Completed wide range of financial, business, legal, administrative, medical, technical and patents translation and editing projects in Arabic and English. Edited, proofread, and translated material in English and Arabic. Efficiently used dictionaries, references and the internet as a research tool to convey the original meaning and voice of the original language into the target language and to verify information. Completed wide range of financial, business, legal, administrative, medical, technical and patents translation and editing projects in Arabic and English. Edited, proofread, and translated material in English and Arabic. Efficiently used dictionaries, references and the internet as a research tool to convey the original meaning and voice of the original language into the target language and to verify information.

Radio Broadcast Editor/Translator

• Jan 2006 - May 2008

Edited, translated and produced news headlines, briefs, reports and analyses for the English news channel, Egypt Radio. 95.4 FM and Radiomasr 88.7 FM. Edited, translated and produced news headlines, briefs, reports and analyses for the English news channel, Egypt Radio. 95.4 FM and Radiomasr 88.7 FM.

Senior Translator

• Nov 2004 - May 2007

Translated news and op-ed articles from Arabic to English for Al Masry Al Youm and the London-based Al Hayat. Produced subtitles for news program using Subtitle Workshop. Translated news and op-ed articles from Arabic to English for Al Masry Al Youm and the London-based Al Hayat. Produced subtitles for news program using Subtitle Workshop.

Financial Editor/ Media Analyst

• May 2001 - Jul 2003

Translated and edited financial news in a B2B environment to cover stocks, FX, commodities, futures, bonds and ETFs. Monitored and analyzed printed publications and websites and produced a daily executive report in compliance with strict quality and topicality criteria. Translated and edited financial news in a B2B environment to cover stocks, FX, commodities, futures, bonds and ETFs. Monitored and analyzed printed publications and websites and produced a daily executive report in compliance with strict quality and topicality criteria.

Journalist

• Apr 1999 - Jul 2003

Reported on Kuwait's National Assembly (parliament), government, business, education, science and courts and crime. Translated news articles and op-ed articles by the editor-in-chief and other contributing writers. Reported on Kuwait's National Assembly (parliament), government, business, education, science and courts and crime. Translated news articles and op-ed articles by the editor-in-chief and other contributing writers.

Chemist/Technical Writer

• Sep 1996 - Jan 2000

Conducted chemical analyses to support the synthesis process of petrochemical products (Polyethylene, Ammonia and Urea) and insure environmental and safety compliance. Translated and edited technical material and documentation for quality assurance and environmental management standards projects (ISO 9000& ISO 14001). Conducted chemical analyses to support the synthesis process of petrochemical products (Polyethylene, Ammonia and Urea) and insure environmental and safety compliance. Translated and edited technical material and documentation for quality assurance and environmental management standards projects (ISO 9000& ISO 14001).