career objective                              

 

driven leader and enthusiastic team player with a strong work ethic eager to contribute talents toward actively supporting a progressive organization in achieving and surpassing goals as a key staff member

 

profile                                                

 

ø  successful 5-year background in corporate-level recruiting, including recent experience in identifying and recruiting quality arabic speakers

ø  extensive international experience as an arabic translator, including 2 tours in iraq; proficient in both oral and written translation/interpretation and posses skills in 10 distinct gulf region dialects

ø  top secret clearance qualified

ø  dynamic manager experienced in steering broad range of business operations

ø  effectively build and lead top-performing teams, with a strong focus on delivering superior customer service; strategically coordinate/schedule workflow to optimize efficiency and profitability

ø  bachelor degree in business administration

 

professional experience                

 

specialist recruiter, gls - falls church va                                                            2008-present    

• strategically combined arabic lindquist background with recruiting experience to collaborate in recruiting arabic speakers

 

corporate recruiter/certified tester, trinity technology group/ttg                          2004-2008

• effectively worked with company in recruiting quality corporate and in-country linguist personnel
• served as subject matter expert (sme) in developing english to arabic/arabic to english verbal testing for screening of potential corporate opi candidates; successfully completed l3 com opi training as opi tester

senior merchandise team manager, macy's c hagerstown, md                                     2006-2007

• effectively developed and implemented innovative merchandising plans instrumental to driving sales and profit growth in highly-competitive retail industry
• proficiently managed timely flow of merchandise from processing to placement on sales floor
• actively managed start team and led/supported associates while managing markdown and signage processes

 

arabic linguist/translator, zkd inc.-arlington, va/iraq                                                 2003-2004

• provided critical arabic translation services supporting diverse us army and government missions vital to achieving strategic objectives of both the united states and iraq
• effectively translated, researched, analyzed, exploited, processed, and disseminated documents to provide crucial information, using harmony and docx; supported intelligence briefings, reporting and analytical programs
• facilitated iraqi dialect training of team members, demonstrating strong teaching methods and broad dialect knowledge

 

 

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lead interpreter, sosi interpreting ltd-fairfax, va/iraq                                                           2003

• in recognition of superior service in providing interpretation/translation and supporting military in 120+ assignments by conducting interviews and command translation for visiting military dignitaries as well as assisting in counterintelligence operations, awarded army commendation medal for working with 358 civil affair unit, babylon/iraq, as well as 1mef medal
• efficiently evaluated, collected, processed, and disseminated communications instrumental to supporting briefings, reporting and analytical programs as well as judicial personnel, and provided quality reports for analysis of translated documentation

 

store manager, peebles dept. store-stanton/leasburg, va                                                  2000-2002

store manager, market station gift store-front royal, va/roanoke, va                               1997-1999

• contributed strong leadership qualities toward successfully steering steer full scope of store operations ranging from sales, merchandising and customer service to hiring, training, staff scheduling, and management reporting
• successfully led over 50 staff members to maximize profit ratios and strategically administered budgets for optimal profitability
• selected to collaborate with owner in launching a second store and subsequently assumed management responsibilities
• over course of store management career, led stores to generate as much as 13% revenue growth, achieving multiple awards at both local and regional levels

 

high school administrator/translator, saudi arabia                                                    1988-1997

• returned to former high school upon college graduation to apply sharp administrative skills toward optimizing operations while concurrently providing quality translation for international students and key stakeholders within the academic community

 

education                                           

 

ba, business administration-king saud university- saudi arabia; 1988