I am an ATA-certified AR>EN translator since 2019. 

I am a full and active member of the ProZ.com translators’ network and belong to ProZ.com’s Certified PRO network.

Professional Experience: Freelance Translator – Arabic to English
1998-present; Translation and editing for international organizations including the UN, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UNIC, UN WOMEN, UNOPS, World Bank, World Food Programme (WFP), GIZ and DED (German development orgs.), Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), Transparency International (TI), Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Palestinian Economic and Social Council, Global Fund, Moroccan Association for Solidarity and Development (AMSED) in partnership with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), Center for Disease Control (CDC), State of Qatar, Google, eni Oil Co. and various public and private companies, as well as government ministries and NGOs in Yemen such as the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Social Fund for Development, Ministry of Planning and Development, Democracy School/Children’s Parliament, Public Works Project, and independent researchers.

Other genre:

Novel based on historical events in the early 1800’s
relating to the coffee trade between America and Yemen. 69,000 words. Author
self-published in May 2024: Lost Son of Salem: An American boy's odyssey
in the Arab world.

Cultural historical articles and a recipe book for Saudi Arabia Ministry
of Culture, including a poem from 19^th century Saudi Arabia with
classical Arabic and Bedouin dialect about praying for rain.

Back translations in the fields of psychometrics and management
accreditation examinations.

22,000 word book of philosophical musings.

Google project to train Google Translate to recognize and correctly
render full sentences.

Three lectures and a religious plurality
conference program for the Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs of the State
of Qatar.

Human interest articles for a new international news website targeting
English readers called InternationalBoulevard.com.

Internet blog and forum entries for a University of Pennsylvania project
to develop machine translation.

Google youth science fair entries.

Book of 26 poems in modern poetry style (collection by one author).

Education: New York University – School of Continuing and Professional Studies
Arabic – English Translation Certification Program, 2010-2012
Received score of “A” in each of: Introduction, Literary, Medical, Government and
International Documents, Legal, and Commercial Translation.
University of the Pacific - Stockton, California, USA
Bachelor of Arts (Cum Laude), Major: Sociology with an emphasis in Social Services
Date of Graduation - Dec. 1987
University of California at Los Angeles
Intensive Course: Modern Standard Arabic (equivalent to one year), Summer 1986

Other Memberships and Credentials 

In 2014 I obtained a certified credential from the Chartered Institute of Linguists Educational Trust called the Diploma in Translation (DipTrans IoLET) with two merit scores.
I have obtained a professional certification in Arabic-English translation through a program at New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies.