Abdelwahab Raslan, Translator and proofreader

Abdelwahab Raslan

Translator and proofreader

Oliver Wyman

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Bachelor's degree, General Diploma at Eduction and Teaching Teachniques
Experience
12 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 8 Months

Translator and proofreader at Oliver Wyman
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since January 2016

o Reading through original material and translating (Arabic to English, English to Arabic), ensuring that the meaning of the source text is retained.
o Proofreading and editing final translated versions.
o Retaining and developing glossaries on specialist areas of translation.
o Provide on the ground support to the project team, including translations, information gathering (e.g. interviews), analysis, research and other project related administrative duties.
o Liaising with clients to discuss any unclear points.

Translator at Future Group
  • Egypt
  • December 2014 to October 2016

o Translating and proofreading various legal documents, technical texts, media and advertisement brochures, medical
o Localize documents to fit KSA context.

Translator at Concentrix
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 2015 to November 2015

o Translating knowledge bases English to Arabic to be used by customer service agents.
o Using appropriate software for presentation and delivery.

Translator at The National Company for Leaning and Education
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • February 2013 to September 2015

o Translating reports and letters form English to Arabic and vice versa.
o A link between native teachers and the company administration.
o Interpreting to my line managers in meetings
o Working with the HR department in the employment process; from resume screening and translating, preparing and submit initial job offer.

Freelance Translator at Lyriclab
  • India
  • January 2012 to August 2015

o Translating various legal, technical, media and advertisements, medical reports, certificates documents.
o Using appropriate software for presentation and delivery.
o Using the internet and email as research tools throughout the translation process.

Freelance Translator at Anduls Group
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • September 2013 to June 2015

o Translating various legal documents, technical texts and products specifications documents.
o Using the internet and email as research tools throughout the translation process.

Freelance Translator at Wadi.com
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2015 to June 2015

Before Wadi.com go live, I was part of the translation team who translated the items names and specification from English into Arabic.

Translator at The compiler Translation Agency
  • Egypt
  • September 2011 to February 2013

o Translating various legal documents, technical texts, media and advertisement brochures, medical reports.. etc.
o Using specialist dictionaries, thesauruses and reference books to find the closest equivalents for terminology and words used
o Using appropriate software for presentation and delivery.
o Using the internet and email as research tools throughout the translation process.
o Retaining and developing knowledge on specialist areas of translation.
o Leveraging existing tools, provide Knowledge and IC research, to support business development and client work.

Education

Bachelor's degree, General Diploma at Eduction and Teaching Teachniques
  • at Faculty of Education
  • August 2012

It is one year studying diploma, consists of 12 subject about education and teaching techniques .

Bachelor's degree, English Departement
  • at Faculty of Arts
  • August 2011

I spent four years in studying English and American literature and that added a lot to my English language and also to my knowledge and I finished these four years with average 61.89%.

Specialties & Skills

Proofreading
Translation
Internet Access
Creative Writing
Presentation Skills Coaching
Transaltion
writing stories
presentation skills
Different windows systems
Wordfast
subtitling

Languages

English
Expert
French
Beginner
Arabic
Expert

Training and Certifications

IELTS (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2016
(Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2011
Valid Until:
November 2011
ICDL (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2009
Valid Until:
September 2009
Certificate in Human Skills (Certificate)
Valid Until:
October 2011
English conversation, upper intermediate with a merit Excellent (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2010
Valid Until:
December 2010

Hobbies

  • Football, writing poetry, reading and writing stories and travel