SDL Studio till 2019
Mustafa Abdul-Haq Muhammad
Expert Translator And Localizer
Aswan,ASN
Summary
Detail-oriented English>>Arabic Translator offering 14 years of experience. Demonstrated success in localization/translation/transcreation fields, providing range of document and text translation services. Versed in producing accurate translations for fields of: life sciences, business, marketing, IT (HW/SW/Networks), Technical, Engineering, legal, ERP, ....to name a few.
Overview
4
4
years of post-secondary education
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Translator
Future Group (https://f-g.com/)
Cairo, Egypt
01.2010 - 02.2021
- Conferred with subject matter experts and other colleagues to establish precise understanding of specialized concepts.
- Replicated flow, style and overall meaning of original texts.
- Consulted specialized dictionaries, thesauruses and reference books to identify closest equivalents for nuanced terminology, words and phrases.
- Applied cultural understanding to discern specific meanings beyond literal written words.
- Used translation memory software, including SDL Studio, Passolo, MemoQ, L10nbridge's TWS, Alchemy Catalyst, WordFast 5.0 Pro, MemSource, MS Leaf & Fabric, MS LocStudio 12...etc. to verify consistency of translation within documents and improve efficiency.
- Communicated effectively with clients to establish scope and requirements of translation, following up after submission of work to confirm satisfaction and understanding.
- Translated procedural information to facilitate understanding between doctors and patients.
- Translated documents about treatment directions and helped non-English speaking patients fill out medical forms.
- Followed ethical codes to protect confidentiality of patient medical information.
- Verified understood medical information for patients by simplifying any jargon.
- Provided cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
Translator
SoftLocalize (http://softlocalize.net/)
Cairo, Egypt
03.2007 - 01.2010
- Consulted specialized dictionaries, thesauruses and reference books to identify closest equivalents for nuanced terminology, words and phrases.
- Replicated flow, style and overall meaning of original texts.
- Attended training programs to improve professional knowledge and interpretation skills.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature And Translation
Faculty Of Al-Alsun (Foreign Tongues)
Minia University 09.2000 - 06.2004
Skills
Proofreading skills
Fluent in English
SDL Studio software proficiency
Excellent work ethic
Document review
Medical terminology
Detail-oriented
Software
Passolo till 2018
MemoQ 84
L10nbridge's TWS
Memsource
Alchemy Catalyst 10
WordFast Pro 50
MS LocStudio
Timeline
Senior Translator
Future Group (https://f-g.com/)
01.2010 - 02.2021
Translator
SoftLocalize (http://softlocalize.net/)
03.2007 - 01.2010
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature And Translation
Faculty Of Al-Alsun (Foreign Tongues)
09.2000 - 06.2004