Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
Intern

HAYA ALRAS

Windsor,ON

Summary

Proficient Arabic/English interpreter and translator capable of communicating faithfully and accurately with people from all social & professional backgrounds. Fully aware of diversity & multicultural issues and the profession's standards and ethics. Flexible in the ability to adapt to challenges when arise.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Freelancer Community Interpreter

ALL LANGUAGES ltd-
WINDSOR, ON
05.2022 - Current
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
  • Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, ethics, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.

Freelancer Community Interpreter

MCC -Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County
Windsor, ON
03.2022 - Current
  • Attended training programs to improve professional knowledge and interpretation skills. (LITP)
  • Provided language sight translation and customer service skills to clients in medical and legal sectors.
  • Provided in-person, telephone and video interpretations for clients during legal, tribunals, medical and social services, successfully maintaining pace with native speakers to deliver real-time comprehension.
  • Facilitated communication between law enforcement personnel and individuals involved in crimes such as witnesses, persons of interest and suspects.

TRANSLATOR/MARKETING EXECUTIVE

EMAAR Properties, PJSC
Dubai
08.2005 - 03.2007
  • Rewrite and review advertisements in Arabic after translating them from English and ensure that ad retains all required info in a well-written Arabic context
  • Translating website of company
  • Supported operations by translating key departmental documents such as marketing and sales materials into Arabic and English.

INTERPRETER/TRANSLATOR

ALKILANI LEGAL TRANSLATION BUREAUS GROUP
Dubai
09.2003 - 07.2005
  • Translating legal documents, certificates, literature, scientific materials and medical reports and articles
  • Provided simultaneous/consecutive interpretation to clients at conferences and small meetings.
  • Liaising with clients to discuss any unclear points.
  • Consulted specialized dictionaries, thesauruses and reference books to identify closest equivalents for nuanced terminology, words and phrases.
  • Completed precise translations of official documents with correct words and phrasing to meet legal standards.

TRANSLATOR/REPORTER

GULF NEWS ENGLISH NEWSPAPER
Dubai, UAE
07.2001 - 04.2002
  • Maintained knowledge of developments in Arabic/English languages to effectively update existing translations to meet contemporary trends in communication.
  • Provided verbal summaries of non-English documents for immediate use.(sight translation)
  • Communicated effectively with clients to establish scope and requirements of translation, following up after submission of work to confirm satisfaction and understanding.
  • Provided cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
  • Attended training programs to improve professional knowledge and interpretation skills.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - TRANSLATION & ENGLISH LANGUAGE

AJMAN UNIVERSITY oF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
UAE

PROGRAM CERTIFICATE - Language Interpreter Certificate Program

ST. CLAIR COLLEGE
Windsor, ON
12.2021

ILSAT

Across Languages
10.2019

Skills

  • VRI-enabled vendor
  • Excellent Communicator
  • Sight Translator
  • Consecutive/ Simultaneous Interpreter
  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Very Organized

Certification

  • OCCI accredited. (Ontario Council on Community Interpreting).
  • member of APLI - Association of Professional Language Interpreters.
  • Candidate for ATIO Certification.

Timeline

Freelancer Community Interpreter

ALL LANGUAGES ltd-
05.2022 - Current

Freelancer Community Interpreter

MCC -Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County
03.2022 - Current

TRANSLATOR/MARKETING EXECUTIVE

EMAAR Properties, PJSC
08.2005 - 03.2007

INTERPRETER/TRANSLATOR

ALKILANI LEGAL TRANSLATION BUREAUS GROUP
09.2003 - 07.2005

TRANSLATOR/REPORTER

GULF NEWS ENGLISH NEWSPAPER
07.2001 - 04.2002

Bachelor of Arts - TRANSLATION & ENGLISH LANGUAGE

AJMAN UNIVERSITY oF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

PROGRAM CERTIFICATE - Language Interpreter Certificate Program

ST. CLAIR COLLEGE

ILSAT

Across Languages

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
HAYA ALRAS