Freelancers : Brentwood, New York

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(Curriculum Vitae) ============ Ahmed Abdul-Hamid Ahmed Cell phone (+968)97208954 - E-Mail:ahmadhamid73@yahoo.com Present Occupation& Full-Time Job in ?Sultanate of Oman: Senior Arabic/English/Arabic Translator/Editor, Muscat-based (Al-Watan) Arabic daily of Oman. Education: I have B.A in Journalism. Foreign Languages: I have proficiency in English, Arabic, and French (Spoken and Written) Personal Data: Marital Status: Married, with three children. Date of Birth: 04 October 1955 Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt Religion: Muslim. Skills: Computer and Internet, skills of website surfing and search, typing (English & Arabic), translation (English / Arabic/ English), editing, proofreading and revising, articles and reports writing, and managerial skills. Employment Record and Previous Work Experience: --------------------------------------------------------------- (1) From To Position May 1976 June 1979 Translator/Editor Employer: Middle East News Agency (MENA), Cairo, Egypt. Job Description & Duties: 1- Translating from English into Arabic and vice versa a variety of news items and reports brought in through the wire service. 3- Conducting interviews with officials in different governmental organizations, members of foreign missions, and senior officials in various ministries. (2) From To Position 06/1980 08/1984 (Part-Time Translator/Editor) Employer: Al-Bilad Newspaper, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Job Description & Duties: 1- Translating and editing of selected news items, stories, and reports published in the English language dailies or transmitted by global news agencies. 2- Running interviews with foreign leading figures, senior officials and members of the community business during their visits to Saudi Arabia. 4- Covering events and activities of economic and financial organizations and foreign diplomatic missions in the Kingdom, and interviewing ambassadors and members of the business community. (3) From To Position 06/1984 08/1989 (Full-Time Translator/Editor) Employer: Same previous employer. Job Description & Duties: The same duties mentioned above and undertaken while working as Part-Time Translator/ Editor for Al-Bilad daily. (4) From To Position 02/1989 12/1990 Translator/Editor Employer: German News Agency (DPA), Cairo regional office. Job Description & Duties: I was tasked with the same responsibilities, which I was doing during my three-year work in the Middle East News Agency. (5) From To Position 1990 1992 translator Employer: Ministry of Defense, Doha, Qatar (Press & Translation Section) Job Description & Duties: Translating from Arabic to English and from English to Arabic articles, reports and analyses on the political, economic, and social issues and developments in the state of Qatar in particular and the Gulf region at large. I was also assigned with doing editing works. (6) From To Position 01/1992 12/1994 Translator Employer: German News Agency (DPA), Cairo regional office. Job Description & Duties: Same duties that I was doing during my work for DPA. (7) From To Position 02/1993 11/1995 senior Translator/Writer (Part-Timer) Employer: Al-alam Elyawam economic daily, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt. Job Description & Duties: As a member of the Foreign affairs section, I was assigned with the following duties: 1- Translating and editing a variety of different press material selected from Arabic and English language sources, including world news agencies and our correspondents abroad. 2- Conducting interviews with members of Cairo-based business community. 3- Covering various business events in Egypt. (8) From To Position 03/1995 to present time fully appointed Senior Translator/ Editor Employer: Al-Alam Elyawam economic daily, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt. Job Description & Duties: As Senior Translator/ Editor I am supervising 10-member team of Translators/Editors who are assigned to Translate economic news items, stories and reports , as well as political items and reports selected from English language dailies, specialized websites on the internet, and other stories brought in through the local and global news agencies (Reuters, AFP, AP, UPI, DPA). My duties also include the following: 1- Choosing news items and stories transmitted by the wire service and distributing them to members of the team 2- Revising and editing all translated and written material and preparing them for publishing. 3- Supervising and training the junior staff. Part-Time Jobs: (1) From To Position 02/2000 04/2003 Senior Translator/Editor/Reviser Employer: Chinese News Agency (Cairo regional bureau) Job Description & Duties: My duties and tasks were as follows: 1- Selecting news items, reports, and stories from the website of the Chinese News Agency and distributing them to members of the team. 2- 2- Revising the translated and the edited items both grammatically and linguistically and also in terms of editing and then sending these polished and revised item to our subscribers in Egypt and other Arab countries.

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Extract from resume below • Accomplished artist and filmmaker, seeking challenging projects within the fields of animation, illustration or design. A highly motivated individual, with an inherently innovative and original drawing style, good eye for detail. Works well independently or as part of a team. Professional Experience • October 2011 – ongoing - Joined Artflakes.com, prints of work available online • April 2011 – ongoing - book Illustrator for Pictorial • Feb 2011 – ongoing - Freelance designer for 'iced tees' t-shirt company • Dec 2010 – Photoshop logo editor for ‘The Industry Trust’ (freelance) • March – September - Freelance Illustrator for a Graphics Company in Surrey • May 2010 - Cleanup Artist working for Breakthru Films, on film ‘Night Island’ Achievements • March 2012:'Night Island' screened in film festivals and printed on dvd. • Feb 2012: Started a Blog of my work, paintings, drawings and photographs. • July 2010: Films ‘Playing with light’, ‘Trip to the Launderette’ & ‘Poles Apart’ screened online through the ‘freenetworld’ international film festival • May 2010: Film ‘Playing with light’ is to be included as a matinee screening at the desert shorts film fest in Nevada • Jan 2010: Film ‘Trip to the Launderette’ & ‘Poles Apart’ screened at the British Shorts Film Festival in Germany • Oct 2009: Film ‘Poles Apart’ screened at the London Portobello Film Festival Interests Cycling, sketching, poetry, socialising and making independent film

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I am an English graduate from Western Michigan University and a screenwriter. I have tutored English at Kalamazoo Valley Community College for the past six years, and have six years' experience as a receptionist at the Kalamazoo Youth Development Center as well. I am looking for interesting jobs related to writing, administrative data entry, etc.

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I am a veteran writer and editor. I regularly contribute to The New York Times and I've also done work for such national outlets as Fortune magazine, Time Magazine, People Magazine, Newsweek magazine, The Daily Beast, Al Jazeera America, Crain's publications, etc. I've also written extensively for The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press. I am a former staff reporter for United Press International. I've discussed my work multiple times on National Public Radio. I have a writing credit for an independent Showtime film.