Fahad Kannath
Admin Assistant & Translator
Summary
Focused Translator with highly developed understanding of Arabic and English language and culture. Skilled in quickly and accurately translating written documents and audio recordings. Over 7 years of related expertise.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
7
7
Languages
Work History
Administrative Officer & Translator
The Private Office of H.H The Father Emir
Doha
11.2013 - Current
- Worked as an interpreter between the labors and directors
- Translated various documents to and from Arabic and English languages
- Prepared letters addressing different departments
- Created, prepared and delivered reports to various departments.
- Edited documents to improve accuracy of language, flow and readability.
- Received and sorted incoming mails to record, dispatch or distribute to correct recipient.
- Reviewed final work to spot and correct errors in punctuation, grammar and translation.
- Supported operations by translating key departmental documents and internal communications.
- Provided verbal summaries of non-English documents to diverse audiences.
- Prepared various employee related reports as required by the managers.
- Entered employee details in the HR software and assigned employee codes
- Coordinated with the banks to open bank accounts for employees.
- Provided secretarial support by entering, formatting and printing information
Translator
Freelancing
01.2015 - Current
- Translated various documents to and from Arabic and English languages for various Companies in Qatar ( New Smart Services - Al Wakra, Q-Media - Bin Mahmood, Systematic services - Doha).
- Replicated flow, style and overall meaning of original texts.
- Conferred with subject matter experts and other colleagues to establish precise understanding of specialized concepts.
- Consulted specialized dictionaries, thesauruses and reference books to identify closest equivalents for nuanced terminology, words and phrases.
- Reviewed final work to spot and correct errors in punctuation, grammar and translation.
- Communicated effectively with clients to establish scope and requirements of translation, following up after submission of work to confirm satisfaction and understanding.
Education
Master of Arts (MA) - English Language and Literature
Annamali University
Master of Arts (MA) - Islamics and Arabic literature
Darul Huda Islami University
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - English Language and Literature
University of Calicut
Diploma - Functional Arabic and Urdu
Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India
Certificate in Translation Quality Management - undefined
National Research Tomsk State University
Certificate in Writing Professional Emails in English - undefined
Nanjing University
China
Course Certificate in Translation in Practice - undefined
Georgia Institute of Technology
Skills
Professional SkillsComprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and other computer software
Document review
Proofreading skills
Data Entry
Dependable and Responsible
MS Office
Attention to Detail
Active Listening
Accomplishments
- Translated terminologies and the details of employees from Arabic to English as part of preparing new English version software for HR department
- Translated religious academic books for Zidnee foundation (India) from Malayalam to English
Timeline
Translator
Freelancing
01.2015 - Current
Administrative Officer & Translator
The Private Office of H.H The Father Emir
11.2013 - Current
Master of Arts (MA) - English Language and Literature
Annamali University
Master of Arts (MA) - Islamics and Arabic literature
Darul Huda Islami University
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - English Language and Literature
University of Calicut
Diploma - Functional Arabic and Urdu
Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India
Certificate in Translation Quality Management - undefined
National Research Tomsk State University
Certificate in Writing Professional Emails in English - undefined
Nanjing University
China
Course Certificate in Translation in Practice - undefined
Georgia Institute of Technology