Sumaya Gurlekce
Houston,TX
Summary
A highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience. Organized and motivated employee eager to apply time management and organizational skills in various environments. Seeking entry-level opportunities to expand skills while facilitating company growth. Ambitious, career-focused job seeker, anxious to obtain an entry-level in educational position to help launch career while achieving company goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Arabic Teacher
Houston Fatih Education Center
11.2023 - Current
- Developed customized lesson plans to cater to diverse learning needs, ensuring student progress.
- Increased student motivation by setting clear goals and expectations while providing consistent support and encouragement.
- Enriched students'' vocabulary knowledge by introducing new words in context during class discussions and written assignments.
- Maintained a positive learning environment by addressing individual student challenges and fostering a sense of community among classmates.
- Improved students'' communication skills through targeted speaking exercises and group activities.
- Stayed up-to-date on educational trends relevant to Arabic language instruction to continuously improve teaching effectiveness.
Arabic and Turkish Interpreter
Linguistica International
02.2020 - Current
- I am responsible for handling calls on demand and rendering the meaning of conversations between Turkish or Arabic and The English speakers
- I break the communication barrier in a wide range of industries that serves: Healthcare, Government, Insurance, Financial, Utilities, Travel & Hospitality, General Business, Law Enforcement, Court, and 911
- Respond to video and audio interpreting sessions promptly and conduct interpretation in a friendly and professional manner.
Catholic charity
04.2017 - 02.2019
- Serve as a cultural broker to educate and provide clarification to hospital-stuff, physicians, clinicians, and patients/ families on differences between Arabic/ Turkish cultures and the culture of medicine
- Work assigned schedule, exhibit regular and predictable attendance, and work overtime as required and approved to meet workload demands
- Investigate and problem-solve communication issues for individuals, with assistance and under the direction of the lead interpreter and/or manager
- Reports to Interpretive Programs Manager.
Education
Associate Degree - Associate of Art's
Eastern Gateway Community College
Steubenville, OH07.2026
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting
The Future University
Sanaa, Yemen06.2014
Skills
- PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
- Excellent interpersonal skills: the ability to work and communicate effectively and productively with diverse people (staff, visitors, constituents of all kinds)
- Interpreting in Turkish and Arabic excellent communication skills
- Excellent communication, organizational, problem-solving, decision-making, and interpersonal skills
- Strong interpreting skills
- Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office package: Word, Excel, Outlook; experience and skills with social media highly desirable
- Possess strong analytical and organizational skills
- Excellent customer service/teamwork skills
- I Speak clearly in both languages using proper pronunciation, enunciation, and polite expressions
- I Remain calm during video and audio interpreting sessions in the event that one of the primary speakers is incoherent or upset, especially in emergency situations such as 911 calls
- Customer Service
- Interpersonal Communication
- Fluent in Arabic and Turkish
- Self-Motivated
- Cultural Awareness
- Parent-Teacher Communication
- Language Assessment
- Native Arabic fluency
- Interactive teaching methods
- Adaptability to students' needs
- Vocabulary building
- Student Motivation
- Listening Comprehension
- Lesson Planning
- Test and quiz creation
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
- Organizational Skills
- Active Listening
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Relationship Building
- Self Motivation
- Goal Setting
- Public Speaking
- Time management abilities
- Written Communication
- Student Advising
Certification
- High School Diploma
- Associate of Arts in Education , [2022-2026]
- Circle Time Certificate.
- Accounting Degree Certificate.
Languages
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Turkish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Arabic Teacher
Houston Fatih Education Center
11.2023 - Current
Arabic and Turkish Interpreter
Linguistica International
02.2020 - Current
Catholic charity
04.2017 - 02.2019
Associate Degree - Associate of Art's
Eastern Gateway Community College
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting
The Future University
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