Passionate individual with 7+ years liaising, case management, translation, and training experience. Self-starter with an interest in the government, non-profit, and legal sectors, and fluent in 5 languages.
Selected as one of two liaisons for NATO Resolute Support Mission to coordinate and translate the highest-level security meetings in Afghanistan. Youngest liaison at the Office of the National Security Council (ONSC).
Organized weekly Senior Security Leadership (SSL) meetings attended by the heads of the Afghan government, including the NSA (National Security Adviser), ANDSF (Afghan National Defense and Security Forces) Ministers and Deputy Ministers as well as the CSTC-A (Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan) Commander and NATO Executive Advisory Group (EAG).
Served as a key liaison and top translator for the Future Forces Conference–regarding the framework and budget for the Afghan National Security Forces–held at the Presidential Palace (PP) and attended by top U.S. generals, NATO advisors, the EAG, and Afghan government leaders. Drafted the conference agendas, coordinated meetings, and translated working groups’ reports. Briefed EAG advisors on working group discussions during each day of the conference.
Senior Translator/Interpreter, 04/2017 to 07/2020 Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. – Newport, RI,
Translated top-level security documents, letters, directives, and manuals between Dari, Pashto, and English to support NATO Coalition Advisors and Afghan senior leadership. Revised junior translators’ translations.
Provided simultaneous and consecutive translation at major conferences, workshops, and events on/off base between Dari, Pashto, and English. Facilitated the understanding of all advisors in their respective languages.
Provided all translation services, including highly technical translations for the Spectrum 21 advanced course regarding managing military and civilian radio frequencies throughout Afghanistan.
Corrections Case Manager, 08/2016 to 04/2017 PAE/INL-CSSP (Corrections System Support Program) – City, STATE,
Reviewed all CSSP cases and corrections documents and coordinated with the General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Centers (GDPDC) and 34 regional offices to ensure that all prisoners and detainees were being treated fairly and had their rights respected.
Developed a realistic, sustainable infrastructure for the GDPDC to assume responsibility of the case management system, including maintaining prisoner and inmate records. Collaborated with the GDPDC director to organize training for GDPDC members and build administrative capacity to operate the system.
Linguist, 06/2013 to 12/2015 NTM-A (Nato Training Mission For Afghanistan) – City, STATE,
Conducted consecutive translation of advanced and basic police training modules between Turkish, Dari, and Pashto for officers in training to join the Afghan National Police (ANP). Ultimately mentored, advised, and translated for 175+ officer candidates across five groups over their six-month courses, from enrollment to graduation.
Liaised with the Turkish Ministry of the Interior and Sivas Police Training Center to coordinate all ANP police training programs.
Education and Training
MBA: Business Administration, Expected in 03/2019 Dunya University - Kabul, GPA:
Bachelor : Law & Political Science, Expected in 03/2013 Kabul University - Kabul, GPA:
Languages
English:
Full Professional
Negotiated:
Persian:
Native/ Bilingual
Negotiated:
Pashto:
Native/ Bilingual
Negotiated:
Turkish:
Full Professional
Negotiated:
Uzbek:
Full Professional
Negotiated:
Certifications
Certificate of Appreciation by John W. Nicholson, 4 Star U.S. Army General and Commander of the NATO Resolute Support Mission and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, (USFOR_A) (Aug. 2018, Kabul, Afghanistan).
Certificate of Completion of the Advanced Mediation Training Seminar organized by the Commercial Law Development Program, U.S Department of Commerce, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Center, and the Rome and Bangalore Mediation Center, (Nov. 8-11, 2016, Bangalore, India).
Certificate of Completion of the Media Law and Policy Summer School organized by INTERNEWS and the Afghanistan Center at Kabul University (Jul. 23-27, 2016, Kabul, Afghanistan).
Certificate of Completion of the Conflict Transformation through Dialogue and Conversation Seminar organized by the World in Conversation Center at Pennsylvania State University and the Afghanistan Independent Bar Association(AIBA) (Jul. 10-13, 2016, New Delhi, India).
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