Ralph Srouji

Ralph Srouji

 

Phone: 619-861-8317 ●     E-mail: ralph.srouji@rebuildbabel.com

 

Current address: 1254 Sienna Hill Dr. Houston TX 77077

                                                                                                                                               

 

Qualification Summary

 

 

                                                                                                                                               

 

Professional Experience

 

rebuildbabel.com                                                                               January 2006 -present

Project Manager & Freelance Translator                                     

As a freelance translator I gathered many returning clients that began requesting translations into multiple languages. In February 2006 I established the agency and gathered a group of translators to accommodate my clients’ needs. I have led groups of translators and proofreaders on hundreds of projects in multiple languages, translated thousands of pages in various fields and many websites and have over 1000 hours of interpreting in all combinations of all three languages spoken.

 

Al Sumaria TV, Iraq, stationed in Lebanon                         January 2005-December 2005

English to Arabic Translator/Interpreter, News department.

Joined this new television station to gather news from various sources, such as Reuters, AP, AFP, western newspapers and other television news stations and translated them to Arabic for the news editing team.

 

Samir Publishers, Beirut Lebanon                                       January 2004-December 2004

Editor

Helped in the conception and editing of French language, mathematics, sciences, history and geography text books for the 2005-2006 school year for 8^th, 9^th and 10^th grade.

 

L&R Communication, Beirut Lebanon                                    July 2002-November 2003

Copyrighter

Conceived below and above the line advertisements for this prominent advertising firm.    

 

Lebanese Army, Beirut Lebanon                                   November 2002- November 2003

Military service

General military training and some administrative work.

 

St. Joseph College, Antoura, Lebanon                                          October 2001-June 2002

French Teacher

Taught intermediate French to ages 11 to 13.

 

L’Orient le Jour, Beirut, Lebanon                                               February 2000-July 2000

Arabic to French and English to French Translator

Gathered news from English and Arabic sources, such as Reuters, AP and AFP and translated them to French for Lebanon’s only French language newspaper.

                                                                                                                                               

 

Education

 

St. Joseph University, Beirut Lebanon                                                                June 2000

Bachelor of Arts in French Literature

 

Translation Institute USJ, Beirut, Lebanon                                                       June 1998

Certificate in Translation

 

St. Joseph College, Antoura, Lebanon                                                                 June 1996

High School diploma in experimental sciences

                                                                                                                                               

 

Affiliations

 

Houston Interpreters and Translators Association (HITA)

Houston World Affairs Council (HWAC)

Museum of Fine Arts Houston (MFAH)

Société des Gens de Lettres Paris