Alain Patrick Alameddine

Alain Alameddine

+961 71 747663

alainalameddine@gmail.com

Personal information

I was born in France, and raised in Saudi Arabia and the USA. This has enabled me to become fluent in Arabic, English and French. I also have basic proficiency in German. I hold degrees in English, Management, Entrepreneurship and New Technologies. I specialize in legal, finance/business, IT and marketing translation, and I have also had experience working on engineering and medical projects.

I am an experienced user of SDL Trados, Wordfast, and Idiom. I accept payment via Paypal, Moneybookers, wire transfer, or other means.

I am a Certified Pro member of ProZ in compliance with the EN 15038 quality standard, and I am one of TranslatorCafe’s world top 20 translators. Your satisfaction is guaranteed!

Occupational field

Freelance Translator, Localizer, Teamleader

Work experience

Date

Since 2007

Occupation or position held

Arabic <> English <> French freelance translator

Main activities and responsibilities

I specialize in legal, finance/business, marketing, and IT projects.

I have also had thousands of pages of experience working on engineering, medical and tourism projects.

Please visit my online profile to view my project history and clients’ feedback on my work.

Name and address of employer

Ongoing collaboration with translation experts and agencies, including TranslatorsCafé top 20 agencies such as Verbatim Solutions, Troikaa Translation Services, Applied Language Solutions, Atlantis, and others.

Dates

January 2008 to July 2008

Occupation or position held

Junior translator

Main activities and responsibilities

Daily, quick TOT translation of news articles

Name and address of employer

Palestinian Media Center – Roy Rizk team

Dates

June 2007 to November 2007

Occupation or position held

Senior translator and proofreader

Main activities and responsibilities

I translated the book “Sculpture in Lebanon” from Arabic into English, and handled daily correspondence in Arabic, English, French and German.

Name and address of employer

Fine Arts Publishing House of Edition – César Nammour

Dates

Summer of 2004

Occupation or position held

Trainee

Main activities and responsibilities

I worked in the Bank’s administration and Customer Relations section. My responsibilities included offering clients the Bank’s appropriate products and services, opening different types of accounts, and granting loans.

I was appreciated and viewed as valuable by the employees I worked with as well as the Administration. I was described as “serious and devoted” by the Bank’s Human Resources department.

Name and address of employer

Crédit Libanais Bank

Education

Date

2007

University

Saint Joseph University, Lebanon

Degree

Master’s degree in Entrepreneurship and New Technologies

Date

2005

University

Saint Joseph University, Lebanon

Degree

Bachelor’s degree in Management

Date

2004

University

Georgetown University, USA

Degree

English Proficiency diploma, ranked as “Advanced” (highest rank)

Date

2002

School

Lycée Franco-Libanais, Lebanon

Degree

French Scientific Baccalaureate, graduated at the age of 16.

Languages

Understanding

Speaking

Writing

European level reference

Listening

Reading

Spoken interaction

Spoken production

Arabic

C2

Fluent

C2

Fluent

C2

Fluent

C2

Fluent

C1

Fluent

English

C2

Native

C2

Native

C2

Native

C2

Native

C2

Native

French

C2

Native

C2

Native

C2

Native

C2

Native

C2

Native

German

A2

Basic

A2

Basic

A2

Basic

A1

Basic

A2

Basic

Organisational skills and competences

I can work under pressure and meet tight deadlines. I generally translate around 3,000 words a day, but I can do more when required.

I can also work as a team leader and offer TEP services.

Computer skills and competences

Very well acquainted with many types of hardware and software. Internet literate. Fair knowledge of Microsoft Access and Visual Basic. Experienced user of Trados 2007, Trados 2009, Wordfast Classic, Wordfast Pro, Idiom, and OmegaT. I am also a fast learner, so new software is welcome!

References and links

Mr. Andrés Beiger – Translation agency owner:                        a.beiger@amero.ca

Mrs. Robyn Nelson – Project manager:                    robyn@verbatimsolutions.com

Mr. Anas Sefrioui – Project manager:                                info@it-uebersetzung.de

Mr. Nadim Al-Bayeh – Architect and translator:                    naddoum@hotmail.com

ProZ Certified Pro Member profile:                    http://www.proz.com/profile/920939