1
Yosra Montasser Ali
289D, Aharam Garden
Giza, Egypt
T: (02) 33777804
M: 01150254302
E: yosra.montasser@gmail.com
Professional Summary
Qualified professional English/Arabic translator and vice versa with excellent communication and
interpersonal skills. Hard-working, friendly and very much a team player. Seeking a position in a
professional business environment.
Education
University Degree
University
Faculty
Graduation Year
Overall Grade
: B.A.
: Ain Shams University
: Al-Alsun
: 2010
: Good
High Secondary School Certificate:
Marks
School
: 94.08%
: Sakkara Language School
Employment History
June 2013 – Present: Junior Translator
Yellow Media (Egypt)
Yellow Media is a local search multimedia company.
Responsibilities:
 Translating the "About Us" of companies from English into Arabic or vice versa
 Provide translation services for any documents, research or administration
Achievements:
 Win the competition of translating the company's Logo "Over 300,000 Business Across Egypt
at your Fingertips" into Arabic: "‫ شركة في مصر بين ايديك‬300،000 ‫"أكثر من‬
January 2013 – May 2013: Economic Translator
Trans*Services
Online
Trans*Services is a web based company.
Responsibilities:
 Translating Forex news at http://www.fxstreet.com/ into Arabic in less than 10 minutes without
any grammatical or spelling errors.
Achievements:
 Translated news of 250 words in less than 5 minutes with the help of SDL Trados 2011.
Translator sample resume
www.careerfaqs.com.au
2

Translated 4000 words per day with the help of SDL Trados 2011.
December 2012– Present: Freelance Translator
Private Clients
Responsibilities:
 Translated many projects for many important clients in fields such as United Nations,
Tourism, Legal, Marketing, Education,....etc.
 Translated over 150,000 words.
October 2012 – December 2010: Volunteer Teacher
Vodafone Literacy Initiative "Knowledge is Power"
Responsibilities:
 Teaching Arabic to poor illiterate women and children.
April 2011 – September 2012: Economic Translator
Arabic Trader
Arabic Trader is one of the pioneering companies in the financial services and training in the
Middle East.
Responsibilities:
 Translating English economical articles and news from various websites into Arabic and post
it in the portal of http://www.arabictrader.com/portal/ar/home.
 Posting the results of the Forex Economic Calendar on time and translating a piece of news
commenting on the results of the various indexes.
 Translating Forex news at http://www.fxstreet.com/ into Arabic in less than 12 minutes without
any grammatical or spelling errors.
 Translating English economical news from the Market News International (MNI) into Arabic in
less than 10 minutes.
 Editing the translation outputs of new comers.
Achievements:
 Translated 60,000 words per month and accordingly named "Employee of the month" more
than once.
 Assigned the long pieces of news to translate at "MNI" thanks to my typing skills.
March 2011 – April 2011: Translator
Hisham Marzouk's Office
Responsibilities:
 Translating English documents into Arabic or vice versa.
September 2010 – March 2011: Translator
Dar El Farouk For Cultural Investments
Dar El Farouk provides translation and localization services.
Responsibilities:
 Translating English books into Arabic.
 Editing co-workers translation.
Translator sample resume
www.careerfaqs.com.au
3
Achievements:
 Translated a book called "Seven Steps to Mastering Business Analysis" into Arabic.




Training for Bristol-Myers Squibb Egypt for one week in August 2008
From 1/7/2007-31/7/2007 Training for Egyptian International Gas Technology
Translating News for Mustafa Hosny's website as a volunteer
Translating Articles into Arabic for ‫ لسان عربي‬voluntarily
Courses





March 2013: Tardos 2011 & 2007 Training Course
Five Workshops on "Translation at the UN"
The Basics of Training in the Currency Market
The Advanced Course for Trading Professionally in the Currency Market
Courses taken in Translation Diploma at AUC:
 Linguistic Class with grade A Lexicography and Terminology with grade A
 Arabic Grammar Class with grade A
 Arabic Editing Class with grade A
 Research Tools Class with grade A
 Economic Translation Class with grade A-

Edu Egypt BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) Skills’ program:
o Soft Skills: Communication Skills- Presentation Skills- Analytical ThinkingCustomer Service training- Interview Skills- Creative Thinking- Problem-Solving
o Data Skills: MS Office Applications (MS Word, MS Excel, MS
PowerPoint) - Email Etiquette- Internet Browsing- Aptitude TestsTyping Skills

Communication Skills
Other Skills/Qualifications
Languages Skills

Arabic
: Mother tongue



English
French
Italian
: Excellent
: Fair
: Fair
Computer Skills




MS Office Applications
Internet Searching and Surfing
IT background (ICDL)
Touch Typing with 62 words per minute
Personal Skills
Translator sample resume
www.careerfaqs.com.au
4






Ability to work under pressure
Energetic & self-motivated
Working with team effectively
Able to learn how to do new tasks quickly
Excellent conversational and presentation skills
Excellent time management
Referees
Muhammad El Gebaly
News Producer at Reuters
Translator/Editor at MENA
M: (02) 01002033071
E: muhammadalgebaly@gmail.com
Translator sample resume
Noha Haddad
Publications Manager at USAID
M: (02) 01001504111
E: nohahaddad@yahoo.com
www.careerfaqs.com.au