Working languages:
English to Arabic
Arabic to English

Muna Ibrahim
Translation is a Professional Art

United Arab Emirates
Local time: 14:59 +04 (GMT+4)

Native in: Arabic Native in Arabic
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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, MT post-editing, Transcription, Training, Copywriting
Expertise
Specializes in:
ManagementCooking / Culinary
Telecom(munications)Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Business/Commerce (general)Construction / Civil Engineering
Finance (general)Astronomy & Space
ArchaeologyAccounting

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All accepted currencies U. S. dollars (usd)
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 12, Questions answered: 16, Questions asked: 63
Blue Board entries made by this user  4 entries

Payment methods accepted Wire transfer, PayPal, Visa
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 2
Translation education Bachelor's degree - Al Azhar University, Branch of European Languages & Simulataneous Interpretation
Experience Years of experience: 28. Registered at ProZ.com: Sep 2010.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials Arabic to English (Egyptian Translators Association)
English to Arabic (Al-Azhar University)
Arabic to English (Al-Azhar University)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, XTM
CV/Resume English (DOCX)
Bio
The following provides education and career highlights.
• Academic Qualifications
 BA, The English Language, Translation & Simultaneous Interpretation, Faculty of Humanities, Branch of European Languages & Simultaneous Interpretation, Al-Azhar University, Egypt, 1995
 Post Graduate Diploma in Linguistics & Comparative Translation, Al-Azhar University, Egypt, 1998

• Training
 Ground Work of Simultaneous Interpretation Diploma from the American University In Cairo, AUC, 1996
 Economic Feasibility Studies Course, Global Consultants, 2004
 Kaizen Management Course, Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry., 2005
 Human Resources Professional Review Course (PHR), 2007
 Human Resources Management Course 2008
 Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Course 2009

As a translator, weight is focused on translating, e.g.
• all types of legal documents and contracts
• banking, finance, taxation and duty
• litigation and arbitration filings
• accountancy, annual accounts and reports
• business and commerce
• oil and gas
• Quality Assurance and Environmental Impact Assessment
• Science and technology
• government and local authorities legislation
• patents, trademarks and intellectual property
• advertising and promotional copy

As a copywriter, focused on creative writing for:
• corporate activities including professional service brochures and flyers, along with website content, press releases, print ads and other written material incorporated into advertising media
• advertising and journalistic purposes including body copy, slogans, headlines, direct mail pieces, taglines

As a Proofreader, focused on:
Proof-reading translations made by others as well as pieces of writing to ensure sound and meaningful content rendering, coherent and error free text, professional style and initiator requirement satisfaction.


Head of Translation & Language Services Dept. at Baker Tilly Kuwait, an independent Member of Baker Tilly International.

My career started about 15 years ago as a translator and interpreter, having my exposure to the field through all types of documents as a translator for reputable firms and translation agencies.
Therefore, I was selected for contribution in the Egyptian National Translation

Project, where I started with translating a reference entitled “The Destruction of Yugoslavia”.

Known for quality work, I have always been assigned translations on full time, part time and freelance bases by different entities and businesses including but not limited to:
- MITSCO Translation & Languages Centre
- The Egyptian Ministry of Health
- The Egyptian Ministry of Culture
- UNESCO Publications Centre in Cairo
- The British Council in Cairo
- The National American Maritime Organization in Cairo (NAMRO)
- Middle East Advisory Group Management- MAIG
- George Usawa Macrobiotics Organization
- Modern Management Centre- MMC
- Amoun Pharmaceuticals Co.
- Ajiba Oil Co.
- Marriott Hotels
- Procter & Gamble – Egypt
- E&H Translation Office

Moving to Kuwait, I joined, for career development, Baker Tilly Kuwait , a reputable audit, consulting and training firm and an independent Member of Baker Tilly International, the 8th largest audit and consulting network worldwide.

Since then, I accumulated knowledge of various disciplines including external and internal audit, risk management, finance, quality assurance, IT and HR, which qualified me to become senior translator and copywriter.

As Translation Department Manager, I have become a major player to render quality deliverables to the clients as I developed experience with translating all kinds of documents, formulating corporate profiles, marketing campaign leaflets and brochures, and localization, technical writing to speak the technical language on different issues. I handled work for major clients including translation, copywriting and proofreading. Among those clients are:
- Kuwait Petroleum Corporation – KPC
- Kuwait Oil Company – KOC
- Kuwait Oil Tankers Company – KOTC
- Kuwait National Petroleum Company KNPC
- Petrochemicals Industries Company – PIC
- Kuwait Investment Company – NIC
- National Bank of Kuwait – NBK
- BNP Paribas
- ahli united bank (AUB) previously known as BKME
- Kuwait Financial Center (Markaz)
- Adeem Investment Company
- Coast Investment & Development Co.
- Aref Investment Group
- Al-Ossaimi Real Estate Investment Co.
- Jiblah Holding Co.
- Qualitynet
- Technology World
- Charles Rivers - UK
- Alan International - UK

I’m also a audit and consulting team member for:
- research projects
- formulating proposals for different services
- Proofreading and quality control over service deliverables
- Assisting the Company Management for
 formulating corporate policy and procedures, HR manuals and job descriptions,
 knowledge management and transfer and organizational development
 Staff training
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Total pts earned: 12
(All PRO level)


Language (PRO)
Arabic to English12
Top general field (PRO)
Law/Patents12
Top specific field (PRO)
Law (general)8
Real Estate4

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    Profile last updated
    Dec 20, 2017



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