Working languages:
English to Arabic

Shaimaa Riad
Let Your Ideas Echo in Arabic

Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
Local time: 10:03 EET (GMT+2)

Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Egyptian) Native in Arabic
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15+ Years in Translation | 5 Laptops Worn out | 1000+ Arabic Translation Projects that Stand out | Over 1,000,000 Cups of Turkish Coffee! | Listening to 1,000,000+ tracks of Classical Melodies!
Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, MT post-editing, Training, Project management, Operations management, Copywriting
Expertise
Specializes in:
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVsLaw (general)
Law: Taxation & CustomsLaw: Contract(s)
Law: Patents, Trademarks, CopyrightBusiness/Commerce (general)
Finance (general)General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Engineering (general)Medical (general)

Volunteer translations

Volunteer professional humanitarian translation services-

TWB Kató

Words donated: 43,148
Volunteer / Pro-bono work Open to considering volunteer work for registered non-profit organizations
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 1
Translation education Graduate diploma - AUC
Experience Years of experience: 19. Registered at ProZ.com: Apr 2017.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to Arabic (The American University in Cairo, verified)
English to Arabic (Arab Translators Network - Arab Professional Translators Society, verified)
Memberships Translation Mastermind, ATN / APTS
Software Adobe Acrobat, MateCat, memoQ, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Trados Studio
Articles Author of 7 articles

Website https://transarabizers.com/
CV/Resume CV available upon request
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Professional objectives
  • Meet new translation company clients
  • Meet new end/direct clients
  • Work for non-profits or pro-bono clients
  • Screen new clients (risk management)
  • Network with other language professionals
  • Find trusted individuals to outsource work to
  • Build or grow a translation team
  • Get help with terminology and resources
  • Learn more about translation / improve my skills
  • Learn more about interpreting / improve my skills
  • Get help on technical issues / improve my technical skills
  • Learn more about additional services I can provide my clients
  • Learn more about the business side of freelancing
  • Stay up to date on what is happening in the language industry
  • Transition from freelancer to agency owner
  • Improve my productivity
Bio

Hi, I am Shaimaa, an Entrepreneurial Arabic Linguist! & I’m so happy you are here!

Let’s be honest and cut through all the translation fluff. You’re all about your business and you need to find your unique voice in the Arab world. With around 420 million speakers around the world, Arabic is a great language for helping businesses go global. Do you need an Arabic translator who delivers a translation that works? Want to go after what you want? Bottom line, that’s what I do & you are in the right place.

I’m here to create meaningful and lasting relationships with you as a client. My passion for literature and the luck of having translated some great books since my graduation in 2006, lead me to the conclusion that translation is ‘my thing’.

Your message, vision, and work are ‘at best an echo’ in my translation production with a proven track record of success. So, stop leaving money on the table and let’s venture together into the Arab world with confidence.

As a Learnaholic, I drive right into what you need to do. But don’t just take it from me; here are some testimonials from clients who matter! 

Certificates & Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, English Department, Ain Shams University – Cairo – Egypt (2006).
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) – Ain Shams University – Cairo – Egypt (2017).
  • Proz.com Certified PRO in English to Arabic (2017). 
  • SmartCAT Senior Translator (2017). 
  • Accredited Professional Translator Arab Professional Translators Network, No. 30215 – Given at Beirut/ Lebanon (2017). 
  • Atn-Apts Official Certification Examiner (2017).
  • Career Certificate in Legal Translation – American University in Cairo (2010).
  • Atn-Apts Online Course: ‘Intergovernmental Organizations’ Terminology” – Center for Arabization & Unification of Terminology (2007). 
  • Vice-president Knowledgebase | Arab Professional Translators Society (2007).
  • Groundwork in Written Translation – American University in Cairo (2007). 

VOLUNTEERING CAREER ACTIVITIES

Offering outstanding tactics for Arabic Translators to increase their workload, improve their skills & boost themselves towards a successful freelancing business.

“Make Your Mark” is my Facebook Community. Here we discuss critical questions on our freelance translation business, share marketing tips, and exchange some tricks to finding new clients, etc.

We, also, perform weekly training sessions dedicated to beginners.

I believe that ‘we rise by lifting others’ so I am happy to have these published online Arabic freebies (English version is Loading) which is used by some portals as a Style Guide e.g. TWB & Unbabel: 1) Arabic Language Course for non-natives; 2) Translation Vibes (blog); 3) The Linguistic Law Talk (blog); 4) Googling for Translators (blog); 5) Honored to revise the CVs of some beginners every year within my Facebook community (volunteer work) to banish their blocks & turn on the stars in their translation career. My Personal MANTRA: “Be a learnaholic, & keep your mental gears turning!”

Shaimaa Riad in a nutshell:

  • 14+ Years of entrepreneurial translation business. 
  • 5+ Laptops worn out!
  • 1000+ Arabic translation projects that stand out!
  • Over 1,000,000 cups of Turkish coffee!
  • Listening to 1,000,000+ tracks of classical melodies to increase concentration!
  • Enjoying the power of coloring Mandala to laser focus on my goals!
  • Practicing yoga & meditation to recalibrate everything!

💥Let Your Ideas Echo in Arabic💥 



Keywords: Arabic, Translation, Proofreading, Editing, Project Management, Arabizing, Arabize, Arabization, Transarabizing




Profile last updated
Jun 13, 2022



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