Summary of qualifications

1999 United States Navy Augusta, GA

Persian-Farsi Linguist Supervisor

Education

1997 University of Utah Ogden, UT

Advanced Persian-Farsi

• 4.0 GPA

1993 - 1994 Defense Language Instititute Monterey, CA

Intermediate Persian-Farsi

• 3.5 Cumulative GPA

2000 Gordon Language Training Center Augusta, GA

Advanced Persian-Farsi

• 4.0 GPA

2000 –current University of Maryland University College Adelphi, MD

Communications

Professional experience

1993 - current USN / National Security Agency Augusta, GA

Persian-Farsi Linguist – Basic, Senior, Supervisor

1998 - current Freelance Translator

Translated voice transcripts of SCOLA broadcasts

Various freelance contracts

Professional memberships

Iranians for International Cooperation – an international nonprofit advocacy group for affecting US and Iranian foreign policy

Skills

Translation to and from English and Farsi

Awards received

Selected as "United States Navy Interpreter of the Year", 1998, from a pool of over 1000 linguists in over 10 languages.

Decorated with seven Navy Achievement Medals for excellence in linguistic work.