Interpreter
Saint Alphonsus, Hospital, Boise, ID
Jun 2012 – Current
Accurately provided medical translation services to Pashto, Farsi, and Dari speaking customers
- Discussed translation requirements with customers
- Conducted medical and general interpreting for staff, patients and their families
- Assessed and monitored patient's understanding of information conveyed
- Recorded and monitored interpretation activities according to hospital's standards
- Followed ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information
Cat II linguist
Mission Essential Personnel, Columbus, OH
Nov 2009 – Feb 2012
Worked directly with US MI officers and Afghan Officials/ Afghan Officers
- Assisted high ranking security personnel in screening the local population
- Translated the sensitive document and material
- Provided translation of oral, written, electronic and multi-media material to and from English and Dari, Pashto
- Analyzed and reported highly confidential information of strategic and tactical importance to fleet commanders and national intelligence officers
- Assisted in translating messages coming from state-of-the-art electronic radio receivers, magnetic recording devices, computers, and communications signals equipment which was relayed to the commander
- Translated and transcribed foreign-language communications data to facilitate
Interpreter
Saint Alphonsus, Hospital, Boise, ID
Nov 2008 – Oct 2009
Accurately provided medical translation services to Pashto, Farsi, and Dari speaking customers
- Discussed translation requirements with customers
- Conducted medical and general interpreting for staff, patients and their families
- Assessed and monitored patient's understanding of information conveyed
- Recorded and monitored interpretation activities according to hospital's standards
- Followed ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information
Operator II
Micron Technologies, Inc, Boise, ID
Aug 2005 – Oct 2008
Trained and assisted new employees
- Interfaced with engineers to solve problems
- Investigated slow lot issues and monitored the upstream and downstream effects on area workstations while eliminating missed queue times
- Sent update pages, emails, and proactively communicated area changes to promote teamwork and utilized redundant tools to improve area efficiency
Office Assistant
Cottonwood Apartments, Boise, ID
Jan 2004 – Aug 2005
Greeted customers, conducted tours as needed, and provided basic information
- Answered phones in a professional and helpful manner
- Sorted and filed records
- Promoted a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner that supported office staff, and the general public
- Ordered, distributed and managed office inventory, keeping work space neat and organized
- Operated office equipment such as fax machine, copier and printers
Teacher Aid, Kid
link Learning Center, Boise, ID
Sep 2002 – Dec 2003
Instructed, nurtured, and supervised children
- Facilitated positive communication between school and parents
- Led classroom exercises
- Educated students, parents, staff and teachers about the roles and functions of educational interpreters
- Consulted with colleagues to address teaching and researched issues