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Ihab Badran474 (A) Road 17 Villa no. 2 – Hadayek El Ahram – Giza – EgyptCell Phone/ Viber/ Whatsapp: + (2) 01000-850-807 Skype: ihab.badran1 / Email: chrisbadran@AREAS OF EXPERTISEPERSONAL SUMMARYTranscriptionClients: Federal Bureau of Prisons, SAICTranslationClients: the UN, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Philips Netherlands, SAIC and many more.I translate certificates, phone conversations, audio recordings, and video recordings, social media codingSubject AreasAdvertising, Education, Banking and Financial, Broadcast Journalism, Business General, Business Marketing, Internet, Journalism and Mass Communication, Radio and TV Broadcasting, and Tourism and Travel. Desktop PublishingI produce matching documents including artwork, and translated (Arabic <> English).Arabic DialectsEgyptian Arabic (mother tongue) / Gulf Arabic & Lebanese/ Levant Arabic.SubtitlesI produce subtitles in both Arabic & English in any format as per client instructions.Voice OverI produce high quality voice over in both Arabic and in EnglishWORK EXPERIENCETranslatorSelf Employed?–?Egypt 2011 - PresentAs a freelance translator, I produce daily work for several translation companies in Europe and the USA.CEO & Managing DirectorGlobal Definitions LLC?– West Virginia USA 2003 - 2011GD LLC was a family owned business, offering Marketing, advertising, public relations, transcription, translation, desktop publishing, graphic design, and voice over services to a select group of customers all over the US, Canada and the Middle East.Chief Communications Officer (CCO)Egyptian American Bank (EAB)?Egypt 1997-2003EAB partially was owned and managed by American Express Inc. As part of the bank’s senior management team, my responsibilities included:Managed and administered the entire communications division, which included the communication unit, public relations unit, and creative studio unit.Orchestrated and directed the division to provide support for all other bank divisions and branches networked nationwide.Coordinated all financial matters, including division budget management and planning, with the direct administration of those funds one-on-one with persons or organizations, solicited to work with any of the units.Directed media relations and negotiated contracts.Creative DirectorARTOC Group for Investment and Development?- Egypt, 1996-1997ARTOC is a multinational holding company with twenty-one subsidiaries and affiliates operating in six divisions in four countries.Managed all communications activities for the group, including advertising, PR, and event organization.Products and services included motor vehicle distribution, servicing and parts, construction, equipment, electronics and civil aviation instruments.Advertising/ PR ConsultantSelf Employed?- Egypt 1995 - 1996Provided consulting and management services in the areas of advertising, PR and film production for clients that included:The Sonesta Hotel, MaadiOlivetti Office Supplies and ComputersHilton Ramses HotelSaad Al-Aguizy & Co.Account ManagerMEMAC Ogilvy and Mather?- Bahrain 1991-1995Provided client servicing, marketing, creative development and communication materials to the following clients:American Express Travel Related Services and Traveler ChecksBayer AGCadbury ConfectionariesIBMKimberly ClarkMISCALLANEIOUS JOBSSound Studio ManagerAmericana Advertising?– Cairo - EgyptWorked as Sound Engineer with multi-track recording equipment, received creative briefs from different Account Managers, to produce jingles, and voice over for advertising and documentary films. Contributed as voice over talent as well. News Assignment DeskNBC News Cairo?– Egypt 1985 – 1988Collected relevant information, for possible news coverage. Monitored the news via the news wire service, newspapers, and magazines. Translated interview videos from Arabic into English. Worked as backup soundman. ................
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