Interpreter/Translator Resume

Desired Industry: Interpreter/Translators	SpiderID: 5175
Desired Job Location: Los Angeles County, California	Date Posted: 1/27/2006
Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent	Availability Date: Any time
Desired Wage: Open
	U.S. Work Authorization: Yes
Job Level: Management (Manager, Director)	Willing to Travel:
Highest Degree Attained: Masters	Willing to Relocate: Undecided

Objective:
Looking for a competitive job. Interpretaion/translation and dealing with different people are very exciting for me.

Experience:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2004-Present Davidian and Mariamian Educational Foundation, Glendale, California: Executive Director, Educational Programs and Curriculums Coordinator.
1993-Present Mashdots College, Glendale, California: Professor in Armenian language, linguistics and literature; Chairperson of Armenian Studies Department.
1991-Present Glendale Community College, Glendale, California: Professor in Armenian language.
1998-2004 “Herbert Hoover” High School, Glendale, California: Teacher of Armenian language and literature.
1989-91 Radio Free Europe (Armenian Section), Glendale, California: International radio broadcaster and interpreter.
1988-94 Self-employed, Glendale, California: Teaching of Armenian language, literature and history to Armenians; tutoring Armenian and Persian to non-Armenians (special program).
1987-88 “Holy Martyred Ferrahian” Armenian School: Teacher of Armenian language, literature and history.
1986-87 Armenian Society of Los Angeles: Office Manager.
1984-86 Van Pelt Library, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA: Librarian.
1972-83 University of Isfahan, Iran:
-Professor of Armenian language, linguistics and culture;
-Translator of texts from Armenian into Persian, and vice-versa;
-Counselor of students in academic and scholarship programs.
1969-72 “Nairi” Armenian High School, Tehran, Iran: Teacher of Armenian language, literature and history.
1965-67 Armenian High School, New Julfa, Isfahan, Iran: Teacher of Armenian lang., literature and history.
COURSES TAUGHT:
In Armenian: Language arts, morphology, syntax, phonetics, phonology, etymology, history of
language, and history of culture.
In Persian: Language, Translation from Armenian into Persian, and vice-versa.

Education:
EDUCATION
2002-2004 Teaching Credential in English, California State University, Los Angeles, CA (in process).
1994 Certificate* in academic translation (Armenian-English), Mashdots College, Glendale, CA.
1984-1986 Ph. D. candidate, General Linguistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
1970-1972 M. A., General Linguistics, Univ. of Tehran, Iran. Major: Armenian Lang. and Linguistics.
1965-1969 B. A., Armenian Language and Literature, University of Isfahan, Iran.
Recognition: First place graduate, honors.

Skills:
LANGUAGES
Armenian: Native fluency
English: Near-native fluency
Persian: Native fluency
Turkish: Moderate fluency
Kurdish: Moderate fluency
SKILLS Experience in teaching Western and/or Eastern Armenian to Americans and non-Armenians.
MS Office, and the Internet.

PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCHES
2005 A Handbook on Classic and New Orthography of the Armenian Language.
1983-Present Numerous academic articles in linguistics, history, and social issues; published in Armenian press.
1983 “Persian Single Verbs and Their Moods” (in Persian), submitted for publication to the
University of Isfahan press.
1982 “Research on Persian Parts of Speech and Their Classification” (in Persian).
1974 “The Relationship of Persian and Armenian” (in Armenian), “Hoor” monthly magazine,
No. 37-38, Tehran, Iran.
1972 “Teaching of Composition in Elementary Schools” (in Armenian), It was typed and distributed in Armenian schools in Tehran.

Additional Information:
CONTACT:
onnikh@aol.com
Phone:(818) 241-3690

Reference:
REFERENCES
Available upon request.

Candidate Contact Information:

Name: Akob Hayrapetian
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State: California
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