Changing How the World Works.
 
 
  • Feedback:   (4.98 of 5)
  • Percentile: 68%
    Based on 11 feedbacks
Hourly Rate: $16.67
Total oDesk hours:
0
Location:
Cairo, Egypt (GMT+02:00)
English Skills: (self-assessed)
5.0
Member Since:
November 2, 2007
Last Worked:
 
Current Assignments:
1
Total Assignments:
15
oDesk Ready:  
Yes
 
 
 
 

Sawsan E. - Academic Writer, Editor, Proofreader & Translator - Freelance Technical Writer, Egypt

I have many years of experience as an English language editor, proofreader, writer and tutor. I am also an excellent translator of French or Arabic text onto English. Over the past four years I have been working as a freelancer, mainly from my home. I am seeking opportunities to enhance the volume, and diversify the nature, of the work I am assigned.
See All Work History & Feedback (15 items, 11 with Feedback)
Recent Work History & Feedback
Buyer ID From/To Job Title Paid Feedback
36553 04/2008 - Present Article Writers $1,167 (fixed-price)
56091 10/2008 - 11/2008 Article Writer $144 (fixed-price)
22966 07/2008 - 11/2008 Content writer $359 (fixed-price)
55048 08/2008 - 10/2008 Article Writers $71 (fixed-price)
39827 10/2008 - 10/2008 Editing $56 (fixed-price)
See All Tests Taken (9 items)
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test Score Percentile Date Taken Duration
English Test (Sentence Structure) 5.00 99% TOP 10% 1st Place! 11/03/2007 9 min
Management Skills Test 3.10 96% TOP 10% 11/11/2007 20 min
Editing Skills Certification 4.40 96% TOP 10% 11/03/2007 12 min
Office Skills Test 3.50 86% TOP 20% 12/05/2007 14 min
Organizational Behavior Test 2.60 83% TOP 20% 01/14/2008 14 min
Recent Candidacies
Job Opening Title Initiated By Date
I need to have a report rewritten Provider November 6, 2008
Are You a !!~Great~!! Writer and/or Journalist? Then Click Here... Provider November 5, 2008
Research Internet for Service Companies in FRANCE, BELGIUM AND SWITZERLAND Provider November 1, 2008
Creative Content Writer Needed for e-commerce site Provider October 18, 2008
Job Category Interests

Writing

Administrative Support
Skills
Skill Experience Level Last Used Description
Private Tutoring (EFL) 4 yrs 4.0 2006

Provided private English language tutoring to non-English speakers. Mu students were mostly adults and ranged from beginners to internediate level students. 

I was also employed by BMARD & Assoc LLC, Dept 14, International Medical Center (Cairo) to give English language lessons to a group of six Egyptian biomedical technicians in order to help them communicate with their superiors and to better comprehend the technical manuals they had to work with.
Certifications
Date Earned Name Score Percentile Organization Description
No Certifications
Employment History
From To Company Title/Role Description
01/2008 Present Centre International de Traduction Specialisee Freelance Translator / Independent Contributor Translation from French & Arabic into English and from English & Arabic into French
11/2003 Present UNAIDS, USAID, Arab Media Group, Takhayal Intertainment Freelance Translator, Editor, Proofreader, Writer / Independent Contributor
01/1994 01/1995 OAPEC (Organisation of Arab Petroleum Producing Countries) Part Time Editor and Translator / Independent Contributor

Helped edit, write and review Anuual Reports and monthly bulletins on a part time basis after the Organisation had re-located to Kuwait. 
06/1992 12/1994 Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)... Senior English language Editor / Translator / Team Lead Responsible for the production of the English language version of the 'OAPEC Monthly Bulletin', the organisation's Annual Reports, as well as all of the General Secretariat's English language documents, brochures, correpondence and press releases.
01/1991 02/1992 Environmental Quality International (EQI) Head of Editing and Report Production Department / Team Lead Responsible for all stages of the production of final reports of this consultancy firm. This often included either the re-writing or the translation of reports prepared by non English speaking consultants.
11/1990 10/1991 Tourist Development Unit (TDU) English Language Editor and Translator / Team Lead translation into english of project reports on the planning and design of tourist facilies in egypt and on the upgrading and development of existing structures. Writing of english language correspondence.
11/1980 12/1984 African Regional Centre for Technology (ARCT) Senior Translator (English / French / Arabic) / Manager Translation of research reports on issues related to technology development in sub-saharan Africa (cost effective systems of energy generation, arresting deforestation etc.)
04/1977 02/1983 Regional and international conferences English language Precis Writer and Translator / Independent Contributor
Education
From To School Degree Area of Study Description
09/1973 12/1975 Princeton University Masters Near Eastern Studies

I studied history and politics of the region in  order to further develop the knowledge I had acquired while studying for my BA degree in Government (1972). Specialized in Persian history and language. 
09/1970 06/1972 Smith College Bachelors Government Focussed primrily on comparative politics and development issues.
 
  • Project Title: Sample Articles
  • Attachment: none
  • Completed: 11/12/2008
  • Category: Writing > Blog / Article Writing
  • URL: http://www.helium.com/users/470714
  • Description: none
 
  • Project Title: Governors Executive Services and Business Consulting
  • Attachment: none
  • Completed: 10/10/2008
  • Category: Writing > Other - Writing
  • URL: http://www.governors-llc.com/Resource%20Center/Misc/Governors.pdf
  • Description: I recently completed this assignment to write an article to help "launch" the Middle East and North Africa Office of a business consulting company.
  • Project Title: Unpaid articles
  • Attachment: Holidays and Gift Giving in Egypt.doc - 34KB
  • Completed: 10/08/2008
  • Category: Writing > Blog / Article Writing
  • URL: none
  • Description: Just one of several articles written and submitted as part of an Odesk fixed price assignment that the buyer elected not to pay for! 
 
  • Project Title: Article Writing
  • Attachment: How_to_Clean_Up_a_Wet_Basement.doc - 27.5KB
  • Completed: 05/07/2008
  • Category: Writing > Blog / Article Writing
  • URL: none
  • Description: I wrote several short articles on topics specified by the buyer.
 
  • Project Title: Editing Project
  • Attachment: none
  • Completed: 04/23/2008
  • Category: Writing > Copywriting / Editing
  • URL: none
  • Description: Editing a proposal to be submitted by buyer
 
Hourly Assignment History
Buyer ID From/To Job Title Paid Feedback
39811   Opportunity With A Great Harvard Team- Editing Project Which We Really Need Your Help On :-) $56 (0 hrs @ $13.33)
Fixed-Price Assignment History
Buyer ID From/To Job Title Paid Feedback
36553 04/2008 - Present Article Writers $1,167
56091 10/2008 - 11/2008 Article Writer $144
22966 07/2008 - 11/2008 Content writer $359
55048 08/2008 - 10/2008 Article Writers $71
39827 10/2008 - 10/2008 Editing $56