Dawit Habtamu - Translator and Interpreter Profile

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Upcoming New Generation University College graduate offering a strong academic background in IT combined with excellent internship & professional experience as an IT specialist.
Consistently recognized for translation and interpretation skills in Amharic and English Languages. Quickly learn and master demanding scenarios where translation/interpreting is required.
Capacity to learn/adapt to any situation. Interested in challenging and rewarding environments.

Personal Details

Amharic: Mother Tongue
English: Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writing – Full working knowledge with a demonstrated TOEFL score of 277/300 (Computer-Based).
French: Beginner level (Basse Six a Alliance Éthio-Française d'Addis-Abeba).

Education

New Generation University College – Addis Ababa, BSc in Computer Science, Degree expected 9/2012

Concurrent Employment with College Studies:

Freelance Translator/Interpreter (2002-present): Letters, documents, various publications, including the preparation of electronic documents, and live sessions including church services, meetings and panel discussions.
ICT Advisor & Technician (2007 to Present): Provide networking/desktop support and perform maintenance tasks, website development and Linux-based systems and security. Earned commendations for professionalism, flexibility and work excellence in providing IT support to employees of various embassies and international staff of organizations based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Administration and Technical Assistant, Bamspeed General Business Plc (2006 to 2007): Leveraged strengths in persuasive communications, new technologies and administrative tasks.
Junior Engineer, ictAfrica Plc (2003 to 2004): Network (Local, Wide and Metropolitan) analysis, design and implementation, technical proposal and documentation creation and Microsoft Visio drawings (blueprints of buildings, Local Area Network designs, and supporting drawings for manuals). Gained invaluable insight & hands-on experience on networking, and detailed documentation.

Linguistic Qualification Summary

Test of English as a Foreign Language, demonstrated score of 277/300 (Computer-Based).

Amharic and English (proficient, full working knowledge with years of experience); Beginner level of French.

OmegaT Translation Software and MS Project, MS Visio, MS Office, LibreOffice, GIMP and others.

IT Experience

Various International Organizations and Embassies (Ghana, Mauritius, Zambia, and The Netherlands), Escape Computing Plc, Mekane Yesus Seminary, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

ICT Advisor & Technician, (2007 to Present): Providing networking, desktop, Linux system deployment in office and educational environment with emphasis on productivity and security.

Junior Engineer, (2003 to 2004) Handled technical drawings and network designs, implementations and analysis within an enterprise environment, extensive & timely documentation.

An active contributor and promoter of the Linux-Ethiopia Group to promote the use of Open Source in schools, government offices, international organizations and for personal use.
Enthusiastic about dynamic website development / web-based systems, e-commerce, and IP-based security systems.
Re-mastered Ubuntu Linux Operating System with modified packages and tweaks.

Dawit Habtamu Résumé