Owner’s Bio

AATIKA TAJIK

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

• Translation and Interpretation:

  15+ years of experience as a translator and interpreter with 10+ managing projects of all sizes and complexities.

• Project Management:

  Skilled in all aspects of project management, including requirements gathering, client relations, estimates, workflow design, staffing, training, documentation, scheduling, and delivery.

• Notary Signing Agent:

  Successfully closed thousands of loans, including but not limited to residential purchases, refinances, modifications, HELOC, and Line of credit.

• Deadline Oriented:

  Highly attuned to scheduling needs and capable of working under tight time constraints.

• Language Proficiencies:

  Urdu, Pashto (native fluency); English, Hindi, Punjabi, Hindko (acquired fluency).

• Software Proficiencies:

  Fluency, Trados, MemoQ, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director, Translation and Interpreter Services, Advanced Multilingual Solutions, LLC

November 2008-Present

• Manage the existing client base while also developing a pipeline of new business for a variety of translation and interpretation projects.
• Meet with new clients to gain a clear understanding of their needs in order to assign projects to internal or external resources as needed.
• Maintain a calendar of work with a reputation for consistently meeting deadlines.
• Assemble and train teams for larger projects.
• Manage translation projects covering the following areas: charge sheets, hearings, newspaper articles, video and audio files, subtitles, army and biosafety manuals, marriage certificates, first investigation reports, birth certificates, ID cards, passports, statutory declarations, wills, contracts, presentations, surveys, brochures, immigration documents, medical forms, questionnaires, transcripts, and IT and social sciences documents.

Key Projects:

• Translated a 100K+ word Soldier’s Manual and Training Guide for JTG, Inc.
• Identified and supplied resources for interpretation to Duval County Public Schools, FL, for ongoing use.
• Translated parts of military manuals into Pashto for ASET International (now Experis), as well as numerous audio and video files from Pashto and Urdu into English.
• Translated lesson plans and training materials into Pashto for Diplomatic Languages.
• Translated a Rangers Manual into Urdu for Imani Lee.
• Played a key role in translating an Army manual into Pashto and Urdu for SM Consulting, a subsidiary of SAIC, along with a 150,000-word Biosafety manual into Urdu for Technology Management Company.
• Checked and edited Pashto to English Dictionary for Advanced Language Systems International (ALSI), Maryland, USA, and a civic textbook in Pashto for JTG, Inc.
• Translated a senior citizen guide for the Ministry of Ontario.

Translator and Interpreter, Independently Contracted

August 2004-November 2008

• Provided translation and interpretation to a variety of clients, including private companies, schools, and governmental organizations.
• Meticulously proofread and edited work, ensuring proper terminology usage in all translated works.

Key Projects:

• Served as an on-call translator with Multi-languages Corporation (Canada) since 2009.
• Interpreted 1,100 words and devised some of the terms into Urdu for a multilingual dictionary.
• Served as an Urdu language Instructor for the Special Operations Forces Teletraining System (SOFTS).
• Worked as a legal interpreter and telephone interpreter for Language Line Services.
• Served as a spoken languages coordinator for AGAPE, interpreting on an as-needed basis.

Notary Signing Agent

• Closed thousands of successful loans, including residential refinance, purchase, Home Equity Line of Credit, construction, timeshares, and reverse mortgages.
• Successful last-minute closings.
• Served hundreds of individuals with notarizing wills, power of attorneys, medical directives, trusts, copies of passports, IDs, I-9 Form verification, printed and electronic multidisciplinary affidavits, etc.

EARLY CAREER EXPERIENCE

Production Operations Analyst, Intersections, Inc.

2003-2005

• Oversaw web presentation and database and IT production file maintenance for offline fulfillment processing in a technology company that developed web application products promoting secure e-commerce.
• Established the billing code setup by synchronizing the SQL Server database with Oracle (a web database).
• Launched 1,000+ products per month and processed over 1 million fulfillments per month.
• Documented and evaluated existing processes with a focus on improving efficiency and reducing complexity.
• Served as the program manager for the department, led several cross-functional teams, including error remediation teams, and trained new team members.
• Provided tier 3/2 support for the Customer Care department.

Analyst, IS Solutions, Inc.

1999-2002

• Designed and developed an employee payroll and biography after a careful analysis of the client’s needs and process modeling.
• Created a new process model to better align with goals.
• Performed data modeling and wrote a stored procedure.

Developer, The British Council Library

1998-1999

• Developed a database application to store information about customers’ consumption data and produce ad-hoc and financial reports.
• Created a backup system to allow for system recovery in case of data loss.

Project Manager, Wadaan Development Program

1995-1998

• Managed projects through all stages, including scheduling, workflow design, staffing and training, progress reporting, P&L responsibility, business plan creation, contract negotiation, and interdepartmental coordination.
• Designed and directed requirements-gathering activities using forms, interviews, and support requests.
• Supported the Sales and Marketing teams through various means, including competitive analysis, account management, business development initiatives, and the development of sales tools and marketing materials.
• Evaluated organizational goals and current abilities in order to recommend plans for marketing, development, procurement, technology, staffing, and strategic partnerships.
• Conducted a fit analysis of current technology to organizational needs and recommended improvements.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Project Management, George Washington University

Relevant Coursework: Project Management Application, Statistics for Managers, Organizational Leadership, Risk Management, Decision Making, Cost Estimate and Control, Project Management Finance, Planning and Scheduling, Portfolio Management, Communication Strategies, and Internal and Multicultural Issues in Organizations.

Master of Arts, English Literature, University of Peshawar

Bachelor of Arts, English Literature and Law, Jinnah College for Women

Diploma, Computer Programming, CECOS Data Institute

CERTIFICATIONS

• Oracle Certified Associate
• Advanced Microsoft Project
• Notary Public

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators
• American Translators Association
• ProZ.com
• Translator’s Café
• National Notary Association
• Notarized, Inc.