Amira Shabazz
+1 (808) 351 8996
P.O. Box 103
Kunia, HI 96759
[email protected]

Objective:

Seeking a position as a translation/transcription project manager or freelance translator/transcriber.

Key Skills:

Leadership and Planning - Organizes and manages resources, manpower, and tasking for multiple teams.
Communication - Responds quickly and professionally to local, national and international customers needs.
Bilingual - Translates high level written and spoken Chinese Mandarin into idiomatic native English;
current score of Listening 2+ Reading 2+ proficiency on Defense Language Proficiency Test V.
Teaming - Fosters synergetic environments to produce novel solutions to difficult problems. Encourages
contributions from all levels of the workforce to mutually resolve conflicts and move forward.
Flexibility - Able to quickly and effectively train on and adapt to new or unanticipated responsibilities.
Systems Knowledge - Proficient in data entry and analysis using Windows XP and higher OS, to include
MS Word, Outlook, Excel, and Power Point; has experience using Google Earth; familiar with Unix OS.

2008-Present NSA/CSS Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Language Analyst Team Chief.
• Enabled major Team restructuring effort; increased U.S. asset threat warning capability 50 percent.
• Maintains accountability for over 38 select multi-lingual voice/graphic analysts and government assets
valued at over $1,000,000; allocates manpower and resources for multiple high interest project groups.
• Monitored language analyst progress and provide constructive feedback; guide and direct the personal
and professional development of peers and subordinates; led to promotions and awards for subordinates.
• Constructed and presented briefings to local and national level decision makers; enabled collaboration.
• Successfully directed development, collection, processing, and training in support of division missions.
• Communicates with peers, subordinates, management and customers in a timely and effective manner.
• Conducts research and analysis of emerging transcription tools and techniques; implements innovations.
• Adjunct Faculty certified in Training Methods for Cryptologic Instructors; fulfills need for instructors.

2000-2008 NSA/CSS Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Voice/Graphics Language Analyst
• Scanned, cataloged, transcribed, performed quality control and released numerous foreign language files;
provided decisive information advantage to the highest levels of National and allied decision makers.
• Overall Division training authority; streamlined initial training process and standardized operating
procedures for all Division training teams; virtually eliminated the need for remedial training.
• Division level Data Management Center (DMC) administrator and POC for NSA/CSS Hawaii; edited
updated and uploaded nearly 70 percent of all Hawaii Security Operation Center's portal documents.

Education:

B.A. Chinese, University of Hawaii - Manoa, HI May 2005
A.A. Chinese, Monterey Peninsula College, CA Feb 2000

References: Available upon request