REZEAN HAMEED
Madison
Summary
Analytical linguist with 6-year experience and expertise in Kurdish/Arabic open-source translation, interpretation, and analysis for intelligent army personal. Proven record of transcribing printed and audio material. Analyzing open-source documents and preparing written assessments on trend while ensuring clarity and grammatical accuracy. Ability to understand context and nuance of various dialects, including Kurdish, Iraqi Arabic, Levantine, and Egyptian in order to provide regional, cultural, and analytical expertise for intelligent assessment support and related threat activities.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Kurdish/Arabic Linguist CAT II
Valiant integrated services
Syria
12.2022 - 05.2025
- Provided real-time interpretation and translation services (English to [Target Language], and vice versa) in high-stakes operational environments for Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) teams.
- Supported 3rd and 5th Special Forces Group missions by enabling effective communication between the U.S. Forces, local populations, military counterparts, and government officials.
- Translated classified and sensitive documents with strict adherence to accuracy, security protocols, and cultural context.
- Conducted cultural advisement to enhance mission effectiveness, situational awareness, and rapport-building with local communities.
- Participated in tactical field operations, supporting intelligence gathering, key leader engagements, and security missions.
- Maintained confidentiality and operational security in austere, high-risk environments.
Kurdish/Arabic Linguist CAT II
Valiant integrated services
Erbil
06.2022 - 12.2023
- Creating spot reports, covering social media platforms & news feeds.
- analyzing videos & images, depicting religious ideologies.
- Monitoring & tracking social media influencer's post.
- Working along with JOCAT to advise, assist, and enable the MOPA ( Ministry of Peshmerga)
- Working along with SFAB to advise, assist, and enable the MOPA ( Ministry of Peshmerga)
- Provide foreign language support services, including transcription, translation, and interpretation (comprising idiomatic translation of non-technical material using correct syntax and expression from English to Kurdish/Arabic and vice versa) in support of military intelligence collection and other operational missions such as Combined Joint Task Force- Operation Inherent Resolute (CJTF-OIR).
- Interpreted spoken and written Kurdish/Arabic in real-time settings for high-level meetings.
Kurdish/Arabic Linguist CAT II
AMENTUM INC
Camp Arifjan Kuwait
04.2021 - 05.2022
- Provide foreign language support services, including transcription, translation, and interpretation (comprising idiomatic translation of non-technical material using correct syntax and expression from English to Kurdish/Arabic and vice versa) in support of military intelligence collection and other operational missions such as Combined Joint Task Force- Operation Inherent Resolute (CJTF-OIR)
- Provide all cultural and ethnic context of translation, interpretation, and transcription with an expert linguist’s opinion to the most likely meaning/intent of terms, phrases, or statements which may have multiple interpretations
- Perform document exploitation, scan, research, and analyze foreign language documents and intercepted data for key information
- Translate various syntax and expressions to include colloquial and slang phrases from Arabic into English and vice versa
- Accurately scan, research, and analyze foreign language documents
- Translated a training media course supporting U.S mission in Iraq
- Read articles on the Kurd/Arab news media and search social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat, looking for misinformation, disinformation, violent language, and inflammatory comment
- Search key political factions, senior military officials, and religious leaders’ social media accounts to transcribe, translate, and interpret significant announcement or remarks
- Translate, interpret, and edit videos, announcements, and hashtags serving Public Affairs mission
Kurdish/Arabic Linguist
Arrow Security and Training
Erbil, Iraq
10.2019 - 09.2020
- Supplied well-written summaries and translations of raw foreign conversations in English and Arabic
- Provided real-time interpretation between English and Arabic speaking individuals
- Interpreted statements made by participants during interviews, meetings and conferences by using various methods to preserve original intent, meaning and emphasis
- Communicated and coordinated with local security and political leaders to secure governance, reconstruction and stabilization matters
- Provided general linguistic support for military operations to interpret meetings, conferences and interviews
- Trained the Peshmarga
- Trained the Iraqi Army.
Security Officer
Securitas
Madison, WI
02.2019 - 10.2019
- Patrolled premises to ensure safety of employees and visitors
- Quickly and accurately reported all security incidents, accidents and medical emergencies to law enforcement
- Monitored security cameras and fire, building and alarm systems
- Patrolled industrial and commercial premises to prevent and detect signs of intrusion and secure doors, windows and gates
- Maintained safety by quickly responding to alarms and investigating disturbances
- Checked passes and credentials of persons seeking to enter property and issued passes for guests
- Oversaw premises to identify safety risks and ensure employee and visitor safety
- Checked footage and live feeds from surveillance cameras to monitor for trespassers and criminal activity
- Responded to emergency situations to minimize risk and injury.
Returns Processor
Amazon
Madison, WI United States
03.2014 - 12.2017
- Completed diverse tasks on daily basis to serve customer needs, including processing and issuing money orders, managing returns and exchanges, and logging daily shipments
- Evaluated customer account information to assess current issues and determine potential solutions
- Ensured effective customer communication to maintain customer satisfaction and loyalty
- Maintained up-to-date contact information for each case under review
- Monitored multiple databases to keep track of all company inventory.
Supervisor
Crescent Petroleum Dana Gas
Khormor , Kurdistan Region Of Iraq
01.2011 - 12.2013
- Ensure balanced shifts are available by allocating personnel as required, review rotations and adjust as necessary, reduce over time to less than 5%
- Provide evidence to support ongoing development
- Develop a monthly report which lists all truck loading activities, number of truck leaks, Work requests and MR's submitted; include all estimated and actual costs
- Encourage an improved HSE culture among the team
- Hold monthly HSE meeting with all shifts-record and follow up all input with HSE
- Monitor and record all Annual/Sick Leave and Overtime with a view to reducing OT costs
- Entered all shipping order and code date information into company computer using to maintain accurate, up-to-date files
- Prepared shipments for pickup by labeling and weighing packages
- Read and attached appropriate labels and tags to products and packages for identification purposes.
Linguist
Global Linguist Solutions LLC
FOB Summerall Baiji, Iraq
01.2008 - 01.2011
- Daily mission with U.S special operation forces (ODA)
- Daily QRF (Quick Reaction Force) missions
- Daily missions to visit the Iraq police stations
- Mounted and dismounted Patrols
- Provide operational contract linguist support for military operations and interpret during interviews, meeting, and conferences
- Training the Iraqi Police
- Training the Iraqi Army
- Provided real-time interpretation between English and Arabic speaking individuals
- Communicated and coordinated with local security and political leaders to secure governance, reconstruction and stabilization matters.
Education
Skills
- Military Training/Experience
- Ability to work is in extreme, austere, harsh conditions
- Computers/Microsoft
- Trilingual
- Commercial Driver License
- Reporting and briefing
- Security systems
- Communications
- First Aid/CPR
Clearance Active
11/2020
Clearance Level
Secret
Timeline
Kurdish/Arabic Linguist CAT II
Valiant integrated services
12.2022 - 05.2025
Kurdish/Arabic Linguist CAT II
Valiant integrated services
06.2022 - 12.2023
Kurdish/Arabic Linguist CAT II
AMENTUM INC
04.2021 - 05.2022
Kurdish/Arabic Linguist
Arrow Security and Training
10.2019 - 09.2020
Security Officer
Securitas
02.2019 - 10.2019
Returns Processor
Amazon
03.2014 - 12.2017
Supervisor
Crescent Petroleum Dana Gas
01.2011 - 12.2013
Linguist
Global Linguist Solutions LLC
01.2008 - 01.2011
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