Dr. Assem Alkhallouf

Description

A highly focused and versatile language professional—ATA- and NAATI-certified English→Arabic translator and gifted interpreter—with over 15 years of experience in the language services industry. I hold a Master’s degree in English/Arabic Interpreting and a PhD in Linguistics and Translation, awarded with First-Class Honours.

My journey began in 2012 at the Higher Institute of Translation and Interpretation, Damascus University, where I completed my master’s degree and translated and edited numerous English books, novels, and short stories into Arabic.

Following graduation, I joined Future Group as a senior English↔Arabic translator and reviewer, where I translated over one million words and reviewed more than 8,000 pages of McGraw Hill educational materials until 2016. Since 2017, I have translated over five million words as a freelance translator for global clients and completed over 800 documented hours of Linguistic Quality Assurance (LQA).

I have collaborated with leading translation agencies including Babel Translation (Saudi Arabia), MedadTrans and Locadifferent (Egypt), Straker (New Zealand), World Translation, Glocal Media, and Global Language Services (UK), Mars Translation (China), Pangeanic and Tradulop (Spain), Fluent Translations (Canada), Maximum Translations (Germany), Centrumlingua (Lithuania), Interlingua (Spain), Eriksen (USA), and RWS (UK), among others.

In 2021, I earned my PhD in Linguistics and Translation with First-Class Honours. Since then, I have been working as a senior translator, LQA reviewer, and linguistic consultant, providing high-level linguistic services, quality assurance, and expert consultancy for international agencies.