Mohamed Ibrahim Elgendy has over 15 years of experience as a translator, reviewer, and editor. He has worked for Hindawi Foundation for Education and Culture, Parsons Brinckerhoff International Inc., and Middle East for Computer Science Office, translating and reviewing a variety of books, articles, contracts, and other documents. Elgendy holds a Bachelor's degree in English and is proficient in several computer applications and translation tools.

1. MOHAMED IBRAHIM ELGENDY
Translator, Reviewer, Editor
Ezdan Suites& Hotel,Doha, Qatar
E-mail:elgendy_mohamed@hotmail.com
Mobile:+201282020003
Career Objective
A new and challenging career opportunity that utilizes my educational
background and improves my skills.
Target Industry Translation; Media; Journalism
Career Level Mid Career
Notice Period 1 month
Professional Experience (15 Years of Experience)
January 2016 till
now
TranslatiomManager
Hindawi Foundation for Education and Culture
Cairo,Egypt
CompanyIndustry:Translation andPublishing
Responsibilitiesinclude:
 Effectively Lead, manage and develop the performance of the Translation
Team, including external freelance translators;
 Supervise andcoordinate the overall administrativeactivitiesof the Translation
Department;
 Developastrategyforthe Translation Department, and ensure that deadlines
are met as per such strategy;
 Prepare tests and conducts interviews to select qualified translators;
 Manage the entire life-cycle of the translation process in a fast-paced
environment;
 Allocate assignments to appropriately qualified translators and reviewers;
 Coordinate all the translation process phases and efficiently predict the
lifespan of all the phases;
 Liaises with other departments to arrange collaborative activities;
 Establish and maintain excellent relationships with team members and
freelance translators;
 Hold regular meetings with the team to give feedback, discuss any issues
relating to work progress, handle employees’ queries, etc.
 Manage monthly payroll for in-house translators and payments for freelance
translators;
 Perform quality checks at various stages of translation process to ensure
quality and accuracy.
Titlesready for printing duringthis year:
 40 new titles

2. August 2015 to
January 2016
Quality Assurance Specialist
Hindawi Foundation for Education and Culture
Bookand Scientific Articles Programme
Cairo,Egypt
CompanyIndustry:Translation andPublishing
Responsibilitiesincluded:
 Deliveringfinalizedandreadyforprintingcopyof the translatedbooksandarticles.
 Approvingthe qualityof everythingpublished onthe websitesof Kalimatand
Safahat(the foundation'stwomainprograms)
 Approve the qualityof the books'covers.
 Counselingtranslatorsandreviewersandprovidingsolutionsrelatedtolingualand
structural problems.
 Providingdetailedfeedbackand evaluationof the reviewers'work.
 Carry out whatevernecessarynewprocedurestoensure the qualityof the books
and articles.
 Testingnewandnovice translatorsandreviewers
Titlesreviewedforquality assurance:
 EconoPower
 Seducing the Subconscious
 Teaming to Innovate
 The Invisible Employee
 Buddhism (Oxford’s Very Short Introduction)
 Critical Theory (Oxford’s Very Short Introduction)
 Hinduism (Oxford’s Very Short Introduction)
 Humanism (Oxford’s Very Short Introduction)
 Indian Philosophy (Oxford’s Very Short Introduction)
 Statistics (Oxford’s Very Short Introduction)
August 2013 till
May 2015
SeniorTranslator
Parsons BrinckerhoffInternational Inc.
Qatar’sLocal Roadsand DrainageProgram(LR&DP)
Doha, Qatar
CompanyIndustry:Engineering;Construction
Responsibilitiesinclude:
 Translationof documentsrelatedtoroads,trafficfacilitation,sewerage
networks,stormandundergroundwaterdrainage andTSE networksinaddition
to environmental documents(suchasEnvironmental Permits,Environmental
Impact AssessmentApplications,etc.),tenderdocuments,MoUsand contracts.
 Developmentof translationtoolstohelpnew translatorscatchupwiththe
terminologyof the LR&DP
 Provisionof language qualitychecksfortranslations,responsestoministerial
requests(MRQs) andletters

3.  Responsibilitiesbeyondthe scope of translationinclude:
1) PublicRelations:Creationof communicationsplans(includingPublicOutreach
and StrategicCommunications),workflow andprocedures,undertakingPR
coordinationforconstructionprojects,coordinationforbuildingCustomer
RelationsManagementSystemandclosingministerial andpublicrequests
2) Helping the PR Team with MRQs, Presentations, etc
October 2011 -
June 2013
Quality Assurance Specialist
Hindawi Foundation for Education and Culture
Bookand Scientific Articles Programme
Cairo,Egypt
CompanyIndustry:Translation
Responsibilitiesincluded:
 Deliveringfinalizedandreadyforprintingcopyof the translatedbooksandarticles.
 Approvingthe qualityof everythingpublishedonthe websitesof Kalimatand
Safahat(the foundation'stwomainprograms)
 Approve the qualityof the books'covers.
 Counselingtranslatorsandreviewersandprovidingsolutionsrelatedtolingualand
structural problems.
 Providingdetailedfeedbackandevaluationof the reviewers'work.
 Carry out whatevernecessarynewprocedurestoensure the qualityof the books
and articles.
 Testingnewandnovice translatorsandreviewers
Titlesreviewedforquality assurance:
 Free Speech
 Principles for Free Society
 Origins
 Genome
 A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother
 Lessons for the Young Economist
 The Time Machine
 New Ideas from Dead Economists
 The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle
 How Successful People Think
 The Last of the Mohicans
 Frankenstein
 King Arthur
 Six Degrees
 Leadership
 The Swiss Family Robinson
 After the Arab Spring
 More than 100 scientific and historical articles from reputable magazines such
as New Scientist, History Today, Philosophy Now.
Titlesreviewedandedited:

4.  Inside Egypt
 Volatile World
 The Cultural Revolution
 Inventing Human Rights
 After the Arab Spring
 Morality of Capitalism
 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology
Many of the books and all the articles are published online on the foundation's
website ( http://www.hindawi.org )
You can also find my profile on Hindawi.org website via the link:
Mohamed Elgendy at Hindawi
May 2010 -
October 2011
Freelance Translator and Reviewer
Cairo,Egypt
Responsibilitiesincluded:
Translatingbooks,contracts,legal andfinancial documentsformanyclientsinside Egypt
and abroad
 KalimatArabiaforTranslationandPublishing(Egypt):Translatingandreviewing
books and scientific articles.
 Middle East for Computer Science Office (Egypt): Translating and reviewing
Business and self-help books.
 Many individual clientsfromSaudi ArabiaandUAE: Translatingbooks,
contracts, legal documentsandfinancialandeconomicreports.
Titles Translated:
 The Arabs: A History
 Successful Strategy Execution
 Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science
Titles Reviewed and Edited:
 A Physicist Remembers
 The Last theorem
September2000
- May 2010
SeniorTranslator and Reviewer
Middle East for Computer Science Office (aJarir bookstore Subcontractor)
Cairo,Egypt
Responsibilitiesincluded:
 Translatingandreviewingbooksandotherdocuments
 Deliveringhighqualitytranslationandrevisionbooksreadyforprint
 Leadingandcounselingagroupof six toeighttranslatorsto ensure the highest
qualitymeasures
 Providingdetailedfeedbackandassessmentof the translators’works

5.  Testingnewandnovice translatorsandreviewers
Titles Translated:
 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
 See You at the Top
 Mind Like Water
 Heart of The Mind
 Successful Team Building
 How to Become a Skillful Interviewer
 Dealing with Difficult People
 The Invisible Touch: The Four Keys to Modern Marketing
 Teach Yourself Visually Photoshop 7
 Teach Yourself Visually Excel 2002
 Teach Yourself Visually Access 2002
 Commitment to Excellence
 The Best of Success
 Winning with Teamwork
 The Essence of Attitude
 The Science of Influence
 How to Get Your Point Across in 30 Seconds or Less
 The World’s Most Powerful Leadership Principle
 Water Detox
 On Becoming a Leader
 Six Sigma for Managers
Titles Reviewed:
 1001 Ways to Energize Employees
 The Complete Business Plan
 Financing and Accounts
 Psycho Cybernetics 2000
 The Market Plan
 The Guru Marketing Guide
 100 Simple Secrets of Success
 Managing Anger
 The Art of Systems Thinking
 Personal Takeover
 When Friendship Hurts
 Transforming Your Self
 Wake Up Calls
 Erroneous Zones
 Brag! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn without Blowing it!
 Shortcuts Strategy (A Series of 4 Books)
 Self Esteem
 Rewrite Your Life
 The Power of Focus for Women
 The Present
 Business for Beginners
 Big Ideas for Growing Your Small Business
 Don't Give Up
 Trusting Your Self
 Essential Arms.
 Essential Chest and Shoulders

6.  Essential ABS
 8 Minutes in the Morning to A Flat Belly
 8 Minutes in the Morning to Lean Hips and Thin Thighs
 MBA in A Day
 Walk to Win
 The Memory Bible
 Authentic Happiness
 The Prevention Get Thin, Get Young Plan
 How to Win with High Self-Esteem
 Manager's Question and Answer
 Skills for New Managers
 Beat Your Addiction
 8 Minutes in the Morning for Maximum Weight Loss
July 1999 –
September2000
MilitaryService
CompletedasaCorporal
Egypt
EDUCATION
1994 - 1998 Bachelorof Arts, EnglishDepartment,BenhaUniversity,Egypt.
Grade: Good
Awards
2016 Winner of the first Scientific Translation Award from the National Center for
Translation, Egypt. The winning title is: Quantum Man: His Life in Science.
OTHER
CERTIFICATES
(2012) TOEFL PBT latest score: 599 - Test taken in AMIDEAST
(2007) ICDL Certified(UNI)
COMPUTER
SKILLS
Experienced with the following OS and applications:
 Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe InDesign CS5, MS Windows and MS Office)
 Excellent typing skills(Arabic 60 w/m – English 45 w/m)
References To be furnished upon request