Khalid Aziz

A highly organized, self-starter professional with more than eight years of translation and interpretation experience in both military and diplomatic settings and operations. Strong problem solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to develop and implement effective action plans.

Security Specialist - Allied Universal

(2024-09 - 2026-05)

Security specialist for allied universal.

• Observe and report on various Apple campuses.
• Different posts, rotating daily across 3 campuses, rotating between mobile patrols and standard foot patrols.
• Experience using desktops to assign officers to posts as a scheduler.
• 15-minute entries on a clip board, reporting current state of said location.
• Radio communication
• Experience observing specific locations, spanning 8 hours a day.

Interpreter/Translator (IT) WPS II - Department of State, Iraq - Iraq

(2022-03 - 2024-08)

Provides interpreter/translator services in support of personal protective, guard force, and emergency response team security services.

• At a minimum, must be level 3 in all 3 languages as directed by the task order (Kurdish, Arabic, and English)
• Proficiency must include all common dialects.
• Maintains qualification with the Glock-19 and M4, re-qualifying as required.
• Complete the Physical Readiness Test at the 50% performance level and maintain that fitness level for the duration of service.
• Maintains an active DOS Secret security clearance

Kurdish / Arabic Linguist Advantage SCI - Department of Defense, Iraq - Iraq

(2020-02 - 2021-09)

Provided operational contract linguist support to U.S. Army operations in Iraq.

• Provided general linguistic support for military operations and interpret during interviews, meetings, and conferences.
• Interpreted and translated written and spoken communications.
• Transcribed and analyzed verbal communications.
• Performed document exploitation. Scan research and analyze foreign language documents for key information.
• Translated and reviewed foreign language documents. Identify and extract information.

Customer Service Help Desk - Department of State, Iraq - Iraq

(2011-11 - 2014-02)

Served the US consulate members and staffing

• Handle inbound and outbound phone calls
• Customer service & bilingual with accurate language skill
• Telephone switchboard and coordinate classify call within the Consulate and US Embassy

Interpreter - Global Linguist Solution, Iraq - Iraq

(2009-04 - 2011-10)

Translated for the United States Army in Baghdad, Iraq and Kurdistan.

• Translated for Iraqi military officers and American officers during meetings.
• Worked cooperatively with team members in a war-state environment.
• Provided accurate translation of official military documents.
• Participated in planning and executing sensitive operations.
• Handled documents/subjects' translation, verbal/written interpretation, and analysis for U.S. and Iraqi army leaders and government officials.
• Accompanied soldiers on missions to provide accurate and efficient translation between Iraqi civilians and American soldiers.

Content Review Analyst - Accenture, Austin, TX - Austin, TX

(2017-11 - 2020-02)

• Provide quality assurance and improve machine classifiers to ensure safety of the platform for all audience and cross-functional teams
• Support the management of the day-to-day of the team quality requirements and the production goal
• Understanding and remaining up-to-date with client policies and guidelines; resolve inquires according to defined policies and procedures
• Audit content, apply the right policies and complex quantitative analysis into actionable insights
• Investigating and resolving issues regarding content that is reported for account support and/or safety; flag for action, and resolve within agreed upon turnaround times and standards of quality
• Work with key stakeholders to identify community and/or ads risks from a news, policy, communications, and safety perspective
• Address sensitive content issues, including but not limited to content relating to offensive images and writings, offensive or derogatory language, or other offensive or controversial material
• Develop a framework for prioritizing perceived community and/or ads risks that need to undergo deeper investigation
• Synthesize investigative findings through the creation of reports and presentations that provide a coherent narrative assessing external risk

Data Entry - Paradigm Metal Inc., Pflugerville, TX - Pflugerville, TX

(2016-12 - 2017-10)

• Transferring data from paper format into computer files or database system
• Typing in data provided directly from customers
• Creating spreadsheets with large numbers of figures without mistakes
• Excellent customer services skills

Assembly - Flextronics, Austin, TX - Austin, TX

(2014-03 - 2014-08)

• Accurately filled orders: prepared, wrapped, weighed and loaded items for Shipping according to packing slips.
• Responsible to ensure inventory production quality and efficiency levels.
• Processed all invoicing, freight forwarding and packing slips.
• Used computerized system to verify and pull inventory.
• Shipped high volume of orders daily; followed all procedures and kept accurate Records.

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