Aïcha Bensaid Email & Phone Number

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Specialize in Language and cultural training that I provide to USG employees through different Federal agencies.
• Provide One-on-One training to DLI Students, who will be assigned to be Foreign officers or will be holding another position as a diplomat in one of the Francophone countries. Teach the students about the cultural.
• Use a wide array of tools and materials provided by both DLI and the Language center to comply with the Defense Language Institute method, which emphasizes on student motivation while also creating a sense of.
• Evaluate the students’ level of proficiency at the start of their language training program and at the completion of their training.
• Prepare and write mid-term, monthly and final progress reports for the students and their respective agencies.
• Successfully prepares students for their proficiency testing: OPI, and DLPT Tests.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Specializes in Language and cultural training for USG employees through different Federal agencies. I hold a certification from the American Council of Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL):
• Performed and tailored group classes for students according to their proficiency level and the Language acquisition requirements.
• Provided One-on-One training for DLI Students, who were assigned to be Foreign officers and/or Attaché Militaire in Francophone countries. Taught the students the Socio-cultural, historical, and diplomatic aspects of.
• Used a wide array of tools and materials provided by both DLI and the Language center to comply with the Defense Language Institute method, which emphasizes on student motivation while also creating a sense of.
• Successfully prepares students for proficiency testing: OPI, and DLPT Tests.

• Worked in developing a 3-parts course curriculum, including a cultural Quick Guide with some annotations to give additional details about each culture and its differences. The goal was to compare Moroccan culture with.
• Provided Moroccan and French cultural subject matter expertise on this Curriculum Development project for a government agency.
• Highlighted the differences between standard French and the French language commonly used in Morocco to clarify those disparities for a non-native audience such as American Military service members, Study abroad.
• Completed a matrix table with information about how French spoken in Morocco is different than Standard French (spoken in France) and how some words are used and pronounced differently.

United States

I participated in a Full immersion French program on a camp site. As a Language instructor, I was responsible for language instruction of a language Iso-immersion program as guided by the Lead instructor and program coordinator who implemented this program. This includes planning my classes according to different proficiency levels and implementation of a.

Dallas, Texas, United States

• Assisted a team of Women entrepreneurs, contacting and outsourcing artisans in Morocco in order to execute the production of their Moroccan handcrafted exclusive collection.
• Coordinated and supervised all the international trade operations between The Citizenry and their suppliers in Morocco from the beginning to the end of the importation process.
• Translated all international trade documentation as required by both countries.
• Worked on projects in Morocco, Mali and other North and West African countries. This involved translating all kind of correspondence as well as a wide range of documents for international trade, in addition to frequent.
• Traveled between the US and Morocco to coordinate logistics between The Citizenry and their suppliers and facilitate the import of handmade goods from Morocco.

Sterling, Virginia, United States

• Wrote Business Marketing plans and literature (brochures, promotional offers, press releases…etc) to increase the Company’s presence in the market.
• Provided products promotion, and pricing information to clients by responding to the customers requests, and forwarding specific information about the selected product (s); and answering questions.
• Coordinated all the logistics for events, conferences, and trade shows accordingly.
• Translated a number of reports from English to French, to submit periodically to the Department of Moroccan Handicrafts and Socio- economic development.
• Successfully wrote Quarterly reports as requested by the same department in Morocco. Acquired a relevant experience in translating some documents of all nature from one language to another.

Washington, DC

• Managed day to day office activities including answering customer calls, coordinating & managing schedules, resolving issues and conflicts.
• Responsible for advertising and promoting travel packages to various destinations via different marketing tools and networking events, which helped increase the company’s revenue by 40% as a result of an online.
• Created and submitted expense reports related to corporate travel.
• Responsible for sending invoices to customers and following-up in a timely manner
• Prepared and presented our travel packages (using MS PowerPoint) at national trade shows and/or travel fairs, such as Adventures in Travel Expo, in 2004, 2005, 2009 IN Washington DC and in 2011 at Stamford University.
• Acquired expertise in coordinating and organizing customized cultural and study tours for both academic and corporate travel.

Herndon, VA

Developed a market survey to measure customer satisfaction. Evaluated the ratio of quality to price of the cement product.Presented strategies for how to attract prospective clientele.Recommended product improvements to packaging, and labeling.Suggested new logo for the cement company.

Casablanca- Morocco

S.B.C.I Net link--Casablanca, Morocco.Generated account reviews and price quotes for corporate clientele.Compiled and reviewed business proposals to report to the Vice President. Helped planning and coordinating meetings for the management team. Followed-up with customers and reported to the Director of Communications.Responsible for correspondence and.

Bachelor'S Degree, Management And International Trade Expertise

Master'S Degree, Business Administration; Global Management