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• In excess of 120 scientific texts translated from German into English for publication in scholarly books and academic journals [High Ability Studies, Gifted and Talented International, Psychological Reports, Metacognition and Learning, Educational Sciences and Psychology, Psychology Science Quarterly] or presentation at international conferences [American Educational Research Association (AERA), International Conference on the Development and Education of Gifted Children in Peking, China, Conference of the European Council for High Ability (ECHA), 9th Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness in Taipei, Taiwan], while conferring with authors to ensure that the renditions retain the content, meaning, and feeling of the original material.• Developed and maintained database-driven Web interfaces with Web design applications such as HTML, CSS and SQL to ensure rapid, real-time information sharing in both German and English.• Within area of expertise, Educational Science and Psychology, texts have dealt with topics in the fields of Sociology, Gender Studies, History, Anthropology, Mathematics, Physics, International Law and Finance.• Proofread, edited and revised materials composed by non-native English speakers.• Translated messages simultaneously or consecutively into English orally, maintaining message content, context and style as much as possible, whereby conflicts related to the meanings of words, concepts, practices or behaviors were identified and resolved.• Compiled information about the content and context of information to be translated, as well as details of the groups for whom translation or interpretation was being performed.

• Served primarily as Project Manager for the project "Consultancy Services for the Development of Gifted Programs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)." The project’s main goal was the design and implementation of a national Gifted Education program for the UAE.• Responsible for the Public Awareness Unit with the main objective of communicating to the general public the goals of, and progress made, in the project. This was accomplished through the development of conferences, journals, newsletters, brochures and posters, whereby all news releases, publications and advertisements came under the unit's responsibility. • Detailed tasks included acting as Chief of the Public Awareness unit with personnel responsibility, planning two international conferences; responsible for various manuscripts for different scientific periodicals in German and English; acted as spokesperson for all colleagues concerning questions on Public Relations; managed and coordinated the public relations with projects partners in the UAE. • Acted as Assistant Editor for the academic journal "Gifted and Talented International," Volumes 21-23, which was under the editorship of the project leaders.

• Created, procured and conducted training and development programs to ensure that employees could meet client expectations concerning skills and competencies.• Accountable for the installation and maintenance of software required for workshops, seminars and other learning situations.• Responsible for the entire learning process, and its environment, ensuring that courses met their objectives and were measured and evaluated. • Assisted employees to maintain and improve their job skills and conducted retraining programs to develop new skills demanded by technological changes in the workplace.

Master Of Science (Ms), Educational Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Behavioral Sciences