Member since Apr '13

Working languages:
English to Arabic
German to Arabic
Arabic to English
Arabic to German
English to German

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Attia Al-Khadrawy
Senior EN/DE > AR Translator & Localizer


Native in: Arabic 
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Bridging East and West, Word by Word
Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified member
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Affiliations This person is not affiliated with any business or Blue Board record at ProZ.com.
Services Editing/proofreading, Subtitling, MT post-editing, Transcription, Copywriting, Transcreation, Terminology management, Linguistic validation, Translation, AI training
Expertise
Specializes in:
Law (general)Gaming/Video-games/E-sports
Medical (general)Media / Multimedia
Automotive / Cars & TrucksCinema, Film, TV, Drama
Volunteer / Pro-bono work Open to considering volunteer work for registered non-profit organizations
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 32, Questions answered: 20
Payment methods accepted Wire transfer, PayPal, Skrill
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 8
Glossaries Financial Glossary, Technical Glossary
Translation education Bachelor's degree - Faculty of Al-Alsun, Ain Shams University
Experience Years of experience: 21. Registered at ProZ.com: Dec 2009. Became a member: Apr 2013.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to Arabic (Ain Shams University (Faculty of Al-Alsun), verified)
Arabic to English (Ain Shams University (Faculty of Al-Alsun), verified)
German to Arabic (Ain Shams University (Faculty of Al-Alsun), verified)
Arabic to German (Ain Shams University (Faculty of Al-Alsun), verified)
Memberships World Association of Arab Translators & Linguists (WATA), Arabic Translation and Intercultural Dialogue Association (ATIDA
Software ABBYY FineReader OCR, Across, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Crowdin, DejaVu, EZTitles, Lilt, MateCat, memoQ, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, OmegaT, OOONA, Passolo, PhraseApp, Powerpoint, Smartcat, Smartling, STAR Transit, Subtitle Edit, Trados Online Editor, Trados Studio, Verifika, Wincaps Q4, Wordfast, Xbench, XTM, XTRF Translation Management System

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Professional objectives
  • Meet new translation company clients
  • Meet new end/direct clients
  • Screen new clients (risk management)
  • Network with other language professionals
  • Get help with terminology and resources
  • Learn more about the business side of freelancing
  • Stay up to date on what is happening in the language industry
  • Buy or learn new work-related software
  • Improve my productivity
Bio

Senior English to Arabic and German to Arabic translator and localization specialist with 20+ years of full-time experience: four years in-house at STAR Group (STAR Middle East) on automotive and technical documentation, then seventeen years as a freelance partner to LSPs, global brands, and international organizations. Native Arabic. Arabic to English and Arabic to German to publication standard.


CORE SPECIALIZATIONS

Legal and corporate: 250,000+ words of cross-border M&A documentation (SPAs, joint-venture agreements, due diligence) via Big Four advisory and legal localization vendors; 200+ patents and IP litigation dossiers (Bayer AG, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca); capital-markets and compliance filings; direct German to Arabic translation of Vertraege, AGB, Vollmachten, and Handelsregisterauszuege with no English pivot.

Medical devices and pharma: IFU suites, service manuals, and on-device UI for Medtronic, Philips Healthcare, Abbott, GE Healthcare, BD, and Baxter (via LSPs), delivered within client quality systems governed by ISO 13485 and aligned with SFDA, MOHAP, and EDA Arabic labeling requirements; patient leaflets and labeling for Bayer, GSK, Sanofi, Roche, Novartis; WHO guidelines; Macmillan Cancer Support factsheets.

Video games and esports: 2M+ words across 20+ titles since 2013. Member of Gameloft Canada's official freelance localization roster (2018-2025): Asphalt Legends Unite, Gangstar Vegas, Disney Magic Kingdoms, Dragon Mania Legends, Minion Rush (reference letter available). Globaloc since 2014 on EA and InnoGames properties: The Sims, FIFA, Madden NFL, Battlefield, Travian Kingdoms, Elvenar. Leap: EA SPORTS FC (PS5), NBA scripts. Esports content for League of Legends and VALORANT Champions Tour (Riot Games) and Counter-Strike 2 (Valve). In-context LQA, Arabic plural-form and RTL handling.

Subtitling and media: 400+ program hours over the past three years for Al Jazeera, BBC Arabic, MBC Group, and Netflix via localization vendors; same-day turnaround on breaking news; full-episode QC and template conformance (incl. Netflix Arabic TTSG). Tools: OOONA, EZTitles, Subtitle Edit, Originator, Wincaps.

Automotive and technical documentation: owner's and service manuals for Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Porsche, Volkswagen, Skoda, MAN, Ferrari, Ford, EvoBus (STAR, 2005-2009); Mercedes-Benz EQE owner's manual, Toyota GR Supra, Hyundai IONIQ 6, GM OnStar UI, Audi MMI strings; 200,000+ words of rail documentation for Siemens Mobility, Stadler Rail, Knorr-Bremse, Hitachi Rail (via LSPs); help content and UI for Slack, Zoom, Microsoft Azure, Oracle.

Also: finance and insurance (Binance, Crypto.com, Allianz, AXA, MetLife MENA); business and institutions (PwC Middle East, World Bank Group/IFC, Saudi Aramco, Google for Startups MENA, INVEST SAUDI, UNHCR); hospitality and luxury transcreation (Jumeirah, Moevenpick, Hilton, Gucci, Tissot, Duravit, DHL); AI and language data (MTPE, LLM output evaluation, 2M+ tokens annotated for TELUS, Appen, Scale AI at a sustained 99%+ QA score; Amazon MENA search relevance; Arabic prompt design).


HOW I WORK

Every engagement runs on a fixed four-step workflow: terminology extraction and client glossary alignment, translation in CAT with TM leverage, self-revision against source, and automated QA (Xbench/Verifika) before delivery. Experienced within ISO 17100 LSP workflows. NDA-ready as standard: confidential material is never processed through public machine-translation engines and is securely deleted on completion.


TOOLS

Trados Studio 2024, memoQ, Phrase TMS, XTM, Smartling, Crowdin, Passolo, STAR Transit NXT, Across, Wordfast, Gridly; Xbench, Verifika; OOONA, EZTitles, Subtitle Edit, Originator, Wincaps; MTPE and LLM output evaluation.


PRACTICAL

Capacity: 2,500-4,000 words/day translation, 8,000 words/day revision. Cairo (UTC+2/+3), full overlap with European business hours. Response within 2 business hours. Invoicing via bank transfer, PayPal, or Wise.


EDUCATION

B.A. in Languages and Translation (German and English), Faculty of Al-Alsun, Ain Shams University, Cairo. Arabic (native), German (fluent), English (fluent).

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Total pts earned: 32
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Language (PRO)
English to Arabic32
Top general fields (PRO)
Marketing12
Other8
Tech/Engineering4
Medical4
Bus/Financial4
Top specific fields (PRO)
Food & Drink8
Construction / Civil Engineering4
Environment & Ecology4
Finance (general)4
Medical (general)4
Other4
Tourism & Travel4

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Sep 24



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