Freelance translator profile for Muhammad Habib



Translator's name:Muhammad Habib
Language pair:English to Urdu translator
Country of residence:Pakistan
Activity:Active since 2024
Membership status:Basic member

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Muhammad Habib
Certified Translator (English to Urdu)
Editor, Reviewer & QA Expert
E: habib647@gmail.com
T: +92-334-4135268
Lahore, Pakistan
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Career Profile Summary
A Certified PRO Translator (English to Urdu) with 7 years of experience in human translation, editing, language quality assurance and Machine Translation Post Editing (MTPE). Successfully translated and edited 2 million words (with 500+ projects) of reports, manuals, policies, forms, press releases, documents, software, apps, UI/UX, social media and website content, ensuring high accuracy, impeccable grammar, and cultural nuance. A dynamic native speaker of Urdu, Punjabi and Saraiki languages and fluent in English, collaborated with over 30 national and international organizations, delivering top-tier translation services across diverse sectors including automotive, business, banking/finance, education, legal, IT/software, life sciences, humanitarian, nonprofit, government, travel, marketing, crypto, e-learning, politics, medical/healthcare, environment, communications, human resources, energy, trading, general text of any kind. Proficient in MS Office and CAT tools such as Phrase (Memsource), Crowdin, MateCat and Smartcat. Dedicated to delivering high-quality translation services with precision, attention to detail, and timely delivery, contributing to organizational success.

Core Skills
Translation Accuracy Editing and Proofreading Bilingual Proficiency
Language Quality Assurance Cultural Competency CAT Tools Proficiency
Research Skills Detail-oriented Native in Urdu, Punjabi & Saraiki

Accomplishments
2 million+ words Translated/Edited 100% Human Translation
500+ Projects Completed 2K Words Translation Capacity per day

Work Experience
Translation Projects with Translation Agencies
Prestige (UK) January 2024–to date
Translated the following content:
 Translated, edited, and performed QA tasks of 100k words for different UI/UX Apps on Phrase.
 10.6k words of 3 different surveys on childcare services.
 6k words of guidelines on "Personal Assistance Services for a medical patient."
 1.2k words of a clinical trial of a medicine for the treatment of a disease.
 0.5k words of 'Child family team meeting documentation and action plan.'
 1.1k words of a clinical study of the Synchrony Real-world from Urdu to English.
 0.5k words on Installing Solar and Green Roof Systems.

Braahmam International Ltd. (Ireland) March 2024–to date
 Edited 0.4k words of an article of an online trading app working globally

GTH Translation (Cyprus) December 2023–to date
 Edited 1k words of a banking APP (software) on Memsource.
 Edited 2.3k words of safety precautions of naval and commercial vessels on Phrase.
 Edited 1.6k words of an APP on digital payments (financial transactions)
Protranslate (Turkey) May 2022–to date
 Translated, edited, and proofread around 50k words from English<>Urdu on Spoken Urdu courses, education, e-learning, marketing, finance, law, environment, and business.

Translated (Italy) May 2024–to date
 Edited 0.4k words of an introduction of a thesis on "financing tertiary education"
Balkaya Translations (Germany) March 2024–to date
 Translated 0.3k words of a National Identity Card and a Birth registration form (URDU>ENG).
Tongue Translation Services via Smartcat (USA) December 2022
 Post-edited 142 words on “Different languages used in the world.”

Translation Projects with Direct Clients
Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency-PILDAT (Pakistan)
Freelance Consultant for Translation November 06, 2023–to date
 Translated over 226k words of PILDAT’s publications on elections, democracy, Youth, Right to Information (RTI) Laws, political finance, legislative structures, National Security and 11 monthly updates on the performance of democratic institutions of Pakistan

PILDAT
Information & Communication Officer/Projects Manager July 31, 2017–November 3, 2023
 Translated and edited PILDAT publications containing over 1 million words on politics, governance, elections, youth, parliamentary monitoring, website/marketing content. Project donors include USAID, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNCAC, NED, ADRN, AHC, BHC, FES etc.

Resource & Support Hub-RSH (UK) March 2024–to date
Translated the following publications:
 11.1k words of a research report on "Best practice in engaging survivors of Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEAH): RSH Helpdesk Research Report Number 3."
 1.5k words on "RSH Condensed Organizational Capacity Assessment Self-Assessment."
 1.2k words of a United Nations Secretary-General's Bulletin on "Special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse."
 1.1k words of an assessment on "RSH Safeguarding Organization Capacity Self-Assessment."
 1k words of "Keeping Children Safe (KCS) Standards."
 1k words of “Supporting organisational cultural change: Mentorship program in the Nigeria Hub”.
 1.1k words on “Enabling and disabling a safeguarding culture within your organisation”.
 0.7k words of Consultants’ profiles.
 1.4k words of RSH Newsletter for the month of July 2024
 4.2k words of a report on “A Common Approach to Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment”
 Edited 0.2k words of RSH Privacy policy
 5k words of a report titled “DAC Recommendation on Ending Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment in Development Co-operation and Humanitarian Assistance: Key Pillars of Prevention and Response” by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
 1.6k words of “Bond Safeguarding: Safeguarding Policy”
 Edited 1.2k words of a RSH User Survey form
 0.8k words of RSH September 2024 Newsletter
 11.7k words of a guide on “International Child Safeguarding Standards” by an organization called Keeping Children Safe.
 3.1k words of “RSH Inclusive Safeguarding; Code of Conduct: Question and Answer”.
 1k words of “HOW-TO note: How to Set up and Manage a community-based Complaints Mechanism for CSOs in humanitarian or development settings in Pakistan”
 1.8k words of “Bitesize: Safeguarding older people In Pakistan: Focus Displaced Population”
 0.6k words of “Key elements of safeguarding culture and leadership”
 2k words of “HOW-TO note: Prepare for and Manage Safeguarding Investigations for Civil Society Organisations in Pakistan”.

Signify (Pakistan) October 2020–to date
Translated the following content:
 5k words on women's empowerment and 7k words on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE).
 2k words of quizzes and surveys on children's education in secondary classes.
 4.7k words from 3 media talk shows on SDG-16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions).
 6.3k words of quizzes for Suzuki Sales Managers, Consultants, and Sales support staff.
Indus Motor Company-IMC (Pakistan) February 2023–December 2023
 Translated 2k words of comics of the Human Resource policy of IMC.
Al-Karam Studio (Pakistan) December 2021–April 2022
 Translated 16k words of Human Resource policy.
 Translated 15k words of training manuals for Managers and Officers.
Carnelian (Pakistan) November 2020–February 2021
 Translated 20k words of educational surveys.
 Translated 10k words of general guidelines for Ubank customers.
King’s College London (UK) June 2024
 Translated 2.2k words of a questionnaire survey for a student on "Perceptions and beliefs of young people around climate change in northern areas of Pakistan"

Nesma & Partners (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) September 2020
 Translated 5k words of "Guidelines: Maintaining Health and Wellbeing during the COVID-19."
Instaforex (Cyprus) May 2020
 Translated 3k words on 5 promotional and introductory letters for subscribers.
Road Haulage Association Ltd. (UK) January 2020
 Translated 5.8k words of "A practical guide on how to load trucks as per instructions".

G42, United Arab Emirates (UAE) January 2020
 Translated nearly 6k words of a messenger APP called Totok.
Del Monte Foods (UAE) September 2019
 Translated 5k words of Human Resource Policy.
Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), UAE August 2019
 Translated 3k words on health and safety instructions for employees.

Translation Projects with Individual Freelancers June 2019-to date
 Translated/proofread nearly 100k words on IT, software, Apps, websites, UI/UX, finance, crypto currency, communication and transport.
 Translated 5.2k words of a legal case in a USA Court

Professional Qualifications
 Master of Library and Information Science September 2010-August 2012
3rd position (Bronze Medal) 3.61/4 CGPA
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan


 Bachelor of Science September 2004-August 2006
Government College University (GCU), Lahore, Pakistan
(Zoology, Chemistry, Botany, Computer and Research Applications)
Diploma/Certification
 Post Graduate diploma in Translation studies (Continue)
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
 Certified PRO Network (Translator English to Urdu) August 29, 2024
Proz.com

References
 Ms. Irem Akyol
Translation Project Manager ProTranslate, Istanbul-Turkey
irem.akyol@protranslate.net
+90539 643 6046

 Mr. Faheem Ahmed Khan
Sr. Projects Manager PILDAT, Lahore-Pakistan
Faheem.khan@pildat.org
+92305 555 2970

 Ms. Anisa Arooj Dar
Programs Director Signify, Islamabad-Pakistan
anisa.dar@signify.com.pk
+92324 201 4052