Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Summary
Timeline
Almustapha Wali Sambo

Almustapha Wali Sambo

Linguistic Consultant
Sokoto,Sokoto

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Linguistic Consultant

Pole To Win Europe (remote)
London, UK
10.2021 - Current
  • Analyzed problematic areas to provide recommendations and solutions.
  • Delivered outstanding service to clients to maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities.
  • Managed multiple deadlines across several businesses to meet dynamic needs of multiple clients.
  • Evaluated customer needs and feedback to drive product and service improvements.

Freelancer

Amsoshi Language Services
Sokoto, Sokoto
2017 - Current
  • Translated documents from English to Hausa and vice-versa.
  • Reviewed final works to spot and correct errors in punctuation, grammar, and translation.
  • Translated website content from other languages to English.
  • Reviewed and edited transcribed reports and corrected material for spelling, grammar, and clarity.
  • Edited drafts created from speech recognition software.
  • Reviewed, edited and proofread translated documents for accuracy.
  • Collected and recorded data at various field sites for later assessment and data analysis.
  • Used [Software] to enter data into project database and provided regular updates.
  • Proofread, edited and improved documents of different sizes.
  • Maximized quality control of translated documents.
  • Developed strategies to perform accurate and consistent translations.
  • Developed and maintained a glossary of technical terms.
  • Created detailed reports on accuracy of translated documents.
  • Translated other language books into English.
  • Assisted with translation of foreign language television and radio programs.
  • Offered language instruction to help clients improve language skills.

Education

Ph.D. - Linguistics

Bayero University, Kano
2021 - Current

Master of Arts - Linguistics

Bayero University, Kano
12.2016 - 09.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Language

Bayero University, Kano
12.2010 - 12.2014

Professional Diploma - Microsoft

Computing Technologies
2019

Skills

I am a professional and academic linguist/translator of Nigerian Languages I/we have a company that is delivering freelancing services in localization, translation, phonemic transcription, audio transcription, subtitling, voice-over, etc Our company and I spend almost five years delivering freelancing services in and on Nigerian languages, particularly Fula, Hausa, Igbo, Kanuri, and Yoruba I/We are able to use several CAT tools in delivering our services I/We have the capacity of meeting a very tight deadline

S/N

Field

Total Amount of WC handled before

Types of Doc/Tool

Projects

Source – Target

1

Medical

1 13,087 WC

Word & Excel

Questionnaires on Quality of Post Abortion Care in Nigeria (July, 2018)

English – Hausa

2 7,016 WC

Word & Power Point

The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine (SAHZU) Clinical Guidance for COVID-19 (May, 2020)

English – Hausa

3 1,458 WC

Word

A Warrior’s Guide to T1D of Sonia Nabeta Foundation (September, 2021)

English – Hausa

4 2,450 WC

Word

CHORALIS - Patient questionnaire (December, 2021)

English – Hausa

5 1,050 WC

Word

Leprosy Mission Consent Form (December, 2021)

English – Hausa

2

Pharmaceutical

245 WC

Excel

Covid-19 Vaccine Module Queries (April, 2021)

English – Hausa

3

Trade/Law

1 7,000 WC

Word

Code of Conduct for Graphic Packaging Holding Company (August, 2021)

English – Hausa

2 4,570 WC

Word

Amazon (November, 2019)

English – Hausa

3 5,424 WC

Word

Revised Cofcass PLO Case Analysis (April, 2021)

English – Hausa

4

General

53,805 WC

MemoQ

USAID Demographic and Fertility Rates of Some Countries (November-December, 2021)

English – Hausa

**In addition to the above, I have conducted several translations of many online contents (that have not been recorded above) of social media, online markets, demographic documents, health documents, etc using several online tools such as Memsource, MemoQ, Transparent, Moravia, Trados, etc from English to Hausa (from 2017 to date)

Accomplishments

  • A 4-Day National Conference organized by the School of
  • Languages, Federal College of
  • Education, Kano, Nigeria.h - 31th
  • November,Muhammadu Sambo Wali (Basakkwace): Gudummawarsa ga Ci
  • Gaban Adabi da Tarihi [Contributions of Muhammadu Sambo Wali to the
  • Development of (Hausa) Literature and
  • History] [a joint-paper]
  • A 4-Day International Conference organized by the Faculty of Arts and
  • Islamic Studies, Bayero University
  • Kano, Nigeria.h - 12th
  • October
  • G
  • Workshops and Seminars Participated with Dates
  • S/N Post/Role Theme Organizers Location DateResource Person A 9-Day Workshop on Content
  • Development for
  • Open School
  • Programme (OSP)
  • Activity
  • Universal Basic
  • Education Commission (UBEC)
  • Calabar
  • Cross
  • River
  • Nigeriah - 24th
  • November,Resource Person A 4-Day Workshop on National
  • Reading Framework (NRF) Development
  • National Educational
  • Research and
  • Development (NERDC) in collaboration with the
  • United State Agency for International
  • Development (USAID) funded to Northern
  • Education Initiative
  • Plus
  • Abuja
  • FCT
  • Nigeria.h - 19th
  • March,Developer A 6-Day Online
  • Workshop (2nd
  • Phase) for The
  • Adaptation of Some
  • Materials for the
  • Accelerated Basic
  • Education
  • Curriculum (ABEC)
  • National Educational
  • Research and
  • Development Council (NERDC) and sponsored by the EU-
  • Led Consortium, Plan
  • International
  • Remotely, via Zoom
  • Online
  • Meeting
  • Platformh - 19th
  • July, 2020
  • Page 6 of 11Developer a 3-Day Online
  • Workshop (1st
  • Phase) for The
  • Adaptation of Some
  • Materials for the
  • Accelerated Basic
  • Education
  • Curriculum (ABEC)
  • National Educational
  • Research and
  • Development Council (NERDC) and sponsored by the EU-
  • Led Consortium, Plan
  • International
  • Remotely, via Zoom
  • Online
  • Meeting
  • Platformh - 23rd
  • June,Developer A 6-Day Workshop for The
  • Development of
  • Teacher’s Guide for the Implementation of Accelerated
  • Basic Education
  • Curriculum (ABEC)
  • National Educational
  • Research and
  • Development Council (NERDC) and sponsored by the EU-
  • Led Consortium, Plan
  • International and Save the Children
  • Abuja
  • FCT
  • Nigeria.h - 12th
  • October,Translator/Consultant A 4-Day Workshop for a Trainers’
  • Training for RANA
  • Reading Promotion
  • Strategies (now published) fhi360 in partnership with the UKaid and the
  • Unicef
  • Zaria
  • Kaduna
  • Nigeria.h - 19th
  • September,Critique A 3-Day Workshop for the Accelerated
  • Basic Education
  • Curriculum (ABEC)
  • National Educational
  • Research and
  • Development Council (NERDC) and sponsored by the EU-
  • Led Consortium, Plan
  • International and Save the Children
  • Abuja
  • FCT
  • Nigeria.h - 11th
  • September,Co-secretary A 1-Day Workshop of the North-West
  • Zonal Committee for Reviewing the
  • Questionnaire for
  • National Language
  • Policy Survey
  • Federal Ministry of
  • Education, Nigeria
  • Zaria
  • Kaduna
  • Nigeria.h
  • June
  • H
  • Manuscripts, Ongoing and Unpublished Works
  • S/N Role Proposed Topic/Title Status Starting DateAuthor/Researcher A Study of Aspects of
  • Phonological Processes in Ut- ma’in (Fakkanci)
  • An ongoing Ph.D
  • Research work since June, 2021
  • Page 7 of 11Author Bambancin Karin Sauti tsakanin Sakkwatanci da
  • Daidaitacciyar Hausa
  • An ongoing unpublished article since April, 2021Author A Phonological Analysis of
  • English Loanwords in Hausa
  • An ongoing unpublished article since January, 4 Compiler and Editor Diwanin Waƙoƙi da Rubuce-
  • Rubucen Tarihi na
  • Muhammadu Sambo Wali: [A compilation of Muhammadu
  • Sambo Wali’s Poetry and
  • Historical Writings]
  • An ongoing book manuscript since November
  • I
  • Freelancing Linguistic and Translation Works Conducted
  • S/N Field Total Amount of WC handled before
  • Types of
  • Doc/Tool
  • Projects Source – TargetMedical 1
  • 13,087, Degree Year Title Specialization
  • B.A
  • Hausa 2014 “Bambance-Bambancen Karin Sauti Tsakanin
  • Sakkwatanci da Daidaitacciyar Hausa (Tonal
  • Variations Between Sokoto Dialect and Standard
  • Hausa)”
  • Language
  • M.A
  • Linguistics 2019 “A Phonemic Analysis of Fakkanci (Ut-ma’in).” (Specialized in Phonology)
  • Phonology
  • K
  • Membership with Professional Bodies

Affiliations

S/N Professional Body Membership Period 1 Linguistic Association of Nigeria, LAN Full Active Member since 2016 2 North-West Committee on National Language Policy Co-secretary 2019 3 Nigeria Institute of Translators and Interpreters, NITI Associate Member since 2020

Summary

Proven track record of successfully managing multiple freelance assignments concurrently, meeting deadlines and client satisfaction. Possessing excellent communication skills while interacting effectively with both technical and non-technical personnel at all levels.

Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Timeline

Linguistic Consultant - Pole To Win Europe (remote)
10.2021 - Current
Bayero University - Ph.D., Linguistics
2021 - Current
Freelancer - Amsoshi Language Services
2017 - Current
Bayero University - Master of Arts, Linguistics
12.2016 - 09.2019
Bayero University - Bachelor of Arts, Language
12.2010 - 12.2014
Computing Technologies - Professional Diploma, Microsoft
Almustapha Wali SamboLinguistic Consultant