Jamie Kosele

Experience

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  Echo International

  Jan 2003 - Apr 2003

  Intern

  Proofread German and English translations. Completed German and English translations.

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  Augsburger Sprachakademie

  Dec 2003 - Jul 2004

  Teacher, translater

  Taught beginning through advanced English to native German speakers. Translated German documents into English.

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  Ariba

  Nov 2004 - Dec 2005

  OEM Market Maker, German support

  Conducted software training in German and English via telephone or online teleconference, contacted potential and current German-speaking suppliers, provided support to suppliers during live events in both English and German. Built and managed projects according to buyer specifications. Arranged interpreters for other languages.

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  US Army

  Jun 2007 - Jun 2012

  Arabic Cryptologic Linguist in support of SIGINT operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom. German as needed. Arabic language and learning support. Key Leader Engagement Coordinator between battalion level leadership and Iraqi counterparts. NCS certified instructor of professional writing.

  • Linguist

    Jun 2007 - Jun 2012

  • Arabic Linguist

    Jun 2007 - Jun 2012
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  Nokia

  Nov 2012 - Mar 2014

  Project Coordinator & German Language Liason

  Distributed and facilitated completion of incoming work to team members. Focused heavily on fostering communication between teams. Created and managed documentation to include ISO9001 compliance. Served as a point of contact for German-speaking vendors and translated any incoming German-language communications and documentation.

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  US Army Reserves

  Jun 2013 - Apr 2015

  Arabic Linguist, Detachment NCOIC

  NCOIC of squad-sized detachment providing intelligence support. Arabic and German linguist duties. Unit Prevention Leader.

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  Stübben

  Aug 2014 - now

  New Employee Mentor

  Direct to consumer sales of luxury equestrian equipment, responsible for OR and WA, social media marketing, attending events, customer relationship management, customer service.

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  WorkSource Yakima

  Jan 2025 - now

  VA Work Study

  As a member of the Veterans team, I assist Veterans who are seeking employment with resume writing and all aspects of their job search. I am also working on a special project to access the Veteran team's marketing and communication strategies, to better understand the unique challenges involved in spreading awareness of the services we provide to unemployed Veterans in our community.