Hamad AlSamrin

Blogger, Journalist, Writer/Editor

WORK EXPERIENCE___________________________ _________________________ Citizen Journalist October 2016- Present o Covered Protests and interviewed protestors (Against Low safety in the neighborhood) o Covered Festivals and celebrations (Rotary Halloween Parade\ Celebrate Veterans Day) o Produced videos documenting landmarks (The Penitentiary Prison in Philadelphia, Wynwood Walls Miami) o Shot, edited and wrote stories that are interesting and worthy of comment. Translator and Interpreter: Arabic & English March 2013- Present o Translated TedTalks (Why a Good Book is a Secret Door), (See Invisible Motion, Hear Silent Sounds. Cool? Creepy? We Can't Decide, Michael Rubinstein) o Translated materials (articles, essays, chapters) (What’s Wrong with ‘Equal Rights’ for Women?), Phyllis Schlafly, 1972, (The Boring Age), Michael Lind, Time, 2010, (What Do We Owe the Enlightenment?), Jacob Soll 2015 o Cooperated with some institutions and citizen media worldwide (Hekmah) (Global Voices) Editor & Commentator At Drexel University Television May 2016 - August 2016 o Wrote a Synopsis about movies and documentaries (American Dream\ Back to the Start) o Contributed to university production team (Newsroom) o Participated in covering university events Marketer & Data Entry Operator At Khozam Press Printing Factor December 2012 – February 2013 o Negotiated and sold printing services o Accomplished many transactions with Ministries & Companies (Ministry Higher Education $15,000) o Updated data & information for employees and the company o Designed the office management plan English Teacher At Qais bin Obaid Intermediate School August 2012 – January 2013 o Designed a lesson plan o Assisted & instructed students using textbook & workbook o Designed tests and exams to suit the level of students o Enhanced students’ skills & taught problem solving Computer Field Engineer, September 2005 – November 2007 o Repaired, installed and assembled hardware o Downloaded, installed and updated software o Researched, designed, developed and tested computer hardware and equipment EDUCATION_________________________________________________________________ Drexel University (June 2017) Candidate for Master of Science In Television Management GPA: 3.54/4 Philadelphia, US Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, English Language & Literature 2013 Bachelors of Arts English Language & Literature GPA: 3.21/4 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia SKILLS _______________________ _________________________ • Computer: International Computer Driving License (ICDL) certificate. Hardware: Maintenance • Language: Arabic & English Other Activities _______________________ _________________________ Writer and Blogger o Wrote articles and essays about ongoing issues (Killing incidents in the USA) o Analyzed incidents and events (Individual’s right not women’s right) o Blogger on AlJazeera’s blogs website (Failure Turkish Coup\ Trump's Victory) • Blog: http://hamadthoughts.blogspot.com • Conference: Participated on Global Challenges “Sustainability” at 9th Annual Student Conference in 2016 and “Crossing Borders” at 10th Annual Student Conference in 2017

English Language & Literature, Journalism, Media, Television Management, Translataion Arabic to English & Eng-Arabic