Mirabai Knight's Resume (Last updated June 18th 2009)

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Mirabai Knight, CCP

330 Wadsworth Avenue #6E
New York, NY 10040

917.576.4989

http://stenoknight.com

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OBJECTIVE

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To produce verbatim transcripts in specified formats on a freelance basis, remotely or on-site.

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WORK EXPERIENCE

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May 2005 - Present
Stenotranscriber

Freelance Transcriber

New York, NY
Produce and proofread transcripts for film, television, and medical journals according to client specifications. Clients have included Ethis Communications, Inc., Master Transcription, Media Transcripts, Inc., Elrom, Inc., Hamilton Partners, Inc., and Revolution LLC.

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June 2007 - Present
Open Captioner

Caption Coalition

New York, NY
Provide scripted open captioning for plays and musicals. Prepare and edit scripts, preview productions, synchronize caption output to dialog.

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August 2007 - Present
CART Provider

NYU, LIU, Hunter, Pratt

Brooklyn, NY
Provide CART (Communication Access Realtime Transcription) in classroom. Transcribe classes in realtime, correct and distribute transcripts to students, review and add relevant class material to steno dictionary, facilitate communication between students and professors as appropriate. Subjects include Tax Law, Urban Planning, Pharmaceutics, Architecture, Economics, Literature.

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July 2005 - July 2005
Transcriber

Soundwriters, Inc.

New York, NY
Produced transcripts for closed captioning using steno machine and CAT software. Wrote MS Word macros to maximize efficiency. Performed web research to determine spelling of names and terminology. Trained and supervised transcription staff.

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EDUCATION

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September 2005 - March 2007

New York Career Institute

New York, NY

Advanced Court Reporter Certificate

  • Studied conflict-free proprietary realtime theory, Case CATalyst, medical and legal terminology. Attained speed of 225 WPM.

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August 1998 - May 2002

St. John's College

Santa Fe, NM

BA, Liberal Arts

  • Mastered an interdisciplinary curriculum based on the "Great Books" of Western civilization. Coursework included Philosophy, Math, Sciences, Greek, French, Music.

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CERTIFICATIONS

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Certified in Communication Access Realtime Transcription by the National Court Reporters Association

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SKILLS

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  • Software includes Total Eclipse, Teleview, Vim, Winamp, RMX, and Microsoft Word.
  • Home transcription setup includes USB foot pedal, broadband, all common multimedia codecs.

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