Mirabai Knight's Resume

Mirabai Knight, CCP
330 Wadsworth Avenue #6E New York, NY 10040	917.576.4989 http://stenoknight.com

Objective
To provide CART (Communication Access Realime Transcription) for Deaf and hard of hearing clients in New York City and remotely throughout the United States.

Work Experience

Certified CART Provider	Brooklyn and New York, NY
NYU, LIU, Hunter College, Pratt Institute (New York City) Valencia Community College (Remotely via StreamText)	August 2007 - Present

Provide CART onsite in classroom or remotely using StreamText. 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, Architecture, Economics, Statistics, Pharmaceutics, Immunology, and Industrial Design.

Certified CART Provider	New York, NY
Freelance CART Work	August 2007 - Present

Provide CART for lectures, support groups, meetings, seminars, and conferences.
Clients include the Museum of Modern Art, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, the New York Public Library, the Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the International Dyslexia Society, and the International Studies Association.

Open Captioner	New York, NY
Caption Coalition	June 2007 - Present

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

Senior Transcriber	Long Island City, NY
Soundwriters, Inc.	July 2005 - August 2007

Produced transcripts for closed captioning using steno machine and CAT software. Trained and supervised transcription staff.

Certifications
Passed the Certified CART Provider and Registered Professional Reporter examinations, consisting of written knowledge tests and skills tests with a minimum of 96% accuracy between 180 and 225 words per minute. Maintain certification with NCRA-approved continuing education and skill development.

Education

Advanced Court Reporter Certificate	September 2005 - March 2007
New York Career Institute, New York, NY Studied conflict-free proprietary realtime theory, Case CATalyst, medical and legal terminology. Attained speeds of 225 Q&A, 200 Jury Charge, 180 Literary.

BA, Liberal Arts	August 1998 - May 2002
St. John's College, Santa Fe, NM Mastered an interdisciplinary curriculum based on the "Great Books" of Western civilization. Coursework included philosophy, mathematics, laboratory sciences, Greek, French, music.

Skills

Equipped with Total Eclipse, Teleview, StreamText, and Bridge 2.0.

Display options include 12-inch laptop with tripod, 7-inch wireless handheld monitor, 2,200-lumen projector, wireless transmission to client's computer, ambulatory steno rig.

Successfully completed the American Academy of Hearing Loss Support Specialists program, offered through the Hearing Loss Association of America.

Intermediate proficiency in American Sign Language.

Developed Bozzy in Python to aid in construction of 114,000-word steno dictionary.

Currently developing Plover, a free open source steno program.

Associate Member of Access Technology Higher Education Network, Association of Medical Professionals With Hearing Loss, Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss, and Association of Late-Deafened Adults.