Mirabai Knight's Resume (Last updated September 9th 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 provide CART for Deaf and hard of hearing clients in New York City and throughout the US.

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CERTIFICATIONS

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Certified in Communication Access Realtime Transcription by the National Court Reporters Association. Passed the Certified CART Provider examination, consisting of a written knowledge test and a literary skills test with a minimum of 96% accuracy at 180 words per minute. Maintain certification with NCRA-approved continuing education and skill development.

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WORK EXPERIENCE

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August 2007 - Present
Certified CART Provider

NYU, LIU, Hunter, Pratt

Brooklyn and New York, NY
Provide CART 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, Literature, Architecture, Economics, Immunology, Pharmaceutics.

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August 2007 - Present
Certified CART Provider

Freelance CART Work

New York, NY
Provide CART for lectures, support groups, meetings, seminars, and conferences.
Clients include MoMA, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, the International Dyslexia Society, Disabled Peoples International, and the League for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

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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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July 2005 - August 2007
Senior Transcriber

Soundwriters, Inc.

Long Island City, NY
Produced transcripts for closed captioning using steno machine and CAT software. 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 speeds of 225 Q&A, 200 Jury Charge, 180 Literary.

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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, mathematics, laboratory sciences, Greek, French, music.

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SKILLS

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  • Equipped with Total Eclipse, Teleview, 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.
  • Currently enrolled in the American Academy of Hearing Loss Support Specialists certificate program from the Hearing Loss Association of America.
  • Conversational proficiency in American Sign Language.
  • Associate Member of Access Technologists Higher Education Network.

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