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Standard and technical copyediting for style, consistency, and grammar. Use of American Medical Association (AMA), Math into Type, and journal-specific styles. Requires Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word with MathType. Transfer of PDF and doc manuscripts via FTP, email, and online platform. Allen Press, Inc. was acquired by KnowledgeWorks in January 2023, extending our 20-year relationship.

Correcting scholarly journal articles in the field of physics for American English spelling and grammar, rephrasing sentences for non-English-speaking authors. Checking for consistency and style to ensure all elements of a manuscript are properly presented, including checking citations and references and formatting math equations, tables, and captions for figures. Use of American Physical Society (APS) and journal-specific style. Requires Microsoft Word with MathType, Adobe Acrobat, and BaKoMa TeX. Transfer of PDF, docx, and TeX manuscripts via email server.

Various English transcription projects for research institutes, media companies, and graduate students. Every project is unique, and I provide transcription, timecoding, editing, proofreading, and technical notation for academic presentations, teleconferences, documentary footage, audio interviews, focus groups, publicity spots, qualitative research, and scientific publication, to name a few. Requires Express Scribe or f4transkript with foot pedal, Microsoft Word and Excel, Adobe Acrobat.

Technical typesetting for scientific journals, including complex math equations and tables, entering handwritten edits into digital files, light and technical copyediting for style, consistency, and grammar. Use of Chicago, American Chemical Society (ACS), American Institute of Physics (AIP), American Medical Association (AMA), Math into Type, and journal-specific styles. Requires Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word with MathType. Transfer of PDF and doc manuscripts via FTP.

Providing transcripts and timecoding, primarily for corporate and academic clients - interviews, focus groups, marketing surveys, documentary video footage, corporate research projects, police interrogations, depositions. Secure transfer of audio files via FTP and email. Next-day turnaround.

Corporate transcription and proofreading of financial presentations, conference calls, interviews, documentaries for an incredible list of clients. Audio and background information transported via email and client Website. Certain calls require live recording and light audio editing. Research of corporate terms and executive names. Next-day turnaround.

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Transcribing psychiatric evaluations from recorded dictations, entering confidential client information, progress notes, treatment plans, releases, and other administrative support for clinical staff. Also, training staff to use electronic medical record (EMR) system, troubleshooting billing errors, and document compliance for Medicaid. Staff included doctors and residents that spoke ESL. Extensive research of medical terminology and pharmaceutical names and dosages. Strictly HIPAA compliant. Excellent prioritizing and document tracking skills.

Ba, Anthropology

Diploma, Medical Transcription