John Watson Email & Phone Number

Distance Working

- Deciphered old handwritten documents- Transcribed from both audio and written sources- Managed own hours to independently complete work to imminent deadlines for external clients

United Kingdom

- Assessed manuscripts for quality, including ethical requirements, plagiarism, scope and potential compromised authorship- Utilised Excel to collect and produce data to present a report to internal stakeholders, raising concerns about developments in paid authorship and leading to new quality control measures- Communicated with authors and editors regarding manuscript changes, rejecting those that failed to meet quality standards - Sole responsibility for standardised responses both in Freshdesk email system and Chrome extension, developing Javascript knowledge to improve functionality- Collaborated as part of Papermill Working Group to develop, test and implement new standard operating procedures to constantly maintain vigilance against paid authorship and ethical issues- Conducted investigations in cases of gross misconduct by reviewers, editors and authors, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders - Tracked priority papers to help expedite quality checks and the review process- Trained new team members remotely and cross-collaborated with internal teams to provide Research Integrity-specific assistance as required

London, England, United Kingdom

- Completed quality checks on manuscripts both pre- and post-review, maintaining outstanding levels of accuracy with attention to detail, whilst achieving daily team targets- Responsible for resolving author queries via phone regarding submission, quality check and post-acceptance issues- Checked authorship update forms and publication agreements to ensure compliance with editorial policy- Collated, managed and distributed teamwide initial response document to ensure clear and concise correspondence- Trained new team members both in-office and remotely and provided long-term support to temporary team members- Investigated and assisted authors to resolve complex third-party rights issues- Upheld ethical standards to ensure compliance with ethical policies

Cagliari Area, Italy

- Responsible for 15 regular individual students and 7 group classes- Invigilated and marked exams for both group and individual students- Responsible for final grades for their progress over the year- Assisted in personal development workshops for all staff- Wrote over 125 report cards for both group and individual students- Planned and ran special communicative lessons for younger learners- Ran weekly discussion groups for children and adult learners of all abilities- Ran grammar catch-up lessons for students of all ages and abilities

Odessa Region, Ukraine

- Provided voice acting for educational augmented reality toy and book program (Bookvik)- Responsible for tailored learning for small groups- Created and provided targeted matrix of results- Assisted in preparation for school performances- Invigilated official Cambridge examinations (English as a Foreign Language)

Odessa Region, Ukraine

- Responsible for 6 groups of children on a rolling two-week basis- Created and planned group projects for a range of ages and abilities- Solely responsible for water safety in the sea- Organised team building activities for colleagues to build internal effectiveness

Thailand

Master Of Arts With Honours History, History

Activities and Societies: Sports Union Liaison Officer for the University Skydiving Club Publicity and Merchandise Officer for University.

Russian Language Preparatory Course

Education record

Master'S Degree, History, Magna Cum Laude

Master'S Degree, History, 84% - Magna Cum Laude