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To provide well-rounded writing and editing services to the most discriminating of customers.
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oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
U.S. English Sentence Structure Test (For Writing Professionals)
3.75
87%
TOP 20%
10/27/2009
21 min
Report Writing Test
4.10
82%
TOP 20%
10/28/2009
13 min
U.S. English Proofreading Skills Test (Chicago)
2.75
80%
TOP 20%
10/28/2009
24 min
oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Company Managers
10/15/2009
7 min
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25 Niche Articles, 500 Words Each
Provider
November 9, 2009
Copy Writing
Provider
November 9, 2009
Blog/Article Writer- 20 articles
Provider
November 9, 2009
Web Blog content writer
Provider
November 9, 2009
Skills
Skill
Experience
Level
Last Used
Description
Blogger
1 yrs
2.0
2009
Excel
2 yrs
3.0
2008
Facebook
4 yrs
3.0
2007
MS Word
13 yrs
4.0
2009
Powerpoint
13 yrs
4.0
2009
WordPress
1 yrs
2.0
2009
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09/2009
Present
J. Zigmont
Editing/Proofreading PhD Dissertation / Independent Contributor
Editing and proofreading J. Zigmont's Adult Education PhD Dissertation in APA format in preparation for it's submission and defense.
07/2009
08/2009
J. Zigmont
Interview Transcription / Independent Contributor
Transcribed 10 hours of audio interview files for use as supporting data for PhD-level thesis, navigated emergency medical service terminology, and presented transcribed interviews in an accessible and easy to read Word format.
03/2009
03/2009
J. Zigmont
Editing/Proofreading Dissertation Proposal / Independent Contributor
Proofread PhD-level dissertation proposal for sentence construction and grammar application, edited text for consistency of concepts and ideas, applied and expanded knowledge of APA-style formatting.
Other Experience
Community Activism (2008)
Promoted open discourse of HIV and AIDS with the residents and staff of The Omega House, a home for Connecticut residents living with either the virus or the syndrome. Planned, promoted, and publicized a benefit dinner with fellow classmates, accruing over $500 for local HIV/AIDS research and community action programs based in Connecticut.
Creative Writing Workshop, Brown University (Summer 2006)
Participated in a Creative Writing Workshop during the summer of 2006 through Brown University's Continuing Studies Program, developing my peer criticism, peer presentation, conceptual editing, grammatical proofreading, creative writing, and textual redrafting skills.
Gender Awareness Discussion (2007)
Facilitated a gender awareness discussion for the members of a UConn sorority.
Summer Literary Seminars (SLS), Saint Petersburg, Russia (July 2007)
Participated in Summer Literary Seminars and Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop during July of 2007 in St. Petersburg, Russia under the instruction of Professor S. Davis from the University of Connecticut, Storrs.
Education
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School
Degree
Area of Study
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08/2003
05/2008
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Bachelors
English
Project Title:
"Thank You for Smoking"
Attachment:
Thank You for Smoking Blog Post in response to 22 Sept 2009 Gardiner Harris NYT Article.doc - 32.5KB
Completed:
09/24/2009
Category:
Writing & Translation > Blog & Article Writing
URL:
none
Description:
This is a personal blog post from Erika's currently private blog. It is in response to Gardiner Harris's The New York Times online article “Flavors banned from cigarettes to deter Youth,” originally posted on September 22, 2009.
Project Title:
Interview Transcription (Excerpt)
Attachment:
Interview Transcription Excerpt.doc - 28KB
Completed:
09/15/2009
Category:
Writing & Translation > Other - Writing & Translation
URL:
none
Description:
Transcribed 10 hours of audio interview files into an easy to read, accessible Word format. The transcribed interviews will be used as supprting data for J. Zigmont's PhD Dissertation in Adult Education. The interviews focused on the education of Emergency Medical Technicians and were inundated with medical terminology pertaining to this specific health field.
Project Title:
Inaction and Self-Deception in István Szabó’s “Mephisto"
Attachment:
Film Review.doc - 29.5KB
Completed:
11/15/2007
Category:
Writing & Translation > Other - Writing & Translation
URL:
none
Description:
This is an academic film review Erika wrote for an upper level English class at UConn during her 2007 Fall semester.
Project Title:
"Sex Sells" (excerpt)
Attachment:
Sex Sells Excerpt.doc - 24.5KB
Completed:
07/05/2007
Category:
Writing & Translation > Creative Writing
URL:
none
Description:
This is a creative non-fiction writing piece of Erika's from her workshop abroad in St. Petersburg, Russia (July 2007).
Project Title:
Chance Operation 1
Attachment:
Chance Operation No.1.doc - 29.5KB
Completed:
08/15/2006
Category:
Writing & Translation > Creative Writing
URL:
none
Description:
With a randomly chosen sentence from John Steinbeck's "The Winter of Our Discontent," Erika prompts a one-page, creative fiction excercise while enrolled in her Creative Writing Workshop at Brown University.
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oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
U.S. English Sentence Structure Test (For Writing Professionals)
3.75
87%
TOP 20%
10/27/2009
21 min
Report Writing Test
4.10
82%
TOP 20%
10/28/2009
13 min
U.S. English Proofreading Skills Test (Chicago)
2.75
80%
TOP 20%
10/28/2009
24 min
oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Company Managers
10/15/2009
7 min