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Last 6 mos.
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(4.76)
4 feedbacks
Hours:
0
36
Assignments:
1
7
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Location:
Ypsilanti, United States (GMT-05:00)
English Skills:
(self-assessed)
5.0
Member Since:
February 25, 2008
Last Worked:
January 31, 2009
oDesk Ready:
Yes
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Tashia M.
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Editor/Proofreader
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Freelance
Technical Writer
,
United States
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$10.56
/hr
Overview
Résumé
Work History & Feedback (7)
Tests (6)
Portfolio (1)
During the last 3 years, I have worked as an editor on several different projects, all requiring a different levels of involvement. These included working as primary editor for a novel, and a Copy Editor for a newspaper. I have worked for Detroit Metropolitan Airport, writing and editing contract summaries containing highly technical information and substantial monetary value for approval by the Wayne County Airport Authority Board members. I have experience working with: MS...
During the last 3 years, I have worked as an editor on several different projects, all requiring a different levels of involvement.
These included working as primary editor for a novel, and a Copy Editor for a newspaper. I have worked for Detroit Metropolitan Airport, writing and editing contract summaries containing highly technical information and substantial monetary value for approval by the Wayne County Airport Authority Board members.
I have experience working with:
MS Office (including Publisher and Access)
InDesign
Adobe Acrobat Professional
Dreamweaver
Adobe Photoshop
Currently I am available for either several smaller part-time and fixed rate positions or one large full-time or long-term project.
My availability for interviews and work is negotiable between 9 am - 4 pm Monday through Saturday.
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(7 items, with Feedback)
Recent Work History & Feedback
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Paid
Feedback
37993
03/2008 - Present
Restaurant and Building Summaries
$51 (fixed-price)
Job in progress
74116
01/2009 - 01/2009
Editing for a non-fiction book about parties
$39 (fixed-price)
4.7 Good, quality and detailed work.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
No feedback given
36352
05/2008 - 06/2008
Data Collection
$70 (fixed-price)
No feedback given
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
3.0
42038
05/2008 - 06/2008
Create tutorial for PhotoMix
$2 (fixed-price)
No feedback given
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
4.0
40793
04/2008 - 05/2008
Article Writer
$93 (10 hrs @ $9.32/hr)
5.0
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
No feedback given
See All Tests Taken
(6 items)
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
U.S. English Basic Skills Test
4.90
97%
TOP 10%
02/26/2008
11 min
MS Word 2003 Test
4.10
95%
TOP 10%
03/05/2008
23 min
Technical Writing Skills Certification
3.90
90%
TOP 10%
03/03/2008
14 min
U.S. English Chicago Style Editing Skills Test (For Writing Professionals)
4.10
87%
TOP 20%
02/27/2008
20 min
Email Etiquette Certification
3.95
75%
03/03/2008
6 min
Job Category Interests
Writing & Translation
Blog & Article Writing
Copywriting
Other - Writing & Translation
Skills
Skill
Experience
Level
Last Used
Description
MS Office Suite
5 yrs
4.0
2008
Very familiar and comfortable working on a variety of projects utilizing the following Microsoft Office applications:
Word
Excel
Powerpoint
Publisher
Access
Visio
Published Editor
1 yrs
4.0
2007
http://www.lulu.com/content/88
7294
Worked as primary editor for the novel
An American Scene
by Christopher Thomas.
Edited for content, consistency, grammar, flow and tone.
Certifications
Date Earned
Name
Score
Percentile
Organization
Description
No Certifications
Employment History
From
To
Company
Title/Role
Description
09/2008
Present
Detroit Metropolitan Airport
Research Analyst / Independent Contributor
11/2007
04/2008
University of Michigan - HRD
Training Assistant Associate / Independent Contributor
The majority of this position's duties involved basic administrative work.
Answering Phones
Making Copies
Sending Faxes
Effectively and Efficiently handling Student/Participant concerns
Email correspondence with students/participants/consulta
nts
Coordinating scheduling and logistics for meetings and events
Recreation and Redesign of training materials
Special projects as needed.
10/2006
11/2007
Wayne County Airport Authority
Research Associate / Independent Contributor
Education
From
To
School
Degree
Area of Study
Description
01/2004
Present
Eastern Michigan University
Bachelors
Written Communication - Technical Writing
Studied a wide range of subjects throughout my college career, and ended up focusing my major on Technical Writing, with a dual minor in World History and Sociology.
A strong Liberal Arts background gives me a slightly different perspective on communication between SME and "Regular" people.
My courses included the introduction and use of:
Dreamweaver
InDesign
MS Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Frontpage, Publisher, Visio)
Secure FTP progams
Photoshop
Basic HTML
The concepts behind good document creation and management
Audience Analysis
Techniques to evaluate the use/purpose/success of a document
09/2002
12/2004
Washtenaw Community College
Other
Liberal Arts Assoiates
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Project Title:
Technical Writing Portfolio - class project
Attachment:
none
Completed:
03/02/2008
Category:
Writing & Translation > Technical Writing
URL:
http://people.emich.edu/tmunson/424/
Description:
This is a collection of work I completed as part of my Technical Writing program at Eastern Michigan University.
It demonstrates my writing and grammatical abilities, as well as what lessons I have learned from each project.
This website is best viewed with Firefox or Safari.
Hourly Assignment History
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Paid
Feedback
40793
04/2008 - 05/2008
Article Writer
$93 (10 hrs @ $9.32/hr)
5.0
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
No feedback given
19971
04/2008 - 04/2008
Technical research write up
$181 (24 hrs @ $7.56/hr)
4.7 Efficient and consice work, I highly recommend her!
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
Fixed-Price Assignment History
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Paid
Feedback
37993
03/2008 - Present
Restaurant and Building Summaries
$51
Job in progress
74116
01/2009 - 01/2009
Editing for a non-fiction book about parties
$39
4.7 Good, quality and detailed work.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
No feedback given
36352
05/2008 - 06/2008
Data Collection
$70
No feedback given
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
3.0
42038
05/2008 - 06/2008
Create tutorial for PhotoMix
$2
No feedback given
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
4.0
37053
03/2008 - 03/2008
Simple Internet Search - Copy Data Into Excel
$8
4.7 Tashia did a good job. After a bit of training, she was able to complete the task according to the detailed spec I gave her. Very good attitude...
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
U.S. English Basic Skills Test
4.90
97%
TOP 10%
02/26/2008
11 min
MS Word 2003 Test
4.10
95%
TOP 10%
03/05/2008
23 min
Technical Writing Skills Certification
3.90
90%
TOP 10%
03/03/2008
14 min
U.S. English Chicago Style Editing Skills Test (For Writing Professionals)
4.10
87%
TOP 20%
02/27/2008
20 min
Email Etiquette Certification
3.95
75%
03/03/2008
6 min
Office Skills Test
3.25
41%
03/03/2008
15 min