melissa scott freelance proofreader cv
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Melissa Scott
102 Allen Drive Great Neck, NY 11020 | (516) [email protected] | www.needasecondeye.com
Proofreader and Copy Editor
Skill Summary
Strong attention to detail
Excellent command of the English languageComfortable working both electronically and on hard copy
Knowledge of proofreaders marks
Editing ExperienceProofreader and Copy Editor, 2014-Present Triplicity Publishing, Jacksonville, FL. Proofreader/ Copyeditor. Projects include: Twin Bridges, The Half-Breed and Soiled Dove, The Eternal Express, Coming Home Green Writers Press, Brattleboro, VT. Freelance Proofreader. Projects include: Polly and the One and Only World, Love in the Time of Climate Change. Motivational Press, Carlsbad, CA. Freelance Proofreader. Projects include: 101 Thoughts on Thinking World Class, The Infidel, Veritas
Microcosm Publishing, Portland, OR. Freelance Proofreader. Projects include: Punk USA, Hot Pants
Need A Second Eye, 2013-present
The Facts of Life: Faith, Action, Change, Truth and Service (iUniverse, 2015) Banned for Life, The Steve Mullings Story (True Perspective Publishing House, 2014)
Wayward Prey (Farmboy Logic LLC, 2013)
Style Manual Preferences
Chicago Manual of Style 16th editionMerriam Websters Collegiate Dictionary
Education
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY Basic Proofreading/Copyediting, September 2011
Wagner College Staten Island, NYBachelor of Arts Speech and Theatre, May 1991
Additional Skills
Microsoft Word (familiar with Track Changes/Comments), Adobe Reader (PDF), Excel, PowerPoint, working knowledge of Outlook, able to Type 40-50 wpm.
Work Experience Drive Medical, Port Washington, NY
Temporary Position, August 2015-November 2015
Processed returns, researched/posted open prepaid balances in SAP.
Schwartz & Associates, Jericho, NY
Temporary Position, December 2014 July 2015
Heavy data entry, light bookkeeping, records management. Pall Corporation, Port Washington, NYCollections/Cash Applications Specialist, October 2008-May 2014
Tracked and researched outstanding invoices; maintained customer portfolio; posted checks/Wire/EFT payments in a timely manner for both USA & Canada; processed incoming checks through virtual lockbox; prepared spreadsheets for account reconciliation; assisted with monthly and year-end close.
MSC Industrial Direct, Melville, NY
Accounts Payable Associate, May 1997-May 2008
Matched/batched/coded freight invoices; expedited open direct ship orders; tracked credit approval for returns; handled vendor inquiries and reconciled statements; implemented file system for various freight vendors.
Affiliations
Editorial Freelancers Association
National Association of Independent Writers and Editors