Ginger Minchew
Proofreader
Hixson ,TN
Summary
Passionate and enthusiastic Proofreader offering quality work for ultimate customer satisfaction. Bringing in-depth knowledge of cultural context and idiosyncrasies. Adept in finding typos and grammatical errors. Excellent time management skills combined with a superior knowledge of the English language and grammar.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Video Relay Interpreter
Purple Communications, Inc
12.2018 - 02.2020
- Utilized active listening skills and cultural sensitivity to convey accurate interpretations.
- Interpreted remotely through video conferencing or phone to facilitate communication between parties unable to meet in person.
- Communicated with clients to understand interpreting needs and provide best service possible.
- Used knowledge of accepted ethical guidelines to interpret confidential and sensitive information.
- Provided language translation and customer service skills to clients in multiple business sectors.
Freelance Interpreter
Self-employed
05.2009 - 02.2020
- Utilized active listening skills and cultural sensitivity to convey accurate interpretations.
- Communicated with clients to understand interpreting needs and provide best service possible.
- Interpreted remotely through video conferencing or phone to facilitate communication between parties unable to meet in person.
- Provided cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
- Kept up-to-date with industry-specific terminology and jargon to accurately interpret technical or specialized language.
- Collaborated with other interpreters to cross-check accuracy of interpretations.
- Assisted in development of terminology glossaries and other resources to help grow vocabulary in source and target languages.
- Offered language instruction to help clients improve language skills.
- Attended training programs to improve professional knowledge and interpretation skills.
- Proofread, edited and improved documents of different sizes.
Video Relay Interpreter
Sorenson Communications
12.2012 - 12.2018
- Utilized active listening skills and cultural sensitivity to convey accurate interpretations.
- Interpreted remotely through video conferencing or phone to facilitate communication between parties unable to meet in person.
- Communicated with clients to understand interpreting needs and provide best service possible.
- Used knowledge of accepted ethical guidelines to interpret confidential and sensitive information.
- Maintained message content, tone, and emotion as closely as possible.
- Provided oral interpretations for clients during special events, successfully maintaining pace with native speakers to deliver real-time comprehension.
- Provided cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
Education
Bachelor of Science - American Sign Language (ASL)/English Interpreting
Northeastern University
Boston, MA05.2009
Associate of Applied Science - American Sign Language (ASL)
Chattanooga State Technical College
Chattanooga, TN05.2004
Skills
- Peer Mentoring
- Spelling Abilities
- AP Style Book Expertise
- Proofreading
- Reading Comprehension
- Grammatical Skills
- Language Interpretation
- Live Interpretations
- Grammatical Rules Knowledge
- Organizational Skills
- Strong English Language Skills
- Editing
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
American Sign Language
Native or Bilingual
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Voltaire
Timeline
Video Relay Interpreter
Purple Communications, Inc
12.2018 - 02.2020
Video Relay Interpreter
Sorenson Communications
12.2012 - 12.2018
Freelance Interpreter
Self-employed
05.2009 - 02.2020
Bachelor of Science - American Sign Language (ASL)/English Interpreting
Northeastern University
Associate of Applied Science - American Sign Language (ASL)
Chattanooga State Technical College
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