Michelle Capen
Yucaipa,California
Summary
As Deputy Director of Operations of the Court Reporting Unit, I am eager to offer 26 years of experience and passion for this profession to help provide mentorship and training; to reignite enthusiasm and commitment of Official Reporters; Assist in the recruitment process of Court Reporters; Provide leadership of the court-wide court reporter division, including planning, organizing, coordinating, managing the daily operations of the division directly or through subordinate supervisors in duties related to this position.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Official Court Reporter
San Bernardino Superior Court
San Bernardino, CA
03.2000 - Current
- Report verbatim court proceedings using stenography, CAT software, in all areas of law.
- Write realtime; Read back verbatim record.
- Prepare and electronically file transcripts in timely manner.
- Manage reporters in transcript preparation to meet deadlines.
- Expert in Stenography and Computer-Aided Transcription.
- Self-motivated.
- Mentor and Coach.
Captioning Reporter - The Academy Awards, Oscars
Tera Walker
Los Angeles, CA
03.2022 - 03.2023
- Verbatim record of acceptance speeches remotely; Generate transcripts with skilled captioning; Provided ASCII of completed transcript; Managed time efficiently to complete all tasks within deadlines.
Deposition Reporter
Self-employeed
Phelan, CA
07.1997 - 03.2000
- On-call for agencies and court; managed own clients; verbatim record of proceedings; transcripts timely.
Education
Court Reporting
California School of Court Reporting
Riverside, CA07.1998
Skills
- CART Captioning & Realtime Master Class taught by Saba McKinley
- LearnToCaption Class taught by Anissa Nierenberger
- Wyatt Fisher Relationship Coaching class - obtain a relationship coach certificate
- Gottman Clinic seminar on interpersonal relationships coaching
- Attended several Court Reporting Seminars
- Member of My Realtime Coach - Stenography training and certification
- Member of California Court Reporter Association
- Member of National Court Reporter Association
Additional Information
- Advocate for Court Reporting profession
- Volunteer instructor for Basic Training - Project Steno "Intro to Court Reporting" for California Court Reporter Association
- Promoted Court Reporting at University of Redlands Job Fair
- Member of committee designed to structure Court Reporting program at Victor Valley College
Timeline
Captioning Reporter - The Academy Awards, Oscars
Tera Walker
03.2022 - 03.2023
Official Court Reporter
San Bernardino Superior Court
03.2000 - Current
Deposition Reporter
Self-employeed
07.1997 - 03.2000
Court Reporting
California School of Court Reporting