EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2012

Specialized course work on Literacy in African-American students

Emphasis on Sociolinguistics Additional course work in Religious Studies and Japanese

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

English Tutor, italki.com, 2013

Maintained over 25 students with a 100% satisfaction rate 

Taught individual students via Skype 

Worked with students from all over the world, with varying knowledge of English 

Used materials that were of interest to individual students’ needs 

Explained structures and words with pictures and examples

English (US) Search Engine Evaluator, Leapforce at Home 2012-2013 

Aided in quality control for search query results 

Beta-tested new search engine features and gave feedback for improv 

Consistently made accurate invoices 

Able to accurately assess web pages in minimal time 

Made distinctions between British and US English

Transcriber, SpeechInk, 2012-2013 

Transcribed audio and video for business, insurance, and general purposes 

Researched various subjects in order to transcribe intent accurately 

Delivered all transcriptions in a timely manner 

99.8% satisfaction rate 

Ability to understand a variety of accents with differing audio qualities

Project Transcriber, FPG Child Development Center; Carrboro, NC, 2012 

Completed a 6-week training program in 2 weeks 

Project was behind by several weeks when I started; brought it back to original deadline 

Transcribed sociolinguistic interviews and annotated data 

Maintained and updated project databases 

Wrote more than (20) 35-minute transcripts with phonetic and sociolinguistic annotation