Laurie Tusing | Grammar Proof It, LLC-www.grammarproofit.com
Summary
I am a freelance proofreader who takes pride in perfecting written communication so that readers can focus on the important thing–the content.
Qualifications
Completed General Proofreading: Theory and Practice.
Use Chicago Manual of Style.
Use iAnnotate, Google Docs, and Microsoft Word.
Native US English speaker.
Proficient in project planning, time management, written and verbal communication, analysis, and troubleshooting.
Experience
Project Gutenberg (a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works) Current
Volunteer work with Distributed Proofreaders in the Proofreading Round 1 phase. (The page-texts are the output from OCR software and need to have the text carefully compared to the image.)
Business Analyst Consultant, Highmark Inc. (health insurance industry) July 2015 – August 2017
Consultant for business and IT initiative to simplify the general ledger system and business processes.
Coordinated efforts between business and IT teams.
Published project deliverables including business cases, recommendations, presentations, requirements, etc.
Edited and proofread documents written by others.
Lead Business Analyst, Highmark Inc. (health insurance industry). January 2012 – June 2015
Led three teams supporting PeopleSoft General Ledger, interfaces into the general ledger, and time reporting applications.
Managed workload ensuring that projects were delivered according to requirements and design and that they were delivered on time.
Reviewed project members’ deliverables for completeness and accuracy.
Education and Certifications
Proofread Anywhere -
This online course provided training in general proofreading theory and practice. It included 40 practice essays.
Proofread Anywhere Transcript Proofreading 2017
This online course provided training in court transcript proofreading theory and practice. It included 50 practice transcripts.
International Institute for Learning, Inc. -
Ongoing training in project management.
Project Management Institute -
Degree Name: PMP(Project Management Professional) Certification, PMP-ACP(Agile Certified Practitioner) Certification
Activities and Societies: Keystone, PA Chapter Spacecoast, FL Chapter
Initial training and ongoing training to maintain credentials.
Harrisburg Area Community College -
Field Of Study: Accounting and Computer Science
