Blake, Melissa J

Curriculum Vitae

Education

 

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, College of Technology at Alfred, NY

                                    A.A.S. degree in Court Reporting, 2005

                                    Candidate for Bachelor's Degree, Expected Graduation Date 2008-2009

CERTIFIED COURT REPORTING INSTRUCTOR PROGRAM, Sponsored by

                                    the National Court Reporters Association.  Earned certification to teach court

                                    reporting classes through 13 hours of instruction and follow-up projects based

                                    on content of orientation sessions.

CUBA CENTRAL SCHOOL, Cuba, New York

                                    Math, Science & Business Major.  Regents Diploma, 1978

Teaching Overview

CTRP 1174 - Realtime Writing Theory I

CTRP 2274 - Realtime Writing Theory II

CTRP 3163 - Realtime Writing Speed Building I

CTRP 4265 - Realtime Writing Speed Building II for Reporters/Captioners

CTRP 4365 - Realtime Writing Speed Building III for Reporters/Captioners

CTRP 2602 - Personal Dictionary Production and Maintenence

CTRP 3353 - Technology for Broadcast Captioning

CTRP 3363 - Technology for Judicial Reporting

CTRP 3373 - Computer Aided Transcription

CTRP 4602- Internship and Practicum for Reporters and Captioners

Professional Experience

8/05-Present               ALFRED STATE COLLEGE, Alfred, New York

Instructor, Court Reporting:  Teaching on-campus senior level court reporting classes, plus various other internet court reporting related classes including CTRP 1174, 2274, 2603, 3163, 3353, 3363, 3373, 4265, 4365 and 4602

7/88-7/05                   FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Cuba, New York

Secretary:  Business correspondence using Microsoft Word and typewriter, receptionist, bookkeeping.

5/97-Present               GIANT FOOD MART, Cuba, New York

Head Cashier:  Duties include supervision of cashiers, opening and closing of Store, set-up and balancing of several cash drawers, answering phone, training new cashiers.  Responsible for large sums of money and customer service. 

11/79-3/97                  ACME ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Cuba, New York

Data Entry Operator:  Involved typing data for all departments onto diskettes on IBM 3742.  Average speed was 16,000-22,000 keystrokes per hour.

2/81-3/82                   ACME ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Cuba, New York

Computer Operator:  Did Weekend Planning System, Payrolls, etc. on IBM 4341DOS/USE Operating System and IBM 4381 DOS/USE Operating System.

2/87-6/87 &                ALco FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Cuba, New York

8/90-9/91                  Secretary & Teller:  Transfer account information onto new computer system, general office work, handle members' computer transactions.

Honors and Awards

 

*  Excellence in Education Scholarship from Alfred State College

*  Outstanding Senior Award for Court and Realtime Reporting Curriculum

*  Traci D. Williams-Walker Court Reporting Award

*  Phi Theta Kappa Member

*  Dean's List at Alfred State College

*  Regents Scholarship Winner