Melissa Scott

102 Allen Drive Great Neck, NY 11020 | (516) 456-9419scottylei409@aol.com | www.needasecondeye.com

Proofreader and Copy Editor

Skill Summary

Strong attention to detail

Excellent command of the English languageComfortable working both electronically and on hard copy

Knowledge of proofreaders marks

Editing ExperienceProofreader and Copy Editor, 2014-Present Triplicity Publishing, Jacksonville, FL. Proofreader/ Copyeditor. Projects include: Twin Bridges, The Half-Breed and Soiled Dove, The Eternal Express, Coming Home Green Writers Press, Brattleboro, VT. Freelance Proofreader. Projects include: Polly and the One and Only World, Love in the Time of Climate Change. Motivational Press, Carlsbad, CA. Freelance Proofreader. Projects include: 101 Thoughts on Thinking World Class, The Infidel, Veritas

Microcosm Publishing, Portland, OR. Freelance Proofreader. Projects include: Punk USA, Hot Pants

Need A Second Eye, 2013-present

The Facts of Life: Faith, Action, Change, Truth and Service (iUniverse, 2015) Banned for Life, The Steve Mullings Story (True Perspective Publishing House, 2014)

Wayward Prey (Farmboy Logic LLC, 2013)

Style Manual Preferences

Chicago Manual of Style 16th editionMerriam Websters Collegiate Dictionary

Education

Hofstra University Hempstead, NY Basic Proofreading/Copyediting, September 2011

Wagner College Staten Island, NYBachelor of Arts Speech and Theatre, May 1991

Additional Skills

Microsoft Word (familiar with Track Changes/Comments), Adobe Reader (PDF), Excel, PowerPoint, working knowledge of Outlook, able to Type 40-50 wpm.

Work Experience Drive Medical, Port Washington, NY

Temporary Position, August 2015-November 2015

Processed returns, researched/posted open prepaid balances in SAP.

Schwartz & Associates, Jericho, NY

Temporary Position, December 2014 July 2015

Heavy data entry, light bookkeeping, records management. Pall Corporation, Port Washington, NYCollections/Cash Applications Specialist, October 2008-May 2014

Tracked and researched outstanding invoices; maintained customer portfolio; posted checks/Wire/EFT payments in a timely manner for both USA & Canada; processed incoming checks through virtual lockbox; prepared spreadsheets for account reconciliation; assisted with monthly and year-end close.

MSC Industrial Direct, Melville, NY

Accounts Payable Associate, May 1997-May 2008

Matched/batched/coded freight invoices; expedited open direct ship orders; tracked credit approval for returns; handled vendor inquiries and reconciled statements; implemented file system for various freight vendors.

Affiliations

Editorial Freelancers Association

National Association of Independent Writers and Editors