CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal Details
Name:Miranda Kate Boers
Nationality:British
Address:Gouderak, The Netherlands
Marital Status:Married
Date of Birth:14th September 1969
Interests:Creative Writing, Reading, Astrology and Cats
Email-
Skype: purplequeenuk
Education:
Last School Attended:Guthlaxton College, Wigston, Leics 1985 - 1987
Further Education:Melton Mowbray College of F.E., Leics 1987 - 1989
Qualifications: ‘O’ Levels: English Lang – B, English Lit – C, Drama - C
‘A’ Levels: English – D, Theatre Studies - D
RSA II Typing Part 1 & 2 - Distinction
EMPLOYMENT DETAILS
Company:Authors, Publishers & Transcription Service Providers
Position:Freelance Proofreader/Editor/Audio Transcription (Self-employed)
Dates:Nov 2012 – Present
Undertaking proofreading and editing assignments on various text and documentation for fiction publishers, independent authors and audio transcription for transcription and translation service companies.
My tasks involve proofreading large sections of text for typographical errors, punctuation errors, spelling errors, grammatical errors, as well as correcting English, rewording and/or restructuring sentences to make a sentence more coherent and flow correctly. With audio transcription, I transcribe required audio and listen through twice to proofread.
Company:Bare International, Antwerp Belgium
Position:Freelance Editor (Self-employed)
Dates:July 2006 – Nov 2012
Bare International is a Mystery Shopping Company. I worked remotely from my home in the Netherlands, editing Mystery Shopping reports online.
I worked on a variety of projects, reading and correcting the written English in the reports, and checking that a particular (required) scenario had been followed. Many of them were submitted globally and had been written by non-native English speakers. I would also on occasion listen to recordings of calls and visits to check what had been entered in the reports.
I would be sent a request for my editing services, which outlined the project, and I would confirm my participation. Then all reports were managed and submitted online through the company’s computer system. All work was undertaken pro-actively, checking and reviewing submitted report within the defined turn around time to keep to deadlines. This could mean working at all times (evenings and weekends), so flexibility was required.
Interaction with the staff in the office, in particular the Senior Editor who was the focal point for all Freelance editors working reports, was via email or telephone/Skype, with occasional Editor meetings a few times a year.
Company:Shell International Exploration and Production, Rijswijk
Position:Contract PA/Team Assistant – Part-time (3 days)
Dates:December 2003 – August 2005 (stopped for maternity leave)
Kelly Services placed me in this role in Shell, where I managed a Director and his team of 11 people. This role involved me being a PA to the director and his second in command, as well as the team focal point for administrative and technical assistance. My role includes;
Total diary management of all teleconferences and meetings for the director;.
Arranging all travel overseas and internally for the director and his second in command, which consists of two trips a month, and includes air tickets, visas, car pick-up, hotel bookings, and meeting itineraries overseas, for the director and second in command;
Arranging conferences both in the Netherlands and participation in overseas for up to 150 guests, including rooms, lunch, outside dinners, and hotels, for the director and team.
Liaison with clients, and internally to arrange meetings and conference calls in the UK and overseas worldwide;
Processing all expenses and timewriting for the director and his second in command..
IT Focal Point for the entire team ie. Problems with or request for new laptops, mobile phones, phone systems, computer software, furniture requests;
Champion of internal shell systems to support team. On boarding and off boarding of new/existing Shell team members.
Epproval and processing of team invoices on SAP systems. Oversea costs and budgets for IT and team equipment.
Company:Xantic Satellite Communication, The Hague
Position:Management Assistant/PA – Part Time (4 days)
Dates:26th August 2002 – 1 December 2003 (One Year Contract)
I moved into the role of Management assistant, after 3 months as the Legal Services Assistant, for the Chief Financial Office and his team of 4 Management Team within the Finance department of a small Satellite Communication company, owned by KPN. My role involved:
PA to CFO: managing his diary, travel, meetings, expenses, email and, filing;
Administrative support to Management Team (5 members), managing diaries, arranging meetings, proof reading documents;
Liaison with clients, and internally to arrange meetings and conference calls;
Managing stationery for entire department;
Organising team days out.
Company:IBM UK Ltd, Southbank, London
Position:Contract PA/Secretary
Dates:June 2001 – 11th March 2002
Manpower Recruitment, who handles all IBM’s support staff requirements on a contract basis, placed me in this position. I looked after three Senior Executives in the Global Financial markets departments, who all traveled extensively. This role involved all aspects of a PA/Secretary work, including;
Total diary management, including scheduling/rescheduling of all meetings and calls;
Arranging all travel, including air tickets, car pick-ups and hotel room bookings, meeting room bookings, and meeting itineraries overseas;
Liaison with clients, and internally to arrange meetings and conference calls in the UK and overseas (US, Europe and Asia);
Processing all expenses;
In their absence reading and actioning their emails;
Covering for the General Manager’s Secretary in her absence. The General Manager being who my team of Senior Executives reported to. This involved detailed diary management and liaison with US based Chairmen and Vice Presidents of the company.
Company:PricewaterhouseCoopers, London
Position:Floating/Temporary Secretary/PA
Dates:January 2001 - June 2001
Various short-term assignments as a Partners’ Secretary/PA. In these roles I undertook:
Diary Management
Organising travel itineraries
Client liaison and meeting arrangement
The typing of all presentations and correspondence in Microsoft office.
Company:IBM UK Ltd, Brentford, London
Position:Cost Management Support
Dates:April 2000 – December 2000
This role was developed specifically for a project to establish and implement procedures and controls on cost spending throughout the UK. It involved:
Data analysis in Lotus 1-2-3
Management of Lotus Notes databases
Supporting 2 Senior Managers
Company:PricewaterhouseCoopers, London
Position:Floating/Temporary Partners’ Secretary
Dates:February 1999 – March 2000
Initially various assignments as a Partners’ Secretary/PA, ending in an 11 month assignment to 2 Partners and their team in Corporate Finance, which included:
Diary Management
Organising travel itineraries
Client Liaison & meeting arrangement
Processing expenses
Being a point of contact internally and for clients one of the partners, Lord Roger Freeman, who would travel at least 3 days of every week.
Overseas for 12 months in Australia
Working in the Melbourne branch of Coopers & Lybrand / PricewaterhouseCoopers for 7 months as Partners’ Secretary, I worked initially for two Partners and then their group covering all aspects of the role from diary management to typing correspondence and presentations.
I was involved in the merger in regards to converting and updating templates for the new company standards from Lotus Amipo to Mircosoft Word
Company:Coopers & Lybrand, London
Position:Floating/Temporary Secretary
Dates:June 1997 – Jan 1998
Initially taking on various assignments as a Partners’ Secretary/PA, then spending 20 weeks as a Group Secretary to a group consisting of 30 people in the Audit Department. This involved:
Typing all correspondence and reports in Wordperfect 5.1,
Being the main focal point for the group, who all worked out of the office at client offices.
Company:Barry Latchford Associates, London
Position:Secretary
Dates:January 1996 - May 1997
I worked for this small executive recruitment consultancy, covering various duties including: Primary receptionist
Typing all correspondence for two consultants and two directors in Microsoft Word
Greeting candidates and clients in reception
Managing and maintaining all office supplies
Left to travel to round Europe for a month
Company:C&K Systems, Kettering, Northants
Position:Sales Secretary
Dates:August 1993 - December 1995
For this Alarm system manufacturer, my duties included:
Typing all correspondence and, reports on WordPerfect 5.1 for all Managers and Financial Director
Arranging travel itineraries, flights and hotel bookings for ten Sales Representatives and two Sales Managers
Deputising in the Senior Secretary’s absence.
Company:Loake Bros Limited, Kettering, Northants
Position:Receptionist/Office & Export Clerk
Dates:November 1991 - August 1993
Whilst working for this Mens Shoe Manufacturers, my duties included; taking sales orders, resolving sales queries and providing in-stock information; VDU input of orders, and end of month invoicing.
