Hello! I'm Amanda.
Welcome to my Mental Health Interpreter Portfolio. I am a certified Qualified Mental Health Interpreter (QMHI).
Special thanks to the Alabama Department of Mental Health's Office of Deaf Services for access to these resources.
Please do not hesitate to reach out with questions. I hope you find this information helpful, and I look forward to connecting with you soon.
Amanda Dorsey
American Sign Language Interpreter
M.Ed., NIC, QMHI, CoreCHI™
Email:
Address:
P.O. Box 814
Falling Waters, WV 25419
Phone (voice/text):
304-350-2857
EXPERIENCE
2011-Present
AMANDA DORSEY CONSULTING & INTERPRTING, LLC
Business Owner
Freelance Nationally Certified ASL/English Interpreter
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Contract holder with multiple agencies
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Consecutive and simultaneous interpretation
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Promote effective cross-cultural communications
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Self-Employed Freelance – Professional Consultant
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Contract holder with multiple agencies
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Attention to detail for project specifications adherence
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives
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Recommendations on accessibility, including planning, setup, and visual placement
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Quality Assurance checks
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Tutoring and mentoring
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Offline Captioner and Transcriptionist
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Contract holder with multiple agencies
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Attention to detail for project specifications adherence
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Time coding and chunking experience
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SRT file creation as well as proprietary platform use for coding
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Truth transcription experience
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SDH – Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing experience
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QA- monitoring and editing subtitles for accuracy
2007-2010
Operations Manager
BEST BUY - FREDERICK & HAGERSTOWN, MD
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Managed diverse teams of 22-110 employees
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Managed all aspects of store operating and administrative functions, including transaction processing, financial reconciliation, and expense management
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Ensured store was staffed appropriately according to business demands, staffing guidelines, and store labor budgets
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Supported achievement of overall organization, territory, district and store sales and customer service goals by effectively staffing, developing and training my store team to deliver a high level of employee engagement and customer satisfaction
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Developed a comprehensive understanding of store goals, objectives, policies and procedures, and enabled creation and support of a values-based, cooperative work environment
2006-2007
Personal Shopping Assistant Supervisor
BEST BUY - FREDERICK, MD
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Supervised a team of 8-10 Personal Shopping Assistants.
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Drove business results through training product knowledge and sales techniques and excellent leadership
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Managed the ASL team schedule to serve Deaf and Hard of Hearing customers in store
EDUCATION
2012
Master's Degree
2006
Bachelor's Degree
GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY
Master of Education -
Cross Categorical Special Education
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SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts -
Psychology
2005
Bachelor's Degree
SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science -
Sociology, Criminal Justice
Credentials
Transcripts, Vaccination Records, and Professional Recommendations available upon request.