Tim Heffley
(he/him)Independent contractor; media transcription/captioning and QA.
Transcription Editor; Quality Assurance at Independent Contractor
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Career: 3
Transcription Editor; Quality Assurance
Independent Contractor
Contract · Roanoke, Virginia, US · Remote
Apr 2018 - Present
Transcription Editor; Quality Assurance
Independent Contractor
Contract · Roanoke, Virginia, US · Remote
· Editing AI-assisted transcriptions for client video content, ensuring high accuracy and readability. · Performing quality assurance on the work of other editors, ensuring consistency and adherence to transcription standards and client specifications. · Collaboration with a diverse range of clients, including corporations, academic institutions, and media productions (film, television, and web), to meet specific transcription needs and deadlines. · Ensuring transcription content adheres to client-specific guidelines, offering tailored solutions for various industries and types of content, including accessibility.
Team Manager (formerly Performance Assessment Liaison); Monitor
Alorica Incorporated (previously West Corporation)
Full-time · Hampton, Virginia, US · Remote
Mar 2009 - Oct 2018
Team Manager (formerly Performance Assessment Liaison); Monitor
Alorica Incorporated (previously West Corporation)
Full-time · Hampton, Virginia, US · Remote
· Led and coached a remote team of up to 30 customer service representatives, providing ongoing support for call handling and technical troubleshooting for systems and client applications. · Provided timely, constructive feedback on agent performance based on evaluations, client KPIs, and quality standards, ensuring continuous improvement. · Served as a supervisor upon request, addressing escalated issues from both customers and agents, with a focus on resolution and support. · Monitored real-time agent performance using proprietary and Avaya phone systems, ensuring call processing goals were consistently met and improved, while maintaining regular communication with agents via chat and phone. In 2010, the positions transferred from in-office at West Corporation to fully remote as part of the At-Home project, which was later acquired by Alorica in Q1 2015.
Team Trainer (Flow Team)
Target
Part-time
Aug 2007 - May 2009
Team Trainer (Flow Team)
Target
Part-time
· Trained and onboarded new Flow Team members, ensuring the understanding of expectations and adherence to safe, proper procedures for unloading freight and stocking merchandise on the sales floor. · Monitored trainee progress and evaluated performance, providing feedback to ensure consistent quality, efficiency, improvement, and that company standards were met.
Skills: 9
Technical
Business
Interpersonal
Security
Courses: 6
Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)
The Open University
An Introduction to Exoplanets
The Open University
Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology; via The University of Alberta
Coursera
Introduction to Philosophy; via The University of Edinburgh
Coursera
Introduction to Digital Sound Design; via Emory University
Coursera
Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life; via The University of Edinburgh
Coursera