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Tim Heffley

Tim Heffley

(he/him)

Independent contractor; media transcription/captioning and QA.

Transcription Editor; Quality Assurance at Independent Contractor

Roanoke, Virginia, United States🇺🇸
Open to:Contract rolesFull-time rolesPart-time roles
Preferred workplace:Remote (same country)Remote (worldwide)Remote (same region)
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After nearly a decade working in a call center environment, my specialized position was phased out. I moved on to independent contracting, transcribing/captioning various media with accessibility in mind.

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Career: 3

Transcription Editor; Quality Assurance

Independent Contractor

Contract · Roanoke, Virginia, US · Remote

Apr 2018 - Present

· 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.

Quality AssuranceTranscription

Team Manager (formerly Performance Assessment Liaison); Monitor

Alorica Incorporated (previously West Corporation)

Full-time · Hampton, Virginia, US · Remote

Mar 2009 - Oct 2018

· 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.

Performance ManagementMentoringTeachingTechnical SupportCustomer ExperienceCustomer Service

Team Trainer (Flow Team)

Target

Part-time

Aug 2007 - May 2009

· 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.

LogisticsCustomer ServiceTeachingPerformance Management

Skills: 9

Technical

Quality Assurance

Business

Customer ExperienceCustomer ServiceLogisticsPerformance ManagementTranscription

Interpersonal

MentoringTeaching

Security

Technical Support

Courses: 6

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

The Open University

May 2025

An Introduction to Exoplanets

The Open University

Jan 2025

Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology; via The University of Alberta

Coursera

Feb 2014

Introduction to Philosophy; via The University of Edinburgh

Coursera

Sep 2013

Introduction to Digital Sound Design; via Emory University

Coursera

May 2013

Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life; via The University of Edinburgh

Coursera

Mar 2013

Languages: 3

English(Native or bilingual)
French(Elementary)
Spanish(Elementary)