KATHLEEN A. BEHRENS

**** **** **** ******

Overland Park, KS 66212

ac09t3@r.postjobfree.com

816-***-****

CAREER OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a responsible and challenging contract position that will utilize my

experience, education, background and expand my knowledge and opportunities for

personal and professional growth in the transcription environment.

EXPERIENCE:

December 2016 to present: Contract Transcriptionist for Datascribe, Inc., currently

transcribing recorded insurance statements.

October 2014 to present: Contract Transcriptionist for Net Transcripts, currently

transcribe law enforcement interviews, court hearings and miscellaneous legal

transcription work.

August 2, 1999 to present: Recording Secretary for the City of Overland Park,

Kansas, within the Finance, Administration and Budget Department, with the

following responsibilities:

Attend and report evening meetings for City Council, Public Safety, Pension Plan, Finance, Planning Commission, and Community Development meetings through the use of an official court recording system and by stenographic notes.

Provide verbatim transcripts and summarize meetings into minutes for official public record. (Typing Speed of 80 to 85 words per minute)

Respond to meeting information requests by the Governing Body, city staff and the public.

Assist and maintain development of the standard operation procedures for the Recording Secretary position.

Telecommute most work from home, and report to the City Council, City Clerk, and Assistant City Clerk.

November 30, 1998 to August 2, 1999: Legal Assistant for the firm of Wells &

Alvarez.

Legal assistant in a workers’ compensation law firm.

Maintained legal files, legal transcription, and client contact and intake.

Maintained calendars for two attorneys, setting up settlement conferences, and hearings.

Organized client files, billing records, and sorting and responding to mail.

April 1997 to April 1999: Alternate Court Reporter for the Jackson County

Courthouse.

Responded to standby requests to fill in for the Official Court Reporters in various divisions including Probate, Civil, Juvenile and Criminal.

Transcribed court transcripts upon request; stenographic speed of 180 to 200 words per minute.

OTHER EMPLOYMENT:

Surgical Pathology Assistant at Baptist Medical Center.

Assisting four pathologists in various areas of Pathological and Histological

procedures.

Entering patient demographics, charting surgical reports and maintaining the filing of surgical slides and pathology reports.

EDUCATION: Overland Park Citizen’s Police Academy Program

Notary Public for the State of Kansas

University of Missouri, Kansas City – Criminal Justice BA Program. Bachelor’s Degree

Brown Mackie College, Court Reporting Program -

Associates Degree in Applied Science, Court Reporting

Penn Valley Community College, General Studies

ASSOCIATIONS: American Bar Association- Associate Member

National Court Reporters Association – Associate Member

NALS Association for Legal Professionals

Missouri Court Reporters Association

Kansas Court Reporters Association

American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers

ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION: Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, extensive legal and medical terminology.

FTR Court Recording Software.

Dictaphone transcription.

Aristocrat Court Reporting Transcription Software

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