DREW M. BRAESEKER
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EDUCATION
BA, Journalism, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2008)
AA, English/General Studies, Allegany College of Maryland (2006)
EXPERIENCE
EOIR/immigration transcriber, Deposition Services, Inc. (2017-present)
Type asylum, cancellation of removal, withholding, Torture Convention, and bond hearings for Germantown, Maryland-based company, with an average “ask” of 370 pages per week
Have met every deadline since starting in March of 2017; no rework has ever been required (i.e., rejected submission); have maintained respondent and witness confidentiality; and have maintained and built knowledge on case law, Bluebook citation style, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Code of Federal Regulations, the U.S. Code, and a dictionary of proper nouns (world leaders and location names) for dozens of countries
Closed captioning specialist, AccuWeather (2015-2016)
Captioned live weather broadcasts per federal law with regard to deaf/partially deaf persons
Captioned an average of 51.5 live clips per shift, with an average of 1.0 recalled due to typos
Completed training in three days, a record for the company
During down-time completed an average of 28.0 “practice” videos per day
Shipping associate, Conscious Box (2013-2014)
Prepped, packaged, labeled, ordered, and shipped eco-conscious subscription boxes to consumers
Per the request of the shipping manager, was trained on all roles listed above within one month of employment, to be assumed during the busiest times (a first for the two-year-old company)
Shipping associate, ModCloth (2012-2013)
Picked (grabbed) items to prepare for customers; averaged 58/hour in shoes, 177/hour in tops, 109/hour in outerwear, and 155/hour in dresses (among the top two for quantity among all pickers)
“Ran” items from drop-off locations to the sorters who would then box and ship the items
Department of State board meeting writer/editor, Sargent’s Court Reporting Service (2010-2012)
Wrote, summarized, edited and delivered the meeting minutes for the 29 boards and commissions in the Commonwealth’s Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (BPOA)
Instituted a uniform style guide still used to this day; trained new employees on typing and formatting for their assigned Workers’ Compensation/deposition/court hearing assignments