Desislava Kancheva
Summary
I am an Official Court Reporter and honours graduate of the NAIT 2021 Captioning and Court Reporting Diploma program, holding the Authorized Reporter designation in British Columbia with 5 years of experience using a stenotype machine to generate certified verbatim transcripts of a variety of legal proceedings such as Examinations for Discovery, Proceedings in Chambers, and trials.
I take pride in asserting masterful command of the English language from a grammatical and stylistic perspective.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Official Court Reporter
Vernon Court Reporters
06.2021 - Current
- Creating and maintaining a written verbatim record of legal proceedings using a stenotype machine and computer-aided transcription software (e.g., CaseCATalyst, Eclipse);
- Preparing official transcripts of legal proceedings in accordance with industry standards and established formats (i.e., per the B.C. Court Transcription Manual);
- Corresponding with legal counsel, justices, administrative staff, and other court reporters regarding transcripts and related documentation;
- Daily use of file-editing software (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat) and cloud-based video conferencing and collaboration platforms (e.g., Zoom and Microsoft Teams);
- Maintaining austere levels of confidentiality and professionalism.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Grant MacEwan University - Department of Psychology
09.2015 - 11.2017
- Drafting formal research papers in the field of Criminal Psychology, particularly on the accuracy and reliability of clinical versus actuarial recidivism risk assessment tools;
- Data collection, organization, and analysis, ensuring accuracy throughout data entry process, and communicating findings in a manner accessible to people with varying degrees of knowledge on the subject;
- Interviewing potential study participants and determining their candidacy for recruitment;
- Producing research proposals for ethics submissions, grant applications, and periodical publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Education
Diploma - Captioning And Court Reporting
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
Edmonton04-2021
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Grant MacEwan University
Edmonton04-2017
Skills
- Interpersonal communication
- Stenographic transcription
- Computer literacy
- Grammar, spelling, and editorial skills
- Courtroom and legal proceedures
- Composure under pressure and in high-stakes environments
- Memorization and recall
- Research and analysis
- Project management
- Leadership
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working
Bulgarian
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Official Court Reporter
Vernon Court Reporters
06.2021 - Current
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Grant MacEwan University - Department of Psychology
09.2015 - 11.2017
Diploma - Captioning And Court Reporting
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Grant MacEwan University