Open To Work
Deeksha Badoni
Gurugram
Work Preference
Summary
Seeking challenging opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge, contributing to professional growth and career advancement.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Copyeditor
Aptara
Noida
08.2021 - Current
- Copyedit incoming articles to ensure sense, continuity, quality of grammar, spelling, and style, and accuracy and consistency of text and art for preparation to publication
- Prioritize and manage workload in a high-volume environment in order to meet deadlines and support team-mates meeting theirs
- Possess a mastery of AMS, APA, AMA, Chicago, and Harvard reference styles
- Working on Science, Mathematics, and Medical journals
- Excellent time management, often working under very tight deadlines and multiple assignments
- Formatting content according to house style
- Be flexible and be able to pivot with multiple projects
- Successfully passed the Wiley Certification Test (WILEY Certified)
Copyeditor
MPS Limited
Dehradun
11.2019 - 08.2021
- Worked closely with other team members to resolve issues
- Worked with Team Leader to provide fresher training
- Developed good working relationships throughout the organization
- Tracked the performance of the team and provided the status reports to the Team Leader
- Worked on Science, Humanities, and Medical journals
- Made sure that the copy fits the brand’s editorial style
Copyeditor
Aptara
Dehradun
04.2018 - 11.2019
- Assisted in proofreading documents, including checking content for accuracy, completeness, and consistency
- Worked to improve the team’s overall performance
- Managed the workflow in copyediting in a timely manner
- Handled two accounts simultaneously (IEEE & Elsevier)
- Worked on Tex- and Docx-type articles
- Worked on Engineering and Scientific journals
- Had an understanding of Vancouver, APA, and AMA reference styles
Education
B.Tech - Information Technology
Dehradun Institute of Technology
Dehradun01-2017
12th -
Kendriya Vidyalaya F.R.I Dehradun
Dehradun01-2013
10th -
Kendriya Vidyalaya F.R.I Dehradun
Dehradun01-2011
Skills
- Style guides (APA, Chicago, AMA, AMS, Harvard)
- Knowledge of rules surrounding grammar, punctuation, spelling and other elements of language
- Demonstrated capacity to learn
- Scientific copy editing
- Content editing
- Knowledge of LaTeX
- Superior editing skills
- Proficiency in proofreading
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Ability to meet tight deadlines
- Strong desire and ability to achieve accuracy of fact and language use
- Search engine skills for fact-checking and reference validation
- Tech savvy
- Ability to quickly learn new software attributes
Accomplishments
• Participated in the "CAD" Program conducted by CADD Centre Training Services
• Participated in Nationwide Biotechnology Olympiad (2008) with state rank 26 and all India rank 1081
• Participated in Nationwide Biotechnology Olympiad (2008) with state rank 26 and all India rank 1081
Computer/Software Proficiencies
- Microsoft Word (track changes, formatting, and reviewing tools)
- Grammarly
- Adobe Acrobat (commenting and markup tools)
- Basic HTML/CSS/XML
- Language: C, C++
- Certification: CADD, WILEY-certified
Training Projects
Summer Internship Project (B.Tech)
Company: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Dehradun
Duration: 6 Weeks (May to July 2016)
Project Title: (1) Study on Low Voltage Systems
(2) Visitors Gate Pass
- The first project helped me understand the functioning of various systems, such as IT systems, AV systems, and video surveillance systems.
- The second project, "Visitors Gate Pass," was designed to manage the entry and exit of visitors within the organization.
Timeline
Copyeditor
Aptara
08.2021 - Current
Copyeditor
MPS Limited
11.2019 - 08.2021
Copyeditor
Aptara
04.2018 - 11.2019
B.Tech - Information Technology
Dehradun Institute of Technology
12th -
Kendriya Vidyalaya F.R.I Dehradun
10th -
Kendriya Vidyalaya F.R.I Dehradun