Cindy Naffin

875 Calle Cedro
Thousand Oaks, CA  91360
Phone:  (805) 492-7427
cindynaffin@gmail.com
  • Organizational ability and attention to detail
  • Grammar, language, and research skills 
  • Efficient, with fast turnaround time 
  • Customer Service Oriented
  • Personal interest and special experience with DNA trials, large-quantity drug trials, forensic expert witnesses, and white-collar crime

Employment/Experience Summary

As A Scopist/Proofreader Since 1991:

  • California Superior Court
       Editing daily criminal transcripts, daily complex civil litigation transcripts, death penalty transcripts, criminal appeals, civil appeals, and pleas and sentences
  •  San Diego Grand Jury & Wisconsin Circuit Court
       Editing Grand Jury and Civil litigation proceedings
  • Freelance Court Reporters
       Working with freelance court reporters from various agencies throughout the United States editing Workers' Compensation, accident investigation (expert witnesses), business litigation, and arbitrations

Education

AT-HOME PROFESSIONS, 1991
Home study course
Certificate in legal transcription

BROOKS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, 1977
Santa Barbara, California
Bachelor of Arts
Industrial Photography and Color Technology

 YORK SCHOOL OF ART, 1968
York, Pennsylvania
Commercial Art School

Additional Education

PUNCTUATION SEMINAR, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002
PROOFREADING MEDICAL TESTIMONY, 2001
Bryan College, Los Angeles

STENOGRAPH CC4 WORKSHOP, 2002 
 

Stenograph caseCATalyst4, Version 5,
Certified Independent Training Agent, March 2004 
 

Stenograph caseCATalyst4, Version 6,
Certified Independent Training Agent, January 2005 
 

Stenograph caseCATalyst4, Version 7,
Certified Independent Training Agent, January 2006 
 

Stenograph Case Catalyst, Version 8,
Certified Independent Training Agent, January 2007 
 

Stenograph Case Catalyst, Version 9,
Certified Independent Training Agent, February 2008 
 

Professional Organizations

Associate Member of NCRA since 1991
Member of Scopists Support Group
 


Publications

Internet Research - Time-Saving Tools
Journal of Court Reporting
March 2003

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Transferring .wav Files, Part 1 and Part 2
Journal of Court Reporting
July/August 2003 and September 2003

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Using Generic Audio Files
Journal of Court Reporting
September 2005

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Using caseCATalyst Audio files
by Cindy Naffin and Cindi Hartman
Journal of Court Reporting
October 2005

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        FILE TRANSFER:

      •     T3 file transfer 
      •     E-mail, zip and unzip files  
      •     Fed-Ex, UPS, U.S. mail  


SPECIAL SERVICES:

      •     Case Catalyst Audiosync
      •     RTF/CRE compatible
      •     3-speed Martel Electronics transcriber
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
      •     Extensive resources
      •     List available on request 
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