Theresa Saliba - Virtual Assistant

As a Virtual Assistant, I run a company called Virtual Resources and I provide a range of services from proof-reading, authoring, ghost-writing, PR and marketing, copywriting and copyediting, database management, book-keeping, secretarial and administration duties as well as programming and web design using HTML, Java, Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks and FrontPage. I also produce press releases, brochures, reports, manuals and other manuscripts as required. I have worked on short term and long term projects and also one-off assignments.

I am an experienced writer and researcher with a First Class Honours Degree in Psychology and have published 10 books for schools and youth centres in Ireland. These books covered various issues including bullying, depression, suicide, substance abuse and youth crime. I have also worked on various ghostwriting projects for clients in the USA, UK and Ireland. I co-wrote a Telemarketing Training Manual for telemarketing training programmes in Ireland and also produced an information pack covering assertiveness skills in the workplace.

My most recent work includes training manuals covering CV preparation and interview techniques, telemarketing skills, assertiveness skills, and bullying in the workplace. I have written a number of ‘Start Your Own Business’ books for clients in the UK including starting a computerized book-keeping business, starting an online dating agency, starting a mobile hairdressing business and starting a business as a male escort. All four required a considerable amount of research and my workload included research via the internet, public libraries, periodicals, magazines and one-to-one interviews with various professionals. I have worked on many writing projects where considerable research was required and I am adept at seeking out the appropriate information, even with quite delicate issues.

As a qualified freelance proof-reader and editor for 3 years, I have worked on various projects including novels, technical manuals, dissertations, marketing literature, sales letters and workbooks. I have a good working knowledge of type specs and page composition, an excellent knowledge of English grammar, spelling and syntax using both US and UK spelling, and I am capable of working on multiple projects at one time whilst paying exceptional attention to detail. I currently work for the American Book Publishers in Ohio as a freelance Editor and also for Deveraux and Deloitte as a freelance writer/proof-reader.

My web site is www.virtualresources.co.uk