Elmer D.
Virtual Assistant | Research, Data & Email Support
Hi, I’m Elmer — a dedicated freelancer with 10+ years of experience in research, CRM/data entry, email and database management, content creation and posting, and administrative support. I currently serve as an Administrative Assistant for a consulting firm in the US, LEC Partners, supporting operations through email and database management. Before this, I worked as an internal auditor at Place Services Inc., where I ensured the accuracy and compliance of daily safety reports. My career began at Innodata Inc., where I spent 7+ years managing research metadata and creating/editing abstracts for ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), an online digital library of education research and information sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. I am a former seminarian with a bachelor's degree in Philosophy, and have attended law school for two years—an education that sharpened my critical thinking and attention to detail. My background also includes 3 years of seminary formation at the Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus (Rogationistarum a Corde Jesu - RCJ), a religious congregation of priests and brothers founded by St. Hannibal Mary Di Francia. My seminary training also taught me discipline, ethics, and a strong commitment to excellence—traits that show up in everything I do. Whether I'm working on research, writing, content strategy, or data-oriented tasks, I focus on clarity, precision, and solutions that go beyond the obvious. My background in philosophy, law, and seminary formation has shaped my strengths in critical thinking, clarity, ethics, and discipline—skills that I bring to every project. Core competencies include: • Research & data analysis • CRM & database management (Pipedrive, Fieldwire) • Email & inbox management • Blog posting (LinkedIn, WordPress) • Forum/blog writing & metadata entry • Document review & formatting • Content editing & abstracting • Administrative & audit support • Order processing (Shopify + Dropified) Writing samples available: 🌐 overcometheabsurddotwordpressdotcom 🌐 overcomingabsurditydotblogspotdotcom
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $11k
Billed in all: $174,391$174k
$5.5k in the last 6 months
Across 3 contracts
Across 120 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Dotted: longer than usual between two readings. Hatched: over two weeks without one.
Skill rankings: Top 3% in Blog Commenting
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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