Timothy A. Ruane

***** ******** **** *****

Derwood MD 20855

adgndg@r.postjobfree.com; 703-***-****

Profile

Highly motivated, adaptable and detail-oriented former Washington Post copy editor; a team player with managerial experience and vast experience in news media editing, analysis, research, writing, and publishing; art, photography, script-writing and filmmaking. Seeking work in the U.S. Intelligence Community, or any organization that contributes to the betterment and defense of the United States. Hoping for a challenging position in which I can continually learn and grow. Summary of Experience

• Expert editor who has worked for The Washington Post, the Department of State and the Department of the Treasury

• Accomplished at grammar, word choice, style, clarity, punctuation, logic, accuracy, formatting, layout and design

• Worked professionally with sensitive documents from people of great influence while under constant daily deadline constraints

• Teamed with Pulitzer Prize winning columnists and reporters and preeminent editors, managing several tasks at once while organizing and establishing priorities PAST

PRN for Families June 2019 to November 2019 (Part-Time) Mentor (Intern Social Worker)

*Counseled a 32-year-old woman with several psychiatric diagnoses

*Listened, advised, supported and empathized

*Encouraged positive change

*Promoted self-awareness and wellness practices

*Ensured visits, and transported client, to all therapy appointments

*Attended weekly seminars on mental health therapies

*Wrote assessments and summaries of each appointment Audubon Naturalist Society December 2018 to March 2019 Consulting Producer of the documentary film: “An Environmental History of the Audubon Woodend Nature Sanctuary”

Montgomery Sports Association May 2015 to June 2018 Children’s Golf and Baseball Coach

Current

I write, produce, direct, act in and edit short Independent narrative and art movies. Since I stared working as an Independent artist and writer, I have:

• Completed three 10-minute narrative movies

• Completed many movies, ranging from 30 seconds to 5 minutes long

• Aired a 10-minuted narrative — “Patch Eye’s Last Heist” — on Montgomery County Media Television, where I am a certified field technician and certified video editor Since I stared working as an Independent artist and writer, I have:

• Exhibited my fine art photography both nationally and internationally

• Published poems, short stories and art reviews in a number of literary publications Professional Accomplishments

The Washington Post December 1981 to July 2002

1150 15th Street, N.W. Beginning Salary: $15,000 per Year Washington, D.C. 20071 Ending Salary: $78,740 per Year Editorial Department

Supervisor: Ken Ikenberry; 202-***-****

May be contacted

Chief Copy Editor 1991 to 2002

I was, for 11 years, the lead editor of The Washington Post’s opinion pages. I wrote headlines that influenced the decision-making of the highest leaders and politicians throughout the world, along with more than a million readers every day. I ensured the quality of all language in the publications of the editorial pages. I ensured that all articles were accurate, timely and clearly written, that readers could readily judge among the most pressing arguments of the day.

• Assumed responsibility for all copy published in the editorial department including validity, style, grammar, punctuation and spelling

• Supervised a staff of seven

• Assisted in hiring, firing and reprimanding

• Scheduled, mentored and mediated

• Published more than 450 pages per year

Copy Editor 1983 to 1991

• Edited and proofread all editorials, op-ed pieces and letters to the editor

• Wrote headlines

• Formatted, paginated and designed all pages

• Decided editorial play

• Negotiated corrections and revisions with all writers

• Published more than 450 pages per year

News Aid 1981 to 1983

• Ensured the accuracy of final corrections on all pages

• Decided the initial selection of letters to the editor U.S. Department of the Treasury Salary: $25 per Hour Tax and Trade Bureau 20 Hours per Week

Washington, D.C.

Contract Position

Contemporary Staffing

508 Hadrian Lane

Fort Washington, MD 20744

Supervisor: Jack Downs; 443-***-****

May be contacted

Technical Writer Oct. 17, 2003 to March 20, 2004

• Rewrote, reorganized and edited business applications Winbourne and Costas

Business Consultants $35 per Hour

1611 North Kent Street Suite 802

Arlington, VA 22209

Supervisor: Jim Costas; 202-***-****

May be contacted

Editor April to October 2005

• Edited documents on national and international security matters U.S. Department of State Salary: $300

Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program

Washington, D.C. 20005

Contract Position (Self-Employed)

One Assignment

Supervisor: Gregory Soter (Office of the Director of National Intelligence); 703-***-**** May be contacted

Editor and Consultant October 2005

• Edited, proofread and refined an annual report to Congress Education

Georgetown University 1977

37th and O Streets, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20057

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature with a Minor in Fine Arts. Georgetown Preparatory High School 1971

10900 Rockville Pike

North Bethesda, MD 20852

Awards

2008—Inductee, Georgetown Preparatory High School Athletic Hall of Fame 1971—Outstanding Christian Athlete Award, Georgetown Preparatory High School 1971—Partial scholarship for basketball to Bucknell University Technical Skills

Adobe Premiere Pro CC Video Editing; MS Word (Full Professional Proficiency); Excel

(Working Proficiency); PowerPoint (Elementary Proficiency); Picnik online photo app

(Alternative to Adobe Photoshop)

Languages

Swedish: Beginning Proficiency

Interests

Creative Writing: Author of two novels, a third in progress. Hundreds of poems and numerous short stories. Journal of thoughts and reflections Art: Fine art digital photography. Drawing

Travel: One year in Gothenburg, Sweden. Sojourns to Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Norway, France, Italy, England and Greece

Athletics: Football, Baseball, Basketball, Tennis, Running, Swimming and Diving

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