Manager Assistant

Amanda Costa

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Work experience

November 1996 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,

Nuclear Energy Agency, Data Bank. Data Bank and Nuclear

to present Science Publications Editor.

Responsible for the entire publications process, from

reception of original texts (text editing, page layout)

to pre-press (generation of PDF files).

Edit and proofread technical papers for nuclear

scientists of diverse origin. Correction of form,

grammar and content, based on my understanding of the

texts as established with the authors.

Liaise with contributing authors and the NEA

Publications Division.

Develop guidelines and support material for

assistants/contributing authors:

Established basic "Author Instructions" distributed to

meeting participants.

Created reference pages for administrative assistants.

In collaboration with the NEA Publications Division,

designed a publications template for the Nuclear Energy

Agency.

Regularly solicited by colleagues for formatting and

technical advice.

Spearheaded the move toward producing a greater number

of publications through the OECD internal documents

service (increasing my personal responsibility as a

result, final proofs requiring my approval).

Graphics experience put to use on marketing projects

(e.g. posters), as well as for the covers of certain

Data Bank/Nuclear Science publications.

July 2008 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,

to October Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial

2008 Development, Regulatory Management and Reform Division.

Production Assistant (internship).

Completed two division publications (text editing,

formatting, sending to print).

Managed general maintenance of the GOV/REG website.

Coordinated press releases and responded to requests for

publications.

Trained the division assistant in the use of the OECD

internal template and the preparation of official

documents.

Participated in the drafting and editing of a

"Regulatory Reform" brochure presented by the

Secretary-General of the OECD at the APEC Ministerial

Meeting on Structural Reform (August 2008). Solely

responsible for the layout and design of the brochure.

May 1996 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,

to October Nuclear Energy Agency, Publications Division.

1996 Responsible for editing and formatting the English

version of Eurochemic: 1956-1990 ( OECD 1996, 627

pgs.). Altered original French graphics to incorporate

English translations (QuarkXPress), and improved the

overall quality of much of the artwork included in the

publication. Created a working index for the document.

Acted as liaison with the author, translator and layout

designer.

February 1996 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,

Nuclear Energy Agency. Data entry.

to April 1996

May 1991 Overnight Type, Camera & Graphics (Houston, Texas, USA).

to January

1996 Graphic art, design and typography firm. Served as

office and production manager. Duties included

typography, design, project and employee management and

client relations. Participated in the evolution of this

business from classic typography toward desktop

publishing (e.g. move from Compugraphic MCS Powerview 10

to Macintosh operating systems).

Other projects

May 2006 CARE International. Co-editor of Analyzing Civil Society

Participation in Country-Level HIV/AIDS UNGASS 2006

Reporting ( CARE International, April 2006,

80 pgs.). Edited text, offered advice concerning design

and client/printer relations.

Education

May 1995 B.A., International Affairs, American University in

Paris.

September 1993 University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. Afforded me

the opportunity to experience the American university

to May 1994 education system.

Skills

Computer Fully conversant with MS Word. Function competently in

programs Excel, Power Point and Adobe Acrobat. Familiar with

QuarkXPress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and

Adobe InDesign. Fast, accurate typist.

Languages

English Mother tongue.

French Fluent spoken French, good level of written French.

Portuguese Basic speaking/reading skills.

Interests

Hobbies Reading, knitting, baking.

Sports Jogging, Pilates.

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