Administrative Assistant Medical

ALLISON STIEBER

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SUMMARY: Copy editor/proofreader with more than 20 years of experience

in corporate communications, medical publishing, and academic subject-

matter.

Professional Experience

Copy editor/proofreader, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center,

Cambridge, MA, for contractors MacroSys Research & Development,

2009-present, and CASE, LLC, 2006-2009.

. Proof/copy edit technical reports, newsletters, website content,

PowerPoint presentations, brochures, posters, biographical

summaries, and marketing materials for federal clients and

internal business communications group.

. Use Chicago Manual of Style and/or client-provided stylesheets to

help establish consistency, check grammar, and correct syntax.

. Work quality has been described as impeccable by managers,

colleagues, and clients.

Freelance Copy Editor, 2001-present. Projects have included press

releases, nonfiction text, drug-information letters, and training

materials for pharmaceutical sales representatives, for clients such as:

. Cambria Consulting

. Millennium Pharmaceuticals

. Total Learning Concepts

. Pharmacotherapy (journal)

. Physicians affiliated with Harvard Medical School, Brigham and

Women's Hospital, and Boston Medical Center

. Harvard University Press

. Time Warner/Little Brown/Bulfinch Publishing

Administrative Assistant, Department of Research Psychiatry, Cambridge

Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, 2003-2006. For internationally prominent

Harvard Medical School-affiliated author/research psychiatrist (a

National Book Award winner):

. Helped prepare and edit book manuscripts, journal articles, and op-

ed pieces.

. Coordinated professional meetings and seminars.

. Arranged travel, speaking engagements, and interviews with

print/broadcast media representatives and independent documentary

filmmakers.

Copy Editor, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Boston and Needham, MA,

1987-2001. For premier peer-reviewed journal:

. Edited clinical and research manuscripts.

. Played key role in revision of inhouse style guide.

Resume of Allison Stieber, page 2

EDUCATION

. Master of Science in Journalism, Medill School of Journalism,

Northwestern University

. Bachelor of General Studies, University of Michigan

OTHER CERTIFICATION

. Adult Basic Education Provisional (Four-Year) License,

Massachusetts Department of Education

. Certificate of Professional Paralegal Studies, Northeastern

University

VOLUNTEER WORK

Adult Basic Education (ABE), Somerville Center for Adult Learning

Experiences (SCALE), 2005-2009. As classroom aide, provided help with

writing and reading comprehension to diverse student body.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

Editorial Freelancers Association

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