Medical Part Time

RICCI DIPSHAN

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Professional

Writer/Editor

. Two and a half years experience writing, editing, proofreading, and

researching for a wide variety of material, including Web site

content, advertisements, press releases, brochures, workbook material,

financial articles, and feature new articles.

. Bachelor's degree in English with a focus on both creative and non-

fiction writing.

EDUCATION

Skidmore University, Saratoga Springs NY

2004 - 2008

Bachelor of Arts in English 3.5 GPA

WORK EXPERIENCE

Hometown Media Group, Port Chester, NY

Oct 2009 - Present

Part Time Reporter/Writer for Westchester, NY Publishing Company

representing Seven Local Newspapers

. Followed leads and conducted interviews in Eastchester, Harrison and Rye,

NY, and wrote up articles under strict deadlines

. Photographed newsworthy events and selected the best images for

publication

Medhumor Medical Publications, LLC, Stamford CT

Nov 2009 - August 2010

Head Copy Editor/Writer for Medical Publishing Company that published Board

Review Workbooks

. Oversaw the editing of medical workbooks and all press material to

ensure literary quality

. Collaborated in the writing of non-medical workbook material as well

as all print and internet advertisements

. Wrote and edited all Web site content, and performed vigorous research

for medical and non medical topics

Another Financial Portal, Rye Nov

2009 - Jan 2010

Part Time Writer/Editor for Subscription-based Financial News Service

. Analyzed financial documents and prepared short articles on structured,

municipal and corporate finance news for daily publication

. Proofread and edited other writer's material to ensure grammatical and

structural accuracy

TheLoopNY.com Local News, Larchmont, NY

July 2009 - Nov 2009

Reporter/Writer for Local News Source with over 10,000 subscribers in

Westchester, County NY

. Established TheLoopNY as the prime hyper local news source by

independently investigating overlooked stories in local communities

. Published feature new articles that generated a high amount of positive

feedback from community residents

. Oversaw the companies expansion into Scarsdale NY, and established its

presence among the local press

Striking Prose, Inc., New York, NY

July 2009 - Oct 2009

Writing Internship for Freelance Commercial Writing Company

. Assisted two main writers by writing/editing business letters,

newsletters, press materials, and brochures for publication

. Supervised marketing initiatives that attracted over 200 prospective

clients

Charismatic Lifestyle Ltd. New York, NY

Jan 2009- June 2009

Copywriting/Editing Internship for Public Relations/Image Consultant

Company

. Collaborated in creation of online and print ads, and soon took role as

lead copywriter/editor

. Proofread and edited all press material to ensure grammatical and

structural accuracy

. Launched company's presence on social networking sites, and expanded

online content, increasing online traffic three-fold

SKILLS/AVOCATIONS

. Computers: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Adobe Photoshop,

WordPress and some HTML

. Traveled extensively in Asia including Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines,

India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, as well as Australia and the U.K. ;

conversant in Spanish

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