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Diane C. Buss
Professional experience
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Administrator, Editorial Rights
Manager of the corporate rights database and contract archive.
Created and oversaw the implementation of the current system that
tracks rights purchases and contractual information for work published
by Rodale Inc. Managed the archive of 60,000+ magazine, book and
corporate license agreements. Supervised the scanning of all records
in the archive to create an online retrieval system for the
corporation.
Responsibilities included rights clearance, digital records management
and supervision of contracting and data entry staff. I also supported
our general counsel with rights research, contract summary and rights
reports. Assisted with the drafting of art and editorial contracts
and reinforcement of Rodale's corporate contracting policy.
Education
1988 - 1990 New York University New York, NY
Visual Arts Administration
Graduate Program
1986 - 1988 Penn State University University Park, PA
Photography - BFA, 1987
Completed three semesters in the Graduate Fine Arts Program
1985 - 1986 City of London Polytechnic London, England
Undergraduate Fine Arts Program
1983 - 1985 University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK
Undergraduate Fine Arts Program
Certification
PA Notary Public Certification - March 2007 (Term expires March 2011)
System Experience
PC and Mac platforms, Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Access, Outlook. Oracle, Telescope, Crystal Reports, in-house
developed relational database programs. Internet search applications
including Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox. Photoshop, Adobe,
Desktop Publishing, variety of scanning software applications.
Document scanning hardware, copiers, general office equipment.