Project Manager Management

Marlena L. Montagna

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Mobile: 240-***-**** . ablin2@r.postjobfree.com

A reliable professional with over seven years of experience in writing

and editing business, technical, and creative subject matter. Three years

of direct experience in event planning. Experience in public relations

endeavors, including press calls, writing press releases, and press

conferences. Highly detail-oriented problem solver. Recognized for

ability to manage multiple projects at once while maintaining deadlines.

Able to type 74 words per minute with 99% accuracy rate.

Areas of Expertise

Production Editing . Medical Editing . Project Management . Public

Relations . Event Planning . Customer Relations . Vendor Management .

Deadline Management

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Professional Experience

Wolters Kluwer Health & Pharma Solutions Baltimore, MD

August 2006 to March 2010

Wolters Kluwer Health & Pharma Solutions provides integrated information,

tools, and solutions to physicians, nurses, allied health professionals,

pharmacists, academics, payers, and the life sciences.

Production Editor

Managed the production of various medical journals including

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology and Circulation:

Cardiovascular Genetics for the American Heart Association. Responsible

for strict adherence to production deadlines from acceptance of

manuscripts to release to press. Researched nomenclature, appropriate

style, and accuracy of scientific terms using scientific and medical

library resources. Regularly interacted with authors and editors while

serving as an additional company representative. Responsible for the

management of off-shore vendors' work.

Key Accomplishments

Successfully resolved a deadline-driven caseload of complex production

work by effectively managing time and company resources.

Guided the integration of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular

Biology to a fully electronic platform, modernizing the production

process and kicking off the integration of the remaining ten AHA journals

Streamlined processes to create a more user-friendly procedure for the

customer thereby increasing customer satisfaction and helping to ensure

contract renewal

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Washington, DC

January 2003 to August 2006

Founded in 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, ACOG has over 52,000 members and is

the nation's leading group of professionals providing health care for

women. Now based in Washington, DC, it is a private, voluntary, nonprofit

membership organization.

Project Manager

Managed the District VIII member territory of the Congress including:

meeting planning and management; review of budgets,; creation and editing

of newsletters; member relations; and survey creation, dissemination, and

tally of results as needed. Also staffed Staff the Council of District

Chairs (A Council for the Chairs of the 10 Districts of the Congress)

where duties included planning 4 meetings per year (creation of hotel

contract and set up requirements; oversaw meeting room set up; agenda

creation; writing minutes post-meeting; etc.) and liaison with other

offices of the Congress on behalf of the Chairs. Planning, management,

and execution of annual Orientation (two day event) for new officers of

Congress with coordination of all departments within the Congress for

this event.

Key Accomplishments

Productivity increased, errors diminished, and both money and time were

saved through a redesign of the Orientation Manual for new officers from

a 300+ page document to a fully electronic version.

Successfully planned and executed national and international 10+ meetings

per year providing members with 4 star accommodations and services in

which to accomplish their goals.

Awarded a merit-based bonus as a result of successful meeting management

National Electrical Manufacturers Association Rosslyn, VA

June 2001-January 2003

NEMA is the trade association of choice for the electrical manufacturing

industry. Founded in 1926 and headquartered near Washington, D.C., its

approximately 450 member companies manufacture products used in the

generation, transmission and distribution, control, and end-use of

electricity.

Public Relations Assistant

Wrote articles for monthly magazine, electroindustry; acted as an

assistant editor for the magazine. Identified and wrote daily news items

for company website. Wrote press releases on company events. Pitched

notable events and benefits of organization to national media. Acted as

contact person for all media inquiries. Updated and maintained website

content as needed. Performed administrative duties as needed.

Key Accomplishments

Wrote several articles for electroindustry, including a feature article

entitled "The Year of the Hand Held Device" that chronicled the rise of

hand held computers.

Developed "NEMA Clipping Service"-a service designed to search daily for

and note citations of the company within various media formats.

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Education

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY West Chester, PA

B.A., English Literature with minor in Creative Writing; Graduation: May

15, 2001

Industry Related Class work

Tutoring Writing (completed practicum in the university writing center

as a tutor for writers; studied effective tutoring and teaching

techniques for writing)

EEI Communications, Silver Spring, MD: Effective Editing (Familiar with

APA and Associated Press styles)

EEI Communications, Silver Spring, MD: Newswriting

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