Health Insurance Project Management

Profile

I'm an experienced, reliable freelance editor and proofreader with

extensive knowledge of AP, APA, Chicago, and MLA style, as well as standard

English grammar and usage. I've created and edited online course materials

for the University of Minnesota, copyedited and proofread textbooks, edited

magazines on health and wellness and home improvement, edited books on

martial arts, created and proofread marketing materials and newsletters,

and taught writing at a university.

Editing Experience

. copyedited textbooks for academic publishers

. created, edited and pilot-tested online course materials for U of MN

. copy edited and fact-checked text and layout for health and lifestyle

magazines

. formatted dissertations for online university

. copy edited brochure, newsletter, Web copy for small businesses

. synthesized healthcare information into short articles for lay readers

. developed health insurance communications materials and newsletters (B2B

and B2C)

. reorganized content of article for technical theater magazine: added

subheads, created sidebars, highlighted quotations

. copy edited all text in health and wellness, home improvement magazines,

including ads: standardized voice, style and usage

. coordinated all reader-centered sections of health and wellness, home

improvement magazines

. edited Real Gold Does Not Fear the Fire: The Teachings of Grandmaster Wai-

lun Choi

. edited String of Pearls, Twin Cities T'ai Chi Ch'uan's 10th anniversary

book

Proofreading Experience

. proofread textbooks for academic publishers

. evaluated employee newsletters for health insurance company, bank

. checked legal and textbook prepress layouts for correct changes

. examined financial services graphics and documents for accuracy and

client's style

Writing Experience

. created healthcare articles for online database

. summarized parenting books

. developed health insurance communications materials and web copy

. researched and composed feature articles, interviews, and how-to columns

for magazines

. interviewed readers and wrote reader profiles for magazines

. created promotional copy for health, home improvement magazines

. managed all web content for health and wellness magazine

. maintained personal blogs

. wrote a novel (unpublished)

. ghost-wrote a sci-fi novella (unpublished)

Teaching and Coaching Experience

. advised Ph.D. and Ed.D. candidates on dissertation writing

. taught beginning and intermediate T'ai Chi students

. tutored coworkers in Word, Excel, Outlook

. taught Microsoft Office software to new users

. completed several training courses at Coach U

. trained pharmacists and techs on new pharmacy software

. developed curriculum, taught composition to university undergraduates,

graded essays

Project Management Experience

. directed health insurance communications projects

. managed photo shoots for magazines

. coordinated on-site story development for magazines

. planned year-long editorial calendars with magazine editors

. helped launch Today's Health & Wellness magazine

Professional History (Freelance)

. Copyeditor July 2009 - present

Sage Publications

Thousand Oaks, CA

. Owner and chief instructor, Blue Dragon T'ai Chi Ch'uan January 2009

- present

Twin Cities, MN

. Copyeditor/Proofreader August 2008 - present

Pre-Press PMG

Plymouth, MA

. Copy editor April 2007 - present

upscale magazine

Atlanta, GA

. Editor and course developer, online course materials March 2007 -

present

University of Minnesota Learning Technologies Unit

Minneapolis, MN

. Healthcare article writer July 2008 - December 2008

NCC 360

Englewood, CO

. Book summary writer January 2008 - July 2008

ParentsDigest.com

Larkspur, CA

. Q&A interview columnist March 2007 - July 2008

Lumber & Building Materials Journal

Minneapolis, MN

. Dissertation editor March 2007 - January 2008

Walden University

Minneapolis, MN

. Newsletter proofreader November 2003 - November 2008

Wells Fargo

Minneapolis, MN

Professional History (Full-Time)

. Marketing communications specialist November 2005 - January 2007

HealthPartners

Bloomington, MN

. Health and welfare benefits writer March 2005 - October 2005

ELCA Board of Pensions

Minneapolis, MN

. North American Media Group May 1997 - March 2005

Senior editor/copy editor June 2000 - March 2005

Today's Health & Wellness magazine

Minnetonka, MN

Assistant editor/copy editor May 1997 - June 2000

American How-To magazine (now HANDY)

Minnetonka, MN

. Computer instructor fall 1996 - fall 1997

Twin Cities community education programs

Twin Cities, MN

. Layout designer/copy editor/proofreader November 1995 - April 1997

Gustafson Graphics

St. Paul, MN

. Proofreader, graphics production associate March 1994 - November 1995

Merrill Corporation

St. Paul, MN

. Pharmacy software trainer/installer/technician September 1993 - February

1994

Comp Systems

Vadnais Heights, MN

. English 101 (composition) instructor September 1991 - May 1993

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Education

. M.A. in English (emphasis in writing), University of Maine, summa cum

laude

. B.S. in English, B.S. in psychology, University of South Dakota;

minors in philosophy, sociology; summa cum laude

. Phi Beta Kappa

Computer Skills

. Dreamweaver

. HTML

. InDesign

. Internet Explorer

. Mac OS X

. Microsoft Office

. Moodle

. Netscape Navigator

. Outlook Express

. Quark

. Safari

. WebVista

. Windows

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