Medical Manager

Qualifications:

- Excellent proofing, editorial, writing, and data-mining skills

- 15+ years experience with marcom and packaging elements for wide

variety of clients: Hewlett-Packard, Amgen, Kikkoman, Pfizer, LG

Electronics, Novartis, Shaklee, Cyberonics, Intermune, Muscle Milk, Yes

to Carrots

- Project-management savvy approach: Diplomat

- Innovative, flexible interpersonal team skills

- Expert zones: marketing collateral and branding/packaging

elements, big pharma (Pfizer, Novartis, Amgen), financial

services (Visa, Wells Fargo), high-tech (several HP divisions)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Long- and Short-Term Editor/Proofer, November 2003-Present:

- Foote Cone & Belding, Euro RSCG, Gap, Publicis Modem, Loomis

Group, Eveo, Pereira O'Dell: all San Francisco

- Saatchi Healthcare/Klemtner Advertising, New York, NY

- WestEd Educational Lab, San Francisco (most of 2005)

Medical Editor, Medsn/Indegene, Los Angeles, January 2006-December 2006

Edited PhDs who know how to write for MDs: Collaborated with Medical

Directors and writers on direct-to- professional and direct-to-consumer

flash modules for medical education. Ran editorial operations for West

Coast office as company began to operate on 24/7 model in collaboration

with Bangalore office.

Senior Editor, FCB HealthCare West, San Francisco, October 2001-

September 2003

Supervised editorial considerations for pharma products, packaging,

and medical devices for clients Amgen, Cyberonics, Gore, InterMune

and Medtronic. Assisted project managers in routing jobs and

ensuring that account and creative staff followed established

processes. Served as research associate for writing/scientific

services staff members, providing microfocused data and pub reports

completed with minimal research/lead time.

Medical Editor, Cline, Davis & Mann, New York, April 2000-May 2001

Managed all editorial processes for each print advertising piece and

packaging element produced for agency's client Novartis

Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Provided backup on nearly a dozen

different Pfizer products. Liaisoned between account/creative staffs

and research vendors. Monitored all creative to ensure final product

met agency standards.

Manager of Advertising Production, www.rent.net, San Francisco,

June 1997-July 1999

Supervised all programming and editorial for largest portion of Web

site, a rental guide with over 12,000 apartment complexes online.

Within less than two years rose from entry-level to a position

where only nine of 115 staffers had seniority; promoted to

Operations Supervisor after nine months, then promoted to final

position Spring 1999.

Editor/Proofreader, Saatchi & Saatchi/San Francisco, March 1996-

June 1997

Responsible for ensuring typographical, grammatical, and legal

considerations for all print advertising/packaging. Involved in entire

print process from genesis of ideas to approval of pre-press proofs.

Suggested changes to writers to improve clarity and strengthen

advertising campaign messages.

EDUCATION:

B.S., Cornell University, January 1991. Finished Environmental Science

degree in 7 semesters along with two minors: English and Communication

Arts.

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