Medical Sales
Resume:
Steve R. Lawson
West Berlin, New Jersey 08091
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MEDICAL EDITOR
Twenty years of experience copyediting and proofreading medical, nursing, and allied
health textbooks, journals, slides, and poster presentations, checking for accuracy in
spelling, grammar, syntax, punctuation, and typography. Skilled in verifying technical
terms, using print and online resources including the American Medical Association
Manual of Style and Medline/PubMed.
EXPERIENCE
jjdenim
Pennsauken, New Jersey
Internet retail company
2008–March, 2009
Internet Sales
Internet company specializing in the sale of designer denim, shirts, and accessories.
Maintained and organized warehouse, shipped customer orders, and processed credit card
transactions
AdMed, Incorporated
New Hope, Pennsylvania
Medical communications company
2006–2008
Medical Editor
Edited and proofread programs developed for multimedia medical training materials for
pharmaceutical sales training. Found inconsistencies in medical manuscripts. Read
documents for medical accuracy and client-specified style. Located references as needed
from Medline or other journal databases. Fact-checked documents. Worked with writers
and production team on meeting client goals.
Tricore Interactive
Monmouth Junction, New Jersey
Medical communications company
2005
Medical Editor
Edited eLearning courses and medical education programs, ensuring adherence to style,
layout, design, and grammar.
Worked with Project Managers and Instructional Designers to improve development
and review processes and enhance overall quality of final products.
Interactive Network for Continuing Education
Cranbury, New Jersey
Medical communications company
2004–2005
Medical Editor
Edited continuing medical education and promotional materials for presentations
to physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals; wrote biographies;
researched references; and reviewed CD-ROMs for content and functionality.
DesignWrite
Princeton, New Jersey
Medical communications company
2002–2003
Medical Editor
Copyedited and proofread technical journal articles, posters, and PowerPoint slide
presentations of current drug research for accuracy and consistency of terminology,
grammar, and formatting.
Elsevier Science
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Medical textbook and journal publisher
1987–2002
Editorial Proofreader
Proofread multivolume surgery, physiology, and nursing textbooks.
Proofread electronic ancillaries, such as CD-ROMs and website postings, checking links
for functionality, and text, tables, and figures for consistency with companion textbooks.
Researched and verified technical terms.
Trained new editorial proofreaders to complete tasks accurately within established
production timelines.
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
BA, English
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Certificate–Professional Writing
Software proficiencies include Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and
Reference Manager
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