Assistant Project

Sarah Swisher

Email: **********@********.***

Address: **** ****** **. ** #***

City: Washington

State: DC

Zip: 20008

Country: USA

Phone: 202-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $45,000

Willing to Relocate

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

SARAH E. SWISHER

202-***-**** * *************@***.***

Summary of Qualifications

Excellent editing, proofreading, and writing/rewriting skills in many subjects and formats.

Sharp eye for accuracy, readability, consistency, and detail.

Demonstrated ability to focus and prioritize amid many distractions and under tight deadlines; ability to manage up and sideways.

Working knowledge of, and experience with, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Paint, as well as Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop.

Knowledge of several style manuals, including Associated Press; ongoing experience with Modern Language Association and Chicago style.

Demonstrated ability to learn and use new editorial formats, computer applications, and tasks quickly.

Professional Experience

Freelance Editor 2002-Present

HOWREY LLP, Washington, DC

Editor/Proofreader July 8, 1987-March 31, 2011

Edited and kept track of a wide variety of legal, scientific patent, public relations, instructional, and administrative documents and website content--including many large and complex projects--rewriting text as necessary; often checked facts.

Proofread a wide variety of documents copy to copy.

Edited in US and UK English, applying a number of styles.

Provided backup in administrative tasks, document processing, data input, reformatting, transcription, and answering questions re computer applications; quality-checked and routinely corrected my department's work records.

VANTAGE POINT TEMPORARIES, INC., Washington, DC

Temporary Employee 1986-1987

Copied large architectural and landscaping plans and maintained files of originals for Greenhorne & O'Mara, Rockville, Maryland.

Made microfiche copies of documents in the Trust Department of Riggs Bank, Inc., Washington, DC.

Carried out short-term assignments such as research assistance and reception.

MIRANDA ASSOCIATES, INC., Washington, DC

Research Assistant 1984-1985

Edited and proofread training documents and proposals.

Compiled questionnaire data.

Conducted online research at the Library of Congress.

Researched site and logistical arrangements for conferences and workshops.

Assembled reports and proposals.

Composed correspondence.

STERLING HOBE CORPORATION, Washington, DC

Research Assistant 1981, 1984, and 1985

1985:

Made charts and calculations related to government-funded research.

Obtained and compiled information from various sources, including the online database at the Library of Congress.

1984:

At Executive Resources Associates, to which Sterling Hobe was a subcontractor:

Assisted in research on a Minerals Management Service oil lease project and other proposals.

Recorded and calculated data; prepared tables.

Compiled a reference list, identifying words requiring glossary definition, and assisted in compiling a bibliography.

Edited, proofread, and assembled project proposals.

Organized and maintained files.

1981:

Obtained and compiled information from sources such as trade libraries, the Library of Congress, and offices of the US Congress.

Compiled a database of potential contacts.

Calculated economic data.

Prepared correspondence.

Organized files.

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA LIBRARIES, Acquisitions, Washington, DC

Library Assistant 1983-1984

Processed incoming publications.

Maintained files.

Prepared used books for sale.

Compiled a donor list, typed mailing labels, and prepared correspondence.

Worked in special collections with rare books on occasion.

AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, Washington, DC

Convention Aide 1980

Assisted participants at a two-day convention, directing them toward destinations at the convention and monitoring lecture rooms to resolve any problems.

ADVANCED RESEARCH RESOURCES ORGANIZATION, Bethesda, Maryland

Research Assistant 1978

For a study on sex discrimination in the US Navy, researched microfiche records for data on gender, background, performance evaluation, and promotion; compiled tables and printed records.

THE WASHINGTON POST, Bethesda, Maryland

Newspaper Carrier 1975-1983

Delivered newspapers.

Education

BA, The Catholic University of America, 1983; also completed several graduate-level courses. Completed several English courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Computer Skills

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Paint

Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop

Work-Related Training

"Proofreading and Copyediting" and "Intermediate Editing" in the George Washington University Publication Specialist curriculum.

Awards

Earned two "Star Awards" in the "Team Player" category while at Howrey LLP--one for work on legal forms and instructions on a website for District of Columbia residents. Edited for readability and ease of use, as well as grammar, spelling, and consistency.

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