Educational writer

ANNAMARIA J. FARBIZIO

*********.********@*****.*** http://www.linkedin.com/in/annamariafarbizio

Mobile: 650-***-**** Mountain View, California

Master Storyteller! Over 250 completed freelance jobs on Upwork/Elance

in the last three and a half years Top 0.1% in Writing

EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING / EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Creative Concept … Product Development … Writing … Design & Layout … E-Publishing

Collaborative Project Manager who inspires, persuades, encourages and delivers in every situation.

Author/Product Manager of 200+ traditional print and digital e-books (Kindle, iPad).

Creative Catalyst of innovative methods to illustrate complex concepts and technical equations.

Talented Trainer and Classroom Educator who excites students and adult learners to excel.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance Writer

Have written over 500,000 words since the end of January for a variety of K-12 educational publishers.

Lead Curriculum Developer – STEM Division 2014 to 2017

MobyMax/Learn Without Limits

Creating innovative, interactive science, math, & reading curriculum for both tablet and mobile, K-8.

Product Leader & Editor – Mathematics Division 2008 to 2014

CK-12 FOUNDATION, Palo Alto, CA

Pioneer in Open Educational Resources (OER) – web-based, customizable textbooks using next-generation e-publishing technology to generate quality content in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Recruited to early-stage e-publishing venture to provide leadership in content development, writing, design, and production for all mathematics publications. Facilitate teams of writers, editors, technical reviewers, subject matter experts, and technology professionals collaborating on development of digital textbooks for computers and mobile devices. Manage pipeline of 15-20 projects and $250,000 budget.

Delivered 20-25 new titles each year, all on time and within/under budget.

Built portfolio of e-products distributed through Amazon (500,000+ Kindle downloads) and Apple (365,000+ iPad downloads), and a FlexBook series in a strategic alliance with Texas Instruments.

Collaborated with Science Division Editor to ensure consistency across product categories and with Wiki team to provide content expertise for CK-12’s proprietary collaborative editing platform.

Publisher / Printer / Project Manager / Author 1988 to 2008

ARMADILLO PRESS, Belmont, CA

Founded commercial printing company that grew into a diversified copywriting, typesetting, design, and publishing company. Established strong presence in both corporate and academic markets with long-term client relationships (e.g., Stanford University, Borland Software, Hewlett Packard).

Scope of management responsibility was vast and included strategic business planning, marketing, pricing, sales, advertising, bookkeeping, staffing, facilities, purchasing, equipment, and technology.

Built business from start-up into a profitable company with hundreds of clients annually. Increased sales an average of 12% per year while maintaining costs at less than 40% of sales.

Wrote copy for clients’ corporate communications (e.g., ads, marketing pieces, promotions, PR).

Launched in-house publishing company, managed design and production, and coordinated book sales and marketing programs. Authored business and how-to titles and a series of children’s books.

ANNAMARIA J. FARBIZIO

*********.********@*****.***

Mobile: 650-***-****

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Product Manager – Computer Education & Mathematics 1986 to 1988

ADDISON-WESLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY, Menlo Park, CA

Managed a portfolio of book titles and educational products that were top-selling textbooks in their category in the US. Prepared 18-month marketing and promotional plans for 6-8 major book launches each year, in addition to managing an existing product line of 50+ active titles.

Facilitated cross-functional teams of editorial, design, sales, marketing, manufacturing, inventory, and product management personnel that achieved/surpassed revenue goals for both product lines.

Collaborated with advertising manager to create promotional campaigns, print ads, give-aways, direct-mail campaigns, and other incentives to drive book sales and market penetration.

Partnered with editorial team to coordinate market research for new titles, wrote product training materials, and led product training seminars for in-house and third-party product sales reps.

Development Editor / Assistant Editor 1980 to 1985

CHARLES E. MERRILL PUBLISHING, Columbus, OH

Managed development of new book titles for College Division. Collaborated with college and university professors to shape content and writing style into marketable products, and with design, production, and marketing teams to facilitate acquisition and publishing process. Hired freelance fact checkers.

Previous to this position, I had four years experience as a Math Teacher at the high school level and Math Book Editor/ Ghost Writer.

EDUCATION

BA – Mathematics – magna cum laude – University of Florida

FREELANCE WRITING, EDITING, TRAINING & DESIGN PROJECTS

Top Upwork Freelancer, Currently write for diverse clients in STEM as well as for clients with creative children’s projects

Keynote Speaker, Bay Area Independent Publisher’s Association Conference

Writer/Editor/Designer, Charles E. Merrill Publishing & Addison-Wesley Publishing

Corporate Trainer, Intel Corporation

State Correlations Reviewer, Computer Curriculum Corporation

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

QuarkXPress (Mac-based design/layout); MS Office Suite; Google Docs; Wiki Editing; Math Type

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