Copy editor

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EDWIN A.FELIU

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Oct. 2013 March 2014 • The Press Enterprise

Copy editor

• Copy edits and designs pages for sports section; works under tight deadlines

monitoring page flow, accuracy in headlines and copy, and scrutinizing proofs for

proper style guidelines. Lead designer. CCI.

May Oct. 2013

• Freelance editor and writer

Oct. 2012 May 2013 • U T San Diego

Page designer

• Designs 10 to 16 page zoned daily sections with local content including Opinion,

Sports, features and social scene. Approves pages for print after copy editing.

Works closely with copy desk to meet tight deadlines and ensure efficient copy

flow. InDesign, Notes. Training on iPad publishing.

2007 2012 • The North County Times • San Diego

Copy editor

• Works extensively as front page and wire news designer. Known for snazzy

designs, strong headline writing and meeting tight deadlines. Proofs sections and

pages of varying content. Works closely with wire editor and news editor for

determining content and optimizing front page layouts. Quark, InDesign, Notes.

1999 2006 • The Desert Sun (Gannett publication) • Palm Springs

Copy editor

In charge of designing and editing local and wire sections including Features,

Opinion, Real Estate and special sections of national, international and regional

interest; contributing writer for Features department on art, literature and music.

Main duties include selecting news items, photographs and graphics daily for wire

sections ranging from 12 35 broadsheet pages and writing headlines, subheads and

captions for the bulk of pages. Quark, Good News.

1995 1999 • The San Juan Star • San Juan, Puerto Rico

Assistant news editor

Senior editor for local, wire, business, TV, features and editorial pages; slot man;

oversaw all editorial production as assistant news editor during weekends. Main

duties include designing and editing the weekly wire report, overseeing all line

content and headline writing, managing section output and resolving crises relating

to computer system malfunctions and understaffing. Leadership role in the paper’s

conversion to Quark and output of bilingual editions.

1994 1995 • U.S. Department of Agriculture • San Juan, Puerto Rico

Federal agricultural inspector

U.S.D.A. inspector at Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport. Duties include X

Ray screening of passenger luggage for agricultural produce such as fruits and

plants and quarantined products, inspection of agricultural products for possible

pest and soil content, seizure of prohibited items, main passenger gateway

supervision and cooperation with other federal agencies in the detection and seizure

of weapons, drugs, cash and other illicit goods.

1993 1994 • Court translator • San Juan, Puerto Rico

Certified on call translator for San Juan federal court districts; duties consist of

simultaneous English translations for defendants and witnesses in court proceedings

conducted in Spanish.

1992 1993 • English and literature teacher • Rome, Italy

Worked at the elementary, middle school, high school and adult level for various

Catholic and non denominational institutions, notably Pilo Albertelli Classical

School, a high achievement Italian high school oriented towards the arts. Course

work is geared toward grammar and pronunciation improvement, with strong

emphasis on conversational and written skills. Weekly lectures to students of ages

averaging 11 35 on the arts, politics and current affairs; class sizes range from 15 to

over 40. Achieved class size improvements on all levels via two hour lectures

emphasizing discussion of contemporary news topics in English.

EDUCATION

1997 1998 • University of Puerto Rico • San Juan, Puerto Rico

Masters course work in English literature

Completes first half of master’s work in English literature at Rio Piedras campus;

emphasis on creative writing and literature of the Reformation.

1988 1992 • John Cabot University • Rome, Italy

B.A.; English literature

Founded the university’s first newspaper, Collage; awarded outstanding student

achievement award for editorial work. Thesis on the critical theories of American

poet Ezra Pound.

LANGUAGES

Fluent in English, Spanish and Italian.

PUBLICATIONS

Postcards from the Tattooed Man’s Chest. Collected poems. Wasteland Press,

2007.

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