Content Quality Assurance Manager, Aplia, Cengage Learning

Gregory R. Everitt

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QUALIFICATIONS Strong background in all aspects of print/digital publishing and content strategy.

Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills; thoroughly familiar with The

Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed., and have worked with many other styles (MLA,

APA, ASA, ACS, AMA, Bluebook for legal work, NHR for UK English). Top-notch

resource manager. Comfortable in both Apple and PC platforms; proficient in

Arbortext, Microsoft Office, Tortoise SVN, JIRA, and FileMaker; solid working

knowledge of HTML, XML, and Agile workflows. Fluent in spoken and written

Spanish; elementary knowledge of Sanskrit, Latin, and Yoruba. Encyclopedic

knowledge of the humanities; broad familiarity with scientific and computer

terminology, data presentation, and reference styles.

EMPLOYMENT Cengage Learning. Belmont, California.

Content Quality Assurance Manager, Aplia, April 2009–present.

Oversee all aspects of content quality, including translation and localization, for the

Aplia program, a series of interactive, randomized, XML based homework

assignments with multimedia features; content covers two dozen disciplines, in a

variety of academic styles (CMS, MLA, APA, ASA, etc.), and can be customized for

use with a variety of Cengage Learning textbooks. Manage both off site contractors

and in house editorial staff. Develop content as needed for high priority projects.

ApexCovantage Content Solutions, Madison, Wisconsin.

Editorial Coordinator, May 2007–April 2009.

Ensured optimal editorial quality for print and digital books (including XML

tagging) for clients such as Berg, Springer, Columbia, Oxford University Press,

Routledge, and John Wiley & Sons.

The Geo Group, Madison, Wisconsin.

Translation Coordinator, November 2004–May 2007.

Coordinated assignment of projects to freelance translators, including scheduling,

quality assurance, file analysis, invoice processing, and translation memory

maintenance.

Impressions Book and Journal Services, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin.

Editorial Services Assistant Manager, May 2004–September 2004.

Worked with department manager to determine, prioritize, and accomplish short

and long term departmental goals. Supervised in house editorial staff and allocated

or distributed workload as needed.

Impressions Book and Journal Services, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin.

Editorial Coordinator, December 1998–May 2004.

Produced edited manuscripts in English and Spanish that met technical

requirements while retaining original voice; liaised with project coordinators,

authors, copyeditors and proofreaders, and publishers’ project managers.

Impressions Book and Journal Services, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin.

Full-Service Project Coordinator/Copyeditor, 1995–98.

Managed production and digital archiving of academic, trade, and professional

titles in consort with in house page layout specialists, artists, copyeditors,

proofreaders, and indexers. Copyedited some titles, in English and Spanish.

Directions Publishing, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin.

Freelance Writer/Editor, 1991–95.

Wrote articles concerning topics of interest to Wisconsin college graduates.

Researched background information and interviewed prospective subjects.

Copyedited text for sense and house style.

EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature, Beloit College and the University of

Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Summa Cum Laude; G.P.A. 4.96 (5.0 index).

ADDITIONAL WORK Developmental edits: Mary Grow, with Jean Marc Richel, Chester Meets the Walker

House Ghost (Mineral Point, WI: Studio 17, 2000), and Chester & The Mystery of the

Tilted World (Mineral Point, WI: Studio 17, 2003); Vern Farris, Giuseppe’s Dresser (not

yet published).

Translations from Spanish: Miguel “Willie” Ramos, Orí.

ACTIVITIES Enjoy reading; writing fiction, essays, and poetry; outdoor gardening; orchids;

Asian cooking; listening to and performing music; radio; traveling.

Some of my poetry was featured in “At the Crossroads: Afro-Cuban Orisha Art in

Miami,” an exhibition at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami, 2001.

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