Sheryl Wood

Phone: 802-***-**** / Email: ad0sra@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Freelance proofreader, copyeditor, and writer. Meticulous editing skills. Extensive healthcare experience. Seasoned scientific and web researcher. Skilled writer with knowledge of SEO and website promotion techniques. Research regulatory compliance and certification specialist.

Skills

• Proofreading and copy-editing, including AP, MLA, AMA, APA and other styles

• Fact-checking and research

• Check for alignment with the customer’s tone and intent

• Check for plagiarism

• Proficient in Excel, Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and Slack

• Write to distill and synthesize complex science and health information for lay-people

• Published science and health writer with over 30 peer-reviewed scientific publications and hundreds of science and health-related blog posts

• Scientific methods

• Medical terminology

• Interpret and apply regulatory language and standards

• Process information and reword it accurately for diverse audiences

• Edit non-native English documents smoothly and accurately

• Work independently and collaboratively

• Handle multiple projects and meet deadlines

Experience

2018-present

Freelance copyeditor and proofreader. Edit papers written by non-native English speakers for publication in scientific and academic journals.

• Editor for Harrisco.net Nov 2018-present

• Editor for Charles Wu Feb 2019-present

• Editor for Enago June 2019-November 2019

2013-2017

Health and science news writer

• WonderHowTo.com from Dec 2016-Sept 2017. Over 150 published posts.

• DailyRx.com from Oct 2013-March 2015. Over 189 published posts. Another example is here.

2012-present

Quality assurance & compliance monitor for Dartmouth College

(contractor)

• Provide quality assurance and GLP compliance monitoring for pre- FDA animal studies according to 21 CFR Part 58.

• QA monitoring contributed to several successful FDA submissions. 2005-2010

Alleducationalsoftware.com – Co-owner

Online Yahoo eCommerce store selling educational software by drop shipping

• Customer service and order fulfillment

• Site development and maintenance, including SEO; article and newsletter and product description writing; inventory control Education

University of Connecticut – BS Medical Technology, School of Allied Health Scientific Publications - representative of 30

Lymphotoxin-beta receptor blockade reduces CXCL13 in lacrimal glands and improves corneal integrity in the NOD model of Sjögren's syndrome. Fava RA, Kennedy SM, Wood SG, Bolstad AI, Bienkowska J, Papandile A, Kelly JA, Mavragani CP, Gatumu M, Skarstein K, Browning JL. Arthritis Res Ther. 2011;13(6):R182. doi: 10.1186/ar3507. Epub 2011 Nov 1. Inhibition of arterial lesion progression in CD16-deficient mice: evidence for altered immunity and the role of IL-10.

Kelly JA, Griffin ME, Fava RA, Wood SG, Bessette KA, Miller ER, Huber SA, Binder CJ, Witztum JL, Morganelli PM.

Cardiovasc Res. 2010 Jan 1;85(1):224-31. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvp300.

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