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PAULA PLANTIER

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Ewing NJ 08628

609-***-****

adsddy@r.postjobfree.com

linkedin.com/in/paulaplantier

EDITORIAL SERVICES

Well qualified to perform a range of high-level editorial services in the forms of copy editing, revising, repurposing, proofing, and fact checking that, together with error reduction to 0%, truly constitute a quality assurance review and expert enrichment of the content of both print and online text in all subjects across all industries: business and finance, education and academia, medicine and pharmaceutics, and science and high technology.

A multilevel, high-performing resource person whose deep editorial talent, character, dedication, capability, and adaptability have saved employers and private clients time and money—and delivered long-term value. Verifiable record of achievement in the material elevation of levels of written communication and in editorial leadership. By applying deep knowledge other editors can’t offer, I have made meaningful contributions on the job to meet past employers’ then current and future needs and can do so again for the next employer.

Recognized and cited by managers and private clients as an established, sophisticated, superior performer. Thorough knowledge of AMA, AP, APA, and Chicago styles of course and can get acquainted with, say, Vancouver or others as required.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Passionate copy editing and proofreading

• Persuasive editorial strategizing

• Expert revising/rewriting/repurposing

• Typesetting @ 75 words per minute

• Personable training of editorial staff; peer educator

• Meticulous copy fitting

• Fact checking and researching for spot-on accuracy of content

• Management of multiple projects simultaneously

• Advanced mastery of spelling, grammar, syntax, cohesion, organization, and punctuation.

• Critical abilities to act firmly and responsibly, thereby ensuring editorial integrity, style consistency, clarity, and accuracy of content; to get it right the first time every time via informed and intelligent editorial review; to make concise suggestions that improve text while preserving the author’s voice; to exercise flexible, incisive, and independent judgment; and, as second nature, to meet the deadlines of projects with conflicting demands.

LANGUAGES

Edit and proofread French and Spanish; translate from French and Spanish into English.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EditAmerica, Ewing, NJ, a sole proprietorship with global reach that operates

concurrently with full-time corporate positions—when I have one! 01/90-present

Independent Editorial Consultant/Founder/Owner

Copy editing, proofing, and fact checking across industries for clients worldwide. Known as a high-performing and effective editorial coach and communications adviser and strategist who attracts business by building compelling and irresistible brands for business leaders at multinationals and start-ups to achieve their publishing goals. See client list and subject area list at EditAmerica.com.

Subject and Topic Areas

Business: Accounting, advertising, brochures, business plans, company annual reports, employee compensation and benefits handbooks, executive biographies, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Forms 10-K and 10-Q, high finance, human resources, interviews, law, legal notices, magazines and other periodicals, marketing material, mass communications, press releases, promotional material, requests for proposal, Sarbanes-Oxley, speeches, white papers

Education: Biology, chemistry, engineering, English as a foreign language, English grammar, foreign language, history, mathematics, and social studies textbooks for elementary, secondary, and higher education; instructors’ guides and manuals; SAT prep books; tests for teacher certification

Medicine: Biomedical, nursing, and surgical textbooks; clinical trials; continuing medical education; health care; learning disabilities; life sciences; medical and pharmaceutical advertising; patient retention and education; peer-reviewed scientific journal articles and manuscripts; pharmaceutics; pharmacology; physician prescribing information, patient information inserts, and drug labeling according to FDA guidelines; regulatory compliance; slide kits

Technology: Aviation reports; biotechnology, communications technology, computer literature, and training materials; high-technology, scientific, and technical user’s manuals

Other: Scholarly and academic works such as bibliographies, college view books, curricula vitae and résumés, directories, dissertations, entertainment and media, essays, memoirs, reference books, religious treatises, and grad school theses; cookbooks; drama; fiction and nonfiction; copy editor surveys; travel guides

US Census Bureau of the US Department of Commerce, Ewing, NJ 04/10-05/10

Enumerator (census taker)

Conducted in-person interviews to gather 2010 census information from nonresponding households.

New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Professional Service Group,

a 501(c)(3) nonprofit employment community for professionals in career transition, Trenton, NJ 08/09-12/11

Public Relations Committee Volunteer Pro Bono Editorial Copy Chief

Rescued from editorial disarray a monthly newsletter with a job-seeking readership.

Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ 07/04-04/09

Senior Editor II

Edited, proofread, and made sensitive editorial judgments about high-stakes academic test questions for undergraduate and graduate school admission and for teacher certification as well as about other testing products, reports, and collateral publications, all of which were of a difficult, complex nature. Edited, proofread, and made sensitive editorial judgments about high-stakes academic test questions for undergraduate and graduate school admission; test questions for teacher certification; and other testing products, reports, and collateral publications, all of which were of a difficult, complex nature.

Regularly updated and streamlined house style guide and served as editorial consultant liaison across departments with regard to language and writing issues.

Cited by management for superior performance by working both on teams and independently.

Exceeded company’s processing target of 48 test items per day by processing 90.

Guided and coached editorial staff and resolved dissenting editorial opinions.

Shaped editorial style guide for consistency and modernized styles and usages.

Regularly consulted by all company staff.

Remediated fatal errors of fact in test items.

Bloomberg L.P., Plainsboro, NJ 09/94-02/04

Copy Chief and Head Copy Editor, Markets Magazine; http://www.bloomberg.com/markets-magazine/

Copyedited, fact-checked, and final-proofread flagship monthly publication’s articles for institutional investors, other high-end financial professionals, and subscribers to the Bloomberg Professional electronic financial service.

Revitalized copy and refreshed house style, which helped increase circulation 200%.

Helped hire editors and built their skills and relationships.

Reduced print error rate to a flat 0% by simplifying and standardizing production procedures to eliminate the time and expense of reproofing.

Slashed production costs, achieving bottom-line financial gains via a 300% increase in circulation, a 200% increase in number of advertisers, and a resultant 200% increase in annual revenue.

Eliminated all editorial defects in the company’s own marketing, promotional, and advertising material via implementation of an interdepartmental task-sharing system

of team quality control procedures that maximized my editorial contributions.

Resolved language usage disputes by serving other departments as a language consultant, which resulted in consistent and judicious diction, received styles, and

indisputably correct usages in company publications.

EDUCATION

White Belt, Lean Six Sigma

Bachelor of Arts in French and Spanish; Queens College, Flushing, NY

PORTFOLIO OF REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS EDITED ON AN INDEPENDENT BASIS CONCURRENTLY WITH FULL-TIME POSITIONS

ALSO SEE: https://www.google.com/search?q=paula+plantier&newwindow=1&hl=en&tbm=bks&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwim8szqv9L2AhWrUt8KHbpQDZoQ_AUoAXoECAEQCw&biw=1647&bih=1187&dpr=1

- An American Hedge Fund, Sykes: https://www.timothysykes.com/an-american-hedgefund/index_files/AnAmericanHedgeFund.pdf.

- Company annual reports and SEC Forms 10-K and 10-Q variously for AMETEK, Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Mental Health Association of New York City, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Xerox.

- Global Entertainment and Media Outlook, 2012–2016, plus the eight previous annual volumes, PricewaterhouseCoopers: https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/industries/tmt/media/outlook.html/.

- A Guide to Forensic Accounting Investigation, Golden et al., PricewaterhouseCoopers/Wiley: http://160*********.free.fr/joe/ebooks/Corporate%20Finance/Wiley%20A%20Guide%20to%20Forensic%20Accounting%20Investigation.pdf.

- Hammarskjold: A Life, Lipsey: http://books.google.com/books?id=Q5li4S0bpAwC&pg=PR18&lpg=PR18&dq=paula+plantier&source=bl&ots=av2Q16T9Vc&sig=S4SEEL86-Wrc41Ma2BR8EyPy-3s&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hN4UUqv7IcP7yAHzwYHoBw&ved=0CMcBEOgBMB8#v=onepage&q=paula%20plantier&f=false.

- “Macroeconomic releases and the interest rate term structure,” Lu and Wu, Journal of Monetary Economics: http://faculty.baruch.cuny.edu/lwu/papers/LuWuJME2009.pdf.

- Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records, PricewaterhouseCoopers: http://www.pwc.com/us/en/health-industries/publications/ready-or-not-on-the-road-to-meaningful-use-of-ehrs-and-health-it.jhtml.

- Paralegal, Bernardo: https://www.amazon.com/Paralegal-Insiders-Todays-Fastest-Growing-Careers/dp/156*******/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=152*******&sr=1-1&keywords=%22Paralegal%2C%22+Bernardo&dpID=51Y4RR1MKBL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch.

- R&C Worlds Express, retail and consumer business series, PricewaterhouseCoopers: http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/retail-consumer/publications/rc-worlds-july2010.jhtml.

- Technology Forecast, a quarterly journal, PricewaterhouseCoopers: https://www.pwc.in/press-releases/pwc-launches-technology-forecast-companion-website.html.

SOFTWARE

Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Google Docs, ProofHQ, and Adobe pdf files

AWARDS

Three 2011 American Graphic Design Awards for editorial excellence

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Volunteer editor, pro bono editor, literacy tutor, high school career day seminar speaker, news recorder for the blind, Meals on Wheels volunteer, other charities volunteer

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