Medical Editor Graphic Designer

Celeste A. Puppolo **** Reading Road, Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-***-****

**********@*******.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/celestepuppolo-orestrom/ Summary

Proficient in Scientific, Technical, Medical (STM) Editing VIV Medical Consultant PubMed Central Medical Integrative Review Editor & Fact-Checker, 15 Years+ Experience Brand Graphic Designer & Photographer Former Journalist, The Register-Star, Hudson, NY

Professional Experience

January 2019–Present

PubMed Central Authors/Publishers, Bethesda, MD

Medical Editor, Contract

- Edited biopharmaceutical integrative reviews for cross-disciplinary assessment of new drug applications

- Proficiency in applying AMA Manual of Style Edition 11, The Chicago Manual of Style Edition 17 and GPO Style Manual (2016) guidelines to journal review

- Section 508 Compliance knowledgeable for ICT accessibility; implementation of FDA rules and regulations as required for pharmaceutical brand advertising

- Expert level fact-checking and annotation in peer review to ensure comprehensive and accurate support for drug claims after licensed approval for use

- Editorial voice for translating complex biopharmaceutical text into accessible language while approving content for narrative consistency, clarity, tone and style

- Updated document references along with in-text citations and perfected briefing materials for presentation to medical specialty experts

- Generated figures, tables and diagrams from statistical output for submission of regulatory documents in timeline-driven environments

- Evaluated and implemented multi-pronged digital strategies that drive brand growth and satisfy stakeholder expectations

- Collaborated with editorial staff to create integrative review deliverables conforming to brand and agency standards

- Liaised between physician authors and agency publishers to ensure quality control, factually and grammatically, of biopharmaceutical deliverables May 2018–Present

VIV Commercial Services, Baltimore, MD

Medical Consultant, Editor & Brand Promoter

- Facilitated creative approaches to entrepreneurial problem-solving in Viv’s health care spaces

- Edited Viv’s digital content to meet applicable QC standards for targeted social media audiences

- Created marketing materials/communications for Viv’s mission to maximize brand awareness

- Developed impactful practices for Viv team members with innovative marketing solutions

- Designed press releases, newsletters and network campaigns of Viv products “for a better life”

- Provided support for onboarding and training of Viv representatives during company expansion

- Served as primary point of contact for six high-value clients in consumer-health telemedicine

- Devised a new training approach and increased productivity in the Nation’s Capital Region by 10% in 5 years

March 2015–April 2018

Nation’s Capital Region, Massachusetts, Vermont Attorneys, Solo Practices in Respective Jurisdictions Medico-Legal Editing and Writing

- Perfected appellate brief and printed case compilation; edited motion, complaint and petition drafting

- Provided customized solutions for building long-term jurisdictional relationships, based on trust, respect, and consistent delivery of excellence in editing legal documents

- Designed medical legal props for use by attorneys in the courtroom

- Managed medical document review analytics as well as other medico-legal data-mining

- Experience reviewing, updating, editing and/or rewriting existing attorney web content June 2006–January 2015

CellBern, Inc., Chevy Chase, MD

Medical Assistant to Neurosurgeon Bernard Stopak, M.D., F.A.C.S.

- Implemented neurosurgical report transcription and laboratory data interpretation with cross-referencing and final editing for precision and consistency

- Developed a proprietary drug pipeline for surgically implantable wafers in the treatment of astrocytoma and glioblastoma

- Performed intellectual property research for collaboration on patent disclosure/application

- Isolated Naegleria fowleri (“brain-eating amoeba”) in microscopic glass slides containing stages of cyst, trophozoite, and flagellated amoebic forms

- Determined relevant taxonomic nomenclature pertinent to other symbiotic microorganisms in the above-referenced study

Achievements

~ US Patent No. 5562535, A Method of Processing Shark Cartilage For Use In Cancer Therapy; Polychlorinated Biphenyls Hazardous Materials Cleaning Process and Equipment (Disclosure)

~ CRC Press Chemistry Achievement Award, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

~ United Press International Writing Award, The Register-Star, Hudson, NY Skills

- Strategic editing buttressed by analytical research and revisional writing

- Knowledge of medical terminology and punctiliousness as to inherent grammar

- Eagle-eye proofreading and fact-checking as a last line of defense for publication

- Creative, product development mindset and ability to navigate in the patent arena

- Organizational surety and time-management confidence in meeting pressing deadlines

- Public relations experience (-- edited & promoted the work of Author Stephen Jay Gould)

- Tech savvy in processed-based, algorithm development for driving customer acquisition

- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), EndNote, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop

- SharePoint and cloud-based workflow programs for collaborative writing/editing Education

Skidmore College, Bachelor of Science (Interdisciplinary Major: English, Education, Psychology & Principles of Design) – Saratoga Springs, NY

Bard College, Pre-Medical Credits (Calculus, Physics & Basic Science Studies) – Annandale-on-Hudson, NY Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Medicine (Specialties: Neuroscience, Oncology, Infectious Disease)

– New York, NY

Hobbies & Interests

Reading, Painting (Still life & Landscape), Photography, Riverdance, Rollerblading, Skiing, Swimming & Diving

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