MICHAEL F. BURNS
**** *. ******* ***, *******, IL 60630
PHONE: 917-***-**** EMAIL: **************@*****.***
HIGHLIGHTS
Experienced professional with over 15 years:
Managing workflows, invoices, and vendors in the fields of publishing, transportation, logistics, and facilities
Outward-facing customer service and inter-departmental coordination experience
Processing and validating secure data requiring discretion, confidentiality, and adherence to policy and procedure, including enforcement, personnel, payroll, and invoicing data
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
JP MORGAN CHASE
LOCKBOX REMITTANCE PROCESSOR/DATA ENTRY SPECIALIST JAN 2025-PRESENT
●Enters data from scanned images into client’s secure database entry system
●Performs quality control and data validation reviews, including identification of missing data and record irregularities
●Maintains confidentiality and security protocols around personally identifiable information and client record systems
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING SUPERVISOR SEPT 2016-JULY 2023
●Managed customer service staff of four parking and transportation coordinators
●Coordinated the activities and day-to-day functions of the Transportation and Parking Office including customer service and back-end database management
●Managed sale of daily, monthly passes along with various university TDM programs
●Worked with parking enforcement agents to ensure adherence to university parking policies
●Processed departmental bank deposits
●Managed facility access for university faculty, staff, students and contractors
●Responded to customer complaints and concerns through heavy email, phone and in person contact
●Worked with University and Medical Center payroll to ensure prompt and efficient payment by payroll deducted employees
●Created reports via the parking database on lot inventory counts and revenue generating operations
●Exercised discretion in handling confidential departmental and personal information
●Managed special projects or functions related to Transportation and Parking Services as required
PEARSON EDUCATION
ASSOCIATE EDITOR, LITERACY (CONTRACT POSITION) APR 2013-MAR 2014
Produced literacy materials and curriculum supports for elementary school students
Reviewed and edited text of elementary-level reading products for content, accuracy and clarity
Ensured that materials were age and subject matter appropriate and standards aligned
Reviewed and approved soft proofs and printer proofs for future volumes
Created, edited, and maintained logs to track changes by editorial, production and licensing teams
CISION MEDIA
MEDIA RESEARCHER (CONTRACT POSITION) JULY 2014-NOV 2014
Collected and verified print and broadcast editorial staff information on short research deadlines
Accurately recorded collected editorial staff information and updated outlet and contact profiles in internal database
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO TEMPORARY POOL (CONTRACT POSITION)
FACILITIES SERVICES; LABORATORY SCHOOL; SAFETY & SECURITY DEPARTMENTS DEC 2011-AUG 2012
Produced weekly maintenance reports and assisted with supply ordering, and vendor pricing
Heavy phone, email and in-person interaction with prospective students and parents
Handled confidential documents and sensitive personnel files
Customer service, point-of-sale transactions
Database management
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
SENIOR EDITORIAL ASSISTANT, NATURE MEDICINE (AN NPG JOURNAL) MAR 2003-JULY 2011
Solely responsible for submission process and workflow for this high Impact Factor journal
oThrough Electronic Journal press (EJP) and Aries Editorial Manager, managed pipeline of approximately 400 monthly journal submissions
oScreened submissions to ensure accordance with editorial mission and standards
oEnsured confidentiality of submitted research and all aspects of review process
Liaison for manuscript authors and external reviewers
oVerified and enforced author compliance with contracts and legal standards
oProvided technical database assistance for contributing authors and internal teams
Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure quality of final, published manuscripts
oPrioritized and executed time-sensitive tasks in conjunction with NY based production and copy editors and Bangalore, India based Production/Design team
oMaintained multiple databases of freelance contributors, submitted research, contracts and legal documents, artwork and contributor payments
oManaged all incoming/outgoing correspondence for journal, including email, phone and print
oProcessed payment of freelance news reporters, photographers and illustrators
Provided Chief Publisher with monthly reports on editor performance and submission statistics
Responded to or directed all media requests and enforced press embargoes
FIRST ALBANY CORPORATION
FACILITIES/OFFICE MANAGER AUG 1998-OCT 2000
Manage mail, security, and building service operations for a 300-employee corporate office
On-site representative for vendors
Liaison to building management and security
Maintaining internal databases
On-going update of warehouse inventory, including management of supplies, allocation, and billing;
Process interdepartmental and vendor-related invoices
EDUCATION
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY BA in Political Science, Minor in Business Management
SKILLS
MS Office Suite, Customer Service Experience, Parking and Transportation Operations Experience, Publishing Operations and Editorial Experience, Enterprise content management database systems (Electronic Journal Press, Editorial Manager, Aries Pre-print Manager, Documentum, etc)