Experienced and Detail-Oriented Editor and Publications Professional

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS

Publications production/editorial professional with 23+ years of experience

Comprehensive knowledge of publishing project management, implementation of quality control standards, Internet research, presentation skills, and content creation

Publications production experience in:

Pharmaceutical advertising: Flash-animated ads for pharmaceutical sales and information, continuing medical education, and Medicaid information

Web-based: instructional materials used in human resources and payroll management, membership society information

Journals, books, and monographs: biomedical, medical, scientific, technical, engineering, financial, scholarly

Textbooks (K-8): language arts, reading, health, music, religion, science, social studies

Computer software: Membership society information and grade school textbook programs

Copywriting of catalog information for trade book publisher and pharmaceutical advertiser.

Wrote and edited software installation user manual for previous employer.

In-house application software expert user including Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, and K-4 Publishing Systems

Proficient user of AMA, CBE, and CMS guidelines in team member and freelance capacities.

BUSINESS and LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

1/08-8/08 SENIOR TECHNICAL EDITOR

Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Parsippany, NJ

Project manager for training material publishing department. Edited, revised, and reviewed web-based and virtual instructional materials and technical documentation for technical accuracy, instructional standards, and house style. Collaborated with different developmental design groups to ensure the correct usage of standards, information mapping, and methodologies at each development stage. Managed multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.

10/06-12/07 CONSULTANT/WRITER/EDITOR

Clients: Chalkboard Press (CBP), Hampton, NJ; CPE (CPE), Morristown, NJ; Franklyn Ideas (FI),

Cedar Knolls, NJ; Group DCA (GDCA), Parsippany, NJ; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (JWS), Hoboken, NJ;

Medco Health (MH), Franklin Lakes, NJ

GDCA: Perform quality control of Flash animated pharmaceutical advertising sales brochures and surveys (direct-to-physician) using AMA style guidelines. Collaborated with the production, design, and editorial departments to produce and launch Flash animated ad campaigns for pharmaceutical drugs and meeting symposia.

CPE: Copyediting and quality control of PowerPoint presentations, professional meeting materials, RFPs, and promotional copy using AMA style guidelines for continuing medical education materials. Copywriting of pharmaceutical ad materials. Collaborated with the production, design, and editorial departments to construct procedures and resolve problems.

CBP: Wrote and edited content for grade school math supplementary books.

FI: Quality control of pharmaceutical drug information using Flash animation. Wrote and edited interviews with industry professionals. Collaborated with the production, design, and editorial departments to produce and launch advertising campaigns.

JWS: Quality control of trade and professional book jacket copy, catalogs, posters, and promotional material. Collaborated with the production, design, and editorial departments to construct procedures and resolve problems. Copywriting blurbs for trade book sales catalogs. Managed and updated electronic files.

MH: Copyediting and quality control of pharmaceutical and Medicaid information using AMA Style Guidelines. Communicated with the production, design, and editorial departments to construct procedures and resolve problems.

3/03-10/06 SENIOR PROJECT EDITOR

Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, New York, NY

Project management of editorial quality control for textbook projects and ancillaries.

Supervised teams of differing sizes according to project size and urgency.

Managed review of cover proofs for all program materials for $135 million reading textbook program.

Collaborated on RFP for $135 million reading textbook program.

Successfully designed and developed procedure for review of product covers and copyright information.

Developed explicit program workflow guidelines with supervising program editors.

Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite 2, and K-4 Publishing System expert user.

Wrote and edited content for el-hi textbook programs in social studies, language arts, reading, math,

religion, health, science, and music. Aided in curriculum development.

Communicated with production, editorial, and design departments to ensure quality products

that meets established standards.

Periodically trained and evaluated departmental team members.

11/97-10/02 SUPERVISOR: PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Inc., Jersey City, NJ

Project manager of web-based, electronic, and print production of membership training information.

Supervised team of 3 Production Editors/Technical Advisors.

Successfully transitioned membership society information database from print products to CD and Web-hosted products.

Wrote and edited software installation user manual for auditing and accounting literature.

Directed the setting and meeting of publication deadlines.

In charge of developing and maintaining departmental "road map" schedule for all publications and their components.

Computer application troubleshooter with customers (individual and institutional), co-workers, production, design, external editorial departments, web site developers, software engineers and customer service teams.

Trained and evaluated departmental team members.

3/96-10/97 PROJECT SUPERVISOR

Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, New York, NY

Project manager of quality control functions for grade school textbook, ancillary and software publisher.

Wrote and edited content for el-hi textbook programs in social studies, language arts, reading, math, and music.

Directed the setting and meeting of procedures and deadlines.

Tracked project status and provided regular updates.

Supervised the quality checking of each stage of the project.

Communicated with the production, design, and editorial departments to construct procedures and resolve problems.

Trained and evaluated departmental team members on a recurring basis.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

8/95-3/96

JOURNAL PRODUCTION EDITOR, Montage Media Corporation, Ramsey, NJ

Medical and dental journal publisher.

9/94-7/95

JOURNAL PRODUCTION EDITOR, Lippincott-Raven, Inc., New York, NY

Medical journal and book publisher.

1/92-9/94

ASSOCIATE EDITOR, JOURNALS, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ

International membership society for electrical engineering industry.

8/88-1/91

JOURNAL PRODUCTION EDITOR, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY

Medical, technical, and scientific journal and textbook publisher.

4/87-8/88

JOURNAL PRODUCTION COPYEDITOR, The Rockefeller University Press, New York, NY

Medical research university publication office.

10/85-4/87

COPYEDITOR, Globe Book Company (Prentice-Hall), New York, NY

Special learning needs grade school textbook publisher.

2/85-10/85

PROOFREADER/COPYEDITOR, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, NY

Grade school textbook publisher.

EDUCATION

1/05-12/07 Adelphi University: School of Business, Garden City, NY

Executive Masters in Business Administration Degree: 1/08

Major: Business Administration

Final GPA: 3.2/4.0

9/81-6/85 New York University: Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree: 6/85

Honors: TSOA Student Scholarship recipient (1981)

Major: Film and Television (Broadcasting)

Minors: English Literature, Computer Science

Final GPA: 3.0/4.0

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING and LEADERSHIP COURSES

2008 Adobe Captivate 2; Information Security

2007 InCopy for CS3

2006 Decision Making and Risk; Generating Creative Ideas; Enhancing Your Listening Skills;

K-4 Publishing System Upgrade; Adobe Creative Suite 2 Upgrade

2005 K-4 Publishing System

2004 Adobe Creative Suite

2003 Adobe Acrobat 6.0; MS Excel XP; Outlook XP; Word XP

2002 Effective Business Writing; Presenting to Large Groups; MS PowerPoint XP;

Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace; Writing Performance Management Appraisals; Management Training/Development; MS Project; Project Management; Leading at the Institute

COMPUTER LITERACY

Hardware PC, Mac

Software PC: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Captivate 2, InCopy for CS3, Flash, K-4 Publishing System, Office, PowerPoint, Project, Word, Works, Folio, Codewright, Excel, Money, WordPerfect

Mac: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word

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