CURRICULUM VITAE
KAREN PRESCOTT
DESOTO, KANSAS 66018
q89ol6@r.postjobfree.com
EDITORIAL AND WRITING JOB HISTORY
• March 2003 to February 2012: Provided medical editing and labeling services as an Associate Medical Editor for Teva Neuroscience, Inc., a global pharmaceutical company. Responsible for editorial correctness and regulatory/governmental compliance for two billion dollar products. Authored and provided departmental training for 100 new associates and external vendor partners
• April 2000 to March 2003: Contract medical editing/proofreading services for Teva Neuroscience, Aventis Pharmaceuticals and InTouch Solutions
• April 1999 to April 2000: Contract editorial services/proofreading for Aventis Pharmaceuticals Copy Approval Department, provided editorial support for various new product launches including labeling
• November 1997 to April 1999: Proofreader for H&F Invitations
• January 1994 to April 1994: Technical Writer for Cooper-Pittman/Moore, a veterinary pharmaceutical company
• November 1984 to July 1990: Senior Copy Editor for Marion Merrell Dow, a pharmaceutical company
• August 1984 to November 1984: Proofreader for Data Documents, a custom business form company
• May 1983 to June 1984: Proofreader for RT Blass, a commercial advertising agency. Major client was General Electric Plastics
• October 1982 to May 1983: Proofreader for Ayco/American Express, a tax and financial counseling company
• July 1982 to October 1982: Proofreader for Jewish World News
• September 1979 to June 1982: Supervisor-Proofreading/Assistant Supervisor- Proofreading/Proofreader for Michie Law Publishing
OTHER POSITIONS HELD
• March 1995 to December 1998: Nature’s Table Owner/Operator
• October 1994 to March 1995: Customer Service Associate for Performance, Inc., a custom business form company
• August 1994 to October 1994: Provided contract services for Promotions Unlimited, an ad specialty company
• May 1994 to August 1994: Print Production Buyer for Admark, a commercial advertising agency
• November 1990 to July 1993: Print Production Buyer for Marion Merrell Dow, a pharmaceutical company. Responsible for producing print materials totaling 40 million dollars annually
• September 1979 to June 1982: Recorded law books on tape for blind students through the United Way
EDUCATION
September 2008 February 2010, Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont
• Earned a Master of Arts in Diplomacy (MDY) with a concentration in International Terrorism
• Major academic courses included: International Theory, International Economics, International Law, State Sponsored Terrorism, Nonstate Sponsored Terrorism, and International Response to Transnational Terrorism
• Achieved 3.72 GPA while employed full time at Teva Neuroscience, Inc. as an Associate Medical Editor
Harpur College, SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton, NY
• Earned a Bachelor of Arts in History with a concentration in Soviet History
• Major academic courses included: U.S. Foreign Policy, History of Soviet Russia, Stalinism, Russian History Through Literature, and Rise of U.S. and Russia Compared 1860-1970
Corning Community College, Corning, NY
• Earned an Associate of Science degree
• Achieved Dean’s list every semester
• Reporter for the campus newspaper