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Seeking employment as a managing editor, producer, writer, editor, or content marketer.
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Seeking employment as a managing editor, producer, writer, editor, or content marketer.
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| Creative project management 10 years | Curriculum development & writing 10 years | Chicago Style copyediting 10 years |
| Public speaking & presentations 12 years | Producing 13 years | Editing 15 years |
| Copywriting 17 years | Print & Web design 17 years | Data analysis & communication 17 years |
| Writing & Journalism 20 years | Research 20 years | Teaching & tutoring 20 years |
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Twenty years of experience in reporting, research, writing, editing, production, & project management for media, education, & technology industries. An idea person with excellent verbal, design, & technology skills. Synthesizes disparate information, builds talented teams, conceptualizes & executes solutions.EDUCATION
B.A., cum laude, Classical Studies, University of Florida–GainesvillePostbaccalaureate, Classical Studies, Columbia University
M.A., Classical Studies, Columbia University (nonconferred)
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Windows; Mac OSX; Linux; PHP; CSS; mySQL; HTML; MS Office; Adobe CS4: InDesign, InCopy, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Acrobat; Sharepoint/MOSS; QuarkXpress; FTP; Blogger; Twitter; Facebook; OneSpot; Constant Contact; SurveyMonkey; Basecamp; YouTube; Corbis; Magnum; Getty; scanner; digital & manual 35 mm camerasCAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Founder & Executive Editor. Treehouse Educational Publishing. June 2005–presentDeveloping educational content—especially NCLB-compliant, state-specific curriculum, & standards & testing correlation—for Boy Scouts of America, Buckle Down Publishing, CTB/McGraw-Hill, Carson Dellosa, The College Board, Compass Learning, Curriculum Associates, Cypress Curriculum, Glencoe, Kaplan, NCS Pearson, Publishers Resource Group, Sylvan Learning Systems, Texas State Health Services, Thinkwell, TriMark Press, & Triumph Learning
Managing Editor, Small & Medium Business Content. Dell Inc. November 2008–July 2009
Developed Web-based content marketing strategy, then recruited & managed a team of freelance writers, editors, web developers, illustrators, filmmakers, & marketing consultants to create content for Dell.com
Executive Producer. Fairy Fort. April 2006–April 2007
Produced short supernatural thriller; hired & managed cast & crew of 20; script supervisor; oversaw sound editing; managed PR, contracts, compensation, craft service, transportation, festival submissions
Editor II. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. May 2005–October 2005 (project basis)
Top edited, wrote, designed, & project managed Civics in Practice—700-page, four-color, national, basal social studies textbook for grades 7–9; wrote, sketched, & approved all infographics, chose photos, developed & oversaw sidebars, special sections, & fact checking; managed all freelancers; developed corresponding Web & video components; created & wrote the pull-out “Personal Finance Handbook”
Fact Checker. Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President. February 2005
Fact checked Houghton Mifflin’s best-selling Abraham Lincoln biography, featured in cover stories for Atlantic Monthly & Time, & adapted into the documentary Lincoln for the History Channel
Teacher. Touro College–New York City. March 2005–May 2005
Taught Child Literacy I, Child Development I, & Child Development II to undergraduates
Teacher. Stepping Stone Academy–New York City. October 2004–May 2005
Developed & taught ten-week preparation courses for the SAT writing section, grades 9–11
Development Editor. Triumph Learning. August 2004–May 2005
Developed, project managed, & edited 40 standards-aligned supplemental textbooks in social studies, English language arts, math, & science for grades K–12
Research Assistant. Columbia University. September 2003–May 2004
Assisted author Dr. William Harris with research for Ancient Alexandria between Egypt and Greece, The Spread of Christianity in the First Four Centuries, & Restraining Rage
Production Editor. Bill Smith Studio for Great Source. September 2002–February 2003 (project basis)
Edited, scheduled, & trafficked grade 6 Science Daybook—Life Science, Earth Science, & Physical Science; student & teacher editions; wrote end-of-book glossaries & managed 180 permissions
Senior Writer. PC Computing, which became Smart Business. Ziff Davis. November 1999–November 2001
Wrote & reported cover stories for national business magazine, freelance & staff; nominated for a Western Publications Association Maggie Award for “The Hiring Crisis,” July 2000; appeared on New Economy Watch, CNNfn, & Today in New York, NBC, to discuss technology; gave keynote speech, “Hiring Online: Not Just for Dot-Coms,” for the Sheet Metal Workers International Union annual conference
Editor-in-chief. PlanetGirl.com for Girl Games Inc. March 1998–August 1999
Produced, edited, & wrote one of the first websites about pop culture, health, & relationships for teens
Staff Writer. Austin Chronicle. February 1996–May 1999
Politics beat reporter of “Council Watch” column & investigative features for weekly newspaper; representing the Chronicle: hosted News Roundtable on KVET-AM 1300, a political talk radio show, Monday–Friday, 8–10 A.M.; appeared on Crime Stories, “Death of an Angel,” CourtTV, & American Justice, “The Perfect Wife,” A&E, to discuss my true crime article “Murder in the Suburbs”
FREELANCE & OTHER EMPLOYMENT
Public Relations, Marketing, Copywriting, & Event Planning. 1997–2010The Neill-Cochran House, The Art Pad, College Baseball Hall of Fame, The Independent Florida Alligator, NewsPRos, North by Northeast Festival, Patio Restaurant, Steptoe & Johnson, Texas Tech University, Retail Therapy
Writing, Editing, Copy Editing, & Web Producing. 1993–2003
Back Stage, Business 2.0, Citysearch, Class Notes, Cooking Light, Chart, Fortune Small Business, Grid, New Architect, Oxygen Network, React, Teen Magazine, TheStreet.com, Ubiqus
