Andy Read Email & Phone Number

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Boulder, CO

As the VeloPress Acquisitions Editor for cycling, I’m eager to hear stories about the bike—whether they are an elite training program to help cyclists reach new goals; a dive into the physics and mechanics of the latest tech; a history, broad or narrow; or an investigation of the hard rules or diverse culture of this fine sport.

Boulder, Colorado

Planned production of new titles, coordinating steps from art development and copy editing to proofs, revisions, and printing. Recruited, hired, and managed freelance production staff for each new title; negotiated rates and maintained schedules and VeloPress standards of quality. Sought processes and systems to keep projects organized and on track.

Boulder, CO

I worked on a team of 6 content managers to uphold company style, improve deliverable quality, and explore new methods of communicating to our customers and new audiences. The majority of my role involved planning, editing, and coordinating reports and other deliverables for four research teams. Research topics included energy efficiency, technology.

Waterbury, VT

For an interdisciplinary weekly journal, performed quality control checks on manuscripts as they moved from copy editing, to composition, and author revisions. Edited authors’ revisions for style and grammar, and helped authors with the article production process. Coordinated with authors, editorial managers, and composition teams to complete article.

Littleton, CO

Managed a 10-person staff of a small restaurant; was promoted from sous chef to executive chef and soon after, improved labor hours and expenses, reduced food cost, and refined food quality and presentation.

Opened a new venue, selling food to order. Created menus, analyzed food cost and pricing.

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

Content analysis, research design and testing, analysis of statistics

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

Taught small technical writing class (professor led lectures for full class). Coached students' writing, developed daily class plan according to professor's syllabus, graded papers.

Sacramento, California Area

Oversaw the complete production process for environmental reports: helped plan, edited, worked with graphic artists, finalized revisions with authors, and moved the reports through printing and delivery.

Ms, Technical Communication

Bs, Technical Communication

Chef Track Program, Certificate

A part-time program to help hone my skills as a serious, motivated cook looking to progress toward a role as chef.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Technical And Scientific Communication