Catherine Olson Email & Phone Number

Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States

Chicago, IL

Projects include magazine writing; course development, editing, and production; as well as proofreading. Work with contact subject-matter experts as needed to develop articles and course material.

Chicago, IL

 Plan the magazine's content. Solicit and edit department and feature articles from industry experts and contributing and freelance writers.  Coordinate publication of the magazine, working with designer and printer to ensure a timely, quality publication.

Chicago, IL

 Content managementWorked with consultants to coordinate importing of our documents into system; troubleshot problems and resolved issues; worked with other staff as needed to begin training and use. Knowledge managementConsulted on use of Blackboard for knowledge base; set up knowledge base structure; developed custom metadata and set up in Blackboard.

Chicago, IL

 Project management for institute’s knowledge management system, an integration and redesign of existing web site, online magazine, and electronic courses. Oversaw development and production process for educational products by setting goals and objectives for textbooks, CD-ROMs, and other products.  Identified quality vendors for printing, design, and.

Chicago, IL

 Managed the advertising representatives and determine advertising policies and procedures.  Directed magazine redesign to four-color, lively layout.  Selected new printer and facilitated transition to web printer from sheetfed printer. Managed readership survey that helped direct magazine’s redesign. Coordinated and wrote redesigned media kit to.

Chicago, IL

 Planned the content of the award-winning publication. Solicited and edited department and feature articles from industry experts and contributing and freelance writers.  Solicited input from the review board and worked with authors on article development and refinement. Managed the publication’s design and production process.

Des Plaines, IL

Pollution Engineering magazine, Associate Editor, March 1992 to September 1994. Solicited, edited, and prepared contributed features. Worked with authors on story development and preparing art elements. Coordinated and edited contributed departments from experts in the field.  Wrote articles on water pollution control on subjects including regulations.

Msj, Journalism

Bsj, Journalism

General Studies