Christopher J. Zahn, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Schaumburg, Illinois

Developmental editor for the content development team in the education department. Edit various types of content for nursing professionals and the association including provider manuals, books, ancillaries, online modules, position statements, topic briefs, clinical practice guidelines, on-boarding training, and presentations.Create structured authoring-based workflow and tools (semantic styles templates, content management) to increase agility in the book, document, and course… Show more Developmental editor for the content development team in the education department. Edit various types of content for nursing professionals and the association including provider manuals, books, ancillaries, online modules, position statements, topic briefs, clinical practice guidelines, on-boarding training, and presentations.Create structured authoring-based workflow and tools (semantic styles templates, content management) to increase agility in the book, document, and course revision processManage the day-to-day with publisherCreated the 2020 edition of the Emergency Severity Index Implementation Manual. Served as designer (cover and interior), developmental editor, copy editor, compositor, proofreader, and indexer. Show less

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

Bartlett, Il

Edited technology, engineering, and real estate books, videos, courses, and other digital learning productsProvided consulting services to users of publishing and learning technologiesTopics included Docker containers, OpenStack, Hadoop administration, Spark, data science, data visualization, microservices, React, JavaScript, Agile development, Scrum, SAFe, Ruby on Rails, R, Python, game development and design, machine learning, deep learning, Amazon Web Services, chemical… Show more Edited technology, engineering, and real estate books, videos, courses, and other digital learning productsProvided consulting services to users of publishing and learning technologiesTopics included Docker containers, OpenStack, Hadoop administration, Spark, data science, data visualization, microservices, React, JavaScript, Agile development, Scrum, SAFe, Ruby on Rails, R, Python, game development and design, machine learning, deep learning, Amazon Web Services, chemical engineering process equipment design, real estate appraisal, real estate ethics, and real estate finance. Show less

Bartlett, Il

Developmentally edited technical content for print, digital devices, video, and web deliverySupervised three development editorsManaged freelance development editorsContent included software engineering, programming languages, operating systems, networking, cloud storage, security, data science, DevOps, digital signal processing, performance optimization, chemical engineering and moreLearners included consumers, prosumers, students, and professionalsManaged online publishing… Show more Developmentally edited technical content for print, digital devices, video, and web deliverySupervised three development editorsManaged freelance development editorsContent included software engineering, programming languages, operating systems, networking, cloud storage, security, data science, DevOps, digital signal processing, performance optimization, chemical engineering and moreLearners included consumers, prosumers, students, and professionalsManaged online publishing system for business unit, serving as superuser, administrator, and program managerResearched and piloted managed, cloud-based structured authoring systems utilizing semantic markup, leading eventual implementation of Inkling Habitat in business unit Show less

Development editing of a variety of technical/professional books in areas including graphics, web design and development, IT certification, networking, programming languages, security, software engineering, operating systems, and applications.

Assistant Professor of CommunicationTaught, conducted research, and served in various capacities such as Director of Graduate Studies for the Speech Communication area and Chair of the university Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects Research. Published eight articles in various journals. Tenured in 1995. Reviewer for various Communication journals and textbook publishers.

Taught, conducted research, and served in various capacities such as chair of Merit Committe and department liaison to university IT organization. Published four articles in various journals. Reviewer for various Communication journals and textbook publishers.Top ranked paper, Speech and Language Sciences Division, Speech Communication Association convention, Boston, Massachusetts, 1987.

Ph.D., Communication

Served as an associate instructor while completing doctoral studies.

M.A., Communication

Activities and Societies: Graduate student representative to graduate committee Student advisor Served as an assistant instructor.

B.A., Communication

Activities and Societies: Tennis Club, Intramural Tennis, Intramural Basketball Completed undergraduate studies