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Tinley Park, Illinois, United States

Specializes in the production tasks associated with textbook publishing, namely:• Copyediting and proofreading a variety of materials (e.g., textbooks, figure drawings, test software, Presentations for PowerPoint, etc.) using PDF markup and Microsoft Word. • Submitting copyright claims and LCCN requests to the Registration Office and Library of Congress.• Soft-proofing printer proofs, checking for accuracy and quality. • Image requests and file retrieval from archives.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Assisted in the cleaning, proofing, typesetting, and other production tasks of various manuscripts, including: - Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 issues of the 'Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter' (a publication of the Sinclair Lewis Society at Illinois State University)- Issue 44.1 of SRPR (Spoon River Poetry Review)- 'ConQuest,' written by Arash Allahverdi and translated by Alireza Taheri Araghi (Downstate Legacies, an imprint of co•im•press)- Famous Children and Famished Adults (FC2)

- Organized, collected, and maintained the collection of books at the University library (roughly 800,000 books) using the Library of Congress classification.- Managed upkeep on the main four floors, including dusting and shifting books, as well as picking up stray ones.- Serviced patrons by assisting them in finding books and directing them to different parts of the library as needed.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Performed development and copy editing for the work-in-progress chapbook 'Coral and Pearls' by Petra Kuppers, and an untitled collection of short stories by Kass Fleisher. Communicated edits and proofs to each other in the form of professional memos, as well as PDFs created using Adobe Acrobat DC. Conducted manuscript reviews in order to select preferred works.

Illinois State University

Co-produced the chapbook 'Just Some Punk Kid' by Laurel Perez alongside other interns and the PRESS 254 lead editor. Composed promotional posters and press releases for the publication of the book and the launch reading and distributed them to local business and media outlets. Designed and implemented an interior layout sketch using Adobe InDesign CS6. Planned and staffed a launch reading event for the chapbook.

Bushnell, Il

Organized, checked in, checked out, and cataloged books for my high school's library through their district service program.

Bushnell, Il

Watered, weeded, organized, and took care of plants, while following lists given to me by my employer, detailing various jobs to be done.

Publishing Studies, English

Activities and Societies: Sigma Tau Delta (the English Honor's Society), Honors StudentGraduated with a 4.0, Summa Cum Laude.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: FCCLA, Spanish Club, Scholastic BowlBushnell-Prairie City High School is a small school located in Bushnell, IL..