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I've worked in publishing for 30 years, mostly on a freelance basis working with both publishers and individual authors. I've edited everything from middle school language learning programs to the controversial memoirs of famed psychologist Albert Ellis.

Copy editor, proofreader: Deadly Ruse, E. Michael Helms; The Black Hour, Lori Rader-Day; In the Light of Science, Demetris Nicolaides; Blind Moon Alley by John Florio; Dante’s Poison by Lynne Raimando; Operation Shield by Joel Shepherd; Return of the Discontinued Man by Mark Hodder; Beyond the God Particle by Leon Lederman and Christopher Hill; All Out! by Albert Ellis; Ad Women by Juliann Sivulka; Will Terrorists Go Nuclear? by Brian Michael Jenkins; Distracted by Maggie Jackson; Evil Genes by Barbara A. Oakley; Rebel Giants by David R. Contosta; A Question of Murder by Cyril Wecht; Democracy’s Debt by M. Lane Bruner; How to Talk to Your Child’s Doctor by Christopher M. Johnson; The Mother Factor by Stephan B. Poulter; The Cosmic Connection by Jeff Kanipe; numerous others

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Worked in New Jersey office after transfer of company from Skokie. Active in all areas of book production for eleven reference titles, including training of staff, proofing camera-ready pages and quality reports, as well as supervision of mailing deadlines, scheduling, and maintaining editorial quality. Continued as freelance editor from home in Skokie.

Supervised an in-house staff of lower-level managers and editors, as well as a freelance support staff. Implemented various quality assurance procedures to ensure accurate data and reduce post-production composition expense.

Responsible for editorial quality control and timely processing of data for three titles, from the receipt of data through book close activities.

Responsible for writing and updating biographical sketches according to house style.