Katelyn Zingg Email & Phone Number

Proofreads over 150 translated medical and labor documents for English proficiency and clarityMakes changes as needed to improve sentence flow, smooth English phrasing, and confirm data

New York, New York, United States

Administrative Specialist to Monika M Safford, MD (Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, John J. Kuiper Professor of Medicine)Manages calendar for the Chief of General Internal Medicine, scheduling 50+ meetings every weekPrioritizes requests for meetings and coordinates the necessary arrangements for all meetingsAnswers phones, responds to.

Greater New York City Area

• Manage the Program Activated Learning System (PALS) for the Division of General Internal Medicine
• Maintain PALS back-end to set up new users, correct errors in content, and ensure consistency
• Provide administrative support to entire GIM division and PALS team members
• Coordinate peer review of Reusable Knowledge Objects (RKOs) and track reviewers’ payments
• Lead weekly content meetings and monthly all-team meetings to keep PALS team updated and discuss issues or questions
• Distribute minutes of each meeting to ensure a written record of decisions made and action items

Greater New York City Area

• Copy edit and clean up manuscripts through two rounds of editing, using Track Changes in Microsoft Word
• Check elements of manuscript against Table of Contents, superscripts against notes, and subheadings and design codes for consistency
• Review author changes to ensure adherence to style sheet and house style
• Closely follow Chicago Manual of Style guidelines

New York, NY

• Assisted Production Department in preparing manuscripts for publication
• Reviewed passes of manuscripts to check for house style, design elements, correct placement of images and tables, and consistency of running heads, table of contents, and chapter headings
• Evaluated manuscripts transmitted from Editorial Department to find previously overlooked composition errors

Greater New York City Area

• Managed over 90 titles a year on Palgrave’s largest list, from initial proposal through publication
• Communicated with authors and editors to ensure timely submission of manuscripts and materials, answer queries, and maintain author relationships
• Vetted and formatted submitted manuscripts to prepare them for the production process
• Identified and resolved permissions and rights issues for interior images and text and cover images
• Sent out proposals under consideration for blind peer review by scholars in the field
• Facilitated cover design by organizing author suggestions and submitting cover briefs to design team

Iowa City, Iowa Area

• Collaborated with two other editors to produce a volume of a history journal
• Read and reviewed submissions to the Iowa Historical Review to determine suitability for publication
• Edited and proofread articles and journal pages to ensure consistency and accuracy

Iowa City, IA

• Tutored ten students a semester to heighten writing and idea articulation
• Compared students’ writing to professor’s prompt to ensure on-topic research and craft
• Helped students revise theses and topic sentences to create stronger, more thought-out papers
• Edited grammar, sentence fluency, and conventions to aide readability

Iowa City, IA

• Proofread manuscripts, catalog copy, and marketing emails to catch critical errors before finalization
• Edited indexes to match house style and fit Chicago Manual of Style guidelines
• Reviewed and collated page proof edits
• Prepped and organized manuscripts prior to copyediting
• Created and proofread marketing, catalog, and cover copy
• Read and evaluated manuscript proposals to determine viability for publication

Ottumwa, Iowa

• Conducted interviews and wrote local interest stories for an online newspaper
• Proofread and edited fellow reporters’ articles to assist in giving the newspaper a professional voice

Ottumwa, IA

• Reorganized the filing system by shredding old files and creating a Microsoft Excel database to more easily track current files
• Proofread bills, completed dictation, copied and filed legal documents, and entered time slips.

Summer Publishing Institute

Ba (2017), English; History, 3.92 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Campus Activities Board, Phi Beta Kappa, UI Writing Fellows