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Largo, Fl, Us

Largo, Florida, United States

• Copy edit, proofread, line edit, fact check, and stylize materials for websites, educational content, PowerPoint slides, fiction (novels/short stories), creative nonfiction, and textbooks/instruction guides, ensuring voice/content consistency and alignment with style guide/formatting standards to achieve content objectives.• Demonstrate flexibility by tailoring editing and consulting services to authors across various fiction genres, including sci-fi, fantasy, romance, horror, dystopian, crime, romance/erotica, meta-fiction, and middle-grade, offering insights and guidance specific to each genre's conventions and audience expectations.• Create and use customized spreadsheets to meticulously track editing time and word count per hour for individual authors, optimizing editing processes and ensuring high-quality outcomes and timely delivery of edited manuscripts.Key Projects & Accomplishments:• Preserve novel’s integrity by identifying inconsistencies and coaching client through resolving them.• Project-manage and design 3 websites of up to 15 pages: an editorial services site, educational portfolio, and textbook companion website including supplemental text, videos, and images.• Enhance user experience for Florida College English Association (FCEA) WordPress site with 1.5K yearly visitors.• Design hard-copy conference program for Florida College English Association (FCEA).• Improve author website’s user-friendliness by creating visual organizational structure, enhancing appearance, implementing responsive design, and adding tools, including calendar/newsletters.

Dunedin, Florida, United States

• Directed comprehensive copy and line editing initiatives, optimizing workflow and ensuring editorial integrity, while facilitating seamless communication between proofreaders and authors.• Fostered collaborative partnerships with a diverse group of authors, delivering personalized support and tailored editing solutions to meet individual requirements, resulting in enhanced manuscript quality and author satisfaction.

Dunedin, Florida, United States

• Managed copy and line editing, customer service, and project management and drove efficiency, effectiveness, quality, and solid relationships by acting as point of contact between proofreader and author. • Supported 15+ authors in preparing their manuscripts for publication by building relationships and providing high-touch customer service, including developing strong understanding of their needs.• Ensured consistency and quality across authors, editors, and proofreaders by creating style guide template along with 20+ style guides for individual manuscripts and series.• Built cohesion/quality across organization by directing editorial onboarding and coaching authors.Key Projects & Accomplishments:• Guided intern to improve editing abilities by identifying errors and coaching on correct responses. Led intern’s development on manuscript review through training and mentoring. • Recognized by lead editor for developing editing spreadsheet that identified error patterns and using spreadsheet to coach editors to improvement.• Reduced time required to edit manuscripts by collaborating with lead editor to develop and present slide deck on dashes, hyphens, and ellipses. • Streamlined editing process by assembling years of ad-hoc informational documents into single, standardized, and hyperlinked document with explanations and summaries. • Requested by multiple authors due to collaborative, organizational, and editing skills.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure covers and typesets reflected the story, manuscripts were published on time, and books were marketed appropriately through metadata.

Brandon, Florida, United States

• Taught synchronous and asynchronous online and face-to-face writing and literature classes, leveraging deep understanding of Adult Learning Theories and Principles of Instructional Design.• Increased engagement by utilizing background in visual design principles to build attractive and engaging content, layouts, and interactions through multimedia and interactive tools.• Ensured curriculum alignment by developing courses that closely adhered to established learning objectives, fostering consistency and coherence.• Contributed to process improvement and team development as member/chair of multiple professional development presentations and committees, including hiring and instructional technology committees.Key Projects & Accomplishments:• Contributed to development of hybrid-simulcast classroom model during COVID pandemic as member of Faculty for Instructional Technology Committee (FITC).• Co-authored, edited, assembled materials for, and co-designed hypertext version of dedicated in-house composition textbook used across all 5 campuses.• Contributed to quality goals and state-mandated requirements by collaborating to manage instructional design and organization of exemplary courses used as model for faculty, integrating feedback from Instructional Design colleagues to effectively integrate it for quality assurance purposes. • Promoted positive campus culture by co-chairing back to school committee that assisted students during first 2 days of each semester. Coordinated volunteers, implemented impact tracking, managed budget, and wrote after-action report that demonstrated impact and ensured committee retention.• Mentored first-time college students who are first-generation Americans through Project Success without Borders, providing personalized guidance and support to foster a sense of belonging and empowerment.

Brandon, Florida, United States

Brandon, Florida, United States

Dale Mabry And Brandon

St. Petersburg/Gibbs

Implemented department-approved syllabi and lesson plans via MyCourses (D2L). Utilized department-provided PowerPoints and assignments. Held in-class conferences to aid paper development. Utilized MyCourses for handouts, links, assignments, and grades.

South Holland, Illinois, United States

Crafted syllabi and lesson plans in accordance with departmental directives. Developed opportunities for class discussions, collaborative group activities, and writing tasks. Engaged in individual conferences with students for personalized support and guidance.

Palos Hills, Illinois, United States

Taught Composition and Rhetoric I, Composition and Rhetoric II, and Early American Literature. Designed syllabi and lesson plans for a writing-intensive curriculum, emphasizing content and analysis. Created lectures and assignments, ensuring clear communication with students. Held individual meetings to discuss paper topics and monitor progress. Utilized Blackboard for resource distribution and grade posting, with major assignments submitted through Google Documents.

Cicero, Illinois, United States

Taught developmental and college-level reading and writing courses, including Reading & Writing II, Reading & Writing III, and Rhetoric I. Aligned syllabi and lesson plans with departmental paper requirements. Led class discussions, crafted assignments, and held one-on-one student conferences. Utilized online platforms like Google Documents and Blackboard for assignment communication, feedback, and grading.

Schererville, Indiana, United States

• Developed and conducted comprehensive training sessions for newly hired receptionists, equipping them with the necessary skills to accurately book appointments and uphold salon standards, benefiting 15+ service providers.• Managed schedules for 10+ hourly employees, optimizing staff coverage and streamlining salon operations twice a week.• Oversaw scheduling, inventory management, and promotional activities to maintain efficient salon operations and enhance client satisfaction.• Conducted regular inventory checks and ordered salon products to maintain optimal stock levels.• Managed salon opening procedures and conducted daily cash reconciliation at closing to ensure smooth business operations.• Contributed to developing and executing advertising strategies for special events and holidays.• Handled client appointments, ensuring clear communication and accommodating scheduling needs for 50+ clients per day.

Oak Brook, Illinois, United States

Instructed various courses including Composition, Rhetoric, World Cultures, Analysis, and Ethics. Implemented lesson plans, communicated assignments effectively, and provided support for absent students through email and phone calls. Managed paperwork for absences and failing grades. Maintained assignment records and student samples as per institutional guidelines.

Hammond, Indiana, United States

Delivered tailored lesson plans and explanations, conducted individual student meetings, utilized Blackboard for resource sharing, and integrated online tools to boost research skills.

Master'S Degree, Information & Learning Technologies

Master Of Arts (M.A.), English Language And Literature, General

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Representative

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature, General

Activities and Societies: Student Ambassador

Associate Of Science (A.S.)

Education record