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Tampa, Fl, Us

Tampa, Fl, Us

Tampa, Florida, United States

Lutz, Florida, United States

Led a production team of two editors/project managers, a copywriter, and a print buyer. Served as the sole editor/project manager for assigned print and digital psychological assessment instruments in development. Duties included editing professional manuscripts, manuals, and technical papers and reviewing test items, forms, stimulus books, and logic documents for accuracy, consistency, and adherence to American Psychological Association (APA) style. Also edited scholarly and academic documents such as white papers, conference and PowerPoint presentations, and posters.• Ensured proper grammar, clarity, consistency, acronym usage, and adherence to style.Confirmed accuracy of data by querying authors, fact-checking, and completing extensive reference checks.Managed progress of projects through the print and digital production life cycle, from first pretransmittal edit to final comprehensive review and proof approval or digital release.Supported the peer review process by coordinating with subject matter experts, including internal research and development project directors, outside authors, and other internal and external stakeholders.Developed editorial production and proofing standard operating procedure documents.Managed, wrote, and/or edited a variety of print and digital marketing materials including yearly catalogs, flyers, product website copy, ads, blog posts, social media posts, and more. Collaborated closely with in-house and external designers and typesetters and Marketing department staff.

Lutz, Florida, United States

Served as the sole editor/project manager for assigned print and digital psychological assessment instruments in development. Duties included editing professional manuscripts, manuals, and technical papers and reviewing test items, forms, stimulus books, and logic documents for accuracy, consistency, and adherence to American Psychological Association (APA) style. Also edited scholarly and academic documents such as white papers, conference and PowerPoint presentations, and posters.Ensured proper grammar, clarity, consistency, acronym usage, and adherence to style.Confirmed accuracy of data by querying authors, fact-checking, and completing extensive reference checks.Managed progress of projects through the print and digital production life cycle, from first pretransmittal edit to final comprehensive review and proof approval or digital release.Supported the peer review process by coordinating with subject matter experts, including internal research and development project directors, outside authors, and other internal and external stakeholders.Developed editorial production and proofing standard operating procedure documents.Managed, wrote, and/or edited a variety of print and digital marketing materials including yearly catalogs, flyers, product website copy, ads, blog posts, social media posts, and more. Collaborated closely with in-house and external designers and typesetters and Marketing department staff.

Steilacoom, Washington

Copy editor for The Ranger, a weekly tabloid newspaper in the Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., area. Edited/revised up to nine story submissions per week, ensuring grammatical accuracy, clarity and adherence to Associated Press style guidelines. Submissions were up to 1,000 words each and primarily news and feature stories of interest to the local military community.

Temple Terrace, Florida

Part-time staff writer Florida Health Care News. Interviewed patients and physicians and created advertorial feature articles for health care companies throughout the state of Florida.

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Wrote up to five original news and feature stories per week, including several cover stories. Cultivated source and story ideas using military contacts in the local area; attended ceremonies and events; and interviewed participants and subject matter experts. Took eye-catching, relevant photographs to accompany all story submissions.

Developed, edited and distributed electronic newsletters; wrote, edited and updated website material; and developed and delivered marketing materials such as fliers.

Volunteer writer/editor for Fort Lewis Fisher House. Produced periodic feature stories highlighting Fisher House events and residents and submitted to local command information channels for publication consideration. Produced and designed monthly resident newsletter.

Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, United States

Editor of Soundoff!, the command information newspaper for U.S. Army Garrison Fort Meade. Charged with managing all aspects of production, including developing and vetting story ideas, selecting photos and graphics, editing all submissions, and reviewing proofs. Wrote up to four original stories per week. Gathered and researched story information and interviewed organizational representatives, including senior military officials.Led a staff of three contract reporters and a contract design coordinator

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Wrote news, sports, opinion and feature articles for The Citizen, a bi-weekly tabloid command information newspaper published by the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Public Affairs Office in the interest of local military service members, families, veterans, retirees and government employees. Gathered and researched story information and worked with various organization representatives, including senior military officials, to ensure correct story content and tone. Copyedited all articles, page layouts and advertisements to ensure proper grammar, composition, content, tone and correct use of Associated Press style. Designed page layouts using Adobe PageMaker program. Represented the Public Affairs Office in the community and attended events and meetings as needed.

Writer/Editor for The Citizen newspaper, an award-winning Command Information newspaper published in the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany. Wrote stories, edited copy, designed pages, took photographs and proofread/edited dummies prior to publication.

Professional Sequence In Editing, English, A

Professional Sequence in Editing: Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage; Editorial Workshop I; Editorial Workshop II

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, History, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Sigma Tau Delta, Honors Seminar ProgramGraduated summa cum laude (4.05) and first graduate of Methodist's.

High School Diploma