• Project managing data cleanup, transformation, migration, and validation through transition to new title management database, new companion systems, change in functionalities of some existing systems and decommissioning of others• Liaising between Business and IT to coordinate Business needs with IT configurations• Advising on new data processes for streamlining workflows and improving data quality• Reconfiguring contact data management across multiple systems

Developmental editing, copy-editing, proofreading, and other project work, specializing in linguistics

• Responsible for all product metadata maintenance and quality control in various databases• Initiated and manage the delivery of ONIX metadata to all global data partners and internal websites• Inaugural member of the Data Team: build workflows; establish standard practices; write procedural materials; develop reporting for data analysis, ingestion, and internal distribution• Train and supervise Metadata Coordinators• Develop training programs and internal processes to create higher-quality metadata company-wide• ONIXEdit Administrator: database testing; record ingestion; maintenance of data and import/export scripts• Significant achievements include: – Developed standardized reporting for improved data quality and consistency across all sales channels – Created and maintain various data matrices for data consistency across similar products – Installed ONIXEdit: determined and established usage patterns, built import/export scripts based on ONIX requirements and Parragon systems’ output structures – Amazon sales increased 80–100% after improved metadata distribution

• Analyzed and improved quality and accuracy of metadata• Provided testing and support for database transition, including writing new procedural materials for data entry

• Maintained taxonomies of subjects and keyword terms; reviewed indexing of scholarly works• Proposed, developed, and beta-tested more efficient, paper-free workflow processes

Lecturer:• Developed and delivered syllabi, curricula, course structure, lectures, in-class materials, tests, and administered grades• Taught Introduction to the Study of Language (Ling 101; 1 semester)• Taught Introduction to Linguistic Theory (Ling 201; 3 semesters)Graduate work:• Phonetics, Phonology, Syntax, Semantics, Formal Methods, Optimality Theory• In-depth work in stress typologies; functional projection cartography, especially with respect to adverbs; subordinate clauses and complementation• Thesis presenting a syntactic analysis of clause-final adverbs in English• Thesis presenting an Optimality-Theoretic analysis of language stress patterns• Academic Excellence Fellowship, 2009-2011• GPA upon completion of Master of Arts: 4.0Editor of Selected News at Rutgers Linguistics• 2011-2013• Composed, edited, formatted, and published monthly Linguistics department online newsletter

• Title Management administrator: responsible for all data entry and maintenance and corporate Title Management database usage (TMM; Firebrand Technologies) • Established and initiated scheduling functionality and procedures in TMM adopted for corporate-wide usage; created, implemented, and maintained scheduling templates in TMM • Corporate metadata manager: created and maintained metadata in TMM; published metadata to external corporate vendors and customers • Trained all editors, production managers, and operations managers in TMM scheduling functionality and established corporate usage patterns• Reporting: created and maintained in-house reports in Cognos, Crystal Reports, and Excel, used on a daily basis by several departments and dozens of individuals; maintained report macros • Initiated and established adoption of enhanced reporting usage, improving workflow and productivity; enhanced reporting patterns universally and enthusiastically adopted at both corporate and individual levels• Data analytics: analyzed data for operational needs, including production scheduling logistics, on-time book delivery, editor workload balance, publishing list balance• Data Quality: vetted data prior to data feeds and book publication; improved overall data quality• Proofread book jacket/cover copy; verified metadata prior to submission to printer

• Title Management administrator: responsible for all data entry and maintenance• Data Quality: vetted data prior to data feeds and book publication; improved overall data quality• Coordinated hiring and invoicing of freelance copyeditors and proofreaders• Prepared meeting materials for publishing meetings and editorial status meetings, including building and printing agendas and collecting book materials for review• Organized and maintained the Managing Editor’s library of book samples• Proofread book jacket/cover copy and design; verified metadata prior to printing

Assisted customers, rang purchases, restocked merchandise, created product displays

• Edited, proofread, formatted, and styled manuscripts for well-respected literary magazine founded in 1732• Compiled, edited, and authored accompanying materials for feature article• Represented the magazine at and wrote reviews of art gallery receptions• Provided general office assistance, including correspondence, filing, charity foundation program layout, and telephone support

• Edited, proofread, formatted, and styled manuscripts; assisted with publishing proofs; and collated galleys for international scholarly journal• Assisted in office correspondence with authors, editors, subscribers, and publisher; organization of an annual lecture; and general office business