Director of Operations at Dermico LLC in Broomall, PA. Plan, assist, and edit documents for protocol planning and final reporting of clinical studies done at Dermico Lab. As part of the executive committee, oversee and manage issues that arise in the company.

Providing freelance services, including copy editing, proofreading, cold reading, and project editing. Currently working with a number of publishers, so feel free to contact me through LinkedIn for project offers.

Contract position where I managed and coordinated panel studies for cyberDERM, Inc., a CRO (contract research organization) in Broomall, Pennsylvania during its transition period to Dermico LLC. Created and edited final research reports as well as edited and assisted the creation of research protocols, quotes, and CRFs for upcoming studies.

Managed book projects from their creation to publication and coordinated the editors, designers, and layout personnel during the process.o Scheduled and coordinated book launch meetings at the beginning of projects to discuss the plan for the next 3 to 6 months.o After receiving the manuscript from the editor, evaluated and styled the files using Microsoft Word templates and style names for use by designers and layout department. o Responsible for hiring and overseeing freelance copy editors and reviewing their work both at manuscript and first pass stages.o Provided quality control editorially between stages/passes of book production from the editor, author, designer, and layout personnel. This included communicating between all parties in the event that material was missing, still to come, and/or incomplete. o Oversaw meetings about book projects to discuss workflow between all members of the team on the project throughout the duration of the projects. Responsible for knowing and informing others during departmental meetings about status of the overall project.o Responsible for overseeing the reviewing and evaluating of design elements such as covers and marketing materials to remain on schedule. o Maintained and communicated timing of projects to members to keep everything on schedule.o Provided final sign-off on all projects and coordinated with Manufacturing to release projects when all materials were approved.o Responsible, along with the editor, to coordinate with other brands, including with the magazine brands Bicycling, Men's Health, and Runner's World, if the book project was part of their brand.o Main point person and primary Project Editor on the Books-Editorial team for DVDs and other Creative items, which included reviewing, editing, and evaluating DVD cases, labels, and marketing materials during the Creative projects and coordinating final sign-off with Manufacturing.

Assisted Book Project Editors and served as primary Project Editor on projects such as paperback conversions and e-book versions of previously published titles.o Provided secondary or tertiary editorial feedback on manuscripts and passes of books for other project editors. This included evaluating and comparing passes to insure that all edits were input by the Layout team.o Performed an evaluation at the final pass before books were released to insure that all elements were complete and that there were no glaring editorial or design issues.o Assisted the Managing Editor and Senior Managing Editor in communicating between brands, such as the magazines magazine brands Bicycling, Men's Health, and Runner's World, as well as working with the Creative team on DVD projects.o Created and maintained barcodes for all Design needs.o Applied for Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication information.

Assisted Women’s Health Books editorial team for 2 years before I moved under Project Editorial in November of 2006.o Read and evaluated book manuscript proposals and shepherded them on to the appropriate editor if the proposals met certain criteria.o Provided additional editorial review on manuscripts and passes.o Coordinated meetings and assisted Women’s Health book editors with their projects.