In this temp role, I was responsible for a wide range of administrative responsibilities such as managing event planning logistics; disseminating a weekly list of funding opportunities to faculty; updating the department calendar, and other tasks as assigned. The role reported directly to the Director of research development.

In this temp role, I was responsible for setting up a mail merge letter and envelopes for approximately 1000 account holders in order to send them information on their accounts. I then reviewed account documentation and compared it against system information. I also performed related tasks as assigned by the manager.

In this temp role, I assisted Complaint Resolution Coordinators with drafting and sending letters to licensees and attorneys after discipline/dismissals hearings by the Board. This involved strong attention to detail when imputting the individualized data pertaining to the discipline. Also performed other tasks as assigned.

With the Program in Medical Education (PME), this contract role performed a wide range of complex administrative responsibilities in support of the Assistant Dean. These included compiling the monthly newsletter, follow-up actions on correspondence, proofreading, updates to the website, and taking minutes of a monthly meeting. Strong experience with office software including word processing, spreadsheets, graphics and presentation software, and electronic calendar management was required. In June, I was responsible for planning the department’s annual retreat at the Babson Conference Center in Wellesley.

This temp role was responsible for a variety of administrative duties including greeting visitors, answering the phone, distributing mail, website updates and other tasks as assigned by the manager.

This temp Front Desk role required high volume customer service skills and professionalism while working with a variety of constituents answering telephone calls, responding to email inquiries and in-person visits.

With the External Relations Office, this temp role was responsible for a variety of administrative duties, including support for the alumni magazine publishing process, collateral inventory management, and distributing mail. Also performed editorial duties including content tagging and data entry.

This temp role with the Student Services office served as a helpful point of contact and information for all students, faculty and staff. It also administered departmental operations, provided event planning assistance, Internet searching and performed other tasks as assigned.

Reporting directly to the Assistant Dean, this temp role was responsible for updating and maintaining records in the office donor database, assisting with the the acknowledgement process, coordinating regional travel for the development team, pulling invitation lists for development events, data entry and other tasks as assigned.

For the busy start of the semester period, this temp Front Desk role involved a high level of customer service while answering telephone calls, responding to email inquiries and in-person visits.

Assisted two senior faculty members with a range of tasks including preparing their course materials for virtual learning in the Spring 2021 semester, and proofreading other correspondence.

Over the past three plus years, I’ve worked in a series of temporary roles with a range of responsibilities, mostly involving a strong component of editing and document design skills. Throughout this period, I have been pursuing full-time employment.

As part of Class Reunion activities, the Alumni Office produces a Class Directory or “Red Book” for six class years observing 5th year reunions. This position involves the editing of the personal profiles that class members submit, and a series of edits leading up to final production of the book. The job requires strong editing/proofreading skills, good web searching skills to verify information and knowledge of Microsoft Word/Excel and Adobe Acrobat, and good communication skills to assist alums either through email or over the phone, with updating their profiles. I was responsible for both the Spring and Falls Reunions, the Celebration of Black Alumni Directory in September, and for the Spring 2017 Reunion. I was also the primary contact person for 2 outside vendors, the printer, and the profile website company, working closely with them to ensure that the Red Books were ready on schedule. Previously, I had worked on the Spring 2014, 2015 and Fall 2015 editions, and the manager asked me back in 2016.

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This project involved the copyediting and proofreading of the Spring newsletter and the editing of website content that was migrated from the old website to a new one. I was responsible for checking that text was formatted correctly, and uploading images for the new website.

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This project involved working with a team of authors who were writing a chapter for a book entitled, Health Care for Women as part of the Harvard Global Equity Initiative. My responsibilities were to compile the bibliographic material and proofread the chapter.

This project involved the preparation of website data that will be migrated from previous site to a new website that is scheduled to come online in September. My responsibilities included classifying the data - a listing of research articles by faculty, into categories (healthcare, finance, government, economics, etc.) to follow the site’s taxonomy, and selecting photos that match the site content.

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This position involved online research for a range projects in support of the Office’s mission to prepare experienced leaders to take on new challenges that lead to a strong societal impact. The position required strong web searching skills, the ability to compile the search results into an informative document, knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and good proofreading skills.

The Office of Continuing Education sponsored a series of conferences about "Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care" that were held throughout the US. This position involved the layout and formatting of documentation and Powerpoint slides for the conferences. Responsibilities included accurate inputting of text changes and edits in a timely manner using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as Adobe Acrobat. The position also required understanding of medical terminology and strong attention to detail.

This position involved the layout and formatting of Aetna’s insurance brochures that are used by client colleges and universities across the country. The brochures contained the details of each school’s health insurance policy to aid students and their families to understand their coverage. Responsibilities included good layout to ensure readability, and accurate inputting of text changes using Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat, and proofreading. Also created bookmarked pdfs for posting on the school’s website.

The above list of career experience shows the immediate past 10 years. My employment history actually extends back to 1987 and includes jobs with companies like Pearson Education (textbook publishing), Analog Devices and Murata Power Solutions (both engineering documentation), the New England Journal of Medicine (medical publishing), Harvard Translations (foreign language publishing) and reporting for local newspapers, among others. And, like a number of people, I spent a significant amount of time unemployed in the years following the financial crisis of 2008. Upon request, I can provide job descriptions and periods of employment for these earlier jobs.