Experience

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  Creighton University

  • Omaha, Nebraska, United States

  • Sponsored Programs Administrator

    • Apr 2010 - Present
    • Omaha, Nebraska, United States

    • Edit and format grant proposals, including checking for compliance with funder guidelines.• Review grant applications for completeness and adherence to funder guidelines.• Submit electronic grant applications.• Write and edit policies and procedures.• Edit manuscripts for publication.• Edit textbooks for publication.• Manage entire Research and Compliance web site.• Write and revise policies and procedures.• Worked on a team to ensure the timely submission of application to the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs. The application was successful.• Aid faculty for whom English is not their primary language.

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  Mayo Clinic

  • Supplemental Writer

    • 2012 - Present

    Research, update, and revise patient education materials that appear on the Mayo Clinic website.

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  University of New Mexico Cancer Center

  • Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

  • Grant Writer

    • Jul 2008 - Mar 2010
    • Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

    • Researched and helped write grants• Edited and formatted grants • Wrote marketing materials (e.g., brochures, annual reports, press releases)• Wrote development materials (e.g., annual letters, letters to donors, web site copy)

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  Sandia National Laboratories

  • Lead Technical Writer

    • Jan 2008 - Jul 2008

    • Responsible for tracking, assigning and performing edits and substantial rewrites of various sections of environment, safety and health manual• Aided in the process of changing from HTML-based environment to new content management system.• Edited and rewrote supplements to environment, safety and health manual.

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  SWCA Environmental Consultants

  • Technical Editor

    • Aug 2007 - Jan 2008

    Responsible for substantive editing, copyediting and proofreading of technical documents, including natural and cultural resource reports. Documents were all at least 50 pages in length, and some were longer.

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  American Academy of Family Physicians

  • Senior Associate Editor

    • 2003 - 2007

    • Responsible for several sections of the AAFP Web site (www.aafp.org), including writing, editing and updating content, as well as improving the overall look and navigation of the site. • Responsible for management of the AAFP Foundation Web site (www.aafpfoundation.org) including writing, editing and updating content, as well as improving the overall look and navigation of the site. • Participated in conversion of www.aafp.com from Ingeniux content management to Communique content management system. • Responsible for writing, editing, copyediting and proofreading physician and patient education materials. • Used project management skills to ensure timely delivery of printed materials. Produced monographs and patient education materials on time and on budget.

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  AORN

  • Senior Editor

    • Oct 1997 - May 2003

    • Primary editor for a bimonthly printed publication and the associated Web site.• Maintained editorial and production calendars.• Assigned, scheduled and managed editorial work for publications.• Produced publication layout• Wrote and edited Web site content.

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  CoBank

  • Senior Assistant

    • Aug 1993 - Oct 1997

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  Nebraska Bookstore

  • General Books Clerk

    • 1986 - 1992