Experience

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  Springer Nature

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Production Editor

    • Jun 2017 - Present
    • Greater New York City Area

    • Produce journal articles for Nature Communications according to schedules that meet department goals and company quality standards with accuracy and close attention to details.• Communicate with authors in a professional, courteous manner via voice and email.• Update and maintain databases.• Document workflow progress and vendor performance while ensuring precision of metadata. Alert supervisors to critical issues• Establish and maintain good relationships with in-house personnel and vendors.

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  Nature Publishing Group

  • New York, NY

  • Production Editor

    • Feb 2006 - Jun 2017
    • New York, NY

    • Produce journal articles and issues according to schedules that meet department goals and company quality standards.• Produce any additional issues (supplements, special issues) as they are acquired.• Establish and maintain good relationships with in-house personnel, journal editors, and vendors.• Process invoices in a timely cost-conscious manner and maintain spreadsheets.

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  Middle Village Dental Associates

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Office Manager

    • Feb 2004 - Feb 2006
    • Greater New York City Area

    • Responsible for billing, scheduling, recording payments, and answering phones.

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  freelance editor/writer

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Freelance Production Editor

    • Mar 2003 - Feb 2006
    • Greater New York City Area

    Performed all functions of in-house Production Editor from my home.

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  Nature Publishing Group

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Production Coordinator

    • Feb 2004 - Apr 2004
    • Greater New York City Area

    • Assisted in production of an array of medical and life science journals on a temporary basis.

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  Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.

  • Supervising Production Editor

    • Apr 1996 - Dec 2003

    • Co-supervised five in-house and two outsource production editors to produce 300+ issues of 40 journals annually. • Developed and documented innovative procedures and forms during transition to electronic publishing.• Developed database reporting procedures.• Devised journal issue scheduling that consistently led to meeting goals.• Trained new personnel.• Conducted annual performance reviews for five in-house production editors.

  • Senior Production Editor

    • Jan 1989 - Apr 1996

    Assumed primary responsibility for producing six journals.

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  freelance editor/writer

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Freelance Production Editor

    • Sep 1987 - Jan 1989
    • Greater New York City Area

    • Performed all functions of Production Editor from my home. This experience served as the model for future outsourcing of production editor activities.

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  Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.

  • Supervisor/Journal Production

    • Apr 1985 - Jun 1987

    • Supervised six in-house production editors producing 200+ issues of 30 journals annually.• Trained new personnel.• Primary responsibility for producing six journals.

  • Production Editor

    • Mar 1983 - Apr 1985

    • Assumed primary responsibility for, and with minimal supervision, produced six journals.

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  Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Assistant Production Editor

    • Oct 1981 - Mar 1983
    • Greater New York City Area

    • Under supervision, produced four journals: trafficked manuscripts and proofs; lightly copyedited and proofread manuscripts, proofs, tables of contents, and standing pages; coordination of offprint orders; handled honoraria checks for editors.

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  Boating Industry Magazine

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Staff Writer/Production Editor

    • Jul 1977 - Jul 1981
    • Greater New York City Area

    Wrote feature articles and product stories for, coordinated editorial production of, and developed editorial production schedules for Boating Industry, a monthly trade magazine, and its bimonthly ancillary, Boating Product News. Single-handedly coordinated listings and display advertising for annual Distributors Directory.