Experience

McCrone Research Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Managing Editor, Microscope Publications/The Microscope journal

  • Dec 2008 - Present

  • Supervise editorial production of The Microscope, a peer-reviewed journal for microscopical research. • Develop and maintain content for the McCrone website, www.mccroneinstitute.org. • Edit, design, and lay out book-length research compendiums. • Create marketing material and email blasts for microscopy courses, conferences, and publications. • Lay out 48-page journal with Adobe InDesign desktop-publishing application. • Solicit journal articles from authors; implement author submission guidelines and deadlines. • Edit research articles for content, spelling, and grammar; use ACS Style and Chicago Manual of Style. • Edit and optimize images in Adobe Photoshop; create logos and graphics for website and journal. • Review page proofs from printer, and ensure printing and mailing deadlines are met. • Photograph McCrone’s microscopy classes and annual Inter/Micro microscopy conference.



Fitch Ratings

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Editor, Chicago Publishing

  • Oct 2011 - May 2014

  • Oversaw production of Fitch financial research reports. • Supervised an 10-member publishing staff, including six editors. • Assumed leadership role in developing high-quality reports with Fitch analytical staff. • Coordinated and prioritized publishing department’s heavy report volume. • Edited research-report text and graphics for content, grammar and style. • Recruited and trained new staff members. • Oversaw production of Fitch financial research reports. • Supervised an 10-member publishing staff, including six editors. • Assumed leadership role in developing high-quality reports with Fitch analytical staff. • Coordinated and prioritized publishing department’s heavy report volume. • Edited research-report text and graphics for content, grammar and style. • Recruited and trained new staff members.



United Airlines

• United States
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Website Editor, united.com

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2011

  • Wrote text for e-commerce applications, marketing communications and corporate initiatives. • Wrote and edited airline marketing and policy content supplied by product stakeholders. • Edited all content for spelling and grammar, style and voice, factual accuracy and effective SEO. • Met with product stakeholders to develop new content and online marketing strategies. • Scheduled content updates and promotions based on United’s business plan. • Edited web pages in content management system.



HomeFinder.com

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Editor

  • Nov 2007 - Nov 2008

  * Functioned as project manager in conceiving and developing consumer-focused editorial Web content. * Supervised editorial content producer. • Functioned as project manager in conceiving and developing consumer-focused editorial web content. • Supervised editorial content producer direct report. • Recruited and managed freelance writers. • Managed workflow and ensured that deadlines were met. • Edited articles, and wrote headlines, captions and teasers with SEO emphasis. • Developed social networking strategy to promote new web content and products. • Wrote housing-market blogs and marketing material promoting consumer web content. • Selected and edited photos, and developed graphics to accompany content. • Worked closely with web designer to develop look and feel of page content. • Created editorial style manual and implemented editorial voice. • Provided editorial support on products produced by others. • Published web pages using MediaWiki software. • Leveraged Omniture analytics data to enhance content and user experience. • Performed competitive content analysis of other real estate websites.



Rotary International

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Editorial Projects Supervisor

  • Dec 2004 - Nov 2007

  • Managed editorial and design production of printed publications.• Served as Managing Editor for quarterly newspaper, Rotary World.• Wrote and produced Rotary International’s Annual Report (three years).• Wrote and produced promotional material for Rotary International programs and events.• Edited articles for spelling, grammar and style.• Selected and edited photos, and developed graphics to accompany content.• Photographed various Rotary events for publications.• Prepared publications budget.• Worked with www.rotary.org staff to update product descriptions on e-commerce site.

• Web Editor

  • Nov 2003 - Dec 2004

  • Managed and produced content on www.rotary.org.• Served as web-content consultant and liaison to all RI departments.• Supervised editorial content producer direct report.• Created and edited web pages in HTML (Dreamweaver).• Used WebTrends analytics software to enhance content and user experience.• Edited and optimized photos with Adobe Photoshop.• Edited articles for spelling, grammar and style.• Wrote story blurbs, captions and headlines.• Covered major RI events by writing articles and taking photos.• Edited and created documents in the Adobe PDF format.



Cars.com

• United States
• Internet Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Web Producer

  • Oct 1999 - Oct 2003

  • Researched and developed consumer-focused editorial content for Cars.com. • Helped conceive and plan new editorial content. • Managed production staff for editorial projects. • Recruited and managed freelance writers and interns. • Edited stories for spelling, grammar and AP style. • Wrote story blurbs, captions and headlines. • Selected photos and developed graphics to accompany stories. • Performed quality assurance on new content. • Researched and developed consumer-focused editorial content for Cars.com. • Helped conceive and plan new editorial content. • Managed production staff for editorial projects. • Recruited and managed freelance writers and interns. • Edited stories for spelling, grammar and AP style. • Wrote story blurbs, captions and headlines. • Selected photos and developed graphics to accompany stories. • Performed quality assurance on new content.



Chicago Tribune Media Group

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• News Editor/Producer

  • Sep 1998 - Jul 1999

  Coordinated and produced the Tribune's daily Web edition, www.chicagotribune.com; edited news stories and special packages; selected photos and graphics; wrote captions and headlines; supervised production staff

• Editor/Producer

  • Jan 1994 - Jul 1999

  In tandem with my Internet duties, I managed a three-member staff and oversaw the Tribune's daily edition on America Online; edited stories and produced news packages; helped conceive the site prior to its debut in February 1994 and organized the site's redesign in 1998

• Producer, Editor and Writer

  • Jan 1987 - Jul 1999

• Editor/writer for newspaper; editorial producer for Web site

  • 1988 - 1999

• Chicago Tribune Staff Writer

  • Jan 1995 - May 1998

  Covered concerts and wrote reviews on deadline; wrote reviews of new records; wrote articles on music and other features (clips available)

• Editor and writer

  • Jan 1987 - Dec 1993

  Copy editing. Edited health and medical stories, wrote headlines and captions and compiled wire copy for the Evening Update, an eight-page news and features section formerly published in the afternoon; edited stories, and wrote headlines and captions for the Friday entertainment sectionReporting and writing. Wrote entertainment stories for features sections; covered various high school sporting events and wrote stories and highlights (clips available)Make-up editing. Supervised page make-up of Travel, Friday and Your Place sections and approved finished pages before they went to press; proofread first-run copies of sections gone to pressDesktop publishing. Produced the TV Week magazine on Apple Macintosh using QuarkXPressCOMPUTER/APPLICATION SKILLSProficient in Windows and Macintosh operating systems, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Publisher, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe InDesign, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Acrobat, MediaWiki, Adobe Dreamweaver, Macromedia/Allaire HomeSite HTML editor, Interwoven TeamSite and similar content management systemsPHOTOGRAPHY; Photographed events, people, architecture and landscapes with a digital camera and have had my images published in various print and online media. Photo-shoot locations include Japan, Greece, England, Canada and the United States.