Experience

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Editor

  • Nov 2005 - Present



various publications

• Greater Chicago Area

• Freelance editor and writer

  • Sep 2004 - Nov 2005

  Edited and wrote activites for teacher's editions of grade-school textbooks at Schawk Inc. in Evanston, IL, and edited advertising material for credit cards at Douglas-Danielle in Chicago, IL. Edited and wrote activites for teacher's editions of grade-school textbooks at Schawk Inc. in Evanston, IL, and edited advertising material for credit cards at Douglas-Danielle in Chicago, IL.



IDC

• United States
• Market Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Editor

  • Oct 2000 - Jun 2004

  Reviewed Web content, articles, and reports on trends in the IT industry for clarity, quality, and conformity to style. Created and maintained an extensive house stylebook, enlisted colleagues’ participation in the project, and researched styles and new terms. Reviewed Web content, articles, and reports on trends in the IT industry for clarity, quality, and conformity to style. Created and maintained an extensive house stylebook, enlisted colleagues’ participation in the project, and researched styles and new terms.



various publications

• Greater Boston Area

• Freelance editor

  • Nov 1999 - Oct 2000

  Edited articles for Fast Company magazine in Boston, MA; edited market research for Yankee Group in Boston, MA; and edited various items for Massachusetts Medical Society in Waltham, MA. Edited articles for Fast Company magazine in Boston, MA; edited market research for Yankee Group in Boston, MA; and edited various items for Massachusetts Medical Society in Waltham, MA.



Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Copy editor/designer/home & garden editor

  • Jun 1998 - Sep 1999

  Ensured consistency and correct style, grammar, and spelling in news articles and articles in the cooking, health, and business sections; chose wire articles; laid out pages; and created headlines, dropheads, promos, and cutlines. Arranged content for, designed, and edited the weekly home and garden feature section. Ensured consistency and correct style, grammar, and spelling in news articles and articles in the cooking, health, and business sections; chose wire articles; laid out pages; and created headlines, dropheads, promos, and cutlines. Arranged content for, designed, and edited the weekly home and garden feature section.



Missouri Magazine

• Columbia, Mo.

• Associate editor

  • Jan 1998 - Jun 1998

  Developed food, travel, and general-interest story ideas; assigned stories; monitored writers’ progress; and procured artwork for stories Developed food, travel, and general-interest story ideas; assigned stories; monitored writers’ progress; and procured artwork for stories



Columbia Missourian

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Food reporter

  • Aug 1997 - Dec 1997

  Penned creative and unusual stories for weekly newspaper food section. Wrote feature and general assignment articles and obituaries. Penned creative and unusual stories for weekly newspaper food section. Wrote feature and general assignment articles and obituaries.