Experience

PQC (Prairie Quest)

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor

  • Jul 2013 - Present

  - Coordinate proposal response, managing assignments and deadlines for internal and external team members (writers, reviewers, etc.); ensure delivery of final product meeting solicitation requirements - Edit and format content as well as generate graphics for proposals and digital and print marketing; assist with writing content as necessary - Support editing and graphic development needs for Federal contracts; past support has included projects with the FDA, USDA, and Army Combined Arms Center - Serve as an admin for company learning management system; responsibilities include managing course content imports, providing troubleshooting support, and developing instructional/how-to guides - Check and correct Word documents and PDFs for compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act - Update website content in WordPress and Squarespace



DRG/Annie's

• Berne, Indiana

• Scheduler/Copy editor

  • Aug 2010 - Jul 2013

  - Proofread and edited craft magazines, pattern books, leaflets, kits, and fiction books for accuracy in spelling, grammar, and company style - Maintained Excel and FileMaker production schedules for publications and adjusted deadlines for extensions - Developed and updated procedure documents for scheduling processes - Proofread and edited craft magazines, pattern books, leaflets, kits, and fiction books for accuracy in spelling, grammar, and company style - Maintained Excel and FileMaker production schedules for publications and adjusted deadlines for extensions - Developed and updated procedure documents for scheduling processes



Purdue University Press

• Intern

  • Jan 2010 - May 2010

  - Developed marketing materials including press releases and distribution lists - Managed online partner content between the Press and Google's and Amazon's book programs - Composed cover designs in Adobe InDesign - Typeset, proofread, and edited a book manuscript and online journal according to The Chicago Manual of Style - Developed marketing materials including press releases and distribution lists - Managed online partner content between the Press and Google's and Amazon's book programs - Composed cover designs in Adobe InDesign - Typeset, proofread, and edited a book manuscript and online journal according to The Chicago Manual of Style



The Purdue Exponent

• Copy Chief, Copy Editor

  • Aug 2007 - Dec 2009

  - Designed newspaper pages in QuarkXPress to print by deadline - Checked stories for spelling, grammatical, and factual errors - Applied AP and house styles to news stories - Designed newspaper pages in QuarkXPress to print by deadline - Checked stories for spelling, grammatical, and factual errors - Applied AP and house styles to news stories



Columbia City Parks and Recreation Department

• Customer Service

  • May 2008 - May 2009

  Summer job in 2008 & 2009. - Handled monetary transactions with customers - Took and prepared concessions orders - Cleaned and maintained food and beverage machinery Summer job in 2008 & 2009. - Handled monetary transactions with customers - Took and prepared concessions orders - Cleaned and maintained food and beverage machinery



Dr. Lisa Hatcher

• Summer Office Assistant

  • May 2007 - Aug 2007

  - Scanned patient papers and records into computer system - Organized and alphabetized print forms of patient files - Created a system to scan and organize patient insurance files - Scanned patient papers and records into computer system - Organized and alphabetized print forms of patient files - Created a system to scan and organize patient insurance files