12/87-Current
Writer’s Cramp
Freelance editing, writing, design and publishing business using desktop
publishing equipment. Went online with story and poetry galleries on World
Wide Web August 1996.
6/93-1/99
Libraries Unlimited/Teacher Ideas Press
Publishing House
Production Management Editor (4/95-1/99)—Duties include responsibility
for master typeset schedule of up to 80 books each year; management of
freelance editors, proofreaders, indexers, production editors (testing
and hiring of same). Continued to produce average of 20 books each year.
In-house Production Editor (6/93-4/95)—Responsible for production
of library reference books, teacher education books, folklore, and annotated
bibliographies. Team leader of production group consisting of freelance
editor, freelance proofreader, freelance indexer, in-house typesetter,
and graphic artist. Produce on average 20 books each year.
7/91-12/91
First Trust Corporation
Creative Services/Marketing
Contract fulltime freelance business writing concerning pension plan
and IRA trust industry. Produced and wrote four newsletters, brochures,
pamphlets, press releases and various client letters and package materials.
10/83-4/91
Martin Marietta Corporation (Astronautics Group)
Publications, Presentations & Proposals; Denver, Colorado (1/85-4/91)
Writer/Editor (10/90-4/91)—Editing/design of proposals, newsletters
and presentations. Project management included: computer graphics, word
processing, design, layout, and printing.
Lead Editor (10/88-9/90)—Research laboratories publication shop.
Scheduled and planned proposals and reports. Use of Macintosh with Microsoft
Word, MacDraw and PageMaker for preparation of final camera ready copies.
Writer/Editor (1/87-9/88)—Editing/design of publications and
classified documents off-site.
Associate Writer/Editor (1/85-12/86)—Editing/design of proposals
for contract bids; Independent Research and Development (IR&D); reports;
viewgraphs and newsletters. Macintosh computer systems and document layout
experience.
Space Shuttle Project; Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (10/83-1/85)
Associate Logistics Engineer (7/84-1/85)—Wrote fire alarm and
suppression systems maintenance instructions for Space Shuttle launch pad
facilities. Used vendor data, blueprints, electrical/mechanical schematics
and analysis reports.
Associate Logistics Engineer (10/83-7/84)—Editing of procedural
documents for Launch Pad and Space Shuttle facilities.