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Home > Professional Background
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SUMMARY:
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Creative, detail-oriented professional with over 15 years of experience in delivering high-quality editorial and publishing work products. Proven track record of establishing and enabling successful start-up ventures, as well as translating ideas and business strategies into effective communications.
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EXPERIENCE:
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Editor/Project Coordinator,
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (on contract)
October 2006 to September 2008
Assist the corporate IT Strategy Group in the execution of the content compilation, writing, editing, and proofing of the annual 3-year IT strategic plan that describes the technology initiatives, architectural standards, infrastructure upgrades, and portfolio programs needed to support Lowe’s business strategies; provide assistance to senior IT staff in evaluating and redesigning processes and procedures for program governance; maintained strategy artifacts in SharePoint environment
Editor/Principal,
EditorForHire.com
September 2002 to present
Assist clients with all publishing needs including editorial direction, project management, marketing, manuscript and Web site development, copyediting, and proofreading; have successfully led clients through full lifecycle from idea conception to published product
Director/Editor-in-Chief,
Publishing Division, SQE, Inc.
June 1998 to August 2002 (Software Quality Engineering, Inc.)
Established a publishing division for a multi-million-dollar software company; determined and built the infrastructure needed to create and launch multiple publishing products targeting the Software Testing industry; initiated and managed systems for all day-to-day operations including marketing, sales, accounting, personnel, editorial, production, and circulation resulting in annual revenue growth to over $2 million
• Creation and launch of Software Testing &
Quality Engineering magazine in 1/99 (re-branded STQE
in 2001)
• Creation and launch of StickyMinds.com in 2001,
a publishing-driven, community Web site focusing on software requirements, testing, process management, and quality
• Creation and launch of STQe-Letter in 1/01,
a twice-monthly online newsletter spotlighting content on
StickyMinds.com
Operations Director/Managing Editor,
Jacksonville Woman magazine
August 1996 to May 1998
For a start-up magazine, established and maintained systems for all day-to-day operations including office workflow, marketing, accounting, delivery, production scheduling, circulation database management, sales tracking, and market research; determined and coordinated all editorial content including idea generation, assigning, editing, and proofreading
Publishing Consultant,
Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau
April 1995 to December 1995
-recruited as a Publishing expert for a 6-month stint to
coordinate and produce a backlog of media-related
projects, including a Web site, brochures, magazines,
maps, and displays (a budget of more than $200,000);
instituted a new position and advised in the hiring of
appropriate personnel; assisted the Director of
Communications in fiscal planning for '95-'96
Circulation Operations Manager/Ad Production Manager,,
Village Publishing Corporation
August 1988 to March 1995
Advanced through a series of increasingly responsible creative and operational positions to a management role leading a staff of 15 adults who in turn managed a delivery force of 300 teenagers
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OTHER EXPERIENCE:
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Studio Camera Operator,
WRAL-TV, June 1987 to July 1988
On-location Camera Operator,
CBS Morning Show, April 1988
Sports Intern,
WRAL-TV, May 1986 to August 1986
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AWARDS:
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Best New Magazine,
awarded in 8/97 to Jacksonville Woman by
Florida Magazine Association
Best New Magazine,
awarded in 8/00 to Software Testing & Quality
Engineering by Florida Magazine Association
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EDUCATION:
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
Bachelor of Arts, 1987
Speech Communication and Radio, Television, and Motion Picture
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REFERENCES:
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Available upon request
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