Clients

Prometheus Books/Humanity Books, Amherst, N.Y.
Copyeditor, proofreader, indexer: The Encyclopedic Sourcebook of Satanism;
The Last Days of Democracy; Sagramanda, Evolutionary Theory and Victorian Culture;
Who Invented the Computer; Your Heart: An Owner's Guide; Brilliant! Shuji Nakamura
and the Revolution in Lighting Technology; many others.

McDougal Littell, Evanston, Ill.
Copyeditor, proofreader, indexer: Language of Literature student and teacher editions,
grades 6-12, numerous other language arts, geography, and history textbooks.

Ferguson Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill.
Copyeditor, proofreader: Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance, Careers in Focus: Publishing

Glencoe/McGraw Hill, Chicago, Ill.
Copyeditor, proofreader: various language and literature programs for grades 6-12.

Open Court Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill.
Copyeditor, proofreader, writer: Collections for Young Scholars kindergarten reading program.

The Quarasan Group, Chicago, Ill.
Proofreader: World History ancillaries.

Triumph Books, Chicago, Ill.
Copyeditor: Sports Guide and Reference Manual, Grace & Glory, Make the Right Call:
Major League Baseball.

Tyndale House, Wheaton, Ill.
Copyeditor: Questions Couples Ask Behind Closed Doors.

Mosby Yearbook, Chicago, Ill.
Proofreader: Yearbook of Digestive Diseases, Bone.

Bowker, New Providence, N.J.
Copyeditor, proofreader: Magazines for Libraries.

Calibre Press, Northbrook, Ill.
Proofreader: Survival Selections catalog, Street Survival 㥩 workbook, Web pages.

Marquis Who's Who, New Providence, N.J.
Editor, writer: biographical sketches for all titles, including Who’s Who in America.

Capital Cleaning Services, Chicago, Ill.
Writer, editor, designer: Capital In the News quarterly newsletter.

U.S. Office Products, Rosemont, Ill.
Writer, editor, designer: USOP News newsletter.

Baer Design, Evanston, Ill.
Proofreader, copyeditor, writer: newsletters, brochures, Web sites, annual reports.

Work History: Staff Positions 1987 — 1992

Marquis Who’s Who

Data editor: Responsible for writing and updating in-house data.
Publications manager: Responsible for editorial quality control and timely processing
of data for three titles, from the receipt of data through book close activities.
Operations manager: Supervised an in-house staff of lower-level managers and editors,
as well as a freelance support staff. Implemented various quality assurance procedures
to ensure accurate data and reduce post-production composition expense.
Consultant: Worked in New Jersey office after transfer of company from Skokie. Active in
all areas of book production for eleven reference titles, including training of staff, proofing
camera-ready pages and quality reports, as well as supervision of mailing deadlines, scheduling,
and maintaining editorial quality.