Bookworm / word nerd / creative collaborator
My editorial experience includes two decades in editing and writing. As a word nerd and bookworm by heart, I love studying discourse ecologies and helping writers of all types. I'm currently an honored writing instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with award-winning research publications in disaster communication and writing program administration (I am a former certified adjunct writing professor and researcher for Portland State University). I am also currently a technical writer for Resource Data, Inc., a copyeditor for the Simons Foundation, and a senior writer/editor at Cogitate Editing. I've ghostwritten books, edited many others, written/edited grants and business proposals, and served as a technical writer and business analyst.
History
Bookworm, word nerd, and creative/editorial midwife to discourse communities:
- University writing instruction, including syllabi in E100, E201, WR115, WR121, WR227, WR327, WR460, and WR560, with experience in writing centers and as a writing instructor with Smarthinking / Pearson.
- Book publishing (managing editor for a Simons and Schuster imprint and small literary journal)
- Nonprofits (grant writing and procurement, RFQ/RFA documentation, for a science foundation in New York)
- State government agencies (user research and business analysis for Oregon Metro and other regional governments, and state government agencies such as Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Geospatial Enterprise Office, and Oregon Geographic Information Council.
Competencies
Project Management |
Editorial |
Instruction |
Analysis |
Generally follow Project Management Institute |
Managing editorial for document workflows |
Composition and rhetorical genre studies |
Network theory focused on genre tracing and localization |
Project Management Book Of Knowledge (PMBOK) |
Content development editing and ghostwriting |
Technical and professional communication |
Working with/interviewing subject matter experts |
Document management and other workflow oversight |
Information design and readership analysis |
Editing, graphic design, and other semiotic formats |
User experience (UX) research and design |
Business analysis, financial modeling, strategic planning |
Style guides and best standards and editorial practices |
Portland State University and Smarthinking / Pearson |
Usability testing, quality assurance, quality control |
Client and customer collaboration tools |
Chicago Manual, AP, MLA, APA, IEEE, AMA, and others |
Certificate of Innovation in College Teaching |
Web design, analytics, and ebook design/conversion |
Tools / Software
- Ebook: Fixed, unfixed & dynamic: IDML to EPUB, MOBI, AZK w/ Azardi, Pagina, eCanCrusher
- Code: XML (DITA, EasyDITA, XLIFF, MadCap Flare), HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python
- Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Flash
- Microsoft Office: VBA, macros, add-ins, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio
- Google Suite: Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites, Analytics
- Other desktop publishing software: Quark, LaTeX, Pages, WordPerfect, Scrivener
- Learning management systems: mostly D2L, some Blackboard and Google Classroom
- Content management systems: WordPress, Drupal, Tumblr, Dreamweaver
- Digital marketing management systems: HubSpot, Hootsuite, and Ow.ly
- Collaboration management systems: Zoom, MS Teams, Slack, Discord, Google Hangouts
Talking points
Teaching and project assistant, adjunct professor, writer, editor, document specialist, managing editor. Collaborated alongside a range of professionals from all walks of life in the public, private, and government sectors.