OBJECTIVE: To build my client’s brand and profitability through my writing and editing skills

SKILLS
o    Extensive print and online production, writing and editing experience
o    Creative thinker, expressive writer and adaptable with styles and language 
o    Skilled in graphics, layout and video production
o    Efficient turnaround on all projects
o    Excellent proofreading and editing skills; AP & MLA style
o    Computer: Photoshop, InDesign, Microsoft Office Suite, HTML proficiency

EMPLOYMENT
2008-Present    Owner – The Proofessional: Proofreading, Editing & Writing Service
o    Proofread and edit corporate documents
          o  Newsletters, press releases, Web, academic journals, technical manuals, etc.
o    Freelance copywriting for marketing companies.
          o  YMCA, Bright House, Performance Press, ABBY Construction, Inga Ellzey Practice Group,
              UMA Solar, Dynasty Gallery & Gifts, Avista Journal, CFE Credit Union, etc.

2007-Present    Owner – Smart Fella Press & Smart Fella Marketing
o    Own and operate small publishing company
o    Publish The Buzz, a weekly, all local publication
o    Oversee writing, graphics, layout, printing and marketing for self-published books
o    Publisher of The Bored Barista

2006-2007         Publisher/Managing Editor – Town Hall Crier Magazine, Herc Publishing
o    Co-owned local magazine focusing on history, growth and community, circ. 30,000
o    Developed ads, advertorials, interviews, humor pieces and photo displays
o    Managed and edited freelance writers, graphic and layout artists and photographers
o    Developed area readership and built advertising base

2003-2006         Online Producer/Editor – OrlandoCityBeat.com, OrlandoSentinel.com
o    Wrote and edited online articles and reviews for EPpy award winning Tribune sites
o    Developed graphics, blogs, creative packages and niche channels for Websites
o    Managed event and venue databases
o    Wrote and edited weekly support newspaper and online newsletter
o    Grassroots niche marketed to 18-30 demographic

1993-2004         English Teacher – Valencia C.C., CMMS, & Fifth’s English School
o    Instructed composition, grammar, ESL and creative writing classes
o    Developed curriculum and support infrastructure for ESL and English Departments
o    Performed teacher-training seminars for high-school teachers

2000                   Editor – Harcourt
o    Edited and wrote for 4th grade teacher’s textbooks and readers
o    Developed blurbs, quizzes, lessons and games for support text
o    Selected accompanying literature and wrote appropriate lesson plans

EDUCATION
1990    BA, English                      University of Florida
2000    MA, English, Literature    University of Central Florida