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Qualifications
  • accurate. THOROUGH. always on deadline.
  • Extensive experience with embedded indexing in Microsoft Word and Adobe InDesign as well as standalone indexing from PDFs, hard copy, or HTML files. Self-motivated team player who thrives under deadline pressure and meets challenges of fast-paced environments with minimal supervision. Manages multiple projects accurately and efficiently. Excellent writing and proofreading skills and meticulous attention to detail.

  • areas of expertise
  • Indexing print and digital media
  • Editing text for clarity and consistency
  • Chicago Manual of Style
  • Six Sigma Yellow Belt
  • Background in teaching/education
  • MS Office Suite, Adobe InDesign, HTML and basic web design,
  • TECHNICAL SKills
  • MS Office Suite
  • Adobe InDesign
  • QuarkXPress
  • SKY Index
  • Experience with database management systems
  • TECHNICAL SKills
  • MS Office Suite
  • Adobe InDesign
  • QuarkXPress
  • SKY Index
  • Experience with database management systems
Relevant Experience
  • MS Office Suite, Adobe InDesign, HTML and basic web design, accurate.
  • THOROUGH.
  • always on deadline.
  • Extensive experience with embedded indexing in Microsoft Word and Adobe InDesign as well as standalone indexing from PDFs, hard copy, or HTML files.
  • Self-motivated team player who thrives under deadline pressure and meets challenges of fast-paced environments with minimal supervision.
  • Manages multiple projects accurately and efficiently.
  • Excellent writing and proofreading skills and meticulous attention to detail.
  • areas of expertise Indexing print and digital media Editing text for clarity and consistency Chicago Manual of Style Six Sigma Yellow Belt Background in teaching/education.
Experience
Company NameCity, StateIndexer01/1996 to 01/2016
  • Created print and digital indexes for 35-43 books each year, specializing in computer technology, business, finance, and science content.
  • Edited completed indexes for structure, clarity, and consistency.
  • Supported multiple imprints, including Addison-Wesley Professional, Cisco Press, FT Press, IBM Press, Pearson Business, Prentice Hall Professional, Que, Sams, and Wharton School Publishing.
  • Wrote indexes for numerous top-performing titles, such as Upgrading and Repairing PCs, the best-selling PC hardware book of all time, and My iPad, the #1 selling iPad book for five years running.
  • Managed and prioritized 6-10 assignments concurrently while exceeding Days in Production performance goals by an average of 5 days.
  • Implemented new workflows for XML-based composition, digital-first publications, and ebook indexes.
  • Collaborated with freelancers, compositors, and editors to troubleshoot indexing problems, including corrupted indexing codes, file format errors, and macro errors.
  • Saved team 40+ hours of work every year by utilizing corporate social media, Neo, to collaborate with a remote Pearson VBA specialist to develop an editorial Word macro.
Company NameCity, StateIndexer01/1996 to 01/2016
  • Created print and digital indexes for 35-43 books each year, specializing in computer technology, business, finance, and science content.
  • Edited completed indexes for structure, clarity, and consistency.
  • Supported multiple imprints, including Addison-Wesley Professional, Cisco Press, FT Press, IBM Press, Pearson Business, Prentice Hall Professional, Que, Sams, and Wharton School Publishing.
  • Wrote indexes for numerous top-performing titles, such as Upgrading and Repairing PCs, the best-selling PC hardware book of all time, and My iPad, the #1 selling iPad book for five years running.
  • Managed and prioritized 6-10 assignments concurrently while exceeding Days in Production performance goals by an average of 5 days.
  • Implemented new workflows for XML-based composition, digital-first publications, and ebook indexes.
  • Collaborated with freelancers, compositors, and editors to troubleshoot indexing problems, including corrupted indexing codes, file format errors, and macro errors.
  • Saved team 40+ hours of work every year by utilizing corporate social media, Neo, to collaborate with a remote Pearson VBA specialist to develop an editorial Word macro.
Proofreader01/1994 to 01/1996
Proofreader01/1994 to 01/1996
Education
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other LanguagesWright State University Kettering Adult School and Wright State University, City, State
Bachelor of Arts (B.A:English LinguisticsEastern Michigan University, City, StateEnglish Linguistics
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other LanguagesWright State University Kettering Adult School and Wright State University, City, State
Bachelor of Arts (B.A:English LinguisticsEastern Michigan University, City, StateEnglish Linguistics
Affiliations
Member, American Society for Indexing (ASI)
Skills
attention to detail, basic, book, Chicago Manual of Style, Cisco, content, database management, editorial, Editing, English, XML, fast, finance, HTML, IBM, Adobe InDesign, Indexing, MS Office Suite, Word, Microsoft Word, PC hardware, Press, proofreading, publications, QuarkXPress, Repairing, selling, Self-motivated, Six Sigma, supervision, Teaching, team player, troubleshoot, Upgrading, VBA, web design, composition
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School Attended

  • Wright State University Kettering Adult School and Wright State University
  • Eastern Michigan University

Job Titles Held:

  • Indexer
  • Proofreader

Degrees

  • Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A : English Linguistics
    Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A : English Linguistics

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