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RESEARCH ADMINISTRATOR
Summary
Creative communications expert and editor with over 12 years of publishing, project management and supervisory experience who finds innovative ways to develop, distill, and distribute information.
Core Qualifications

Independent courses in HTML and XML


Background in the sciences through Anatomy classes pre-professional program in medicine. Proficient in Windows XP, 7, and 8, Windows SharePoint 2013, Adobe Acrobat X Professional, and Mac OS X; strong verbal and written communication skills; and sound knowledge of publishing profession, the American Medical Association Manual of Style, and Chicago Manual of Style.
Professional Experience
Research Administrator
 Malaysian Industrial Development Authority
  • Ministry of Trade & Industry's agency for the promotion of trade Promoted and marketed Malaysia to companies in the Midwest US to acquire foreign direct investment in manufacturing and service industry.
  • Organized mailing campaigns, investment seminars, and aided in feasibility studies for both US-based and Malaysian-based companies.
  • Conducted research and assisted in creation of macroeconomic and social profiles of states and US-based companies for feasibility studies for Malaysian companies and vice-versa.
McGraw-Hill Wright Group
  • Leading provider of successful, creative, and flexible solutions for teachers & students) Content Editor Responsible for the content creation and editing of assessment handbooks and online assessment management system to accompany core mathematical books for grade 4-8.
  • Worked with Editorial Director to develop and execute project guidelines, product design, and functionalities of product to meet expected end-user experience.
  • Managed and coordinated with multiple parties (internal and external) to create guidelines, develop design, ideas, features, and system usability.
  • Set up and managed review process to ensure content accuracy, guidelines, and specifications are met.
  • Present test and final product at sales, marketing, and editorial roundtable sessions.
  • McGraw-Hill Higher Education (Leading provider of print & electronic materials serving the collegiate instruction markets) Developmental Editor Developed two series (19 books total), min of 7 single technology-related titles ranging from XML to HTML, and all accompanying ancillaries (3 per book) per year.
  • Sourced, hired, and managed authors for all ancillaries.
  • Negotiated and hired ghost authors for 2 books with extremely challenging coauthors to meet publication deadline.
  • Spearheaded and negotiated reduced rates for supplement creations for the entire group with an offshore vendor with a savings of 50%.
  • Spearheaded team efforts and negotiated reduced licensing fees and turnaround time (from 4 weeks to 3 days) for all test banks and certification for series and books.
  • Managed all review processes for all assigned titles.
  • Demonstrate and present books' features and ancillaries to potential professors at colleges.
Marketing Executive
 DAO HENG BANK
  • Dao Heng Bank Group Ltd is one of Hong Kong's leading financial institutions Marketed private banking services to high net-worth individuals.
  • Advised clients and managed clients' investment portfolios to ensure clients' funds grow in tandem with their visions and needs.
Sr Developmental Editor
January 2007 to Current American Medical Association
  • Largest physician association in the US & publisher of JAMA & Archives Journal Developed 13-15 titles a year on medical and healthcare-related issues.
  • Position included developmental editing; creating panel of expert reviewers in the field; managing schedule, budgets, and hiring freelancers for titles; writing marketing copy for books; advising on sales, marketing, and design issues; training internal staff on electronic proofing and using Adobe Acrobat to mark up pages, and using SharePoint for file sharing and collaboration; and providing customer and technical support for titles and all related multimedia ancillaries.
  • Titles cover physician practices, medical coding and billing, anatomical (Netter's Anatomical Atlas for CPT Surgical Codes), impairment evaluation (Guides Impairment Calculator, Fifth Edition, Transition to Guides Sixth), HIPAA, medical and legal issues, leadership and governance, and CPT coding (CPT codebooks, CPT Changes, CPT Assistant newsletter).
Education and Training
Bachelor of International Studies : Political Economy DePaul University Political Economy
MA : International Studies Political Economy International Studies Political Economy
Candidate for Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
Skills
Adobe Acrobat, agency, banking, billing, book, budgets, Calculator, Chicago Manual of Style, content, content creation, CPT coding, CPT, clients, Dao, product design, editorial, editing, Editor, feasibility studies, features, financial, funds, ghost, hiring, HTML, instruction, leadership, legal, Mac OS, Director, managing, mark, marketing, marketing copy, materials, publisher, Windows, Windows XP, multimedia, newsletter, processes, coding, promotion, proofing, publication, research, sales, seminars, sound, tandem, technical support, written communication skills, XML
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Malaysian Industrial Development Authority
  • McGraw-Hill Wright Group
  • DAO HENG BANK
  • American Medical Association

School Attended

  • DePaul University

Job Titles Held:

  • Research Administrator
  • Marketing Executive
  • Sr Developmental Editor

Degrees

  • Bachelor of International Studies : Political Economy
    MA : International Studies Political Economy
    Candidate for Certified Professional Coder (CPC)

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