SUMMARY
Outstanding teaching, writing, editing, translating, and research skills. Excellent project management skills. Fluent German and
Portuguese, some Russian, French, and Spanish. Excellent interpersonal and administrative abilities.
WORK EXPERIENCE
MONTPELIER BRIDGE NEWSPAPER
•••••/••••• to present
*ADVERTISING SALES REP. Sales and marketing. Writing sales sheets and promotional materials. Ad copywriting. Customer service. Working with
graphic artists.
FREELANCE EDITOR AND TRANSLATOR
1/••••• to present
Edit academic and trade books, and medical and technical journals.
ENHANCED DESIGNS
9/••••• to 1/•••••
*FREELANCE COPYWRITER. Write website copy for clients of web •••••
6/••••• to 1/•••••
*FREELANCE WRITER. Research and write articles on subjects in the arts, sciences, humanities, and social sciences for online encyclopedia. Some
HTML coding.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
CAPITAL CITY PRESS
Barre, VT, •••••/••••• to 7/•••••
Editorial Services
4/••••• to 7/•••••
*TECHNICAL WRITER/TRAINER. Created and tested user documentation for proprietary editing software. Worked closely with software developers
and users. Recruited and trained freelance editors.
*MANUSCRIPT EDITOR. Copyedit technical and medical journals. Coordinate work flow with freelance editors, typesetters, and proofreaders. Create and update journal style books and procedures manuals. Knowledge of
SGML coding and both paper and disk editing procedures. Style guides used include CMS, CBE, AMA, and APA. Journals include:
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Cellular Signalling
Journal of Biotechnology Advances
*PRODUCTION EDITOR. Project management, liaison with authors, publishers, and editors. Coordinate, recruit, and train freelance
copyeditors. Journals include:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Studies in Applied Mathematics
Composition Services
•••••/••••• to 4/•••••
*PROOFREADER. Proofreader for printer of international scientific, academic, and professional journals. Journals from Elsevier Science, Cell Press, and many others.
INNER TRADITIONS INTERNATIONAL
Rochester, VT, 7/••••• to present
*Freelance Translator/Reviewer. Translate (German to English) books on natural and herbal medicine. Also write reviews on books from German, Swiss, and Austrian publishers for potential publication in the U.S.
(See Publications List below )
BUSINESS LANGUAGE CENTER
Vienna, Austria, 2/••••• to 9/••••• and 3/••••• to •••••/•••••
UNIVERSITY of GRAZ INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE CENTER
Graz, Austria, 7/••••• to 9/•••••
*EFL (English as a Foreign Language) TEACHER/SEMINAR LEADER. All areas and levels of business English, including Insurance, Finance,
Marketing, and Sales. Developed and presented seminars for such clients as UNYSIS, 3M, IBM, Coca Cola, and SONY.
*EDITOR/ WRITER of TRATTNERHOF TRATSCH, a bimonthly English-language newsletter (circulation •••••). Responsible for all areas of writing, editing and production. Assigned freelance articles, and supervised circulation staff.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION for MIGRATION
Vienna, Austria, •••••/••••• to 1/•••••
*ESL (English as a Second Language) TEACHER, Neuhaus, Lower Austria. Taught intensive, residential •••••week English courses for U.S•••••bound, Eastern European refugees. Designed and implemented evening program consisting of employment and housing workshops, intensive language practice, and cultural orientation sessions. Coordinated and led teacher-training workshops.
*SITE SUPERVISOR/CULTURAL ORIENTATION INSTRUCTOR, Maria Schutz, Lower
Austria. Supervised instructors and support staff. Served as liaison between students and site management.
BORDERS BOOKSHOP
Ann Arbor, MI, 1/••••• to •••••/•••••
*BOOKSELLER. Sales, customer service, special orders, newspaper coordinator.
MERRIL LYNCH, PIERCE FENNER and SMITH
Boston, MA, 3/••••• to 8/•••••
*OPERATIONS SPECIALIST for Regional Operations Center.
PUBLICATIONS (as translator, German to English):
Miracle Medicines of the Rainforest, Dr. Thomas David, Healing Arts Press, •••••
Advanced Aromatherapy, Kurt Schnaubelt, PhD, Healing Arts Press, •••••
Advanced Bach Flower Therapy, Dr. Gotz Blome, Healing Arts Press, •••••
EDUCATION
Vermont College of Norwich University: History (Latin American and
European), Literature and Writing (•••••, B.A.) (Thesis: The Literature of Conquest, Exploration and Travel)
University of Oregon: English/Russian (•••••)
Bennington College: Literature/Theater (•••••)
Bennington College Writer’s Workshop: Fiction Writing with Nicholas Delbanco and Fredrick Busch (Summer, •••••)
Numerous teacher-training seminars in Austria.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Freelance Translator:
The Johnson Company, Montpelier, VT, ••••• Translated (Portuguese to English) marketing material and business correspondence for environmental consulting/engineering firm.
International Council of Shopping Centers, NY, NY, ••••• Translated and proofread (English to Portuguese) marketing and educational
material.
Freelance translator, teacher, editor, musician and guitar instructor. Vienna, Austria, Boston, MA and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Editor. Edited NADIR, a literary journal, ••••• (volunteer).
Advertising sales. New York Press Association, Albany, NY (1/••••• to
3/•••••, temporary position).
OTHER SKILLS
Fluent German and Portuguese. Some Russian, French and Spanish.
Excellent verbal and written skills. WordPerfect (DOS and Windows), AMIPRO, WORD for Windows (several versions), HTML, BBEdit.
INTERESTS
Literature, linguistics and languages, educational theory, investments and financial markets, gardening, hiking, bicycling, writing and performing music, fiction and nonfiction writing, travel, Latin America, Brazilian language, music and culture.
