Education

Experience

Pearson Education, Custom Publishing Division, Boston, MA
Project Manage, May 2008-present

• Created and modified PDFs and Quark Xpress files for content and layout
• Formatted and reviewed documents to ensure adherence to in-house style guides
• Performed preflight and troubleshooting to prepare digital documents for press

Harlequin Enterprises Ltd., Internet & Digital Group, Toronto, ON, Canada
Digital Production Coordinator, October 2007-April 2008

• Organized ebook metadata using Microsoft Excel
• Wrote copy for digital products including ebook bundles and audiobook scripts
• Assisted in creation and upkeep of product tie-in blogs

Pearson Education, Custom Publishing Division, Boston, MA
Project Coordinator, March-August 2007

• Managed high volume of projects during summer textbook rush
• Created and modified PDFs and Quark Xpress files for content and layout
• Trained new production assistant in desktop publishing software and procedures

Production Assistant, April-December 2006

• Formatted pages in Quark Xpress, Adobe Acrobat, and Xerox Freeflow scanning software
• Handled high volume of projects during summer and fall textbook rushes

Providence Phoenix, Providence, RI, USA
Graphic Artist, July-August 2005

• Created ads for the Arts, News, Adult and Classified sections in Quark Xpress
• Designed and modified images in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

Production Intern, May-July 2005

• Created ads for the Arts and News sections in Quark Xpress
• Scanned and retouched photographs and illustrations with Adobe Photoshop

Snell Library Peer Tutoring Center, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Peer Tutor, CRLA Level 2 Certified, October 2004-May 2007

• Tutored undergraduate students in linguistics, psychology, and math classes
• Promoted effective reading, study, and test-taking strategies

Computer Skills

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/XP, MacOS 8/9/X, DOS, Linux GNOME

Software: Quark XPress; Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat with Pitstop & Quite Imposing plugins; Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Visio; some experience with audiovisual software including Soundforge, Flash, Adobe Premiere, and Windows Movie Maker

Webdesign: HTML with Cascading Style Sheets; FTP via client or command line interface

Programming: Some Perl/PHP and Scheme