Amirh Bahati

Past

• Typesetter & Proofreader at Bowne
• Member of Training & Development Team at RR Donnelley
• EDGAR Operator, Typesetter, and Proofreader at RR Donnelley

• Proofreader at Merrill Corporation
• Adjunct Instructor at Queens College
• Proofreader and Typesetter at RR Donnelley

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Education

• Columbia University in the City of New York
• New School University

Connections

10 connections

Industry

Printing

Websites

• My Blog
• My Website

Amirh Bahati’s Summary

In addtion, I have experience in customer service and in office operations as a former administrative assistant.

Amirh Bahati’s Specialties:

Microsoft Word and Power Point
HTML
Conversions
Instruction
Editing
Proofreading
Writing
Tutoring in English composition and rhetoric
Ghostwriting
Published fiction and poetry in literary magazines

Amirh Bahati’s Experience

• Typesetter & Proofreader

  Bowne

  (Public Company; BNE; Printing industry)

  July 2002 — April 2008 (5 years 10 months)

  Typeset and proofread from new client copy and alterations
  Converted word-processing to ASCII (EDGAR 1) and HTML (EDGAR 2) for submission to the Securities Exchange Commission and publication on the internet.
  Tight deadlines
  Team effort
  Multi-tasking

• Member of Training & Development Team

  RR Donnelley

  (Public Company; RRD; Printing industry)

  October 2001 — February 2002 (5 months)

  Training and Organizational Department. Temporary relocation to Donnelley’s site in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, after September 11, 2001.
  As a member of the documentation team, wrote, edited and supported the production of end-user documentation for Donnelley’s proprietary document management and typesetting system.
  Collaborated with manager and team members for the testing of the new system.
  Implemented changes when needed.

• EDGAR Operator, Typesetter, and Proofreader

  RR Donnelley

  (Public Company; RRD; Printing industry)

  January 1998 — September 2001 (3 years 9 months)

  EDGAR: Produced typeset and ASCII documents (new set and conversions) and submitted required client filings to the Securities Exchange Commission
  Typesetter: Worked closely with the customer service and proofreading departments
  Proofreader: Marked up and read financial documents against client-supplied typeset and EDGAR copy using standard proofreading marks
  Performed quality checks
  Tight deadlines
  Team effort
  Multi-tasking

• Proofreader

  Merrill Corporation

  (Privately Held; Printing industry)

  July 1996 — November 1997 (1 year 5 months)

  Proofread financial documents against client-supplied copy.
  Performed and oversaw quality checks on pre-print projects.

• Adjunct Instructor

  Queens College

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  1990 — 1993 (3 years )

  Also included are The College of Mount St. Vincent and Manhattan College
  Taught English composition: all levels and modes of, rhetoric and research protocol
  Creative writing: Initiated and oversaw the writing for and production of a student fiction publication.

• Proofreader and Typesetter

  RR Donnelley

  (Public Company; RRD; Printing industry)

  August 1988 — June 1990 (1 year 11 months)

Amirh Bahati’s Education

• Columbia University in the City of New York

  MFA , Writing and Literary Translation , 1982 — 1984

  Activities and Societies:

  Editor of literary journal, formerly Columbia, a Magazine of Poetry & Prose

• New School University

  BA , Liberal Arts with concentration in writing , 1977 — 1981

Additional Information

Amirh Bahati’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Website

Amirh Bahati’s Interests:

Reading, writing, guitar study, animal welfare and humane education, calligraphy, photography, music.

Amirh Bahati’s Groups:

ASPCA Volunteer, IWWG (International Women Writers Guild)

•    Google Group
•    Columbia University Alumni Network
•    Creative Professionals for Animal Welfare (creativePAW)
•    Writers International
•    Novelists Networking Group
•    Writer's Cafe'

Amirh Bahati’s Honors:

Fellowship: Claire Woolrich Creative Writing. Fellowship.Fellowship: Columbia University & Warner Communications in conjunction with the Lincoln Center Council for the Arts.
Indiana Review Fiction Competition: First Place.

Amirh Bahati’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• getting back in touch