Editor at Ascend Media
Greater Philadelphia Area
Editor at Ascend Media
Greater Philadelphia Area
Medical Editor with 10 years of science, technical, and medical (STM) publishing experience. Expertise in managing all aspects of clinical journal publication.
(Public Company; INTC; Semiconductors industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)
May 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)
(Publishing industry)
2008 — 2009 (1 year )
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
February 2004 — May 2005 (1 year 4 months)
Handled day-to-day operations on Surgical Rounds and Cardiology review. Responsibilities included:
• Preparing new manuscripts for peer review, including corresponding with authors, data entry, generating review sheets, and drafting decision letters.
• Writing news and new product profiles.
• Collaborating with production and sales teams to develop an imposition for each issue.
• Worked on Continuing Medical Education (CME) questions, including assigning a writer, obtaining conflict of interest forms, proofreading, and assessing layout.
• Trained staff in preparing new manuscripts for peer review, formatting articles, and handling day-to-day operations, such as processing invoices, ordering supplies, and maintaining filing system.
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
February 2001 — May 2005 (4 years 4 months)
Handled day-to-day operations on Surgical Rounds and Cardiology Review, including managing peer-review process, editing, writing, proofreading, and corresponding with authors.
(Publishing industry)
2001 — 2004 (3 years )
(Publishing industry)
1998 — 2001 (3 years )
(Public Company; Publishing industry)
September 1998 — September 1999 (1 year 1 month)
Assisted Production Editors where needed, including reading proofs, sending out advance copies, and ordering supplies.
BA , English and German , 1994 — 1998