Nina Sandlin

Online operations manager at American Medical News

Greater Chicago Area

Current
Past
  • Production team at American Medical News
  • Research and technical editing at Center for Neighborhood Technology
  • Technical writer, editor and Russian translator (Sole Proprietorship)
Education
  • University of Illinois at Springfield
Connections
75 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Nina Sandlin’s Summary

I manage the online presence of American Medical News, a weekly newspaper for physicians published by the American Medical Association with a print circulation over 200,000. Responsibilities include web development, content management, system integration, project management, SEO, standards compliance/validation.

Nina Sandlin’s Specialties:

Perl, HTML, CSS, XML, RSS, JavaScript, Unix shell scripting, batch utilities, VB scripts, Analog, Ultraseek.


Nina Sandlin’s Experience

  • Online operations manager

    American Medical News

    (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    1999Present (10 years )

    Responsible for all aspects of AMNews online presence -- development, operation and maintenance of the Web site and all electronic products, and data integrity of content.

  • Associate in Zoology

    The Field Museum

    (Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)

    1998Present (11 years )

    Arthropod collection maintenance and improvement, specimen identification and taxonomics, with special interest in nearctic Linyphiidae. Associate status as of 2002.

  • AMNews Internet specialist

    American Medical Association

    (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    1988Present (21 years )

    The AMA publishes American Medical News, as well as JAMA and other journals. Although one and the same as the position above, the corporate-facing side of my work takes me outside AMNews to team with AMA colleagues in Internet Services, IT and Publishing Operations.

  • Production team

    American Medical News

    (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)

    19881999 (11 years )

    I was part of the paper's small, fast-paced production operation, and increasingly served as Internet resource to the department.

  • Research and technical editing

    Center for Neighborhood Technology

    (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    19901993 (3 years )

    Research, data analysis, and reports on materials flow in the economy and other topics on a consulting basis.

  • Technical writer, editor and Russian translator

    Sole Proprietorship

    (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)

    19801993 (13 years )

    Technical writing and decision-support research, primarily in consulting and the public sector. Russian-language interpretation and services.


Nina Sandlin’s Education

  • University of Illinois at Springfield

    MA , History, minor in Statistics , 19751978

    (at the time known as Sangamon State University). CLEPed in to SSU and did my masters thesis on public works under Illinois Gov. Edward Coles (1823-26) while doing policy analysis for the State of Illiniois.


Additional Information

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Nina Sandlin’s Interests:

Perl, web development, Internet, online news, SEO, content management, Chicago, industrial design, Russian language, Chinese language

Nina Sandlin’s Groups:

  •    Linked n Chicago
  •    FOLIO: MediaPRO -- Magazine & eMedia Publishing Professionals

Nina Sandlin’s Contact Settings

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