Nina Sandlin

Online operations manager at American Medical News

Greater Chicago Area

Current
Past
  • Production team at American Medical News
  • Technical writer, editor and Russian translator (Sole Proprietorship)
  • Research and technical editing at Center for Neighborhood Technology
Education
  • University of Illinois at Springfield
Connections
73 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.


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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