Chuck Toporek

Current

• Senior Acquisitions Editor, Addison-Wesley at Pearson Education

Past

• Executive Editor, Adobe Press at Peachpit Press/Pearson Education, Inc.
• Editor at Galileo Press, Inc./SAP PRESS
• Senior Editor at O'Reilly Media, Inc.

• Managing Editor at SPIE
• Communications Manager at NABS West
• Research Editor at JEMS Publishing (Journal of Emergency Medical Services)
• Advertising Assistant at San Diego Home/Garden Magazine
• YN2 at USS Hewitt/United States Navy

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Chuck Toporek’s Summary

I've worked on print and online magazines, and have been editing technical books since 1999. In 2001, I managed O'Reilly's list of Macintosh books (non-Missing Manual titles) for users, developers, and system administrators.

Currently working for Addison-Wesley/Pearson Education as a Senior Acquisitions Editor. Key topic areas include Mac Development (Cocoa frameworks and Tools), and Adobe Development (Flex, AIR, ActionScript).

Chuck Toporek’s Specialties:

Provide full-range of editorial services including author acquisition, proposal review and development, contract negotiations, developmental editing, rewriting text as necessary, as well as authoring books and articles for online and print magazines.

Chuck Toporek’s Experience

• Senior Acquisitions Editor, Addison-Wesley

  Pearson Education

  (Publishing industry)

  2007 — Present (1 year)

  Topic areas include Mac development (Cocoa frameworks, Xcode, iPhone development), and Adobe development (Flex, AIR, ActionScript).

• Executive Editor, Adobe Press

  Peachpit Press/Pearson Education, Inc.

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

  February 2008 — April 2008 (3 months)

  Partnership manager with Adobe Systems, Inc. for the Adobe Press books published by Peachpit Press.

• Editor

  Galileo Press, Inc./SAP PRESS

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  November 2006 — March 2007 (5 months)

  Acquisition and development of books on SAP, focusing on HCM, SCM, and CRM.

• Senior Editor

  O'Reilly Media, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

  February 1997 — October 2006 (9 years 9 months)

  Responsible for acquiring and editing books on Apple technologies, including Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, and their related applications and services. Emphasis on consumer, prosumer, and system administrator topics.
  
  In addition to editing titles for O'Reilly, I have also authored three Mac books, including "Mac OS X in a Nutshell" (coauthor), "Mac OS X Pocket Guide" (author), "Inside .Mac" (author), all targeted at Mac users.

• Managing Editor

  SPIE

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

  March 1993 — February 1997 (4 years)

  Managing editor in the communication and information services department of an international technical society. Duties include: Art direction for cover designs and internal content of technical symposia programs, copywriting, editing and proofreading, management of product content and style, and project and print production management. Coordination of projects with internal and freelance graphic artists to ensure they are produced on time and on or below budget. Oversee conceptual product development, storyboarding, design, and layout of technical symposia programs, newsletters, and direct marketing collateral. Responsible for obtaining photographs, electronic images, and copyright approval from various government agencies, stock photography houses, corporations, and private resources.

• Communications Manager

  NABS West

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

  December 1990 — March 1993 (2 years 4 months)

  Copywriter, editor, and desktop designer for Tabs on NABS, a quarterly newsletter with a circulation of 2,000. Reported to the Board of Directors as it pertained to proposed and upcoming fundraising events. Functional duties included: writing, distribution, and follow-up of press releases; media and public relations; securing event sponsors; and set-up and maintenance of the NABS West database. Coordinated all fundraising events, ranging from comedy lunches to costume balls. Prepared budgets and financial statements for events, and managed financial matters. Liaison with the head office in Toronto as the sole employee for NABS West.

• Research Editor

  JEMS Publishing (Journal of Emergency Medical Services)

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

  October 1988 — December 1989 (1 year 3 months)

  Research Director for Medical 911/Emergency Care Information Resource Center (ECIC). Responsible for research and preparation of quarterly updates for the Medical 911 information resource service. Copy writing for collateral direct marketing materials, letters, and press releases. Catalogued and wrote abstracts for over 400 technical reports related to emergency medical services. Managed ECICs research library and provided reprints of reports to subscribers on request. Prepared quarterly schedule of product updates and marketing proposals. Provided directory listings for cross-publication in JEMS and Rescue magazines, and the Journal of Prehospital Disaster Medicine. Communicated with various local, state, and federal agencies to gather information for reports and articles. Compiled and tabulated JEMS' biannual readership survey.

• Advertising Assistant

  San Diego Home/Garden Magazine

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

  October 1987 — October 1988 (1 year 1 month)

  Grunt of all trades. Fresh out of the Navy and this was my first real job in publishing. I did everything from pull tear sheets for production, strip copy, cut ruby, and fulfill the needs and wants of the advertising department. Thought about going into sales, but figured I'd stick with editorial, and since I'm not much of a gardener, I started looking elsewhere. Learned a lot about magazine production here, too. Good experience, dedicated staff, but there's little pay when you're a grunt.

• YN2

  USS Hewitt/United States Navy

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

  September 1983 — September 1987 (4 years 1 month)

  Join the Navy. See the world. Do cool things. Yeah! While classified as a Yeoman, I was cross-trained in legal, and was the Ship's Legal Clerk, responsible for things like non-judicial punishments and prepping cases for Courts Martial. Because of my duties, I had a Secret/ENT-NAC security clearance, and was also a member of the ship's security force and worked pilot rescue on the flight deck. On a small ship, you have to wear many hats.

Additional Information

Chuck Toporek’s Interests:

Mountain biking, hiking, skiing, reading (mostly science and technology, but some fiction as well), writing, and lately, lots of gardening.

Chuck Toporek’s Groups:

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•    Apple Professional
•    US Navy Veterans
•    CocoaHeads
•    Cocoa Touch - iPhone Technology Users Group
•    Digital Publishing Network

Chuck Toporek’s Honors:

Honor graduate, Naval Justice School (Newport, RI, 1985).
Navy Achievement Medal (1986)
Navy Good Conduct Medal (1987)