My education and experience in research and project management in the pharmaceutical industry gives me a wide range of technical and business expertise to draw from. As an author, I am also proficient with fiction. Contact me for all your needs!
My educational background is a B.S. (summa cum laude) and an M.S. in organic chemistry from The Ohio State University. I spent eleven years working in the pharmaceutical industry as a chemist and a project manager. I am certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute. In my various roles in the pharmaceutical industry, I had experience writing and proofreading technical reports, business communications, and detailed technical instructions. I have taken a professional proofreading course and have passed multiple proofreading and editing exams.
I am also an unpublished novelist and a member of Romance Writers of America. I participate in a critique group with fellow authors. As a lifelong, avid reader of many kinds of fiction, I am comfortable proofreading and copyediting in multiple genres. I have taken courses in romance, mystery, fiction, and memoir writing.
2005-present. Freelance proofreader/editor, author, project management consultant
2002-2005. Project manager in research division of pharmaceutical company
1994-2002. Medicinal chemist and process chemist in research division of pharmaceutical company
Types of documents edited: Theses/dissertations, journal articles, technical reports, safe practices, current best approach documents, technical instructions, project management coursework, project management business documents, status reports, web site content, fiction manuscripts
Computer experience
MS Word, MS Powerpoint, Adobe Acrobat, MS Office, MS Works, MS Excel, MS Visio, MS Project, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox