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EDITING, PROOFREADING, AND DESIGN EXPERIENCE

 

Managing Editor, Dec. 2008 to present

Associate Editor, April 2007 to Dec. 2008

Assistant Editor, July 2006 to April 2007

Editorial Assistant, June 2005 to July 2006

Special Publications Department, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE), Atlanta, GA

  • Edit and proofread technical writing (numerous books and ANSI-approved standards, 6 peer-reviewed research journal issues, and 2 peer-reviewed meeting presentation volumes each year) for clarity, grammar, consistency, and ASHRAE style conformity
  • Design page layouts, logos, flyers, and book cover concepts

Freelance Editor and Proofreader, June 2000 to present

Atlanta, GA
(Full list of clients available upon request.)

  • Edit manuscripts for consistency, organization, style, effectiveness, flow, and MLA, APA, or Chicago style conformity
  • Proofread manuscripts for spelling, grammar, punctuation, typography, and paragraph formatting
  • Types of manuscripts include: dissertations, research papers, journal articles, resumes, nonfiction and fiction short stories, novellas, plays, horror novels, a psychological thriller, a fantasy novel, website text, promotional brochures, press releases, children’s picture books, young adult novels, and a grief management/praise manuscript

Editorial and Production Assistant, June 2004 to Sept. 2004

Assistant Editor, Sept. 2004 to June 2005

Studies in the Literary Imagination (biannual scholarly journal), Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

  • Edited manuscripts for consistency, organization, style, flow, and MLA style conformity
  • Proofread manuscripts for spelling, grammar, punctuation, typography, and paragraph formatting

Associate Editor, Sept. 2003 to June 2005

Eudora Welty Newsletter (biannual scholarly newsletter), Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

  • Edited manuscripts for consistency, organization, effectiveness, flow, and MLA style conformity
  • Proofread manuscripts for spelling, grammar, punctuation, typography, and paragraph formatting
  • Designed Winter 2005 issue and assisted in designing layouts for 2 previous issues

Editorial Intern, Jan. 2004 to April 2004

Peachtree Publishers, Ltd., Atlanta, GA

  • Evaluated picture book and young adult manuscripts for publication, documented personal responses when required, and proofread final typeset proofs and bluelines for spelling, grammar, punctuation, typography, and paragraph formatting

Writing Tutor, Sept. 2002 to April 2003 

Center for Writing and Research, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

  • Tutored students from diverse backgrounds in Edited American English in a one-on-one environment
  • Assisted doctoral candidate with dissertation and essays for research funding weekly for 4 months

Photography Editor, 1999

Assistant Editor, 1998

Poetry Editor, 1997

Publicity Editor, 1996

The Aonian (annual literary magazine), Hendrix College, Conway, AR

  • Evaluated prose, poetry, and artwork submitted by peers
  • Proofread text for 4 magazines and assisted in designing layouts for 3 magazines

Editor, May 1996 to Sept. 1998

The Troubadour (yearbook), Hendrix College, Conway, AR

  • Wrote and edited text
  • Proofread all text for 2 200-page yearbooks for grammar, punctuation, spelling, and typography
  • Designed page layouts and shot and selected photographs for publication 

COMPUTER SKILLS

Type 71 words per minute

Adobe Framemaker, Adobe Pagemaker, InDesign, Quark

Photoshop

Adobe Acrobat Professional

EDUCATION

OTHER EXPERIENCE

 

Photographer, Atlanta, GA, 1993 to present (www.cindysheffieldmichaels.com)

  • Have exhibited in 9 juried shows, 10 solo shows, and more than 30 group shows and have been published in 1  online and 5 print literary magazines and 2 CD jackets 
  • BassUp! photographer, Sept. 2007, Oct. 2006, Sept. 2005, Oct. 2004; Eudora Welty Newsletter’s official photographer for the dedication of John S. Bayne’s Eudora Welty collection to the Georgia State University Library’s Rare Books Collection, April 13, 2004
  • Member of Atlanta Photography Exhibit, Atlanta, GA, Feb. 2009 to present; member of Women's Caucus for Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, July 2007 to present; member of Women in Focus, Atlanta, GA, Oct. 2005 to present (Co-Treasurer, 2007; Treasurer, 2008); member of Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA, June 2005 to Aug. 2009; member of ART Station, Stone Mountain, GA, July 2008 to Aug. 2009; member of Atlanta Artist's Center, Atlanta, GA, April 2007 to Dec. 2007; award-winning member of Atlanta Photographic Society, Decatur, GA, Feb. 2002 to Dec. 2007 (Vice President and Program Coordinator, 2006)

 

 

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