Resume for Lori Cavanaugh
Education
Rosemont College - Rosemont, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts in English cum laude, May 1999
Rosemont College Honor’s Society, 1995-1999
USDA Graduate College - Correspondence Course
Basic Indexing Certification, October 2001
Professional Experience
Cavanaugh Editorial Services / Self-Employed (December 1998 to Present)
Freelance Copyeditor and Proofreader
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Responsible for the copyediting and proofreading
of major academic, reference, and social science books and journals,
including those with displayed mathematics and complex legal, medical,
and scientific terminology. |
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Experience with various types of subject matter and genres, including
Arts and Humanities, Behavioral Sciences, Biosciences, Education, Engineering,
Law, Mathematics, and Medicine. |
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Thorough knowledge of Chicago Manual of Style (CMS), Modern
Language Association (MLA), American Psychological Association (APA), American
Medical Association (AMA), and various house styles. |
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Proficient in the understanding of various styles of page layout, including
those with detailed figures, tables, and legal and scientific extracts. |
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Correspond with in-house editors regarding matters of style and format. |
LexisNexis Legal Publishing / Reed Elsevier (April 2001 to June 2002)
Charlottesville, Virginia (434) 972-7600
Coordinating Editor
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Responsible for copyediting and proofreading of legal
texts, including company’s largest client, the Los Angeles County
Municipal Code. |
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Created and maintained back-of-the-book indexes for legal
code books and other legal texts. |
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Performed electronic publishing functions for texts using
Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Word. |
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Coordinated the publication of projects from the receipt of manuscript-style
ordinances to final shipment of code to the customer. |
The Oryx Press (July 1999 to October 2000)
Phoenix, Arizona (602) 265-2651
Editorial Assistant
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Performed copyediting and proofreading
for major reference books following the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS). |
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Developed the content of books
through photo research and fact checking using the internet and other
computer and media-related technology. |
Taylor and Francis Group (May 1997 to December 1998)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (215) 625-8900
Production Assistant
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Fulfilled all editing duties,
adhering to the American Psychological Association (APA) style manual,
for twelve monthly social science journals. |
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Responsible for copyediting,
proofreading, and production coordination for major social science texts. |
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