Managed formatting, proofreading, QA and delivery process of health questionnaire, case report form (CRF) and subject completion booklet (SCB) translations in over 40 languages for pharmaceutical industry research studies. Managed staff of 3.5 and 500 off site translators, working with western and eastern European, North and South American, Asian, Indian, and African languages, attaining extensive knowledge of scientific health questionnaire translation process and cognitive testing as well as practical font and localization issues. Acted as principal contact for formatting projects and QA for clients, typically managing 5-10 projects at a time, an average of 5 languages per project (1 minimum, 45 maximum). Published in the American Translatorsí Association (ATA) Chronicle and presented twice at ATA conferences.

Drafted executive summaries of health questionnaire translation and linguistic validation process for pharmaceutical industry clients to present to regulatory authorities (FDA and ethics committees). Attained extensive experience synthesizing and summarizing large quantities of information concerning a complex scientific translation process, created and consistently improved executive summary templates.

Coordinated weekly health seminar series, edited and proofread health research articles for journal submission, managed office accounting system and day to day office activities.

Edited and proofread encoded text of a variety of literature intended for internet publication. Attained substantial knowledge of digital text encoding ñ XML, SGML, HTML.

Taught English composition and creative writing at the university level.
Designed courses, led discussions of reading assignments and student writing, solved student issues as they arose.

Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing

BA, English Literature and Spanish