Sandra Ridpath
http://www.e-editing.org
sridpath@e-editing.org
sridpath@comcast.net
Employment Objective: Copy Editor/Proofreader/Writing Coach/Tutor
Relevant Skills
Copy edit and proofread electronic and print materials (i.e., Web-based instructional training materials, electronic marketing copy, Web sites, brochures, posters, cards, biographies, marketing proposals, and executive summaries) for corporate, pharmaceutical, human resource, real estate, and management clients; copy edit academic and CV materials; instructed writing, literature speaking/listening, and research; wrote and presented academic faculty-training materials, facilitated faculty-team building, and performed faculty training; purchased and administered government sub-contracts
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office 2003: Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint; Acrobat 8
Partial Client List:
E-learning:
- Performance Development Group
Pharmaceutical marketing firms:
- Dorland Global
- Cadient
- Vox Medica
- Razorfish
Corporate:
Education:
Additional Graduate Education:
Thirty credit hours: Drexel University (9); Neumann College (6); Gratz (9); Widener (6)
Graduate Education:
Widener University, Chester, PA 19013
Major: Education, Secondary English
Degree: Master of Education
Undergraduate Education:
Widener University, Chester, PA 19013
Major: English
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Employment History:
Independent Editing Contractor
Copyediting and proofreading electronic e-learning modules, marketing materials, Web sites (specializing in pharmaceutical), corporate documents, instructional and educational materials, academic papers
English Teacher (Pennsylvania Instructional I, Secondary English)
William Penn School District, Administration Building, Green Avenue Annex, 100 Green Avenue, Lansdowne, PA 19050-2095
Duties: Taught writing and literature
Committees/Other: Penn Wood East Writing Lab Consultant, 2000-2001; Professional Education Committee, 2001—2004; curriculum writing, 2005—2006
Director, General Education
Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19103-5198
Duties: Directed General Education and Skills Enhancement Departments (staff: 27 faculty, students: 2000, skills enhancement director and lab); developed outcome-based curricula; scheduled general education and skills enhancement classes; developed faculty in-service training; performed faculty observations and yearly performance reviews; served on curriculum review and academic affairs committees as well as the general education exit competencies steering commit for the Art Institutes system-wide initiative; and participated in Middle-States curriculum development initiative
Coadjutant English Instructor
Delaware CountyCommunity College, Media, PA19063
Duties: Instructed students in English grammar, composition, literature, and research styles (Modern Language Association and American Psychological Association)
1993 nominee for the Gould Excellence in Teaching Award
English Lecturer
Penn State University, Media, PA 19063
Duties: Instructed students in writing and research
Graduate Assistant, Computerized WritingCenter
Widener University Writing Center, Chester, PA 19013
Duties: Assisted director of writing center, instructed students in Microsoft Word, graded student essays holistically, completed independent study in writing center administration and theory, instructed students one on one to facilitate grammar, development, editing, and oral presentation skills, MLA and APA research styles, assisted in manuscript preparation of Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association (MAWCA) proceedings, and presented in 1990, an academic paper (see publications) for MAWCA
Senior Buyer: Government Subcontract Administration, Computerized Purchasing System
Boeing Helicopters, P.O. Box 16858, Philadelphia, PA 19142
Duties: Solicited proprietary and non-proprietary bids for hydraulic aircraft components; selected sources; monitored price increases and negotiated final contract price and terms; completed all requisite government and in-house contract forms; coordinated contract with engineering, manufacturing, legal, and finance; maintained drawings and drawing change documentation; managed contract until completion
Presentations/Publications
“The Use of Computers in the Tutoring Process: Overcoming Communication Obstacles Between the Tutor and ESL Student.” Presented at Mid Atlantic Writing Centers Conference, April, 1990 (Published in Writing Lab Newsletter, 1991)
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