Operational Quality Assurance (oqa) Resume
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SUMMARY:
Creative and innovative collaborator with two decades of experience in K - 12 educational publishing, adult learning, and pediatric literacy intervention. Proven ability in non-profit management, community outreach, and stakeholder engagement.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
- Communications (multi media)
- Curriculum Development
- Digital Content Development
- Editing
- Educational Outreach
- Environmental Policy Analysis
- Health Policy Analysis
- Program Coordination
- Public Speaking
- Publishing, Print & Digital
- Research
- Science Education (STEM)
- Strategic Planning
- Writing for All Audience
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential
Operational Quality Assurance (OQA)
Responsibilities:
- Wrote and edited internal and external communications, print and digital
- Maintained documents on SharePoint.
- Collaborated with partner departments to develop and distribute communication resources.
- Conducted editorial reviews, including contractual and regulatory compliance checks.
- Analyzed the company's web pages for reader accessibility.
- Conducted cross-market analysis of competitors' PHI forms and member web pages regarding privacy.
- Drafted new, user-friendly, reader-accessible web copy and forms regarding HIPAA and Privacy Rules.
- Developed or rewrote investigations and data analysis labs.
Confidential, MA
Digital Content Writer & Editor, Math & Science
Responsibilities:
- Developed guidelines based on Universal Learning Design for describing K-12 math items.
- Mentored content editors new to science and math writing.
- Contributed to writing guidelines for describing English/Language Arts (ELA) and science items.
- Wrote and edited science assessment items and managed metadata for online test bank database.
- Developed middle school Common Core math program incorporating cross-curricular science activities aligned to next generation science standards (NGSS).
- Wrote and edited cross-curricular math ancillaries for middle school science programs.
- Provided market review, market analysis, and quality assessment of competitors' textbooks.
- Created prototype chapters on biodiversity and water resources.
- Wrote chapters on U.S. and international environmental policies.
Confidential
Senior Development Editor
Responsibilities:
- Collaborated with sales to target and facilitate school districts transitioning to Next Generation Science Standards.
- Doubled the distribution of free, gently-used books in clinic waiting rooms.
- Introduced innovative financing to provide steady stream of free Spanish-language books to families.
- Revitalized morale, recruited new staff, revamped volunteer training/retention program.
- Revised database to integrate new competency-based evaluations and assessment outcomes, and doubled enrollment of adult learners.
Confidential, Worcester, MA
Development Editor & Writer
Responsibilities:
- Brought a project running three months behind schedule to deadline within six months and under budget.
- Introduced new unit features on environmental and ecological issues.
- Facilitated 1997 Summer Institute for middle school science teachers.
- Received Houghton Mifflin Strategic Achievement Reward.
