·        Writer   free-lance    2002-present
     I wrote two 40-page books–The Mexican War and Francisco Coronado– in The Child’s World’s Proud Heritage-Hispanic Library series (2003).    

·        Developmental Editor/Photo Researcher     free-lance   1999 - present

I currently edit manuscripts for major publishers as well as individual authors. In 2002 I was project editor for three children’s library book series: Artist Biographies (Enslow, 2002), Internet Library (Enslow, 2003), and Proud Heritage-Hispanic Library (The Child’s World, 2003). The latter involved obtaining a total of 160 photographs for the 8 books in the series.   

·        Acquisitions Editor   Carol Publishing Group     1996 - 1999      Secaucus, N.J.

I acquired and edited 16 hardcover and trade paperback titles per year (some heavily illustrated) on a variety of nonfiction subjects.  I negotiated all contracts, presented my books at sales conferences, and wrote catalog and book jacket copy.  I also developed numerous ideas for books and found authors to write them.

 ·        Production Editor    Carol Publishing Group    1994 - 1996     Secaucus, N.J.

I oversaw design, art, copyediting, proofreading, indexing, and blues, and did developmental editing and line-editing on problem manuscripts. 

 ·        Project Editor     Navta Associates      1993 - 1994       Montclair, N.J.

I edited and supervised copyediting, proofreading, and design for manuscripts commissioned by educational publishers in the natural sciences and medicine.  

 ·        Copyeditor    free-lance   1988 - 1993

I copyedited fiction and nonfiction trade books for prominent publishers, including HarperCollins, Viking, Workman, and The Millbrook Press.

·        Associate Editor  Platt’s Oilgram News (McGraw-Hill)  1984 - 1987   New York
I edited, reported, and wrote for this daily business newsletter covering the world oil industry.

·        Senior Editor    MidEast Report     1983 - 1984    New York
I edited, reported, and wrote for this newsletter on economics and politics in the Middle East.