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SHEILA HILPERTSHAUSER Contact Details Overview Name Sheila Hilpertshauser E-mail shilpert40@yahoo.com Web Site - Location 62 White Birch Lane Bethlehem Connecticut 06751 USA Telephone - Mobile - Fax - Document Production and Publishing Editing Proofreading Research Web Site Content Development Services Experience Skills Microsoft Office Microsoft Word Typing (72 wpm) Windows 2000, ME, XP operating systems Teaching, organizing and working independently Proofreading, writing and research Familiar with XML, SGML, HTML and editing software such as Epic and XMetal I am extremely well-versed in the English language. Since I was little, I was always ahead in reading skills, and in writing. As I grew older, I excelled in my English courses and was an overall good student. Because of my interest in the English language, I decided to major in English Literature at the University of Connecticut in which I received my BA. After college, I happened upon a position in a publishing company (Scholastic, Inc., formerly Grolier, Inc.) and ended up working there for 17 years working in production editing and electronic publishing. I lost my position with the company due to downsizing. I am now available 7 days a week for freelance work. 2005: Substitute Teacher Connecticut Regional School District #14 For elementary school level, handled lesson plans for absent teacher to maintain class consistency in learning and behavior. Required a general knowledge of all subject matter and the ability to understand young children while handling a range of classroom situations. 2000 - 2005: Senior Product Development Specialist Scholastic, Inc. Went into a pre-existing Access database to find URLs and to test them in an actual browser to see if they were dead or not. If dead, searched the Internet to find out if they existed under a differing URL. Marked database records accordingly. Opened XML and SGML files in Epic editing software and proofed them. Opened SGML files in XMetal editing software and proofed them. Engineers gave me scripts to follow from which I typed in commands into an Epsilon window to run programs that would place text and photos into a web environment. I accessed browsers to test articles in our online encyclopedia products to find engineering and editorial errors and to report them to the engineers and editors respectively to fix. Made sure all my weekly, bi-weekly, monthly and quarterly deadlines were met. Trained new employees on processes and led teams during production cycles to meet deadlines for product development. 1993-2000: Product Development Specialist Grolier, Inc. Performed editing, copy editing and proofreading tasks. Opened SGML files in Author/Editor editing software to test and fix linked words that would link to other articles. Opened HTML files in Epsilon windows to check and fix links to other parts of text, articles, or websites. Opened FilemakerPro databases to type in record numbers to link pictures to articles or vice versa. Helped testing department by testing all aspects of new products on a variety of browser platforms and operating systems. Typed bugs into a FilemakerPro database. 1988-1993: Production Editor Grolier, Inc. Maintained logging records that tracked when page proofs, galleys, blues and transparencies were in-house or out-of-house. If they were in-house, also logged where they were within the department; ie with editors, artists, photo research etc. and at what stage in the production flow. Made sure that all deadlines in the production process were met. Promoted in 1989 from Editorial Assistant. 1988: Manufacturing Production Assistant Grolier, Inc. Assisted managers with workflow. Maintained inventory in warehouses and tracked book shipments. Worked closely with printers, binderies and color separators. Fees Negotiable