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CAITLIN H BURKE: WRITING, EDITING, AND WEB PRODUCTION
SKILLS
- Writing for consumer and user audiences
- Editing for print and Web
- Creating Web pages from designer comps
- HTML/XML markup, CSS (style sheets)
- JavaScript, PHP, and Perl integration
TOOLS
- Windows, Macintosh, and Unix user environments
- MS Office applications
- FrameMaker, InDesign, Publisher
- Photoshop, BBEdit, Acrobat
- Chicago Manual of Style, AP Stylebook, AMA Manual of Style
EXPERIENCE
Editor and Writer
6/96 to present
Writer, editor, and Web producer. Subject-matter expertise in medicine, high technology, and sports and fitness. Expert contacts in medicine, sports, and fitness.
Clients: Giant Creative/Strategy LLC, , Genetic Alliance, PXE International, Genomic Health, Genentech, Island Dermatology, Eileen Carry, Women In Action, Extreme Connection, Center for Reconstructive Urology, Suite101, Mountain Sports International, GearGoddess.com, Timely Data Resources, Computer Curriculum Corporation. See Selected Projects for details.
GearGoddess, San Francisco, CA
Web Production Lead, 7/00 to 12/00
- Performed monthly update of the GearGoddess Web site
- HTML/XML markup, integrating JavaScript, and updating style sheets
- Implemented a site redesign and database-driven features
- Created documentation for site-update procedures
- Pitched and created an internal Web site
- Specified and sourced a bug-tracking database
RateXchange, San Francisco, CA
Manager of Marketing Communications, 10/99 to 2/00
- Drafted press releases
- Assembled and distributed weekly newsletter
- Edited and updated marketing areas of Web site
- Coordinated design and production services with agencies and print shops
Sperling Sampson West, San Francisco, CA
Editor, 5/98 to 7/99
- Factchecking, substantive editing, copyediting, and proofreading
- Edited Web sites, print advertisements, education pieces, annual and quarterly reports, and scientific monographs
Frost & Sullivan, Mountain View, CA
Senior Editor and Assistant Managing Custom Editor, 5/97 to 11/97
- Coordinated all phases of production of custom reports
- Managed a staff of three copyeditors
- Documented procedures and assisted in training copyeditors
- Met an average of 25 ship dates per month
- Monitored and improved the efficiency of custom production
Lead Custom Editor, 6/96 to 4/97
- Copyedited and managed production of custom reports
- Met an average of 15 ship dates per month
Copyeditor, 11/95 to 5/96
- Copyedited marketing reports
- Averaged 1300 pages per month (quota of 1050 pages per month)
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Program Coordinator, 10/92 to 6/95
- Attended weekly Biochemical Genetics clinic and kept utilization statistics
- Pursued insurance appeals and provided basic patient education
- Assisted in quarterly and annual state and federal reporting
Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Research Associate and Patient Care Coordinator, 6/91 to 12/92
- Provided basic patient education and assisted in planning educational material
- Pursued insurance appeals
- Assembled the procedure manual for an NIH-funded research study
- Monitored clinical outcome measurements and the research budget
From 1985 through June 1991, I held medical secretarial positions of increasing responsibility.
MEMBERSHIPS
American Medical Writers Association
Media Alliance
CONFERENCES
American Medical Writers Association, May 2, 2004
Northern California Chapter Meeting, Speaker
American Medical Writers Association, March 24-26, 2003
Asilomar Conference
American Medical Writers Association, October 30 to November 1, 2002
San Diego, CA (Annual Meeting)
American Medical Writers Association, March 17-20, 2002
Asilomar Conference
American Medical Writers Association, October 24-27, 2001
Norfolk, VA (Annual Meeting)
WEB2001, September 4-8, 2001
San Francisco, CA
American Medical Writers Association, August 4, 2001
Bellevue, WA (Northwest Chapter)
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Web manager for American Medical Writers Association, Northern California Chapter. Publish updates to the site and provide support for users.
Director for San Francisco Women on the Web. Recruit and manage events and web volunteers; propose and manage development.
Maintenance of Women In Action Web site.
2003-2004 newsletter editor (an officer position) for American Medical Writers Association, Northern California Chapter. Collected articles for and published the quarterly Chapter newsletter.
2002-2004 Coffee Klatch planner and host for San Francisco Women on the Web. Coffee Klatches are small, informal gatherings for networking and conversation, held monthly at cafes in San Francisco.
Volunteer at WEB2001, September 4-8, 2001.
Crew member on the Alaska AIDS Vaccine Ride, August 20-26, 2001.
EDUCATION
American Medical Writers Association
Core Curriculum Certificate (Multidisciplinary)
Writing about Health and Medicine for Consumer Publications, March 2003
Writing and Copyediting Multimedia, March 2003
Scope of Medical Communications, March 2003
Biomedical Journalism: From Choosing a Topic to Crafting the Final Piece, October 2002
Theory of Learning Styles, October 2002
Statistics for Medical Writers and Editors, October 2001
Writing and Designing Materials for Patient Education, October 2001
Improving Comprehension, August 2001
University of California Berkeley Extension
Progress in the Technical Communications program
Principles of Information Architecture, August 1998
Introduction to Technical Writing, April 1998
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
B.A. with Distinction (Proficiency: French), Comparative Literature, 1990
Additional coursework from 1991 through 1993 in chemistry, physics, health services (part of the MPH curriculum), and Spanish
Updated May 2004.