Resume

Qualifications

  • More than 30 years of experience in language polishing and substantive editing of thousands of scientific journal articles written by authors for whom English is a second language (ESL); edited articles have been submitted to 250+ peer-reviewed journals
  • Certified as an Editor in the Life Sciences (ELS) by the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences
  • Extensive experience in copyediting scholarly and trade book-length manuscripts (>70) in the sciences and social sciences, as well as how-to handicraft books
  • Excellent command of grammar, punctuation, usage, and editorial style
  • Extensive knowledge of The ACS Style Guide, Scientific Style and Format, The Chicago Manual of Style, and AMA Manual of Style; familiarity with Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
  • Expertise in editing and coding electronic manuscripts in Microsoft Word, creating custom templates, and writing Word macros to automate repetitive tasks
  • Experience in editing tables, illustrations, and a wide variety of bibliographic sources, from books and journals to archival material and government publications
  • Undergraduate training in chemistry and biochemistry, including 2 years of undergraduate research; postgraduate training in synthetic organic chemistry

Background

  • Certification: Editor in the Life Sciences, 2011
  • Nine editing and proofreading courses, including medical editing, 1989–2002: New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies; Editorial Freelancers Association;  and University of California Extension, Berkeley
  • M.S., Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1987
    Worked on approaches to the synthesis of a potential HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
  • B.S., Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1985
    Worked on the synthesis of small-molecule neurotoxins and opioid receptor probes
  • Research Scientist, Sandoz Crop Protection Corporation, Palo Alto, Calif., 1989–1991
    Worked on the synthesis of novel pesticide candidates
  • Research Chemist, Dow Chemical Company, Walnut Creek, Calif., 1987–1989
    Worked on synthetic studies directed toward the development of a novel insecticide based on a natural product lead

Publications

  • Jacobson A.R.; Coffin, S.H.; Shearson, C.M.; Sayre L.M. β,β’-Iminodipropionitrile (IDPN) Neurotoxicity: A Mechanistic Hypothesis for Toxic Activation. Mol. Toxicol. 1987, 1, 17–34.
  • Monaco, S.; Wongmongkolrit, T.; Shearson, C.M.; Patton, A.; Schaetzle, B.; Autilio-Gambetti, L.; Gambetti, P.; Sayre, L.M. Giant Axonopathy Characterized by Intermediate Location of Axonal Enlargements and Acceleration of Neurofilament Transport. Brain Res. 1990, 519, 73–81.
  • Sayre, L.M.; Shearson, C.M.; Wongmongkolrit, T.; Medori, R.; Gambetti, P. Structural Basis of γ-Diketone Neurotoxicity: Non-Neurotoxicity of 3,3-Dimethyl-2,5-hexanedione, a γ-Diketone Incapable of Pyrrole Formation. Tox. Appl. Pharm. 1986, 84, 36–44.
  • Shearson, C.M. Approaches to the Synthesis of a Potential Inhibitor of 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase. M.S. Thesis, University of California, Berkeley, 1987.

Other Employment

  • Administrative assistant/business manager, Downing Film Center, Newburgh, NY, 2015–2019: Responsible for membership program, sponsorship program, advertising and press releases, document preparation, box office database and reports, email correspondence, website redesign and maintenance, weekly email news blast, and social media accounts

Volunteer Work

    • Exam development committee, Board of Editors in the Life Sciences, 2014–2017: Wrote and evaluated new questions for certification exam, evaluated and revised existing questions
    • Website upgrade and maintenance, Edgar A. Mearns Bird Club, Orange County, NY, 2016–present; club secretary, 2018–2019
    • Website creation and maintenance, Rawdon Cottages, Geneva-on-the-Lake, OH, 2018–present
    • Membership coordinator, Downing Film Center, Newburgh, NY, 2012–2015: Maintained membership database, handled correspondence with members
    • Marketing committee, Cornwall Community Cooperative, Cornwall, NY, 2009–2010: Wrote biweekly email marketing blasts, maintained email list, edited and wrote website content
    • Million Mom March (Mercer County, NJ), 2000: Compiled and maintained database of potential donors for the Mercer County chapter, wrote materials, and conducted mailing campaign in preparation for the May 2000 march on Washington DC