copy editor – proofreader

Work History

Graphic Audio
Writer/Adaptor 8/08 – 5/18
• Adapting novels into scripts for audio books, editing and abridging text.

World Cinema Paradise
Writer/Critic/Film Historian 1/14– present
• Writing articles about film history, reviewing DVD releases of classic films.

EEI Communications
Copy Editor/Proofreader 9/10 – 11/13
• Copy editing and proofreading documents, articles, and publications for government and private industry clients.

Grammarians, Inc
Copy Editor/Proofreader 4/07 – 8/09
• Copy editing and proofreading documents, articles, and publications for government and private industry clients.

Diversified Reporting Services, Inc. Washington, D.C. 6/05 – 10/06 Proofreader/Editor
• Proofread, edit, and reformat witness interviews for the SEC
• Create disc, and condensed and hard copies

The Washington Examiner, Washington, D.C. 2/05 – 12/08
Drama Critic
• Writing reviews of local theatrical productions and DVD releases of movies and television shows.

Library Associates, Rockville, MD 10/04 – 12/04
Library Technician
• Contract assignment updating and/or creating new holdings and item records in Library of Congress ILS – Voyager system for books to be transferred to Fort Meade, MD.

Stanley Associates, Inc., Alexandria, VA 10/03 - 9/04
Project Manager
• Contract assignment managing loose-leaf filing project to update textbooks for law library at Library of Congress, supervising work of other filers, prioritizing and assigning daily workload

Sleepwalker Productions, Silver Spring, MD 3/03 - 8/03
Production Assistant
• Providing assistance to the producer of a locally produced feature film, aiding the technical crew, set builders and craft services in a variety of duties during filming
• Acting as extra on camera.

InfoCurrent, Washington, D.C. 11/98 - 11/02
Account Manager/Library Services
• Outside contractor assigned to libraries at various client law firms
• Filing updated pages in legal textbooks, ordering missing pages and updates
• Assist in training new employees and QC their work.

Freelance Assignment 3/98 – 10/98
Editor/Researcher
• Researching and compiling references and endnotes for a textbook written by the Chairman of Communications and Performing Arts at the Takoma Park Campus of Montgomery College.

Education

Montgomery College, Rockville Campus; Liberal Arts & Drama                                                                                     9/73 to 6/76

Cover Letter

I have over twenty years of experience as a writer, copy editor, and proofreader. In addition, I have more than a decade's worth of experience doing research and fact checking on-line.

Examples of my writing can be found at the World Cinema Paradise website (http://worldcinemaparadise.com/).

Doug Krentzlin