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James Barnett
Copy
Editor and Proofreader
I'm
experienced in working using Chicago and AP styles, as well as
in-house style guides. I've marked up printed manuscripts and
am well-versed in editing electronically in Word, Acrobat Pro,
web-based content management systems, page-layout programs, and
image- and vector-based art programs.
Publishing
Experience
Console
Games Managing Editor, Brighthub.com
April 2008–present
Recruit writers and assign, develop, edit, and write articles
about console video games (DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360, Wii) for
Bright
Hub, a technical expert-network website.
Copy
Editor
2001–present
Copy edited over 2,000 technical and consumer articles for multiple
O'Reilly Network sites, as
well as books for Hal Leonard
Publishing and Pogue
Press and software reviews for Bright
Hub. Contributed heavily to in-house style guides for O'Reilly
and Bright Hub.
Book
Credits
Copy Editor
Screen
World 2007 Film Annual
by John Willis and Barry Monush (Applause, 2008)
Seats:
New York
by Jodé Susan Millman (Limelight, 2008)
Home
Studio Clinic: A Musician's Guide to Professional Recording
by Emile Menasché (Hal Leonard, 2007)
Roadwork:
Rock & Roll Turned Inside Out
by Tom Wright (Hal Leonard, 2007)
How
to Have Your Hit Song Published
by Jay Warner (Hal Leonard, 2006)
Creating
Web Sites: The Missing Manual
by Matthew MacDonald (Pogue Press/O'Reilly, 2005)
Quicken
2006 for Starters: The Missing Manual
by Bonnie Biafore (Pogue Press/O'Reilly, 2005)
Proofreader
The
Guitar Player Repair Guide, 3rd Edition
by Dan Erlewine (Backbeat Books, 2007)
Sibelius:
A Comprehensive Guide
by Thomas Rudolph and Vincent Leonard (Hal Leonard, 2007)
The
Wall of Fame: New York City's Legendary Manny's Music
by Holly Goldrich Schoenfeld and Henry Goldrich (Hal Leonard,
2007)
Get
Media Airplay
by Rick Davis (Hal Leonard, 2006)
Author/Co-Author
The
Official Palace Tour Guide
with Dan Gray (Ventana Press, 1997)
Guide
to Netscape Navigator (Ziff-Davis Press, 1996)
"Virtual Communities: ECHO," The
Internet Unleashed, 2nd Edition (Sams, 1995)
Articles in Details, Web Week, and Swing
magazines and The Village Voice.
Technical
Editor
The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Shopping
by Preston Gralla (Macmillan, 1998)
The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Investing
by Douglas Gerlach (Macmillan, 1998)
BlackBerry
in a Snap
by Michael Morrison (Sams, 2005)
Graphic
Artist
1989–1995
New York, NY and London, England
Performed print production and layout tasks for a variety of clients,
including Elle, Bridal Guide, and ACE magazines;
TBWA/Chiat/Day, Frankfurt Balkind, and Pentagram ad agencies;
Elektra Entertainment; and Phaidon Press publishers.
Other
Experience
UI
Architect, CarStation.com
2000
San Francisco, CA
Worked with subject-matter experts to determine desired functionality
in harmony with business workflows, including interviews with
end users. Collaborated on functionality-specification documents
and created site maps and page wireframes for live site, prototypes,
and training materials.
Information
Architect, iXL
1999–2000
New York, NY
Worked with clients and in-house staff to create Web-based business
solutions for clients including Sony WebTV and Digital Satellite
Systems groups, the Chase CMFS group, and The American Booksellers
Association.
Professional
Artist
2001–present
San
Francisco, CA and Scottsdale, AZ
As painter and printmaker, have been involved in multiple
solo and group shows. Have sold over 1,000 works in the U.S.,
Canada, and Germany, primarily over the internet.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art/Graphic Design, June 1990
Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY.
References
Available upon request.
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