Résumé
Dorota Skrzypek
Telephone Number: 310.386.3988
Email Address: dorotas333@gmail.com
Summary
- Expert writing, editing, and design skills.
- Excellent computer software skills.
- Professional, organized, and creative project manager.
Academics and Skills
- Computer: Comfortable in both PC/Mac environments. Proficient with all Microsoft Office Suite programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Standard (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat 8 Professional), and Final Draft.
- Languages: English, Polish, German, French.
- University of California, Los Angeles: Screenwriting I, Screenwriting II; 2001.
- Southern Illinois University: Bachelor of Science in Management – Magna cum Laude; graduated June, 2000.
Work History
A.O.H. Concept Publishing (April 2006 to present) – Freelance Commercial Writer
- Copyediting, Copywriting, and Design: Technical reports, proposals, contracts, presentations, books (fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels), web content, press releases, press kits, biographies, brochures, newsletters, and blogs.
- Idea Conceptualization: creative development, working with artists, designers, editors, and business managers.
- Research: Industry, demographic, socioeconomic, market, publishing, and legal.
- Production Management: pre-press, press check, printing and binding.
- Business development: focusing approach and setting milestones, business plan writing, editing, and design.
- Report Evaluation: reviewing reports and studies for technical and legal variances.
C&S Engineers, Inc. (April 2002-March 2006) – Consultant
- Project Management: over-seeing scope, budget, and schedule, writing technical reports, master planning and financial analysis, presenting data and recommendations to clients.
- Research: commercial service and general aviation airports, airlines, air transportations consumers, environmental, and legal.
- Marketing and Business Development: proposals (response to RFPs/RFQs), vision paper, and scoping presentations for commercial and general aviation airports.
Landrum&Brown (October 1999-November 2001) - Analyst
- Project Co-ordination: writing and editing technical reports, analysis of various air transportation data, report production oversight, and public meeting information boards.
- Research: air transportation market trends, commercial service airports, commercial airlines (passenger and cargo), and airspace.