1707 Dynasty Dr.
Glenn Heights, TX 75154
972.274.9239
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LUPE ORTIZ

Experience		
Freelance Project Manager, Translator, Copy Editor 
Dallas, Texas (Present)
Project management, translation, copy editing, and proofreading of texts, ancillaries, forms, publicity and web site text, layouts, and mechanicals. Latest clients: Prentice Hall, Harcourt Brace, Voyager Expanded Learning, Association of Mechanical Engineers.

Voyager Expanded Learning Dallas, Texas
Bilingual Editor/Translator (1998-2000)
Responsible for electronic and hard copy line editing, rewriting, copy editing, and proofreading of English and Spanish K-8 programs with a specialty in Reading, Gifted and Talented, and multidisciplinary curriculums. Wrote style guides for assigned curriculums. Maintained production schedules and budgets. Contracted freelance translators, editors, proofreaders, and graphic artists as needed. 

Editorial Services Dallas, Texas
Copy Editor, Proofreader
(1994-1998)
Copy edited manuscript and proofs for major educational publishers: Houghton Mifflin, Little & Brown, McGraw-Hill, Harcourt. Corrected art manuscript, prepared art logs, and sized art for artists/typesetters.

Harcourt Brace College Publishers Fort Worth, Texas
Project Editor II (1991-1994)
Managed five to eight foreign language titles a publishing cycle. Copy edited laser proofs, repro, and bluelines. Created design memos. Kept daily and long-term production schedules. Screened and hired freelance editors. Responsible for monitoring freelance and vendor performance. Supervised and distributed work to associate editors.

The Psychological Corporation San Antonio, Texas
Production Editor (1987-1991)
Wrote, edited, and proofed test items for company's first Spanish language assessment test. Copy edited national standardized tests as well as the TAAS. Ran readability tests. Specialty editing in Reading, Math, and Language for grades Pre-K through 12.

Education
Purdue University, Indiana
B.A. 1982, Spanish, International Studies.
Valparaiso University, Indiana
1977-1980, Business Administration; Presidential Scholarship Recipient; Indiana State Scholarship Recipient.

Computer Skills 
Microsoft Word 2000 (PC/Mac), Windows ME, Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Internet Explorer.