Ratings

Excellent
21 January 2008: Committed, dependable, flexible and talented writer/editor with strong technical skills

Excellent
20 January 2008: Krystyna managed the project excellently. She was very focused on getting the job done, creating a schedule and monitoring progress.

CV

EDITORIAL, DESIGN AND PRODUCTION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Sub-contractor with Consulting Services Limited, at the Development Directorate within the Training & Development Agency for Schools (TDA): Duties: web lead, interfacing between the MarComms team and the TDA public website management; creating content for the website, and serving on the IC Board; project managing a DVD on targeted youth support (Every Child Matters); writing regular articles on change management methods for the TDA Newsletter; and editing team copy. Other Government agencies worked for: QCA. Also writer/editor (case studies) eComms Dept for International Development, London

Bid writer: recent experience includes a high-profile public sector contract for Bupa, with case studies, and assistance for Telereal.

Newspapers and magazines: Writing, sub-editing/layout subbing and editing for eg News Ltd; New Scientist magazine; Sunday Times colour magazine; Thomson Business Publishing; and Trinity Mirror Southern (award-winning Croydon Advertiser). At Thomson Business Publishing I edited, wrote and commissioned for, a full-colour b2b magazine (circulation 100,000), while also chief subediting across several professional titles, such as Today's Life Science. Other responsibilities: Quality and training.

Health, science, and technology: Freelance communications manager with the south-east sector of the NatP&CT, where I initiated, designed and edited the e-Newsletter, PCTransformations, aimed at senior decisionmakers within the NHS; Subeditor on New Scientist magazine; columnist for a glossy newsstand magazine, Electronics Today International. Agency editing for Oxford Instruments; Kewill-Trifid; GenRad. Sydney University: Editor at the UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education; designed and edited departmental research reports. Project editor: Sheldon books (SPCK)

TEACHING and TRAINING
Sessional Lecturer/Consultant for The Management School, London. Subjects: Media Management; Speechwriting; Feature- and Newswriting; Advanced Public Relations. I have taught a number of modules for the London School of Journalism, both onsite and by distance. These include Journalism and Newswriting; Subediting and Design; Promotions/PR; New Technology; and Web Journalism and Web Design. As freelance tutor/trainer for the NUJ, I taught Internet Publishing, Internet Research and QuarkXpress to fellow professionals. I have also trained junior writers at Thomson Business Publishing.

SOFTWARE
QuarkXpress, InDesign, XML, Photoshop and Office. Design and development of MS Access databases for charity sector clients.

MEMBERSHIPS
MBC - Member, Communicators in Business (CiB), National Union of Journalists, Women In Journalism, Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP)

Employment History

(Jan 2007 to Dec 2007)

Sub-contractor with CSL Consultants

London

MarComms support: Project management (DVDs), web ‘lead’, cross-project editor, within the Development Directorate at the Training & Development Agency for Schools. Also Web editor at the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority; rewriting and posting content to QCA Online. Revised website taxonomy. Other: DTI: migrating and writing content of the Small Business Service and posting online through CMS.

(Mar 1995 to Dec 2006)

Lecturer/Tutor onsite and by distance

London and Bath

Taught Journalism & Newswriting, Subediting & Design, New Technology, and Promotions/PR. Course developer of Internet Journalism (Webwriting & Web Design, incl. HTML).

Also short course on Understanding Journalism, for the website New Curiosity Shop.

(Mar 1984 to Aug 1988)

Sub-Editor

John Fairfax & Sons, Sydney

Full time. The Sun, The Sydney Morning Herald. Incl. Stone Subbing production of supplement Metro. Casual (after daytime subbing): Australian Financial Review, Times on Sunday. EDITOR, short term, Encore Publications, now Reed Publishing 1987: Security Australia. Managed two staff journalists. REPORTER, Australian Associated Press 1987: Casual.

(Jun 1983 to Aug 1983)

Sub-Editor

New Scientist IPC magazine, London

Freelance. Also creative rewriting, production.

(Sep 1981 to Oct 1982)

Production Editor/Acting Editor and Consultant Editor

Australian Veterinary Association AVA Newsletter, AVA Veterinary Journal and the AVA Yearbook, Sydney, Australia

Managerial duties. Edited research papers. Served on two committees. Managed staff, Advertising and revenues. After resigning, appointed Consultant. Also, freelance Typesetter 1981-82: "Set Up" Agency.

(Sep 1980 to Aug 1981)

Technical Officer

Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Victoria, Australia

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture and Animal Husbandry. Copy editing, layout, registering manuscripts.

(Feb 1979 to Aug 1980)

Computer Support

Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Supervised senior school students in computer access, writing and running computer programs.

Professional Qualifications

Education
BA, Deakin University/Sydney University, Australia: Psychology, Journalism, Philosophy (including Logical Positivism). BLett (Hons) Politics and Policy Studies: coursework/exam complete. Relational Databases, Open University 1998. Further study: Internet Solutions Development, with MS Access, XML, and .ASP

Awards
Service Excellence Award in Journalism, Thomson Business Publishing, 1994. Certificate for Artwork, Royal Cambrian Academy of Art, North Wales. Apprenticeship Award, Cumberland Newspapers, Australia. Certificates for Artwork, South Wales and Australia.

Courses
Performance Management Improvement Systems (Introduction). MS Project. Seminars USA Corporate Video Production (Int’l Assoc. of Business Communicators). Classical Civilisation. Commercial & Legal Studies. Techniques of Television Production (part-course). Business Admin. Internet structure. Web Publishing.

Education

(Jan 1981 to Nov 2003)

Deakin University

BA degree across journalism, psychology and philosophy. Also coursework completed, with Credit, for higher (hons) degree in politics and policy studies: BLett(Hons). Specialist topic: science and technology policy

Relevant Skills – Editorial and IT

2008 - Bid writer on high-profile public sector contract, with case studies: Bupa. Assistance given to management consultancy working on Telereal public sector contract
2007 – SUB-CONTRACTOR (Consulting Services Ltd), MarComms support: Project management (DVDs), web ‘lead’, cross-project editor, Training & Development Agency for Schools. Web editor QCA, DTI: rewriting content and posting online. Revised website taxonomy
2006 – PRODUCTION EDITOR (Quality manager), Process redevelopment, Quantum Medical Publishing. Science research papers, Conference/Exhibition displays, newsletters.
2005 – 2006 SUB-EDITOR, Trinity Mirror Southern; ongoing freelance LECTURER & COURSE DEVELOPER (1995-), London School of Journalism. Internet Journalism; Subediting & Design; Journalism & Newswriting; New Technology; Promotions/ PR; Feature Writing.
2005 – WEB CONTENT EDITOR (contract) for Small Business Service, Dept of Trade & Industry, at Sweet & Maxwell, London. Editorial Mgt; Content Management System redevelopment of site.
September 04 – March 04 Project: TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATOR, Telewest Crawley. Database reconciliation; job allocation to engineers. Developed User Guides, also in Web format. TECHNICAL SUPPORT Payment processing centre: Helped International clients to integrate XML documents with online ‘shops’, and implement security. Validated XML, solved client problems.
1999- TRAINER/TUTOR, NUJ. Internet Publishing, Internet Research, QuarkXpress.
2000-2001 MANAGER, EDITORIAL, Worth Media Brighton. Member of a web strategy team advising the Dept of Health on recasting their web site, and e-publishing from the site.
1998 –2000 DESIGNER / DEVELOPER, MS Access databases for clients, eg Pen Nursery North London; Hackney Training London. PROJECT EDITOR/CD Consultant, SPCK Publishing, London
Editor / Writer / Subeditor / Project Manager / Consultant / Trainer. National and Suburban Press, Consumer-led and Controlled Circulation, the Web [see below].