Gantenbeinsmillen 8   L-1614 Luxembourg Tel 00 352 621 747 075 Email ormea@aol.com   

profile of core skills

English mother tongue, a practised Manager, Teacher and Editor. Excellent logistical and organisational skills. Accomplished content editor with a wealth of experience in design and editorial planning of newspapers, magazines, books and advertisements for a range of clients.  Set up two newspapers in Africa. Command of Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Pagemaker and usual office software.  Fluency in French and Italian. 

sep 02 - present

European Research Associates            

Manager

LUXEMBOURG

European Research Associates is a research Network of professors in social science research and deemed a ‘Network of Excellence’ by the European Commission as an instrument for undertaking research projects in FRAMEWORK PROJECT 6.  FP6 is Europe’s major initiative to support research and technological development with an overall budget of 19.96 billion euro over the period 2002-2006, this will be used to fund RTD projects which meet the aims and priorities of FP6 up to 31 December 2006. I currently run the Secretariat of the Network

Main tasks
1. keep records of the network
2. keep members informed through the weekly lists and monthly newsletters
3. identify potential projects through calls for tenders and proposals
4. notifiy members who might be interested in the projects
5. coordinate the preparation of the proposals
6. organise the tasks to be accomplished under successful bids
7. coordinate the project execution and prepare the project reports
8. organise the network seminars and general assemblies
9. give secretarial support to members on matters relating to the network

sep 99 – aug  01

Imprimerie Centrale            

Proofreader

LUXEMBOURG

• Proofreader  working on the Official Journal of the European Communities.

• Compared proofs and edited copy (written or typed material) to ensure that the final text is

• complete and accurate, and that the spelling and punctuation are correct.

• Checked all text on artwork including hand lettered text. Marked proofs using codes to indicate to typesetters or printers the changes or corrections needed.  Checked revised proofs to ensure that all the corrections had been made.   Signed and dated the proofs to indicate approval of corrections.  Amended and checked proofs on screens.

feb 97 - sep 99

Fluency            

Editorial Manager   

LONDON

• Produced multi-lingual publications and set up DTP training facility. 

• Mission: to provide top quality design, editorial and production services. 

• Offer fresh design and editorial solutions through innovation and imagination. 

• A wealth of experience in design and editorial planning of newspapers,  magazines, books for a range of clients, including EMAP, Haymarket International,  Reed International, VNU Business Publications.

• (Reason for leaving: Business was sold)

sep 94 - jan 97

The Guardian Newspaper    

Editor/Art Editor

Dar es Salaam TV (DTV

Editorial manager   

TANZANIA, EAST AFRICA

• Launched 2 daily newspapers.

• Responsible for content of 8 broadsheet pages and 4 tabloid pages a day,  rewrote and fitted copy, headlines, captions and quotes.

• Chose international news from Reuters satellite feed.

• Wrote features and news. Maintained a high standard of design using  Quark Xpress and Photoshop and trained local journalists in DTP and journalism.

• From scratch we managed to establish two very successful and profitable newspapers.

• Co-ordinated the activities of a television station. 

• Worked on the production of programmes, trailers and advertising for four of the major clients, Mobitel 911, Alliance Airlines and Voyager Card, Vital Health, DTV Travel Guide.

• (Reason for leaving:  Two fixed term contracts)

feb  93 - sep 94   

Geddes Publications    

Editor/Art Editor   

YORK, UK

• Responsible for two leisure magazines, Bodybuilding Monthly and

• Wind, Sand & Surf a quarterly pan-European watersports magazine in four languages.

• Responsible for production to deadline and budget.

• Researched, compiled and wrote news and features. 

• Commissioned features, subbed and wrote captions. 

• Commissioned illustrations and photography, took photographs and directed photoshoots.

• Improved design and typography. 

• Designed, copy wrote and produced advertisements.

• Clients won included Club La Santa, Lanzarote, The Gladiators and the MET-Rx Supplement Corporation, (Myosystems). 

• (Reason for leaving: Both magazines were sold)

oct 91 - jan  93   

British Water Ski Federation       

Editor/Art Editor   

LONDON

• Launched magazine for 32,000 members.

• Covered all federation championships and events, took all photographs, designed and laid out   all pages.  Sold advertising space and designed and copy wrote advertisements for many clients

• Wrote all news and features involved totally in the watersports industry worldwide.

• Clients won included Thorpe Park and Paul Seaton's ThorpeSki, Ski Nautique boats, Mastercraft ski boats, Kirtons Farm, Tallington lakes.

• (Reason for leaving:  Fixed One Year Contract)

education

72 - 79            Eastham School, Cheshire, England  

                        8 O levels 3 A levels

86 - 90            Cambridge College of Arts, Cambridge, England  

                        BA Combined (Hons) Modern Languages and History - French - Italian

90 - 91            The London centre for Theatre Studies, London, UK

                        Post Graduate Diploma Acting for stage and camera

Nov 91             Fluency, South Kensington London

                        Diploma in Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Illustrator

April 99            Linguarama Birmingham

                        TEFL diploma

Aug 2001         Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, London, UK

                        Acting Summer School

activities & interests

Outward bound instructor Operation Drake Snowdonia 82-83   Water ski coach and team member Camp America Connecticut USA 83-84.  BWSF qualified water ski instructor.    Advanced Water Safety and Life Guard Award American Red Cross.   RLSS Bronze Medallion.  Advanced Resuscitation Award.    Mark Warner Beach Clubs Waterports instructor Turkey, Greece, Corsica 89, 90, 98.  Tallington Lakes Barholm Stamford, Lincolnshire 1999, Waterski coach and boat driver