Sonia M. Blais
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About
Three decades experience: in training (10 years at World Bank); in application of desktop publishing methods / management; and technical editing experience. Two decades of online editing/documentation.
Clients include: Deutsche Bank (UK), Royal Bank of Scotland (UK), Goldman Sachs, AXA Financial, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York State Insurance Fund
Experience
Editor - Parkson International, Inc. - Lakewood Ranch, FL
(2012)
Self-employed
Editor & Designer - ROI Training, Inc. - New York, NY
(2003-08 - 2011)
Helped start up business training company
- Developed/edited initial website content
- Designed courseware/stationery/in-house forms
- Created editing process for courseware
- Created/documented editing standards
- Edited technical training documents for delivery to various Forbes 500 clients
- Coordinated printing of course materials and shipping domestically/abroad
- Received President's Award of Year 2004
Editor, Knowledge Base - MicroStrategy, Inc. (MSI) - Vienna, VA
(1998-05 - 1999-02)
- Redesigned, wrote, and edited the Style Guide
- Edited online technical documents in HTML format written by engineers
- Wrote/tested process documentation for the Knowledge Base Team
- Assisted in creation of a second Knowledge Base for MSI
- Received Employee of the Quarter Award 1998
Education
Bachelor of Science - Alternative Medicine - Everglades University Sarasota, FL
Course work - Training Specialist - Georgetown University Washington, DC
Course work - Information Systems Specialist - George Washington University Washington, DC
Course work - Computer Science - George Mason University Fairfax, VA
Associates - Liberal Arts - Marymount University Arlington, VA
