Michael A.
Benedetto
Career Objective
¥ To obtain a position in writing or editing within a rapidly growing organization that will utilize my experiences, work ethic, strong interpersonal skills and technical expertise, while providing strong opportunities for professional growth
Editorial Development
¥ Developed and implemented standard procedure for screening manuscripts for small publishing company
¥ Edited numerous customer-facing publications, including manuscripts and publications catalogs
¥ Developed and implemented new publication cataloging process across organization
¥ Managed office communications, including routing of customer and supplier communications
Curriculum and Instruction
¥ Served as lead instructor in two courses and teaching assistant in multiple other courses
¥ Developed curriculum and all teaching and testing materials for multiple undergraduate linguistics courses
¥ Developed and maintained interactive websites for students enrolled in linguistics courses
¥ Counseled, tutored, and supported undergraduate students
Software Quality Assurance
¥ Developed software testing plans for competitive business intelligence software applications
¥ Assessed code quality through both black box and white box testing processes
¥ Managed the documentation of software flaws enabling routing to engineers for fixes
Technical and Software Skills
¥ Deep experience in office applications, especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
¥ Knowledge of HTML, web publishing, and HMTL editing applications
¥ Strong command of Windows and Macintosh operating systems
Employment History
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¥ Quality Assurance
Engineer |
Cymfony,
Inc. |
Williamsville,
NY |
2000 to 2001 |
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¥ Graduate Assistant |
SUNY at
Buffalo |
Buffalo, NY |
1998 to 2001 |
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¥ Intern |
New Directions
Publishing |
New York, NY |
Summers, 1995
and 1996 |
Education
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¥ State University
of New York at Buffalo |
M.A.,
Linguistics |
February 2002 |
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¥ Vassar
College |
A.B.,
Cognitive Science |
May 1998 |
Professional Honors
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¥ Presidential Fellow |
|
State
University of New York at Buffalo |
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¥ President, Graduate
Linguistics Assoc. |
2000-2001 |
State University
of New York at Buffalo |
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¥ Secretary, Graduate
Linguistics Assoc. |
1999-2000 |
State
University of New York at Buffalo |
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¥ Treasurer, Student
Organization |
1997-1998 |
Vassar College |
Address Withheld
New York, NY 10014
Phone Number Withheld