MIKE MARCOE



OBJECTIVE

To write and edit educational material in a variety of subjects and media.


EXPERIENCE


1996-Present                                           Precision Information                                      Madison, Wis.
Director of Content Development, Writer, Editor

  •       Design financial education courses for bank, credit union, and other large  
    institutional clients.
  •       Wrote 66 tutorials for the Encyclopedia of Personal Finance, an educational  
                    resource on CD-ROM. Wrote over 1,000 quiz questions to accompany them.
  •       Construct investor education guides.
  •       Convert books and guides into online learning modules with the Precision  
    Information Publishing System, a custom-publishing program.
  •       Wrote 2000+ terms for the EPF’s glossary of investment terminology.
  •       Edited thousands of pages of material for content and grammar, using Microsoft    
                    Word and HTML.
  •       Wrote quiz questions for the (Wis.) Governor’s Task Force on Financial Education.


2005-2007 (contract position)                            Planet Newsletter                                Verona, Wis.
Writer, Outline Creator

   Wrote articles on personal finance and retirement planning for Sentry Insurance.


2005-Present                                      Peter Lang Publishers                                      New York City
Editor

   Proofread and copy edited scholarly books.


2004-2006                                                  Capital City Press                                               Barre, Vt.
Editor

  •       Edited multi-volume sets of social science textbooks, using APA, Chicago, and  
       Vancouver styles.


2001-2002                        University of Wisconsin Learning Innovations                  Madison, Wis.
Ad Hoc Editor

  •       Edited course books for UW classes, using the Chicago Manual of Style.
  •       Corresponded with professors and formatted manuscripts in Microsoft Word.


2000-2001                                               Facts That Matter, Inc.                              Lake Geneva, Wis.
Writer, Proofreader

  •       Wrote 13 articles on American life for The Rating Game.
  •       Edited proofs and researched film clips for Their First Time in the Movies.


1996-1999                                                   WHA-TV                                                            Madison, Wis.
Copy Writer

  •       Wrote ad copy for annual spring television auctions.


1994-1997                                                  Open Arms, Inc.                                        Beaver Dam, Wis.
Writer, Editor

  •      Co-wrote company policy and procedure manual.
  •       Wrote and edited company newsletter.


1992-1999                                             The Badger Herald, Inc.                                      Madison, Wis.
Writer, Copy Editor, Distribution Manager

  •       Penned critical entertainment reviews.
  •       Edited news and editorial copy for daily newspaper, using AP guidelines.        
  •     Managed distribution of 12,000 newspapers.


EDUCATION

August 1999                       University of Wisconsin–Madison                                      Madison, Wis.

  •       B.A. in English. GPA of 3.4. Additional work in copy editing, psychology, and Spanish.



                            Email: mgmarcoe@tds.net
        5138 Churchill Lane #103 • Middleton, Wis. 53562
                                Tel: (608) 826-4194
                          Web: www.mikemarcoe.com