1. Mandy C. Moore
WRITER/EDITOR
Advanced writing and proofreading skills.
Summary of Qualifications
• 20+ years editing experience, including volunteer work.
• Advanced technical writing experience in a variety of fields.
• Presentations and instructions, public speaking.
• Communication: Synthesize and publicly document essential, relevant policy and program information.
Core Competencies
Reading Comprehension Speaking Proofreading Writing Time Management Judgment and Decision◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
Making Active Learning Active Listening Instructing Persuasion Negotiation Coordination Social◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
Perceptiveness Independent Critical Thinking Learning Strategies Complex Problem Solving◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
Troubleshooting
Professional Experience
EDITOR/WRITER May 2011 - Present
SELF-EMPLOYED Los Angeles
• Creative Proofreading/Editing: Novels, short stories, creative nonfiction, and scripts. Selected creative short
fiction for publication in a respected online magazine (Pif). Provided detailed critiques on a high volume of
submissions.
• Academic/Professional proofreading and editing: Extensive experience in fields as diverse as science-
writing to literary papers. Past projects with JPL and Tetra Tech, Inc.
• Application preparation: Program admission services have helped students get into UCLA, Harvard, UCSD
medical school and the UCLA Film School.
• 2015 - Led 8-week writers' workshop at local bookstore. (Book Show in Highland Park, Los Angeles)
• English writing tutoring & volunteer reading aid - Pasadena City College students, Annandale elementary
students
• Occidental Writers' Workshop - Fiction workshops for college students
COORDINATOR July 2008 - Present
OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE Los Angeles
• Communication Systems: Synthesize and publicly document all essential, relevant policy and program
information on IPO website as lead author/editor. Provide in-person, phone and email information sharing
and guidance for study abroad applicants (program selection, eligibility, application process, referral),
faculty, and international and exchange students. Communicate with students, parents, programs, and
campus offices concerning student participation, to maintain academic and financial standing of each
student consistent with policies and regulations.
• Provide written and oral instruction to students and faculty using our office's processes and technology
systems.
• Develop and implement essential systems and processes for managing IPO programming (study and
research abroad, risk management, exchange, and international student services) on campus and with

2. partners around the world. Systems and processes include participant enrollment, risk management,
communication and financial relationships with overseas partners, information management with students,
parents and faculty.
• Coordinate faculty, parents, study abroad participants, and international students. Hire, train, and supervise
student staff. Evaluate student writing in applications to study and conduct research abroad.
• Integrate and adapt advising, selection, orientation and pre-departure practices for an ever-expanding set of
in-coming and out-going participants.
• Study Abroad Participant Finances: Forecast and monitor participant expenditures. Process program
invoices to pay study abroad vendors. Maintain accurate, thorough records, includes research and analysis of
various sources. Monitor entire cohort of participants and communicate regularly to programs to ensure
that all student expenses are paid. Interface with business office to ensure efficient communication.
Education & Training
MASTER OF FINE ARTS - WRITING May 2011
ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY Los Angeles
Tools & Technology
• Advanced technical writing and editing in a variety of fields.
• Advanced Microsoft Office Skills (including MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel), strong attention to detail
and accuracy.
• Oversight, Design and Management of Information, Terra Dotta System/Database for Occidental College
International Programs.
• -Developed and implemented systems for managing application intake and processing and for risk
management. -Currently manage and maintain student database and individual files in Terra Dotta database.
Produce reports for academic departments, Business Office, and Institutional Research.
Publications
• Occidental College International Programs Website - http://www.oxy.edu/international-programs-office
Recent Fiction:
• 2015 - "The Odyssey of Turkey Jane," East Bay Review.
• 2014 - “Seismic,” ink&coda. “Heimlich,” Word Riot.
Volunteering and Teaching
• 2014 - present - Founded the Cirque Salon Fiction Reading Series at Book Show in Highland Park, Los
Angeles. Features local fiction writers and fills a need in northeast LA where most reading events have been
limited to poetry and creative non-fiction.
• 2015 - Led 8-week writers' workshop at local bookstore. (Book Show in Highland Park, Los Angeles)
• English writing tutoring & volunteer reading aid - Pasadena City College students, Annandale elementary
students
• Occidental Writers' Workshop - Fiction workshops for college students