This document is a CV for Tanya Smekal, summarizing her professional experience and qualifications. She has over 20 years of experience in publishing and editorial roles, specializing in editing scientific journals and articles. Her skills include proficiency with XML editing software and deep experience editing journals in the fields of physical and biophysical chemistry. She is highly skilled in desktop publishing, graphics editing, and technical translation between several languages.

1. 1 • Tanya Smekal • t_smekal@hotmail.com
TANYA SMEKAL MSc
114 Pheasant Rise • Bar Hill • Cambridge • CB23 8SD
Telephone: 07725-230639 • E-mail: t_smekal@hotmail.com
A dedicated publishing professional with very strong technical skills in all aspects of editorial activities.
Proficient in the architecture and troubleshooting of XML articles. Undertakes a thorough approach to
complete tasks under pressure and to produce consistent results to tight deadlines.
EDITORIAL SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE SKILLS
 Epic XML editor  EndNote – citations and references tool
 ReSourCe – production editorial
processes content management system
 LaTeX – typographic-like formatting
system for scientific texts
 ScholarOne – peer review activities
content management system
 ChemDraw – drawing tool for chemical
structures
 Adobe Photoshop – for producing high-
quality images
 Web of Science – research platform for
bibliographic scientific information
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge 1996–2014
Publishing Editor
 Performed digital publishing editorial activities on the journals Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics,
Energy & Environmental Science and Nanoscale. Acted as the troubleshooting person for XML and
HTML article files to ensure error-free digital publication.
 Liaised with authors and referees, conducted on-screen editing and proof-reading in XML format.
 Extensively utilized Photoshop for producing high-quality TIFF, GIF and JPEG artwork.
 Published Advance Articles online in HTML and PDF format, first point of contact for typesetters and
printers to ensure smooth online and print publication to a high standard, conducted issue makeup.
 Applied extensive knowledge of LaTeX and AMS-LaTeX (powerful formatting programs for producing
scientific and technical texts in book quality) to devise and deliver training sessions for the department.
 Completed the training and day-to-day supervision of seven trainees for an appointed period.
 Organised several Faraday Discussion meetings with leading scientific experts in physical and
biophysical chemistry and compiled their contributions into online and printed volumes.
Department of Mathematics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh 1994–1996
Secretary/Administrator
 Provided assistance for managing the extensive editing and reviewing activities of two professors for
various scientific journals.
 Typed publications and two books ("Advanced Life Contingencies" by W.F. Scott and "The Mathematics
of Microstructure" by J.M. Ball and R.D. James) in LATEX and AMS-LATEX (typographic programming-
like systems) and incorporated pictures in Postscript format created using XFig and IPE systems - all
this done on UNIX machines.
 Designed pages for the web; utilised bibliographic and scientific databases BIDS, Bibview.
International Trade and Investment company, Prague, Czech Republic 1990–1991
Marketing Manager
 Developed profitable relationships between Czech, Slovak, Belgian, Bulgarian, Polish, and Israeli trade
and manufacturing companies.
 Liaison interpreted during Czech and English negotiations.
 Set up and maintained the company's computer system; dealt with international telephone enquiries;
undertook marketing (computers, diagnostic centres for hospitals).

2. 2 • Tanya Smekal • t_smekal@hotmail.com
Czech Academy of Sciences, Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications 1988–1990
(scientific journal published in English language), Prague, Czech Republic
Assistant Editor
Ostacolor - Pardubice-Rybitvi, Czech Republic 1987–1988
Research Worker
Technical Translator (freelance) scientific/technical translations from Czech into English,
Bulgarian, and Russian
1986–1996
IEEE Computer Society 2001–2002
Freelance Technical Editor
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
 Workshop "Google Analytics", Royal Society of Chemistry
 Workshop "Networking Skills", Royal Society of Chemistry
 Workshop "Train the Trainer", Royal Society of Chemistry
 Workshop "Web Page Design with HTML", Royal Society of Chemistry
 Course "Journals Production", West Herts College, London
 Course "Technical and Medical Data Editing", Book House Centre, London
 Course "Copy Editing and Proofing"
 Workshops "WorldWide Web for Advanced Users" and "Creative Web Design", Institute for
Computer Based Learning, Heriot-Watt University
 SCOTVEC course in desktop publishing - Pagemaker 5.0 for Apple Macintosh
 Cambridge Proficiency Examination in English Language ("A" grade)
EDUCATION
Technical Universityof Chemical Technology- Burgas, Bulgaria 1980–1984
Awarded Bachelor's degree (1st
class honours)
Universityof Pardubice - Czech Republic 1984–1986
Awarded Master's degree (Biochemistry)
Charles University- Prague, Czech Republic
Part-time postgraduate study of English Language for Technical Experts
AWARDS
Royal Society of Chemistry Excellence Award for being Enterprising 2012
LANGUAGES
Bulgarian (mother tongue) • Czech (native skills) • Russian • Slovak • Macedonian (excellent fluency,
reading and writing skills) • the remaining Slavonic languages (very good understanding)
PUBLICATIONS
Coauthor of two papers in scientific conference proceedings
LEISURE INTERESTS
Reading • gardening • cycling • learning languages