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Mary Harper/Professional Indexer, 2004-2012 Indexing experience includes over 200 indexes Book indexing experience: business, legal, political science, history, consumer health, sociology, psychology, self-help, high school and college textbooks Journal indexing experience: scientific botanical journals Recent indexes published by Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Oregon State University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press, Thomson-Reuters, Lexington Books, Aspen Publishers, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Lippincott  Embedded indexing, including CUP-XML for Cambridge University Press  InDesign embedded indexes using Adobe Creative Suite 5 Beta-tested embedded indexing course material ebook indexes with active hyperlinks Legal indexing includes subject indexes, table of statutes, table of cases  Author-citation Name Index for scholarly work, team project  Indexed website archives for www.IndexStudents.com, team project Developed subheadings desk aide for Facing the Text  20 years experience writing and editing grant proposals, newsletters, presentations, marketing materials and adult education curriculum  3 years experience as a Proofreader and Typesetter for small press  25 years experience in business and project management, adult education and employee training. Employers included Mid-Columbia Economic Development District, Columbia River Gorge Marketing and State of Washington Employment Security Department Spanish language background Computer and software proficiency: InDesign/CS5, Cindex 1.5 and 2.0,  SKY Index Professional 7.0, DEXembed, WordEmbed, CUP-XML, Adobe Acrobat Pro 9.1, Sonar Bookends Activate, MSOffice, WordPerfect, Filezilla, Macro Express3 and use Windows operating systems, high speed wireless Internet, FTP sites Education Editing Your Indexes seminar, Enid Zafran, Indexing Partners, 2010 XML 101 course, Jennifer Kyrnin, 2010 Legal Indexing seminar, Enid Zafran, Indexing Partners, 2008 Trends in Indexing seminar, Jan Wright, Wright Information Services, 2008 Advanced Indexing course, Enid Zafran, Indexing Partners, 2006 Embedded Indexing seminar, Microsoft Learning, Apress, 2006 Nascar Indexing seminar, Kate Mertes, Mertes Editorial Services, 2005 Certificated, Basic Indexing course, The Graduate School, 2004 Bachelor of Science, Business Management, California Coast University, 1995 Publications/Presentations "The Whys and Hows of Indexing", The Independent, Independent Book Publishers Association, June, 2010 "The Purpose of an Index" mentioned and linked to in Publishing Poynters Newsletter, July 1, 2009 http://accesspointsindexing.com/id30.html  "Your Website: How to Build It and Market With It", Marketing Your Indexing Services, Information Today, Inc. and the American Society for Indexing, 2011 Presented "Web Design using Web Hosts" seminar at the ASI National Convention, 2009 Professional Affiliations American Society for Indexing (ASI), 2005-2011 ASI Digital Trends Task Force, 2011 ASI Legal Indexing SIG Moderator, 2006-2011 ASI Business SIG, 2011 Digital Book World member, 2011 Editorial Freelancers Association, 2008-2011 SPANnet forum member, 2010-2011 ASI Pacific Northwest Chapter Secretary, 2006-2008 Mt. Adams Chamber of Commerce Board Member, 2003-2006 Rotary International, 2000-2006