Laura Norvig
1741 Kinsley St., Santa Cruz, CA 95062
831-479-4978




Employment History

Education Research Interests




Skills Familiar Tools
Writing
Editing


Information Architecture
Information Management
Online Research
HTML
XML

Word
Excel
Access
PowerPoint




Employment History


2000 - present Resource Center Coordinator     ETR Associates, Scotts Valley CA
Manage acquisitions, cataloging, circulation, online lending services, and online catalog delivery. Compile, edit, and upload website content. Provide reference and referral services.
1998-1999 Information Manager     William J. Codiga, Santa Cruz, CA
Assisted head of family enterprise in managing information flow for his numerous projects including busy industrial and commercial property leasing business, family finances, charitable foundation, personal and political correspondence, and wills and probate legal service.
1997 Editor     Interval Research, Palo Alto, CA
Edited and produced a volume of collected journal articles by Interval scholars and researchers. Created web page explaining copyright issues to authors. Assisted in library.
1991-1996 Head of Support Staff and Research Services     Condor Earth Technologies, Inc., Sonora, CA
At this quickly growing environmental engineering firm I naturally stepped into a leadership role to bring cohesion to a support staff team of eight, spanning three offices, while doubling as the company's only professional technical editor. I taught Project Managers to use the Internet, conducted research online, registered the company's domain name, created a company website, and explained the importance of the Web shortly after Mosaic became commercially available.
1990 Freelance Writer and Editor     Sonora, CA
Ghost wrote self-help therapy book for Tricia Caetano, San Diego, California. Edited historical novel for Charles Mosher, Mariposa, California.
1988-1990 Editorial Director     IBS Press, Santa Monica, CA
Responsible for all editorial functions from manuscript to blue lines, including substantive editing, author relations, line editing and proofreading. Managed multiple mailing list databases and direct mail marketing program. Wrote copy for advertisements, catalogs, and press releases. Maintained publicity contacts. Applied for and coordinated CIP data, ISBN numbers and copyrights. Managed daily office activities. back to top
1987 Communications Specialist     Sierra University, Santa Monica, CA
Published quarterly newsletter, edited University publications, wrote press releases, developed Alumni Association.
1986 Administrative Assistant     Vermont College of NorwichUniversity, Santa Monica, CA
Managed daily office activities, administered student records, wrote and published quarterly newsletter.






Education


2000 San Jose State University     San Jose, CA
Master of Library and Information Science
1994 University of California at Santa Cruz Extension     Santa Clara, CA
Technical Writer's Annual Physical
1990 University of California at Los Angeles Extension     Los Angeles, CA
Professional Designation in Print Journalism
1986 St Giles College     San Francisco, CA
Certified Teacher of English as a Foreign Language
1986 University of California at Santa Cruz     Santa Cruz, CA
Bachelor of Arts, Community Studies back to top