ERIC D. ARIMA

Batavia, Illinois 60510
e [at] ericarima [dot] com

Experience

2012–present RR Donnelley Downers Grove, IL
RFP Response Team Manager
  • Supporting the sales team by writing responses to requests for proposals and requests for information
  • Representing RR Donnelley to the public through writing while maintaining its brand integrity and values
2002–2012 Integra-Chicago (formerly Elm Street Publishing Services) Oak Brook, IL
Senior Project Manager (Assistant Project Manager 9/02–9/04; Project Manager 9/04–9/07)
  • Some work in development including reading new manuscript against needs determined by competitive analysis
  • Maintained profitability by scheduling and managing the production, from manuscript to press-ready files, of college textbooks within rigid budgets and schedules
  • Demonstrated attention to detail by checking first, second, and final pass page proofs and reviewing printer's proofs
  • Managed multiple projects concurrently by coordinating input from design, art, permissions, copyeditor, pager, proofreader, author(s), and publisher
  • Hired, communicated with, and oversaw work done by freelancers and overseas vendors
  • Managed files and job folders on shared servers and FTP sites
  • Participated in the hiring and training of assistants and interns
  • Maintained weekly status reports; creative troubleshooting and problem solving
  • Acted as a sales force by maintaining professional relationships with clients to guarantee continuity of business relationships
  • Worked in multicultural environments and learned customs to enhance efficiency between culturally diverse and global workplaces
Fall 2002 Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL
Adjunct Instructor in the English Department
  • Taught English 101
Spring 2002 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
Teaching Assistant in the English Department
  • Taught second semester composition course
Spring 2001 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
Graduate Assistant to the English Department's Director of Graduate Studies
  • Research and tasks as assigned by the Directorof Graduate Studies

Education

University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
  • Bachelor of Arts in English/Literature with High Distinction, May 2000, 4.51/5.0
  • 36 hours above BA between 2000 and 2002
Primary areas of interest included:
  • Early Modern England with an emphasis on Shakespeare
  • Continental Philosophy with an emphasis on Kant and Derrida


Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL
  • Associates in Arts, May 1998

Continuing Education

Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove, IL
  • Course taken: Video Field Production and Editing, Summer 2005
University of Chicago's Graham Center Chicago, IL
  • Course taken: Basic Manuscript Editing, Spring 2003

Computer Skills

  • Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Adobe: Acrobat/Distiller, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Audition
  • Other: Audacity; various audio and video file format conversion
  • Basic HTML

Avocation




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