B. E. Hopkins
Curriculum Vitae
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE
WRITER
- The Impediments to Joy, novel, currently in production
- Silent Light, translation of an art catalog by Matthieu Kavyrchine, July 2010
- "Afghan à la Française," restaurant review, Steppe magazine, Summer 2009
- Portfolio, translation of an art catalog by Matthieu Kavyrchine, Fondation Cartier, February 2009
- "The Game," novel excerpt, Contrary magazine, Fall 2008
- "The Rocks," novel excerpt, "The Writer Next Door" issue of PEN International magazine, Spring 2008
- "The Halcyon Days of War," novel excerpt, Contrary magazine, Winter 2008
- 138 short biographies of influential Jewish figures, A Book of Jews, Boma Books, 2008
- "Aurora's Lovers," translation of Amadou Lamine Sall's "Amantes d'aurores," "Context: Africa" issue of PEN International magazine, Winter 2008
- "A New Test for Hachette Livre," "Voices" section of www.tagaro.fr, the Web site of a French media agency, Fall 2006
- "The World Wild Web," review of Hillman Curtis on Creating Short Films for the Web, "Features" section, The Independent, a publication of the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, November 2005
- "The God of Love," essay on D. H. Lawrence's The Man Who Died, The Washington College Review, Fall 1998
- Read from The Philosopher's Stone, an unfinished novel, on NPR's "All Things Considered," May 1997
- Profiled in The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, The Frederick News-Post, and other mid-Atlantic newspapers, May 1997
- "Jupiter Tonans," one-act existentialist play/essay, The Washington College Review, Fall 1994
- Won the Sophie Kerr Prize, the largest undergraduate literary award in the United States, 1997
EDITOR
(April 2006–Present)
- Copyediting and proofreading for various publishing companies including Penguin Group (USA), HarperCollins, Saqi Books, Constable & Robinson, Boma Books, as well as Steppe and PEN International magazine
ADJUNCT ENGLISH PROFESSOR
Frederick Community College (August 2009–Present)
- Teaching English Composition (EN101)
East-West University (September 2004–June 2005)
- Taught "Rhetoric and Style" (ENG151)
- Taught "Introduction to Fiction" (ENG210)
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN CONSULTANT
JetBlue University, JetBlue Airlines (June 2005–January 2009)
- Designed and wrote a two-hour course on airline accident emergency response procedures
- Designed and wrote hour-long e-learning courses on Aircraft Familiarization, Baggage Acceptance, Baggage Service, and Care Team airline disaster response
- Consulted on JetBlue University's Reasonable Suspicion Drug and Alcohol Test Authorization course
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- Advised JetBlue University on using the NogginLabs Instructional Genome to create an effective training course for flight attendants working on the company's newest aircraft, the EMBRAER 190
- Assisted with project management and acted as the liaison between JetBlue University and NogginLabs
- Wrote, edited, and tested JetBlue's EMBRAER 190 training course and ensured its timely release at the start of October 2005
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc./Omniglobe, Inc. (March 2006–August 2006)
- Consulted Synchronoss Technologies, Inc., a telecommunications corporation in Edison, New Jersey, on instructional design and training strategies
- Wrote and edited Service Coordinator training materials
- Helped to coordinate the training of Omniglobe, Inc., employees in India
FULL-TIME EXPERIENCE
CONTENT PRODUCER
NogginLabs, Inc. (September 2003–June 2005)
- Researched and wrote online training courses
- Helped to develop the instructional design for each course
- Oversaw and helped to manage all aspects of e-learning course production by liaising with subject experts, client representatives, illustrators, Flash animators, audio producers, programmers, and designers
- Copyedited scripts for a variety of other e-learning courses
- Tested and revised course modules using Authorware , XML Spy, and Homesite
(Visit www.nogginlabs.com and select "Dialectical Behavior Treatment Skills Course" under Sample Courses to view a demonstration of the 20-hour course I helped to design and produce.)
PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO DR. WAYNE C. BOOTH, PROFESSOR EMERITUS
English Department, University of Chicago (September 2002–September 2003)
- Copyedited and fact checked Dr. Booth's many book projects and articles
- Line edited Dr. Booth's unpublished autobiography
- Researched various topics for Dr. Booth's works in progress
DEVELOPMENT EDITOR
Triumph Learning (July 2001–April 2002)
- Managed test preparation and educational book programs for Texas, Indiana, New Mexico, and Hawaii
- Developed and scheduled book programs, individual titles, and revisions
- Oversaw all aspects of book production, coordinated with authors, and approved final manuscripts
- Line edited, copyedited, and proofread all projects
EDITORIAL COORDINATOR
Alpha Books (May 2000–July 2001)
- Assisted Acquisitions Editors, Development Editors, and Production Editors with all stages of book production for the "Complete Idiot's Guides" and other Alpha titles
- Maintained project agenda and production schedule
- Contracted and managed new titles as an Acquisitions Editor-in-training
- Hired and supervised cartoonists, copywriters, technical editors, and foreword writers
ASSOCIATE MANAGING EDITOR/ASSISTANT PRODUCTION EDITOR
Penguin Putnam Inc. (May 1998–May 2000)
- Assisted Senior Managing Editor in all aspects of Berkley mass-market and trade-paperback production (140+ titles per year)
- Managed all reprints of Berkley backlist (200+ titles per year)
- Hired and supervised freelance proofreaders and copy editors
- Answered editor, author, and designer requests and queries
- Assisted Managing Editor in all aspects of mass-market, trade, and hardcover production for the Berkley Prime Crime and Ace Books imprints
- Supervised copyediting and proofreading of manuscripts
- Routinely proofread and copyedited
SCREENWRITING/FILMMAKING
- Wrote the pilot episode and series bible of The Men Who Sold the World, an hour-long sci-fi comedy series, 2006–2007
- "Pane of Glass," runner-up in the 2006 New York Midnight Movie Making Madness Screenwriting Competition
- Cowrote The Vermin Supremacy, a half-hour television show of political and campaign satire, for Studio 7NY in New York City, 2006
- Wrote, directed, and produced "Kobayashi Maru," an 18-minute digital film, 2006
- "The Eccentrics," final-round runner-up in the 2004 New York Midnight Movie Making Madness Screenwriting Competition
- "Pilotman," first-round winner in the 2004 New York Midnight Movie Making Madness Screenwriting Competition
- Wrote Elysian Fields, a feature-length screenplay, 2002–2003
- "We'll Always Have Metropolis," runner-up in the 2003 New York Midnight Movie Making Madness Competition
Grants
- Appointed to the Community Arts Assistance Program (CAAP) Literary Grants Panel by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, 2004
- Received a CAAP grant from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, 2005
- Wrote, directed, and produced "Flowerbox," a short animated film, using CAAP grant funds, 2005
EDUCATION
Cours de Civilisation Française
La Sorbonne, Paris, France, 2007
- Advanced-level certification in written and spoken French
M.A., Humanities
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 2002–2003
- Concentration in Modernist European literature
Study Abroad
Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany, 1995–1996
- Studied German and French
- Awarded a stipend by the American Studies department
B.A., Humanities
Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland, 1993–1997
- Honors on Senior Obligation and departmental honors
- Teacher Merit Scholarship, Maryland Higher Education Commission, 1994–1997
- Graduated magna cum laude
Downloadable CV (.pdf)