I started out as an associate editor for Paperbound Books in Print, and then a project editor for Books In Print, at the R. R. Bowker company in New York City. Then I moved on to become manager of the production division of Engineering Information, Inc. (also in New York City) which included supervision of the proofreading, copy editing, data entry, technical specifications, and computer services staff. After leaving New York for Los Angeles, I took a position as supervisor of proofreading and technical specifications at Graphic Typesetting, Inc., followed by a job as an indexer, manuscript more...