K.A. Wiggins

KATRINA WIGGINS RÉSUMÉ 2015 - 2019 F/T, (since 2006 ad hoc) BUSINESS WRITING SOLUTIONS + SNOWMELT & STUMPS: Writer • Technical, travel, content & copywriting • Copyediting & proofreading • Marketing strategy, digital marketing & various business services • Publishing & Public Speaking: • Blind the Eyes (2018, Snowmelt & Stumps) • Letter from the End of the World (2019, Snowmelt & Stumps)/ Lettera dalla fine del mondo (2019, Virgibooks) • The Unsought Light (2019, Snowmelt & Stumps) • On the Edge (2019, Enchanted Conversation Magazine) • Masterclass & sessions (ORCHIDS Children’s Literature Fest, 2019) 2011 - 2015 INTEGRAL GROUP: Business Solutions Analyst (started in Proposals) • Project managed first phases of multi-location ERP implementation • Database & software modelling, configuration, administration • Trained staff on new systems, help-desk/system admin • Designed pipeline tracking & CRM database used across N.A. • Innovated new office automation tools & procedures • Project managed high volume business development pursuits 2009 - 2011 FAST + EPP: BD/Marketing, Communications & Promotions • Developed new database & records systems • Technical & content writing • Web design & administration, graphic design 2005 - 2008 INSITE, later LUMINA SERVICES INC.: Research & Reports • Processed & interpreted statistical data • Market research, report writing • Researched & implemented new designs, templates EDUCATION 2005 - THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA B.A. English Language Major, Asian Area Studies Minor UBC CONTINUING STUDIES: Childrenʼs Book Workshop Practical multi-week study on the children’s book publishing industry with Michael Katz, Publisher, Tradewinds Books. 2007 UBC CONTINUING STUDIES: Editing and Rewriting Fiction ! Intensive, multi-week study on the publishing industry and the mechanics of substantive editing and rewriting of children’s and youth fiction with David Stephens, Head Editor, Tradewinds Books. - |-| ca.linkedin.com/in/kaiedesign | businesswriting.solutions