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I am a Technical Publications Specialist in the     
Department of Mathematics at Princeton University.

To reach me, please use email: 
 gerree@math.princeton.edu
Otherwise:
phone: (609)-258-3011 fax: (609)-258-1367 or write:  
Gerree P. Pecht 
Fine Hall - Washington Road
Third Floor - Room 312 
Princeton, NJ 08544-1000
USA

My Major Responsibilities:

Editorial Assistant: 
  • Annals of Math Studies
    • Elias M. Stein & John Mather, Editors
  • Journal of Discrete & Cont. Dynam. Sys.
    • John Mather, Editor
  • National Academy of Sciences
    • John Mather, Editor
  • Revista Mathematica Iberoamericana
    • Elias M. Stein, Editor
  • Mathematical Research Letters
    • Elias M. Stein, Editor
        Caretaker of Faculty CV's & Bibliographies
          Department's Resource in Technical Typesetting
            Converting LaTeX (TeXnical) files to HTML & LaTeX files to PDF files for linking onto WWW
              Customized Formatting & Designing of Special Macros, HTML & Graphics to Accommodate:

            1. Mathematics Department "Benchmark" Web Page for 250th Anniversary Conference
            2. Technical Manuscripts
            3. Books
            4. Proposals
            5. Slides
            6. Faculty Fields List
            7. Letters & et.al.
            8. Using: LaTeX, AMSTeX, AMSLaTeX, SliTeX,
              & LaTex2e, XFig (Figures), software packages (bundling packages) as required by the American Mathematical Society &
              Scientific Journals on a LINUX/UNIX Systems (SUN/Dell platforms).
            9. I willingly & unconditionally share with the academic/scientific community (& counterparts) the many,
              many special LaTeX2e/SliTeX templates/packages that I developed to produce high quality/technical documents.
            10. Computer Literate & Web Publishing
            11. PC's & Mac software packages with the ability to "convert" Mac files into TeX files.
              Understanding of Linux System (a flavor of UNIX) & HTML (HyperText Markup Language - produce WWW documents).
            My very first important accomplishment as a Technical Typesetting Specialist
            in the
            Department of Mathematics, Princeton University, May, 1995:

              I was priviledged to be given the unique opportunity to technically typeset a significant portion (including many revisions and changes)
              of Professor Andrew Wiles' now famous ``proof'' of Fermat's Last Theorem; completing it both in time for the
              Annals of Mathematics publication deadline & his wife's birthday.


              Significant &Related Accomplishments! 

              Transcribing of Andrew Wiles' May 16, 1995 (kick-off date) Lecture Notes on Fermat's Last Theorem
              Formatting and typesetting the mathematical slides Andrew Wiles' used for his May 16, 1995 (kick-off) lecture on Fermat's Last Theorem

              "Major" Publication Achievements
            (Copy Editor)  - I simultaneously typeset in LaTeX (from handwritten copy....) two highly technical/complex mathematical textbooks replete with figures, tables, numerous displayed and in-text equations, customized macros & a specially designed "outline" (for Prof. Petters) to accommodate Professors A. Petters & D. Christodoulou books (taking approx. 3+ years!)
        1. Singularity Theory & Gravitational Lensing, by A.O. Petters, H.I. Levine, & J. Wambsganss (approx. 300+ pages), (Birkhauser, Boston)

        2.  Symplectic Geometry & Partial Differential Equations, by Demetrios Christodoulou (approx. 315 pages), (Princeton University Press)

          3.  
            I received a signed complementary copy of the above mentioned book by A.O. Petters acknowledging my technical typesetting expertise.
            I still await a copy of D. Christodoulou's book.

            I simultaneously typeset in LaTeX (digitized) replications of Lecture Notes (originally typed via manual typewriter in 1953) for Harold W. Kuhn, Professor of Mathematical Economics, Emeritus, Princeton University  published by Princeton University Press (Book Series ) and SIAM  (Book Series) respectively.  Using ``special formatting''  in order to keep  the ``flavor'' of a 1953 typewriter.  The figures  - beautifully drawn ``free-hand'' by the author were scanned and placed accordingly by the publishers.  Professor Kuhn thanks and acknowledgement appear both in the books and special letter of recommendation in my personnel/personal files at Princeton.
            I worked on a series(4 volumes) of Mathematical Textbooks with Professor Elias M. Stein (Princeton mathematician who received the National Medal of Science Award from President Bush at a White House ceremony in June) and his co-author Rami Shakarchi, Ph.D.
              My techncial expertise in producing books, technical slides, manuscripts, lecture notes, letters, and much, much, more, from handwirtten scribe to digitized  format is more the ``norm'' in the Scientific, Government, Corporate and Academic arenas.  Technical Typesetting is ``alive and well'' in the publishing business!
            I continue to keep abreast of the new "TeX-nology" and am currently upgrading my TeX-nical, graphics, general computer &
            traditional secreterial skills in the "digitized" world.
            Certificate - Proofreading Mathematics
            Keeping up-to-date with the copyright and intellectual property laws to better accommodate the authors of scientific & other written works in the Mathematics department of Princeton University and elsewhere.
             
              Using a special software package (SliTeX) I have produced hundreds of Technical /Mathematical Slides (graphics included)  is  a major part of my position -
              The Technical Sli-(TeX) software package produces beautiful mathematical formulations/graphics ... overlays/time clock are just some of the features that SliTeX offers.  Many professors (professionals) are using the SliTeX software package as part (all) their presentation(s)  for their lectures/talks (traveling) .

            Hobbies: 

                Summer:    I can be found racing in local regattas & canoeing 

Fall:     I can be found biking along the Titusville path to 
                   Lambertville, biking for MS & March of Dimes

Winter:   I can be found snowshoeing, X-country skiing locally, 

Spring:   I can be found biking & gardening (a passion!) 

All-The-Time: I can't pass a bookstore without browsing & buying! 

Hooked-On:  Jigsaw/Crossword Puzzles & Word Games in General 


                
Last Updated: September 18, 2008/gpp. - to be continued