Michelle M. Benoit

Benoit, Michelle

Research Editor

Publication Services
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
505 East Huntland Drive, Suite 455
Austin, TX 78752
ph. (512) 407-1151 Ext. 12151 · fax (979) 845-7575
m-benoit@tamu.edu

Short Biography

Michelle Benoit is a research editor with TTI Communications and supervises two full-time editors and five contract editors as head of the editing and desktop publishing department. She works as a copy editor, proofreader, and writer for TTI, with 18 years of experience with technical reports and other documents for the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT's) cooperative research program at TTI. Ms. Benoit's group performs editorial and formatting services for close to 200 research documents a year for both federal and state sponsors. She is an expert regarding text file accessibility requirements, including compliance with Section 508 at the federal level and TAC 206/213 at the state level. She writes alternative text for accessibility compliance, articles for the Texas Transportation Researcher, and various brochures, guidebooks, manuals, and reports. She is experienced in and knowledgeable of a wide variety of sponsor guidelines and editorial styles, as well as word-processing and graphic design software programs.

Ms. Benoit joined TTI in 1996. She has served as the managing editor and writer for two newsletters, one for the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and one for the International Center for Aggregates Research (ICAR). She was the primary editor for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) document metrication project and the International Right of Way Association's (IRWA's) interactive course manual. Ms. Benoit was also the manager of TTI Communications? graphic design group and was responsible for supervising six graphic designers, preparing budgets and specifications, and interacting with clients.

Before joining TTI, Ms. Benoit was a copy editor and graphic designer for a New York Times newspaper in Louisiana. She holds a B.A. honors degree in English, French, and history from Nicholls State University. She is a member of Mensa International.

Education

  • B.A., English, French, History, Nicholls State University, 1991, summa cum laude.

Experience

  • Research Editor, Publication Services, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, June 2011 - Present.
  • Associate Research Editor, Publication Services, Texas Transportation Institute, December 2000 - June 2011.
  • Assistant Research Editor, Information & Technology Exchange Center, Texas Transportation Institute, September 1998 - November 2000.
  • Research Associate, Information & Technology Exchange Center, Texas Transportation Institute, June 1997 - August 1998.
  • Research Assistant, Information & Technology Exchange Center, Texas Transportation Institute, April 1996 - May 1997.
  • Publication Services Manager, Information & Technology Exchange Center, Texas Transportation Institute, February 1996 - March 1996.
  • Copy Editor/Graphic Designer, The Courier, a New York Times Newspaper, Houma, Louisiana, August 1995 - February 1996.
  • Graphic Artist, The Courier, a New York Times Newspaper, Houma, Louisiana, April 1994 - September 1995.
  • Graduate Assistant in Print Shop, Nicholls State University, August 1992 - April 1994.
  • Editorial Assistant, Blue Heron Press, June 1993 - December 1993.
  • Substitute English Teacher, Assumption Parish School Board, February 1992 - May 1992.

Affiliations

  • Member, Mensa Society, 2010 - Present.

Selected Publications

P.A. Turner, K.D. West, R.W. Brinkmann, M.M. Benoit. Texas School Bus Driver Training and Driver Recertification Course Revision. 405690-1.