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Summary:
  • Meticulous technical editor, manuscript editor, and developmental editor
  • Independent contractor; clients include publishers, businesses, and individuals
  • Proficient in using the Track Changes feature of Microsoft Word

​Experience:

Developmental Editor/Copyeditor (Independent Contractor), 2001 to present
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Recent projects include:

Scholarly
  • Archaeology: The Science of the Human Past, 5th Edition (Mark Q. Sutton), Routledge, forthcoming 2019.
  • Routledge International Handbook of Restorative Justice (Ed. Theo Gavrielides), Routledge, forthcoming 2019.
  • Marie Antoinette at Petit Trianon: Heritage Interpretation and Visitor Perceptions (Denise Maior-Barron), Routledge, forthcoming 2018.
  • Moral Reality and the Empirical Sciences (Thomas Polzler), Routledge, forthcoming 2018.
  • Annotating Salman Rushdie: Reading the Postcolonial (Vijay Mishra), Routledge, forthcoming 2018.
  • eHealth Research, Theory and Development (Eds. Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen, Robbert Sanderman, Saskia M. Kelders, Kip Hanneke), Routledge, forthcoming 2018.
  • Orwell's "Politics and the English Language" in the Age of Pseudocracy (Hans Ostrom, William Haltom), Routledge, forthcoming 2018.
  • Higher Education and Professional Ethics: Roles and Responsibilities of Teachers (Ed. Satya Sundar Sethy), Routledge India, forthcoming 2018.
  • Labour Law Reforms in India: All in the Name of Jobs (Anamitra Roychowdhury), Routledge India, forthcoming 2018.
  • Responsible Drone Journalism (Eds. Astrid Gynnild and Turo Uskali), Routledge, forthcoming 2018.
  • Communication Law: Practical Applications in the Digital Age, 2nd edition (Dom Caristi and William R. Davie), Routledge, forthcoming 2018.
  • Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Marriage: An Introduction (Raja Halwani), Routledge, forthcoming 2018.
  • Gandhi's Moral Politics (Ed. Naren Nanda), Routledge, forthcoming 2018.
  • Art, Awakening, and Modernity in the Middle East: The Arab Nude (Ed. Octavian Esanu), Routledge, forthcoming 2018.
  • Reasoning Indian Politics (Eds. Narendar Pani and Anshuman Behera), Routledge, forthcoming 2018.
  • The Elamite World (Eds. Javier Alvarez-Mon, Gian Pietro Basello, and Yasmina Wicks), Routledge, forthcoming 2018.
  • Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students (Stephen Bailey), Routledge, forthcoming 2018.
  • Art, Awakening, and Modernity in the Middle East: The Arab Nude (Ed. Octavian Esanu), Routledge, forthcoming 2018.
  • The 'Black Horror on the Rhine' (Iris Wigger), Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
  • Japan's International Democracy Assistance as Soft Power (Maiko Ichihara), Routledge, 2017.
  • Religion, Violence, and the Secular State (John C. Caiazza), Routledge, 2017.
  • Madness in Black Women's Diasporic Fictions (C. A. Brown and , Johanna X. K. Garvey, eds.), Springer, 2017.
  • Ways of War: American Military History from the Colonial Era to the Twenty-First Century (Matthew S. Muehlbauer and David J. Ulbrich), Routledge, 2017.
  • Policymaking for Citizen Behavior Change: A Social Marketing Approach (Nancy R. Lee), Routledge, 2017.
  • Migrant Writers and Urban Space in Italy (Graziella Parati), Springer, 2017.
  • Switzerland's Differentiated European Integration (Sabine Jenni), Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
  • Talent Marketing in Emerging Market Firms (Marina Latukha), Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
  • Representations of European Citizenship Since 1951 (Stefanie Pukallus), Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
  • Mediated Identities and New Journalism in the Arab World (Aziz Douai et al.), Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
  • Development of Consumer Finance in East Asia (Wang Guogang, Zeng Gang, Xuan Xiaoying [Eds.]), Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
  • Multiculturalism, Higher Education and Intercultural Communication (Damian Spiteri), Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
  • Transnational Philanthropy:The Mond Family's Support for Public Institutions in Western Europe from 1890 to 1938 (Thomas Adam), Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
  • Indian Indenture in the Danish West Indies, 1863-1873 (Lomarsh Roopnarine), Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
  • Interculturality in Education (Fred Dervin), Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
  • Myth and Narrative in International Politics: An Interpretative Approach to the Study of International Relations (Berit Bliesemann de Guevara), Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
  • The Second French Republic 1848-1852: A Political Reinterpretation (Christopher Guyver), Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
  • ​The Great Texas Oil Heist, (Robert Cargill), 2016. 
  • Mining Wars: Corporate Expansion and Labor Violence in the Western Desert, 1876–1920 (Kenneth Underwood), 2016.
  • The Spiritual Tradition in Eastern Christianity: Ascetic Psychology, Mystical Experience, and Physical Practices (David T. Bradford), Peeters, 2016.
  • Finding a Rhythm: Basketball Scoring Fundamentals Based on Science   (Steve Watkins), Booklocker.com, Inc., 2012.
  • The Anthropology of Alternative Medicine   (Anamaria Iosif Ross), Berg, 2012.
  • Victims and Perpetrators: Public Memory of Slavery in the South Atlantic (Ana Lucia Araujo), manuscript first draft,  2010.
  • The Mystery of Predestination: According to Scripture, the Church, and St Thomas Aquinas (John Salza), TAN Books, 2010.
  • ​Tracing the Economic Transformation of Turkey from the 1920s to EU Accession (Tevfik F. Nas), Brill, 2007.
  • American Education, Democracy, and the Second World War (Dorn), Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
  
Business
  • Doctor Deals (Nicholas A. Newsad, MHSA), 2014.
  • Leading the Nigerian Education Community to Success: A Compendium of Leadership Insights for Policy Makers, Educational Administrators, School Principals, Teachers, Parents, and Students of Education (Olukayode Olusunmade), 2014.
  • Total Compensation: A Practical Guide to Federal Employee Benefits  (Brian Patrick Kuhn, CFP®), 2013.
  • Becoming a Top Producer  (Eric Reininger), 2012.
  • Advice Is for Winners (Raul Valdes-Perez), 2012.
  • Entrepreneur Unleashed (Gregory S. Downing), 2011.
  • Rich Dad Poor Dad (Robert Kiyosaki), reissue, 2011, The Rich Dad Company.
  • Cashflow Quadrant (Robert Kiyosaki), reissue, 2011, The Rich Dad Company.
  • Unfair Advantage (Robert Kiyosaki), 2011, The Rich Dad Company.
  • Making It All Work: A Pocket Guide to Sustain Improvement and Anchor Change (John Roland Schultz), manuscript first draft,  2010.
  • The Project Manager's Guide to Making Successful Decisions (Powell and Buede) 2008.
  • Missing Data: A Gentle Introduction (Figueredo, McKnight, McKnight, and Sidani), Guilford, 2007.
  
Memoir
  • My Life through the Glory and Pain of the Formation of My Nation: Autobiography of Abdirazak Haji Hussein (Ed. Abdisalam Issa-Salwe), The Red Sea Press, 2017.
  • Studying in the United States and Living the American Dream: 12 Steps to Success (Mekebeb Negerie, D.PH., MPH), 2014.
  • My Life: A Fatherless Great-Grandfather Looks Back (Manuel Curado Mira), 2013.
  • 24 Hours at a Time: Life as a Dallas Firefighter-Paramedic (Jay Adair), 2012.
  • Memories from Bosnia (Nadzija Gajic-Sikiric, M.D.), 2008.
  • The Department of Infernal Affairs: The Exposed Underbelly of the International Monetary Fund  (Maya Touviere), 2012.
  • The Making of a Yoga Master: A Seeker's Transformation (Suhas Tambe), 2012.
  • Whose Little Girl Is This? (De Quien Es Esta Nina?) (Maria Flores-Sperling), 2009. Client was the author. 
  • Memories from Bosnia (Nadzija Gajic-Sikiric, M.D.), 2008.

Computer Science
  • Surreptitious Software (Collberg and Naga), Pearson, 2009.
  • Framework Design Guidelines (2nd ed.) (Cwalina and Abrams), Pearson, 2008.
  • Enterprise Master Data Management: An SOA Approach to Managing Core Information (Dreibelbis), Pearson, 2008.
  • Domain Specific Development with Visual Studio DSL Tools (Cook, Jones, Kent, Wills), Pearson, 2007.
  • Commercializing Great Products with Design for Six Sigma (Perry and Bacon), Pearson, 2006.
  • ASP.NET 2.0 Illustrated (Homer and Sussman), Stratford, 2006.
  • Advanced Technologies in Biopharmaceutical Processing (Dutton and Scharer), Stratford, 2006.
  • Pattern Languages of Program Design 5 (Manolescu), Pearson, 2006.
  • Extrusion Detection: Security Monitoring for Internal Intrusions (Bejtlich), Pearson, 2005.
  • Core Security Patterns (Steel, Nagappan, and Lai), Pearson, 2005.
  • Cisco Routers for the Desperate: Router Management, The Easy Way (Lucas), No Starch Press, 2004.
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Technical Editor/Writer, 2000 to 2001, Artisoft, Inc., Cambridge, MA
  • Documented software features for TeleVantage 4.0, Artisoft's software telephone system for Windows.
  • Using FrameMaker on a Windows platform, performed exhaustive overhaul of five-book documentation set and online Help. Enhanced organization, grammar, cohesion, and style. Expanded indexes by over 80%.
  • Edited company's website, knowledge base articles, white papers, press releases, product brochures, and other documents.
  • Mentored technical writers in local and remote offices.
  • In FrameMaker, edited, wrote portions of, and indexed the following documents (to view these books, the Adobe Reader must be installed on your computer): Installing TeleVantage, Administering TeleVantage, and Using TeleVantage.

Technical Editor/Writer, 1997 to 2000, PTC, Waltham, MA
  • Edited Parametric Technology's user guides, installation guides, release notes, and reference guides.
  • Performed developmental editing for installation guides, internal work instructions, user guides, and departmental style guide. Mentored junior technical editors and writers in offshore offices.

Education
  • M.T.P.W. - Master's degree in Technical and Professional Writing, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
  • B.S. - Bachelor's degree in Journalism, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Membership
  • Editorial Freelancers Association
  • American Copy Editors Society



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