Professional
I have over four decades of experience in the printing and publishing industry, including ten years at a global publishing house where I quality checked every document that left the office (over 700 titles).
Current clients include a global multinational technological corporation (signing an NDA thwarts naming it), Manchester United football club, the British Council, King’s College London, One Education and Kirklees Council.
My grounding in print, which includes typography and layout, means that I am well placed to cast a critical and sympathetic eye over manuscripts, ensuring that text not only makes sense and is grammatically correct, but that it looks the business.
I meticulously proofread and copy-edit text ranging from books, abstracts and website content to maps, internal communications and indices.
Development editing is a specialism.
Personal
I am a highly organised individual with a down-to-earth manner to which clients and colleagues are drawn.
All my working roles have required close attention to detail.
Précis
- Superlative proofreading skills, honed over 43 years
- A talent for spotting plagiarism
- A very high level of accuracy
- Exceptional written skills
- A meticulous eye for detail
- The ability to adhere to tight deadlines while producing high-quality work as standard
- A flexible and adaptable approach to work
Specialisms
Travel literature and countryside matters, but to be honest, I proofread any text I happen upon, which includes railway-station signs, headstones and the back of cereal packets.